Stream Control

The seperation personal computers extended in networks with traditional broadcast media is on-demand, control of content, and personalization (and lots of spam). Streaming is an extension of the concept of broadcast—great for showing live, real-time content. But, migrated to the smart personal computer (as opposed to the dumb, ubiquitous television) some kind of context is required. What am I going to do about it, you ask?

Along with Megan, Quanya, and Olivia, I am developing an application that allows users to collectively impact the focus of streaming content. We are still deliberating on the actual interface functionality, and just how to get the collective direction from viewers of the stream in the best way. The app will comprise a comment and chat functionality, camera control, as well as the traditional streaming video content.

Shawn gave us a nifty pan/tilt camera that is controlled via serial to play with. The quality is great, and reacts well to our Java testing app. Tomorrow will bring more content.