I am obliged to announce the demise of Northern California Virtual Design and Construction.
NCVDC was founded on the idea that construction industry professionals could and should improve our work processes to collaborate in a more mutually respectful and efficient manner. We wanted to develop tools for collaboration - technological and otherwise - and to simply expand the dialogue between designers and contractors to build relationships and better understand one anothers' needs and points of view.
We had a lot of great presentations and discussions, but we've come to the conclusion that NCVDC is no longer a viable group; that the infrastructure is simply insufficient to meet our goals. There are other better established and better supported groups in the Bay Area which tackle similar issues, and we will defer to them.
For those of you who participate in our affiliated SFDD (San Francisco Digital Design) breakfast meetings, please rest assured that those will continue. Check out the blog at San Francisco Digital Design.
Thank you to all the presenters and participants who shared their thoughts and engaged in the dialogue. I look forward to seeing you all again in other venues.
- Marla Ushijima
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
October SFDD Morning Meeting
Attendees: Stan Stinnet, Mario Guttman, Marla Ushijima
General discussion of cloud computing. Hardware requirements are greatly diminished, people can work anywhere, easier than VPN for people working remotely. Latency issues are noticeable but manageable, saving to central is MUCH faster on the cloud. Local cloud servers provide much broader bandwidth for speeds 10x faster than an internet connection and resolve latency issues for people working within the office.
Cloud computing offers an opportunity to eliminate high-end workstations; laptops could be the default hardware. Screen size is an issue; desk-top monitors work within the office but don't solve the issue for working remotely. Laptops with monitors large enough for comfortable modeling work are heavy and bulky.
Perkins + Will has a large portable monitor that gets wheeled around the office as needed. Much more convenient than a projector: easier to set up and doesn't require a dark room. Stan sometimes uses HOK's ACR rooms to access large screen real estate. Large HD TVs, though lower in resolution, offer a less-expensive option to large computer monitors.
Multiple monitors are helpful for viewing multiple windows and palettes, but individual windows spread over multiple monitors are disrupted by the monitor edges. A large screen requires less zoom-in/zoom-out and facilitates a bigger picture understanding of what you're working on.
General discussion of cloud computing. Hardware requirements are greatly diminished, people can work anywhere, easier than VPN for people working remotely. Latency issues are noticeable but manageable, saving to central is MUCH faster on the cloud. Local cloud servers provide much broader bandwidth for speeds 10x faster than an internet connection and resolve latency issues for people working within the office.
Cloud computing offers an opportunity to eliminate high-end workstations; laptops could be the default hardware. Screen size is an issue; desk-top monitors work within the office but don't solve the issue for working remotely. Laptops with monitors large enough for comfortable modeling work are heavy and bulky.
Perkins + Will has a large portable monitor that gets wheeled around the office as needed. Much more convenient than a projector: easier to set up and doesn't require a dark room. Stan sometimes uses HOK's ACR rooms to access large screen real estate. Large HD TVs, though lower in resolution, offer a less-expensive option to large computer monitors.
Multiple monitors are helpful for viewing multiple windows and palettes, but individual windows spread over multiple monitors are disrupted by the monitor edges. A large screen requires less zoom-in/zoom-out and facilitates a bigger picture understanding of what you're working on.
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