Japan has just suffered another 7.4 Earthquake a mere 100km from the previous location, and ESRI is already on the case with updated maps showing the location.
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami – Map & Satellite Images | Disaster Relief & Support.
The New York Times has a collection of breathtaking photos from various satellites before-and-after the recent Tsunami and Earthquake. Each photo-pair is connected to a slider so that you can wipe back and forth between the two and get a glimpse at the incredible damage mother-nature wrought upon Japan.
Satellite Photos – Japan Before and After Tsunami – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com.
Kenichi Tanaka’s final thesis project is an interesting 11-minute infographic video talking about the oddities of the Japanese culture.
This is my final thesis project. I created info-graphic, motion piece. My objective is to make Japanese people to think about that everything happening here in Japan, isn’t that normal. So I created this video from foreigner’s point of view, rather than Japanese people’s point of view.
After a short introduction, it covers 8 different unique areas such as food, diet, and work life.
Update 3/31/2010: Not sure why, but he’s removed the English-translated version. Find the original Japanese version below.
Japan – The Strange Country (Japanese ver.) from Kenichi on Vimeo.
A clever use of augmented reality is making an appearance in a Takashimaya department story in Shinjuku. The “Digital Cosmetic Mirror” by Shiseido uses some advanced image processing and facial recognition software to augment video of yourself with various cosmetics and mascara in real time.
All you do is sit down and let the camera scan your face. The terminal then gives you tailored recommendations. Pressing a few buttons on the touch-screen paints make-up onto your image in realtime, allowing you to see the results instantly. You also try out make-up that is currently making waves, along with printing out before and after photos with product information for you to go make the purchase of whichever colors caught your eye the most.
A powerful use of “tryvertising”, I would love to know just what impact this has had on sales. See video of it in-action after the break.
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