How cool is this! I've been super-interested in small home botany/ecosystems, (or rather Picosystems). This has got to be a project I will explore, soon.
I've expressed my disinterest in wanting to getting involved in kickstarter projects, after hearing about some disaster stories of projects falling out. This isn't a problem with Kickstarter, particularly, but I feel more comfortable waiting until it comes to market and purchase thereafter.
Either way. I love this idea and want to see it succeed.
A very well done as well as spooky short film about robot companionship. Once again, the self destructive nature of human beings is shown to be the antagonist.
Blinky™ from Ruairi Robinson on Vimeo.
Soon every home will have a robot helper.
Don't worry.
It's perfectly safe.
Written, Directed & Edited by Ruairi Robinson
Starring Max Records from "Where The Wild Things Are".
Cinematography by Macgregor
Music by Olafur Arnalds courtesy of Erased Tapes
Funded by Bord Scannan na hEireann / Irish film Board
Budget was 45k euro - for the shoot. Visual effects budget was a grand total of zeeero. I designed Blinky, modeled him in 3D and played both the his voice and the body mocap performance. And did most of the VFX. Thankfully all footage of me in the skintight mocap suit has been permanently destroyed.
Visual effects were completed over a period of 9 months, of hell. There's a reason why you don't see too many wet CG characters in movies even with 100 million dollar budgets. It's really, really hard.
A very cool video showing the possibilities with dynamic, moving blocks of wall.