Future Urban Networks: DEATH OF THE PIXEL

Thursday, 20 December 2012

DEATH OF THE PIXEL

Researchers launching a new vector-based video codec this week are claiming their work will lead to the death of the pixel within the next five years.

http://www.cs.bath.ac.uk/vsv/

Unit 15 will mourn the death of the pixel. Perhaps the wake will be held in the Falconwood Harvester?

Future Urban Networks

Future Urban Networks is a research group based at the University of Huddersfield. F.U.N. developed from Unit 15, the postgraduate MArch architecture unit run by Nic Clear first at the Bartlett School of Architecture then at the University of Greenwich.

F.U.N. specialises in using film, animation, 3D scanning and motion graphics to generate, develop and represent architectural and spatial concepts and interventions.

Nic Clear is Head of the Department of Architecture and 3D Design at the University of Huddersfield.