AJ Barse | Digital Alchemist

Strong opinions, loosely held, in and around Teaching, Technology, and AI’s impact on Higher Education.

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  • An exploration into View-Master reels in the 21st century

    An exploration into View-Master reels in the 21st century

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    One of my favorite photographic technology toys of my childhood has to be the View-master. Being able to see photos of far way places,  and some of them pop out before your eyes in 3D,  fascinated me as a kid. Now all grown up, or at least partially, I wanted to take a photographer and maker’s approach…

  • VR Media Creation Workshop

    VR Media Creation Workshop

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    Free workshop for WWU students on creating content for Virtual Reality!  (Sponsored by the WWU Student Tech Center) A 50-minute workshop for students to create both 3D images and panoramic images for display within Google Cardboard! Those attending the first two workshops will receive a free Google Cardboard headset. Use Google Cardboard with your smartphone…

  • 8*F at Palouse Falls

    8*F at Palouse Falls

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    8*F at Palouse Falls Next in the Winter is Coming photo series; 8* F at Palouse Falls. Palouse Falls is probably on of Washington’s most popular waterfalls. In the spring, it is lined with flowers and a popular photography subject by any photographer.  I wanted to go after this falls- in the dead of winter.…

  • 5 years ago: Looking back at starting LNPR

    5 years ago: Looking back at starting LNPR

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    The year was 2011. Podcasting (or Net-casting) was finally getting a little bit more noticed by mainstream as the iPhone and the iPad was making it easier for people to access and get shows. Lummi Nation Podcast Radio (LNPR) was created to supplement the monthly newspaper and provide the Lummi community was a show that…

  • Throwback: Shooting on location, and freezing temperatures

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    The year was 2010. And the  Lummi Nation Youth & SOS Outreach where up at Mt. Baker. This was one of the videos produced for Lummi Comm and LNN.  This shoot was challenging. Keeping gear warm as to not exhaust batteries; meanwhile shooting on the fly and with a flair of PNW adventure. Mt.Baker set up a lift for…

  • T-rex chroma demo for Comm classes

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8XXY0J5Nk4 Part of the WWU Tech Center (STC) tutorials – I am making a special appearance in a #WWU comm class tomorrow, going over how to key out objects. My example for tomorrow’s class…a T-Rex in the Western Washington University Libraries of course!    

  • Throwback: Behind the scenes of LNPR

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    The year was 2011. This short video was by far, not one of our best productions. It was candid, unedited, and shot by way of smartphone. But at the time, social media was beginning to boom and productions were seeing it as a channel to directly promote and show content to their fans. Moments before lighting…

  • Resources for beginning 3D scanning and modeling

    Resources for beginning 3D scanning and modeling

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    Many of the tools I’ve been covering in the STC’s Intro to 3D Making workshop can be used by anyone; for free or free-ish 3D Modeling & Making 3D modeling: check out Autodesk‘s 123D design: http://www.123dapp.com/design 3D slicing: check out Cura (especially if you are a WWU student looking to prep your model for the STC’s Ultimaker 2 printers) : https://ultimaker.com/en/products/cura-software 3D…

  • GIF: Photography Post Processing

    GIF: Photography Post Processing

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    Sample of how gifs can be used in educational tutorials.

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