Saturday, 29 March 2014
INTENTIONAL TWIST IN THE FAMILIAR CHARACTER OF FORM
Lattu:
The History of the Spinning Top :
1) The spinning top has been in existence for thousands of years. Like many traditional games, such as marbles, the earliest tops are made from clay, and were discovered in the Middle Eastas early as 3500 BC, it is likely that children would have been spinning small rocks long before.
2) Later wooden spinning tops emerged in around 2000 BC, and early spinning tops made from bones have been found in Europe.
3) Those spinning tops were much simpler than many tops found in old fashioned toy shops today, and it did spin with a twist of the fingers.
4) It is such a surprising thing that a wooden top can balance itself on a point of a nail. It is because of what is known as the “Gyroscopic Effect”, which combines the universal laws of inertia (& momentum), friction and gravity, and the transference of potential to kinetic energy.
5) Spinning tops have been used throughout history for many purposes. Children have used them for centuries as toys and pastimes. They have also been used in prophecy, gambling and as gifts to honor the Gods, or in some cultures, as items to take into the afterlife. Today, spinning tops provide play and distraction. They are also used in tournaments and championships in games of skill as well as in role-playing games.
The other names for this game :
1) Bambaram in Karnataka / Tamil
2) Lattu in Urdu
3) Top in English
4) Bongaralu Aata in Andhra Pradesh
Requirenment for Top :
1) Wooden top ( coloring is an option. It could be made interesting by designing it in any way we need).
2) Pointed nail for getting the centre.
3) String which is useful for spinning the top, it is also used for lifting up the spinning top.
The History of the Spinning Top :
1) The spinning top has been in existence for thousands of years. Like many traditional games, such as marbles, the earliest tops are made from clay, and were discovered in the Middle Eastas early as 3500 BC, it is likely that children would have been spinning small rocks long before.
2) Later wooden spinning tops emerged in around 2000 BC, and early spinning tops made from bones have been found in Europe.
3) Those spinning tops were much simpler than many tops found in old fashioned toy shops today, and it did spin with a twist of the fingers.
4) It is such a surprising thing that a wooden top can balance itself on a point of a nail. It is because of what is known as the “Gyroscopic Effect”, which combines the universal laws of inertia (& momentum), friction and gravity, and the transference of potential to kinetic energy.
5) Spinning tops have been used throughout history for many purposes. Children have used them for centuries as toys and pastimes. They have also been used in prophecy, gambling and as gifts to honor the Gods, or in some cultures, as items to take into the afterlife. Today, spinning tops provide play and distraction. They are also used in tournaments and championships in games of skill as well as in role-playing games.
The other names for this game :
1) Bambaram in Karnataka / Tamil
2) Lattu in Urdu
3) Top in English
4) Bongaralu Aata in Andhra Pradesh
Requirenment for Top :
1) Wooden top ( coloring is an option. It could be made interesting by designing it in any way we need).
2) Pointed nail for getting the centre.
3) String which is useful for spinning the top, it is also used for lifting up the spinning top.
Below is a video made by Charles and Ray Eames on Tops:
Sunday, 9 February 2014
A BOOK ON CAMOUFLAGE- DRDO
a book on camouflage by DRDO
While looking for the difference between camouflage and deception, I came across this very interesting book. title: camouflage and deception
It is a book by DRDO - Defence Research and Development organization under the Ministry of Defence.
Quite informative, a bit technical and with good explanations.
Just check it out:D
http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/monographs/Introduction/camouflage_new.pdf
It is a book by DRDO - Defence Research and Development organization under the Ministry of Defence.
Quite informative, a bit technical and with good explanations.
Just check it out:D
http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/monographs/Introduction/camouflage_new.pdf
RELEVANT VIDEOS TO SFS
The Story of Change- video
very interesting video:D
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Opening Credits) relevant to sfs(video)
The movie may not be liked by all but the opening credits are awesome.
The colour scheming and the song is apt for the movie.
POEM- BADE ACHHE LAGTE HAIN
Bade achhe lagte hain poem
BADE ACHHE LAGTE HAIN
After waiting for a long long time,
Today was the day to get ready
To see showjumping, puppetryand mime.
Today was the day to get ready
To see showjumping, puppetryand mime.
The man at the ticket counter gave them popcorn
The two children whose shoes were worn and clothes torn
Were living their dream
The two children whose shoes were worn and clothes torn
Were living their dream
Suddenly a shadow fell across the floor
Which quitened all the uproar
Slowly it walked towards them all
It was a bewilderment ka mahol.
Which quitened all the uproar
Slowly it walked towards them all
It was a bewilderment ka mahol.
As the shadow got smaller
The silhouette became bigger
A man on stilts was on a colourful display
Bade log bade achhe lagte hain.
The silhouette became bigger
A man on stilts was on a colourful display
Bade log bade achhe lagte hain.
- Harshika Jain
UG 2013
the paragraphs correspond to the frames drawn
UG 2013
the paragraphs correspond to the frames drawn
multisensory spatial experience SOUNDS
https://soundcloud.com/greenturquoise
click the link above^^^
click the link above^^^
These are the various sounds that I heard at my location
Some tracks are overlapping each other and because of this one particular sound cannot be heard distinctly.
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