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Back in action!

Update #4 · Jan 22, 2012 · comment

Hello Friends! I'm back in action! Here's a quick little update. On the rewards front, over break I sent out a bunch of postcards for the applicable people. I think I want to use the portal + rainbow + internet diagram for something else down the line as well! Maybe a logo or something? I'll be making some other rewards over the next few weeks as well. After the funding came in from Kickstarter I also started getting some of the supplies (like the lovely 17inch monitors below).

This is the end of the first week of the Spring term and this week I finally got into the wood shop to make another "draft" of the boxes. They're just made from MDF right now but I still think they look pretty sweet already. I still need dive into the technology side of things, but at least now I have a consistant container for these things that I can start building things in. Since these are not the "final" Portals, I was thinking I would make a plaque with the Kickstarter names on it, that way the names could tag along as they got improved.

And here's what they look like together! As always, you can check out the blog for more detailed updates (and read the latest version of my paper if you're into that sort of thing): http://tinypaperclips.com/

And here's some more coverage of the project in the past few weeks:

(a lot of these just sort of rephrase the stuff from the Kickstarter page)

http://www.gizmag.com/portal-boxes-interactivity/21000/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2079464/Just-like-Wonkavision-heres-TV-reach-inside.html

http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/tv-that-lets-you-reach-in-play-with-on-screen-objects.html

http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/wonka-vision-is-about-to-become-a-reality-sorta

Hopefully I'll have more updates soon!

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  • Pledge $1 or more

    39 backers

    A big happy thank you and your name on a list of supporters on the project site.

    Estimated delivery: Feb 2012
  • Pledge $10 or more

    29 backers

    A big happy thank you. Your name on a list of supporters on both the project site AND on the side of a Portal box.

    Estimated delivery: Feb 2012
  • Pledge $25 or more

    10 backers

    A big happy thank you. Your name on a list of supporters on both the project site and on the side of a Portal box. PLUS a personal thank you video with a virtual hug and a hand drawn snail-mail postcard from me.

    Estimated delivery: Feb 2012
  • Pledge $50 or more

    20 backers

    A big happy thank you. Your name on a list of supporters on both the project site and on the side of a Portal box. A personal thank you video with a virtual hug and a hand drawn snail-mail postcard from me. PLUS A small printed & illustrated step by step guide on how to build your own Portal, and your name upgraded to a snazzy animated gif on the project site!

    Estimated delivery: Feb 2012
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    4 backers

    A big happy thank you. Your name on a list of supporters on both the project site and on the side of a Portal box. A personal thank you video with a virtual hug. A hand drawn postcard. A small printed & illustrated step by step guide on how to build your own Portal. Your name upgraded to a snazzy custom animated gif on the project site! PLUS a one of a kind Physical Animation Reality Augmenter, with a local streetview background of your choice (so it lines up with your reality).

    Estimated delivery: Feb 2012
  • Pledge $500 or more

    1 backer

    A big happy thank you. Your name on a list of supporters on both the project site and on the side of a Portal box. A personal thank you video with a virtual hug. A hand drawn postcard. A small printed & illustrated step by step guide on how to build your own Portal. Your name upgraded to a snazzy custom animated gif on the project site. A one of a kind Physical Animation Reality Augmenter, with a local streetview background of your choice (so it lines up with your reality). PLUS a 15 second stop motion animation lovingly made just for you!

    Estimated delivery: Feb 2012