Tom Clarke Digital Media: March 2010

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

ME Composite ---- Forget where's Wally. Where's Leno?

My ideas for my self composite

1 Me jumping from the niagra falls

2 Superman

3 Me in a Firmentation tank

4 Hanging from high cliffs

5 Swinging from trees like monkey

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

New iphone app linking you to google maps. This allows you to search restaurants in your area and automatically bring up their current menu allowing you to decide beforehand whether the restauraunt is for you or not.

http://multimedia.indoweblog.com/menupages-brings-restaurant-menus-to-your-iphone-downloads/

Company 'illuminationledmenu.com' create custom restaurant menus that light up to create an attractive alternative to common menus.

http://www.illuminationledmenu.com/

'Gizmodo' have created a state of the art way of displaying 3D food previews in restaurants. Although the technology is a working progress it could easily be improved upon and implemented into SOHO HA.

http://gizmodo.com/367187/lcd-restaurant-table-check-out-the-menu-in-3d

All new e-menu allows customers to order their food easily and effectively using this touchscreen computer.

Although this is not directly related to ordering or menu ideas, this interactive bar/table could be easily implemented or modified to relate to the task at hand and create a unique and aesthetically appealing drink ordering system.

5 New Interactive Technologies

This is a large multi-touch screen capable of moving and enlarging images and videos. Potential use for display/interactive menu able to display food and products effectively. Will allow users to easily stretch and zoom into any photo of a food or product as well as bring up information/ingredients for various dishes available.

Here we have 'telepresence.' A very star wars-ish holographic technology. Could be cool to display dishes within the restaurant. Possible use of a holographic artificial waiter at each table.

Voice recognition software. At the moment is not working too great but has a lot of potential. Could allow for easy food ordering. Possible integration with touchscreen table or wall to add to the ordering experience.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_voice_response

Touchscreen wall most likely to fit into my idea for enclosed booths with walls surrounding the customer. Walls could display menu with touchscreen ordering and then show scenes or layouts appropriate to restaurant theme or idea.

Pretty cool idea for restaurant. Doubt its practical but certain concepts such as the moving tables, transgressing through certain scenes and layouts, or the practical use of the touchscreen menus could be implemented into some of my ideas.