plugincinema.com is a FluffyLogic project. It is a website dedicated to the exhibition, distribution and discussion of web films – that is films made for the Internet or for lower-bandwidth distribution. The site has been going for over six years and as a result of the experience and insight gained from it, has spawned the worlds first book dedicated to web films: Plug In & Turn On: A Guide to Internet Filmmaking (Published by Marion Boyars)
Digital Media
Digital media is a broad term that keeps getting broader. FluffyLogic have been involved in digital content creation and distribution since the early days (1999!), which is why we're frequently asked to speak or consult on the subject. We're actively developing new modes of media delivery and exploring new narratives, from peer to peer systems, to online and interactive soap operas. There are no boundaries...
plugincinema.com
HP Mediascapes
FluffyLogic created the Mediascape Wizards website for Hewlett and Packard as well as a few games to get you started! The website allows you to create your own mediascape; an interactive experience with text, images, audio and video in which your iPAQ communicates with you about locations (via GPS). Mediascapes can be games, experiences, guides or tools - its up to you! The site, along with an iPAQ and its GPS connection, will allow you to create your own unique mediascape for you, your family, friends, colleagues and anyone else to share as you wish.
The Mscape wizard that was created by FluffyLogic was part of the technology used by Create-a-scape who won the Education category of the News Statesman New Media Award.
Catbot
CatBot is an open source system created by FluffyLogic. The system is designed for easy distribution of large files using peer-to-peer technology (p2p). A peer-to-peer system (aka file trading system) is a method of exchanging data that combines the networked, distributive power of each individual computer, to enable an interconnected mesh of network bandwidth.
This is part of a plan for creating a system to unlock the creative archive of the South West by enabling institutions (in the first instance) to free their media files for distribution. It is intended that this network consist of a number of interlocking elements with the common factors that they be easy to implement, easy to use and free. It would place the control of content distributed in the hands of individual people and institutions. The system consists of a network of peer-to-peer sites, all using a common system. CatBot is currently a collaborative project between FluffyLogic, Knowledge West, South West Screen, BMEX, Bristol University, Bath Spa University, the University of Gloucestershire and the University of the West of England.
Flux Mobile Media
FluffyLogic designed both the interior and IT kit that went into the Flux Mobile bus for Mobile Media, in Swindon. Flux Mobile is an air-stream bus, which has been converted into a state-of-the-art mobile digital media studio. Staffed by professional digital artists, the vehicle will move between schools, youth groups and community settings.
uSoap
FluffyLogic is involved in the U-Soap project which is investigating online, narrative story-telling based on user generated content. The project intends to explore the soap format, using new technology to enable ordinary people to participate in a national drama from their own homes. The project is a collaboration between Rik Lander (Producer Director) who has a significant track record in interactive production, particularly in online narrative. Jon Dovey (Exec Producer) – Reader in Screen Media, Bristol University, BoreMe.com, the leading online viral archive, South West Screen and FluffyLogic.