Visualising Disaster
technology continues to change the way we process and react to disasters
technology continues to change the way we process and react to disasters
While all the kids seem to be jumping on & off of wagons at alarming speeds these days, I prefer to ride upfront, taking the helm of terrible social trends and riding them right off the cliff hoping they never resurface to see the light of day again. So while the online world and the […]
In true Edge fashion, we have come out of King Neptune’s wrath with our tenacity intact and our heads switched to “full steam ahead” mode. On top of this, we also have a new space to call (temporary) home! You can now come visit us at The Studio, a neat space nestled in the main SLQ building. […]
In January a bunch of families dropped in to The Edge for workshops on how to create stop motion animations. Kids of various ages loved the process – storyboarding their plots, building sets and directing mini-masterpieces with the help of their parents. The results are short, sharp, and occasionally – in the case of the …
image courtesy of Alan Hoban ( http://floodofideas.org.au/floods-happen/ ) The FLOOD OF IDEAS is gaining momentum – have you checked out some of the exciting ideas and discussions on the website yet about preparing for future floods? Some of the ideas include a fold-up river walk, a flood response tower, and a floating house that jumps …
Over the December/January school holidays Logan Libraries ran a Summer Read.Flip.Win Competition in which they asked teens to read a book, create either a book trailer or book review and post them on You Tube. The competition has closed and the winners of the Flip Cams are Rhylee and Kelson. Rhylee told The Edge a little about her film and …
After recent events, I thought about films that had floods as a major plot element. I’ve put this list together from my own memory bank and with the help of IMDB for number 10 on the list. If you think of any other films I’ve forgotten put in a comment, I’m sure I’ve forgotten something… […]