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Tuesday, 29 October 2013

243 - Kiwi research

The main predators of juveniles are stoats and cats. A relative of weasels and also known as ermines, stoats were introduced to New Zealand in the late 19th century to control the rabbit population. Today, they kill about 60 percent of all North Island brown kiwi chicks. Kiwis also suffer from habitat loss, but the primary threats are animals introduced to New Zealand.

About 50% of all kiwi eggs fail to even hatch – sometimes because of natural bacteria, sometimes because the adult bird is disturbed by predators. 
Of eggs that do hatch, about 90% of chicks are dead within 6 months. 
70% of these are killed by stoats or cats, and about 20% die of natural causes or at the jaws and claws of other predators. 
Only 10% of kiwi chicks make it to six months.
Fewer than 5% reach adulthood.

http://www.willowbank.co.nz/kiwis-at-willowbank
http://www.whakatanekiwi.org.nz/resources/did-you-know.asp
 

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

243 - sounds so far

Bing pick up - http://www.freesound.org/people/BMacZero/sounds/96132/
Bing lose - http://www.freesound.org/people/Zagorius_mpc/sounds/136450/
Bing lose 2 - http://www.freesound.org/people/kantouth/sounds/106727/
Cat sound - http://www.freesound.org/people/Zabuhailo/sounds/146963/
Bird tweet - http://www.freesound.org/people/tigersound/sounds/9328/
Squash - http://www.freesound.org/people/gelo_papas/sounds/47341/
Splat - http://www.freesound.org/people/Audionautics/sounds/133968/
Winning - http://www.freesound.org/people/Timbre/sounds/110317/
Door shut - http://www.freesound.org/people/Nathan_Lomeli/sounds/79184/
Cracking sound - http://www.freesound.org/people/SoundCollectah/sounds/109357/
Splatter - http://www.freesound.org/people/minian89/sounds/195952/
WEOW(rat) - http://www.freesound.org/people/simon.rue/sounds/49959/
Giggle - http://www.freesound.org/people/martian/sounds/19260/
Rock hits ground - http://www.freesound.org/people/NoiseCollector/sounds/67373/
Smash Glass - http://www.freesound.org/people/Timbre/sounds/86324/

Squash - http://freesound.org/people/JimiMod/sounds/202199/
blender - http://freesound.org/people/marinsound/sounds/198024/
splat - http://freesound.org/people/RandomationPictures/sounds/147017/
Suspense - http://www.freesound.org/people/x86cam/sounds/177769/

re done fantail

Fantail/s

Fat -

Thin -
Flying -



Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Thursday, 17 October 2013

MDDN 211 - Project Three - Interview

Link to video!
http://vimeo.com/76915585

I've interviewed my good friend Nishy P who is a DJ at  Madame Peacocks and asked several different questions about his life as a DJ and how it affects his day to day life.

Sunday, 13 October 2013

ending with score (still needs work)


243 - New sounds possible??

Balloon Pop
http://www.freesound.org/people/Gniffelbaf/sounds/82121/

Explosion 1
http://www.freesound.org/people/ryansnook/sounds/110113/

Explosion 2
http://www.freesound.org/people/sarge4267/sounds/102733/

Running
http://www.freesound.org/people/mallement/sounds/160605/

Site:
http://www.freesound.org/search/?q=explosion&f=&s=score+desc&advanced=0&g=1 - search

I've re edited the sounds in audacity to my liking and think they are better than the download content!

New start sign (Re-Done)




Wednesday, 9 October 2013

243 - Signs...



Were going with the triple sign but obviously with different options rather than 3 start buttons..We are thinking of 1. start button, 2. Instructions, 3.tutorial level. The tutorial and instructions might be too similar so we might change that.

243 - New bird (fantail)