June 1, 2017
Luxurious Animals got a hankering to play around with the new Samsung Gear 360° 2017 edition camera currently available for $229 US dollars. We wanted to find out for ourselves if this was a worthy entry level 360° video camera.

Since the Gear 360 2017 camera wasn’t out in the US yet, back in early May, we ordered the international version directly from Korea. Yeah, we just couldn’t wait. As… Read More
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May 20, 2017
Even though many 360° video cameras can record at 4k, it really doesn't have the same level of sharpness as traditional video at 4k. Why? Because 360° video has to stretch in all directions to spherically envelop your audience where as traditional 4k is simply in a rectangle.

So sharpening does help to give the appearance of a crisper image. However, not all sharpening plugins are the same. Plus, very few are… Read More
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March 7, 2014
BIG IDEA
Give customers an HTML5 app that lets them snap a pic, customize their fur, and share with friends.

CREATIVE
Every tiger has unique stripes. Why not people? Enter Stripe Yourself. Personalize your very own pictures with ears, fur, stripes, whiskers, dramatic jungles scenes, and even lightning. Customize it. Save it. Share it. Love it.

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A clever use of a user’s built-in camera,… Read More
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March 4, 2014
BIG IDEA
Calculators are lame and everyone has one. Create a fun to use suite of tools to find out if you’ll outlive your bread.

CREATIVE
Extend and enhance the national Prudential TV and print campaign into an integrated web experience that adds real value, not just an email capture.

TECH NOTES
HTML5 widgets that act like an app but run in a browser. Cool!
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February 27, 2014
BIG IDEA
Enhance the mobile audio experience with some groundbreaking tech

CREATIVE
Who doesn’t enjoy being a pirate with an uber-sound-track?

TECH NOTES
HTML5 browser-game, Dolby Audio API, Android App Dev

Luxurious Animals originally created the Lux Ahoy! video game as a skunk-works project designed to prove to ourselves that we could deliver Flash-like web experiences using the emerging suite… Read More
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