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Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Thread Started on Apr 21, 2012, 11:08pm »

Not sure how all this works. Anyway, thanks to Alasondro over on FG, from whom I nicked this link

http://digicave.com/james-may-and-the-british-science-museum/

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #1 on Apr 21, 2012, 11:38pm »

Cool.

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #2 on Apr 21, 2012, 11:46pm »

Every year I say I am going back to finish off the science museum tour.... Now I have a very good reason

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« Reply #3 on Apr 22, 2012, 10:04am »

Oh my, I need to go there!! Also, thankyou James, for showing me your palm of your hands... Now I can tell that *TAXI!!* (read on in the NC)...

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #4 on Apr 22, 2012, 10:40am »

How about........ How about we open a topic in the JMB meet up thread and arrange a meeting with is JMB'ers at the museum for next year or so?

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #5 on Apr 22, 2012, 11:01am »

OH GOD. I need to go. Also, anyone know when it's live??

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #6 on Apr 22, 2012, 11:56am »

I want that App! I want to play with James all day!

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« Reply #7 on Apr 22, 2012, 12:16pm »

Ermmmm, TAXI!!

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #8 on Apr 22, 2012, 5:50pm »

Apr 22, 2012, 11:56am, mayb wrote:

I want that App! I want to play with James all day!

It appears that app is available from iTunes. Sadly, I don't have an iPhone.

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« Reply #9 on Apr 22, 2012, 6:33pm »

I dont have an iPhone either, damn, those things are expensive and way too modern for me.... Grrrrrr

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #10 on Apr 22, 2012, 7:20pm »

Apr 22, 2012, 10:40am, eolise wrote:

How about........ How about we open a topic in the JMB meet up thread and arrange a meeting with is JMB'ers at the museum for next year or so?

Imagine us lot turning up on mass. They'd have to provide an awful lot of fainting couches.

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #11 on Apr 22, 2012, 8:48pm »

Apr 22, 2012, 5:50pm, FizzyLogician wrote:

Apr 22, 2012, 11:56am, mayb wrote:

I want that App! I want to play with James all day!

It appears that app is available from iTunes. Sadly, I don't have an iPhone.

I have an Ipod, would that work?

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #12 on Apr 25, 2012, 1:25pm »

James was at the Science Musuem this morning to launch the app, and there's been a lot of info coming onto t'interwebs. This website seems frighteningly complex to my non-geeky mind, but the second video in particular shows the use of the app very well.

http://www.slashgear.com/james-may-scien....ds-on-25224606/

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« Reply #13 on Apr 25, 2012, 2:19pm »

Blimey...I wouldn't know a glyph if it hit me with its umbrella!

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #14 on Apr 25, 2012, 2:27pm »

Yup, I'll be downloading this app to the ipad tonight!!

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #15 on Apr 25, 2012, 3:28pm »

Oh man, it's $3 and some cents here in the US. Worth it.

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #16 on Apr 25, 2012, 3:36pm »

Another article, less technical (thank goodness!)

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/smartphone....nd_android.html

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #17 on Apr 25, 2012, 3:37pm »

A YouTube video has been posted of James explaining the app.

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #18 on Apr 25, 2012, 4:39pm »

This short interview was originally live on twitter this morning but has been put onto a webpage on Storify.

http://storify.com/Qualcomm_UK/a-twinterview-with-james-may

And a review

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/softw....ies-app-review/

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« Reply #19 on Apr 25, 2012, 5:00pm »

Apr 25, 2012, 3:37pm, slfriend79 wrote:

A YouTube video has been posted of James explaining the app.

Bless him!

Red teeshirt, brown jumper, purple and black striped wallpaper...

(these ads are a bit annoying, aren't they)

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #20 on Apr 25, 2012, 5:13pm »

Apr 25, 2012, 4:39pm, dit wrote:

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/software/3353745/james-mays-science-stories-app-review/

"...you select an object, point your phone at the market and you'll have a six-inch-tall James May standing on your kitchen table...."

Oh my. People are going to have fun with this. Let the "James May Standing on..." meme begin!

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #21 on Apr 25, 2012, 6:32pm »

The article says it's available for Android too.

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #22 on Apr 26, 2012, 1:46am »

It's fun! I enjoy having a little James pop up around my apartment.
Here's the link to the glyph if anyone else has downloaded it:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/pdfs/marker.pdf

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #23 on Apr 26, 2012, 5:41am »

"...you select an object, point your phone at the market and you'll have a six-inch-tall James May standing on your kitchen table...."

A 6 inch James May? Oh, the myriad of places I could put him...

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #24 on Apr 26, 2012, 3:37pm »

James May's Science Stories - Interview:

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #25 on Apr 26, 2012, 4:03pm »

Another interview has been posted on YouTube.

James May's Augmented Science App:

I wonder if there will be more to come?

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« Reply #26 on Apr 27, 2012, 1:26am »

Further pics.

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Re: Virtual James at the Science Museum
« Reply #28 on Apr 27, 2012, 1:23pm »

James May Science Stories app - Behind the scenes:

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« Reply #29 on Apr 27, 2012, 1:48pm »

Interestingly, James seems to be part of the driving force behind devising this thing, rather than just being the presenter. In the long interview, he talks about "we" wondering how they could put the technology to use. "We" I assume is the Plum Pictures production team, so here we seem to have a Manlab spinoff.

Plum Pictures must bless the day James signed up with them

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