Finally, the full trailer! Written by Neil Gaiman Directed by Henry Selick (Nightmare Before Christmas). Looks wonderful! Go Laika!!
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Why must they show me what I cannot do with my camera. What makes it worse, is how well they do it. More of these incredible photos can be found on Smashing Magazine.
Welcome to planet earth.
Thanks Dan L. for this one!
- Mortal Kombat vs DC fatalities: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToOv1yNU1h8 #
- Iron Man: : Behind the scenes photos by Jeff Bridges : http://www.jeffbridges.com/ironmanbook_01.html #
- Dawn of the Dead mall level for Left 4 Dead: http://kotaku.com/5096479/dawn-of-the-dead-mall-coming-to-left-4-dead #
- Local IT guy Que introduced me to Linux Mint, a flavor built on Ubuntu, but it includes common codecs n such: http://www.linuxmint.com #
- Welcome to the planet… earth. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/21/25-beautiful-macro-photography-shots-photos/ #
The developers released the source code and the public is taking advantage of it. A Babylon 5 mod, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars and even a Wing Commander saga?
First, you just find yourself a retail copy of the game (from like Good Ol Games) then run the installer which will download a ton of content and convert your game to FreeSpace Open.
If you want more info, Hard-Light Productions is a great place to start.
- “My Name is Bruce” is not playing anywhere in Vancouver? BOO!! #
- Incoming quality open source sound effects, starting with Freesound.org. Complete with handy little volume image icons. #
- More sounds can be found at soundsnap.com #
- Incoming quality open source sound effects, starting with Freesound.org. Complete with handy little volume image icons. #
- More sounds can be found at soundsnap.com #
- In gaming news: Dead Rising wins copyright case vs The Living Dead: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6201348.html #
Checkout this and many more videos on Creative Commons.
- Sounds like it wouldn’t be a bad idea to put this CC plugin on my blog: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/WpLicense #
- Must read… I mean “watch” more information about Creative Commons: http://support.creativecommons.org/videos #
- Sounds like it wouldn’t be a bad idea to put this CC plugin on my blog: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/WpLicense #
- Try Houdini and earn a chance to win a copy of this $10k app. http://ur1.ca/mh9 #
- Online dance videos, movies, and TV shows (including Naruto) : http://www.eatlime.com #
- Played the “Left 4 Dead” demo on Steam. I’ll be surprised if I don’t buy it. #
“But I thought Twitter was free?” It is, till they decide it’s not. We’re talking “free bird” here, not just “free beer“.
Why do I use WordPress? Because it’s free and open source. I can archive my entries locally. I don’t have to worry about the proprietary service (aka Livejournal) shutting down, and denying me access to my entries. I can fully customize the look and function of my blog. I can… well… I can do anything. If I don’t have the time to setup my own WordPress server, I can go to WordPress.com and get a free account. Then, when I do eventually get the time to setup my own server, I can archive ALL my blog entries and upload them to my own server.
This type of thinking applies to just about everything I do. If I can find an open source alternative, I’ll use it… or at least give it a try. My latest discovery was Identi!
Identi, an alternative to Twitter. Laconi (on which Identi is based) is open source & more scalable than Twitter. What’s that mean? You can download the software and set up your own server. Also, Laconi servers can talk to other Laconi servers. I mean, that’s kinda the whole idea behind the web, isn’t it?
Till another better, more free alternative to Twitter pops up, you’ll be hearing me talk a lot about Identi, so get used to it.
Don’t feel like downloading Laconi and setting it up? Then just go to Identi.ca and and open a free account. Don’t want to leave your Twitter followers high and dry? Well, you can have your Identi.ca account update your Twitter account, automatically… while you migrate.
Sorry about that… I just get pretty excited when people share through open source.
WOO!!
- Tobal 2 Translation Patch! w00t! Not ya just have to find the appropriate ISO. #
- Destructoid’s Top 10 Zombie Games. Though “Left 4 Dead” not out yet, so I’m not sure how it made the list… ok ok… fine, I get it. Thanks Boris. #
- Most complaints about Identi (open source alternative to Twitter) is that it’s a smaller community, because it’s relatively young. However, it’s growing pretty quickly. Already using Twitter? So was I, but luckily I just forward my posts to my Twitter account while I’m in transition. #
- Good summary blog post for Identi. #
- Gas Powered Games signs w/ Square Enix for Supreme Commander 2 [via thegamers] link. #
- Summary of Identi features. #
Story of Stuff: An anti-consumerist example of how to make your point simple and easy to understand in a simple visual way. #
Also,
- So far, I haven’t found a better illustration blog than Gorilla Artfare. #
- Setting Up Posts via GTalk: I didn’t get an IM confirm message till I added update@identi.ca to my buddy list, which wasn’t online initially. Now I can post to my Identi account via GTalk! #
- Google just added voice and video chat capabilities to Gmail. Oh my! #
- Just saw “The Happening”. Liked it. Different, solid message & good production. Check out the creepy trailer at FirstShowing.net.
- Larry Lessig’s Web 2.0: Nice presentation that will hopefully get you thinking about money and trust. We can start here, and help him change congress.
- Currently testing this widget for identi, with a modified version of `tweet tools`. Gotta love the daily digests. #
- Embedded music play lists. Will have to check this out: http://www.last.fm #
- “If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we’d all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.” – Marcus Alexander Brigstocke ? via Wikipedia #
I’ve never watched the show, but I’ve seen this videos. Some jaw dropping performances, for sure.
Here’s Robert Muraine’s dance audition on So You Think You Can Dance. That’s a style I can certainly appreciate. For God’s sake, someone give that guy some lessons in 3D animation!!! ASAP!!
Also, there’s this guy (name anyone?) and the robo-boy (Bryan Gaynor).
Robert Muraine’s dance audition on So You Think You Can Dance. That’s a style I can certainly appreciate. For God’s sake, someone give that guy some lessons in 3D animation!!! ASAP!!
Also,
- Nicely catagoried WordPress theme discoveries: http://www.bestwpthemes.com #
- More WordPress themes in Smashing Magazine #
- Phat online electro beats on BaseRadio.net. #
- WordPress 2.7 preview looks great! Customize & edit from one screen. #
- I hope Angie lets me know when T.Linder’s set is available for download on IPM Radio. #
Many remember the 3D animated instruments from Animusic, that were showcased on the Mind’s Eye DVDs produced by Sony. Due to my renewed interest in 3D animation triggered by audio, I went to see what they’ve been upto recently.
It looks like they’ve been keeping themselves busy. They’ve released the Animusic 2 DVD and are working on an Animusic 3, which is going to utilize Pixar’s Renderman.
Make sure and go to Animusic.com to download 2 HD video samples.
After attending Syd Mead’s talk hosted by the Vancouver chapter of Siggraph, I have a new respect for the designer’s vision. The level of depth in his paintings becomes greater as the stories behind each work is revealed. From hand held rings where users can dial their euphoria, to time travel for the lower class.
Here’s the interview from Boing Boing TV.
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