Curatorialist

You know how the intro shot of any movie in New York starts with a helicopter’s view from above the city? I love that. It feels grand. Now you can start off your own day with the same kind of drama. Just set your laptop to this site: http://www.pixelcase.com.au/vr/2009/newyork/ and then when you wake up, turn over and take a look. You’ll feel like you’re starring in your very own movie. Which of course you are. Make sure to go into full screen mode (lower right) and click on the various “tours” (lower left). Then just let ‘er fly.

Just found this nice animated gif, wandering around the Web. Back in the old days, we really sweated over this kind of stuff in GifBuilder. In fact, out of habit, I immediately took a look at how big this file was (392k!) and started thinking of ways I could knock that down. Old habits die hard, I guess. I just like how well it captures NYC. In just a few frames, I am somehow transported. And the fact that it’s a Gif somehow makes it all the more cool.