Be Loud Web Services & Software Development

Sangari Active Science

admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:18:27 +0000

Be Loud is working with 8 Leaf Digital Productions to create an innovative content delivery system for Sangari Active Science. The system consists of a server side processing platform that is manipulated through a web interface. Once the content has been broken down into smaller more manageable components it is then delivered over HTTP to the client. The server component and web interface is written in Java using the Google Web Toolkit. The client is written in Java using the Processing framework and is designed to be run on a touch screen tablet. This project is currently in active development.

Beacon Wireless

admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:01:13 +0000

Be Loud has been working with Gulf Island internet provider Beacon Wireless to upgrade their network and develop client management software. The software project is being developed in Java using the Google Web Toolkit with MySQL for the data store. Currently the system generates PDF invoices using the iText library and emails them to clients on the 1st of each month. There are future plans for a ticket system and various network monitoring tools. We will keep you posted as this exciting project continues to develop.

Share Play Systems

admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:51:19 +0000

Be Loud developer Christopher Luft worked with a team of entrepreneurial software engineers in an attempt to bring an idea to market. The team developed cloud based software that aggregates and delivers over the top video from multiple sources and presents it to the user in a seamless fashion while mimicking the experience of traditional television. Originally targeting next generation set top boxes the idea evolved to encompass a Boxee, web and iPhone player. The team also developed a unique system that allows users to create video advertisements by uploading photos, recording audio and selecting music. Despite having numerous conversations with various set top box providers, as well as Vancouver and California based venture capitalists the project has yet to receive funding and is currently idle.

Experimental Sound Interface

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 19:34:10 +0000

Be Loud developer Christopher Luft created a Processing sketch to try and work out an idea he has for a rhythm generating interface.

To create a sound the user simply clicks and drags in the application window. When the user releases the mouse button a rectangle is created. The rectangle will immediately begin to fall and when it strikes the surface it will create a sound. Currently the sound is generated based on attributes of the rectangle. The frequency gets lower the wider the rectangle is and the length of the sound produced is based on the rectangles height.

This idea is very early in formation and we expect to see more developed versions in the future.

Keefer Hotel – Touch Screen Lighting Control Interface

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:56:30 +0000

Be Loud worked with Urban Visuals to create a software based touch screen interface for the lighting installation they created for the Keefer Hotel.

The interface was written in Java using the Processing framework and sends data over the network using the OSC protocol.

Reactive Window Display

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:52:37 +0000

Be Loud Web Services & Software Development created a reactive window display for Urban Visuals in order to help them draw attention to their new ground floor office location.

The project was developed using OpenCV and is written in C++.

40M-wide LED Olympic Rings Light Show

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:35:19 +0000

Be Loud Web Services & Software Development worked with long time friends at Urban Visuals to create a series of light shows to be played on the giant 40M-wide LED Olympic rings created by PBA Engineering for the Province of British Columbia.

Be Loud wrote software to generate XML commands that are interpreted by the PBA Engineering control system. Hardware constraints limited the number of commands that could be sent in a given time frame and the light shows are designed accordingly.

The light show animations and resulting XML were produced with Java using the Processing framework. Urban Visuals and Be Loud produced 10 shows in total.

Madrix Sound Responsive Scripts

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:34:45 +0000

Be Loud was contracted by Urban Visuals to create Madrix MAS effect software scripts to run on their custom built 16 panel LED light wall. The light wall was installed at Gossip night club for the duration of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics for a total of 18 shows. The scripts provided by Be Loud were used to expand Urban’s library of lighting effects and help to keep the shows fresh night after night.

Interactive Exhibit: Science World

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:26:54 +0000

Be Loud worked with long time friends at Urban Visuals to create an interactive exhibit for Science World. The exhibit is designed to teach young people about energy consumption and is currently displayed in the Our World gallery.

The exhibit has 16 monitors, 14 buttons and a dynamic RGB LED display. Be Loud designed and wrote the control software for the game in Java using the Processing framework. The game is designed so that various parameters relating to game play can be adjusted by the administrative staff at Science World. The administration component was created by storing various system parameters in a MySQL database and allowing the administrators to adjust those parameters through a web interface written in PHP.

NASTT GHG Calculator

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:39:09 +0000

Be Loud was contracted by Small Feet Inc. and Habitat Enterprises in conjunction with the Action on Climate Change Team from Simon Fraser University and PWT Trenchless Construction Inc. to build an asynchronous web application that can be used to estimate the amount of carbon produced by various construction methods.

The application supports user generated accounts, custom PDF reports based on user data and the saving/loading of multiple projects. The application is written to prevent round-off error, does real-time error checking and takes extensive measures to prevent malicious attacks on both the server and client side.

The application was written in Java using the Google Web Toolkit with a MySQL database on the back-end to store and retrieve user account data.

To learn more about the application you can visit the website: NASTT GHG Calculator