From the 1920s through the 1950s, many persons earned a living performing stories (“kamishibai”) for free on the streets of Japan. The kamishibai performers moved image cards through a wooden picture frame to provide a visual complement to their verbal narratives. They sought to build a regular audience by performing stories that continued across days. … Continue reading moving pictures before television
Low-price rental of DVDs through kiosks is growing rapidly. Redstar, the industry leader, has grown from 6,700 video kiosks U.S-wide about January 2008 to more than 20,000 expected by year-end 2009. In early May of this year, Video Business reported that DVDPlay had 1,200 kiosks and NCR had 2,200 MovieCube kiosks, with plans to add … Continue reading cheap physical distribution of video
Video traffic accounts for a large and increasing share of global Internet-Protocol network traffic. Akamai, CDNetworks, Limelight, and other content delivery networks received an estimated $400 million in revenue worldwide in 2008 for distributing video. That revenue total is expected to grow 20% to 30% a year through 2013.[1] Telephone companies have long provided video … Continue reading video distribution revenue
Images not consciously perceived can affect behavior. A recent experiment showed that subliminally presented happy faces caused thirsty participants to pour more of a beverage and to consume more. Happy faces also increased participants willingness to pay for the beverage. Angry faces presented subliminally had the opposite effects. The effects were not just statistically significant … Continue reading subliminal messages in video
Real-time visual communication using a mobile phone doesn’t seem to be happening. Working with Kodak, Motorola announced early this month the Motozine ZN5. It’s relatively cheap mobile phone with a high-quality digital camera. Sharing a photo with this device means uploading the photo to a website or emailing it. So the Motozine ZN5 isn’t a … Continue reading real-time visual communication