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Red Blenny Interactive

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Developing a suite of digital interactive tools, towards 'storied' outdoor experiences.

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Augmenting the Sustainable Marine Environment through 'storied' place-based learning, with an emphasis on STEAM and the Sustainable Development Goals.

"Augmenting coastal biodiversity and ocean experiences through 'storied' AR and interactive experiences." 

  1. Augmented Reality TV

  2. Next generation - Seashore Nature Trail

  3. Visual Natural History Reference Book

  4. The award winning - Young Explorer

  5. Call of the Wild - Documentary Series

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ecoTELLY is an augmented reality (AR) experience allowing you to explore underwater marine life using your mobile device.

 

Encounters with species are told as stories and are visualised through the use of an AR triggered video and audio app.

There are two iterations.

1) Build your own ecoTELLY.

To access the TV's channels, you build your TV from printed cardboard templates. These are cut out and folded into 3 dimensional cubes. In this first series, you interact with the underwater marine life of the Greater Skellig Coast along Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. Across 3 channels, there are 9 interactions to explore. To find out more please watch the demo...

2) Interact with a life-sized ecoTELLY

Installed in Kenmare town in 2022, the life-sized ecoTELLY is situated in the towns centre. Accessing the content is via QR-Codes or by downloading the APP.

ecoTELLY Augmented Reality TV - demo

ecoTELLY Augmented Reality TV - demo

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1) Build your own ecoTELLY

 

Requirements

Downloadable ecoTELLY App

Printer

Cardboard

Scissors

Android device

Printable Templates

SERIES 1 - MARINE LIFE

 

CHANNEL 1

  1. Introduction to Basking Sharks of the Skellig Coast.

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CHANNEL 2

  1. Biofluorescence in fish - New discoveries in temperate marinelife biofluorescence.

  2. Little Cuttlefish - masters of camouflage and colour change.

  3. Atlantic Octopus - close encounter with a beautiful octopus.

  4. Ghostfish - a poetic and musical  exploration of a night time encounter with a John Dory. 

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CHANNEL 3

  1. Phronima - alien creatures of the deep

  2. Moon jellyfish - pulsating movement of our most common jellyfish species.

  3. A night time encounter with the wonderfully weird comb jelly. 

  4. Harmony between common dolphins and Atlantic gannets.

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ACCESSING THE 360º CONTENT FOR VIEWING WITH Google CARDBOARD

  1. Point preloaded AR app on smart device at the Eco Telly Channel 1 (image 1 below).

  2. 360 appears to the left of play button.

  3. Select by pressing 360.

  4. Smart Device screen jumps to YouTube 360º Video.

  5. Enable for Cardboard.

  6. Place smart phone into cardboard viewer.

  7. Rotate head up, down and turn around to see the underwater environment (images 2 and 3 below)

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SAMPLE VIDEO CONTENT - CHANNEL 2

Little Cuttlefish

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COLOUR CHANGE DUDE

ESCAPE ARTIST SUPREME

The wonderful Little Cuttlefish can be found throughout the length and breadth of the Greater Skellig Coast.

Little Cuttlefish are one of the smallest cephalopods to be found in our temperate ocean. They are masters of camouflage, changing their skin colour and tone by contracting or expanding their cells that contain pigment (chromatophores). They are attracted to dive lights at night and when threatened they shoot out ink or bury themselves. The question is, 'What amazing adaptation do they employ to completely hide themselves'?

Colour Change Dude

Colour Change Dude

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1) Interact with a life-sized ecoTELLY

 

Location

Located in the centre of Kenmare town the life-sized ecoTELLY was built pre-covid but its installation was delayed until 2022. Use the specially developed app for interacting with it. if you do not want to download the app, then QR codes on each panel will allow you to view the video content.

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ecoTELLY created by Vincent Hyland

SCRIPTING, PROGRAMMING, DESIGN, LAYOUT, VIDEO, AUDIO, SCRIPT WRITING, NARRATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO / UNDERWATER VIDEO, ILLUSTRATIONS, ARTWORK, EDITING by VINCENT HYLAND

COPYRIGHT © 2023 Vincent Hyland All rights reserved. 

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Derrynane Seashore Nature Trail

A 1.2 km looped nature walk along the Kerry Way Trail

Explore a 'storied' coastal sand dune habitat by using your phone. 
(No app required - works from your browser)

How are sand dunes formed?

Discover the species that live in this coastal habitat.
Understand about mobile dune systems and their zonation.
Uncover the geology of the area.
Listen to bird song, toad calls and watch video of the areas underwater life.

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There are 20 places to explore!

1) Welcome

2) Pre Famine

3) Butterflies

4) Moths

5) Marsh Plants

6) Wild Flowers

7) Birds Tidal Lagoon

8) Mobile Dunes

9) Wild Flowers

10) Geology

11) Channel

12) Birds

13) Lizards

14) Sealife

15) Interesting things

16) Natterjack Toads

17) Special Species

18) Rockpools

19) The Mass Rock

20) Dawn Chorus and songbirds

Outdoor Education

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A Visual Natural History of the
Greater Skellig Coast

Outdoor Educator, Underwater Explorer, Technologist, Artist, Musician

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Hardback, 540 pagesillustrated in full colour with over 2000 images and 600+ species

Coming in 2024 - Digital interactive Apple Book -  fully interactive, gamified with audio, video and digital interactive experiences.
 

"One of the most beautiful books I have ever come across".
Pat Kenny, Newstalk
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Listen to my interview with
Pat Kenny (Newstalk)
here

Select 'listen' in browser or goloud app and
choose 'try as guest'.


 

 With a foreward by Dr. Sylvia Earle
"Hyland has crafted a portrait of change, an urgent call for action and an inspiring message of hope that is relevant globally. And, he makes it personal."

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The National Heritage Award winning
Young Explorer 

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About
Winner of the County Award Kerry, in the National Heritage Awards, this is the Video Log of 12 years old Neil Hyland, as he explores his local area of Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry, Ireland.  Watch as he visits and uncovers the local history of 1300 year old Stone Forts, World War 2 Look Out Posts and the Underwater Marine Life of Wild Derrynane. The project originated as a result of a school assignment during the lock down phase of the pandemic.

Episode 1 -

Stone Forts

Discover the 1300 year old history of Caherdaniel's Stone Forts in this the 1st episode of Neil's Video Logs.

Episode 2 -

WW2 Look Out Post

The Look Out Post at Lambs Head was built in 1939 and was used to monitor marine traffic during the war years. In this episode Neil uncovers its history and re-tells some of the stories from the log book that was kept during its operational period (1939-1945).

Episode 3 -

Underwater Marine Life

In this episode Neil goes snorkelling and takes you on a fascinating underwater journey. Here he comes across jumping scallops, colour changing fish, tiny cephalopods and jellyfish. 

Project creation and online reach

This new project is a family affair with Neil's father, mother and two brothers involved in every aspect from scripting, filming, audio, recording, music, editing and digital enabling. The project has now achieved over 10,000 video views through a combination of streaming, social media feeds and sharing of the webpage, and brings the local heritage of Caherdaniel to a wide audience consisting of local, national and international online communities.

CREDITS

Project coordinator: Vincent Hyland

Presenter and Narration: Neil Hyland
Video/Underwater video, script, audio recording, editing, web, social media: Vincent Hyland
Original Music Score: Michael Hyland (Main theme and soundscapes), Vincent Hyland (underwater soundscapes)
Song '8 legs' written and performed by: Vincent Hyland, Mo Stafford and Vinny Hyland

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CALL OF THE WILD DOCUMENTARY SERIES

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Written, directed and presented by Vincent Hyland

Wildlife footage/underwater footage: Vincent Hyland
Produced and filmed by David Pembroke

Sound and Wildlife Consultancy: James Pembroke

Broadcast on RTE ONE in 2020 and now available to watch here.

Filmed in North and South Kerry and Galway, Ireland.
© 2015 - 2020

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Anthropogenic effects from plastic on Ireland's Marine Ecosystems and Wildlife. Investigating marine plastic pollution and its effects on seabirds, fish, whales and dolphins.

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High intensity and uncontrolled fires are decimating our local wildlife. This programme investigates the cause of these fires, what is being done to ensure that fires are controlled and in-season and how we can avoid harming our wildlife. 

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