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Inauguration of our studio in Bordeaux,France. from 2Roqs on Vimeo.

Two weeks ago we@2Roqs inaugurated our new studio in Bordeaux (read my previous post). Invitations were sent to guests by e-mail that linked to the stop-motion video above. It was shot during some rainy days of April, and the idea was to create something non-digital that would show our new place and at the same time some of our past and present references, while displaying infos about the party itself. You may have recognized the green screen and the pixelized bee of that good ol’ Atari-St. The music was specially created by Arnaud, the man behind Bordeaux-based Splank Studio.

The party itself went super well, most of the people we had invited showed up to say hi (and drink a bit too ;-). For this occasion, we had re-worked one of the first interactive application (called RoqsTree) Mike and I started to develop back in 2004. The concept is quite simple, people can register to the application by taking a photo, and then their avatar is shown as a kind of fruit on a tree grown in a 3D model of the place hosting the event. Some interactions can occur too between the participants. More details soon !

Photos courtesy of Michaël.