A November release week in May It used to be that games marked to be blockbusters (expected to sell more than a million in their first month) would always be released during the holiday September to December season. November was always the month companies chose to release their best game. This release model worked fine until the last few years, when too many games were being released in November and companies started to see diminishing returns on their titles because of the release rush.
Parkour is a constantly growing urban sport. Similar to the sports of free running and tricking, it can be seen being practiced on the urban terrain of many major cities. Here, Parkour athlete Blue of Urban Freeflow performs a Turn Vault. Do a turn vault.
It sounds like Samsung is impressed enough with Apple's 3D Touch feature on the iPhone 6S models that the company is planning on implementing a similar feature on its upcoming Galaxy S7 handsets. A source told The Wall Street Journal that the latest iteration of Samsung's flagship will feature a similar design to this year's Galaxy S6, and will again feature both standard and curved AMOLED models. It's also rumored that the standard design will once again support microSD cards, which should p...
While mold is a naturally occurring phenomenon outdoors and in nature, it can be a major health hazard and an expensive problem if it infiltrates the inside of your home.
Leaks everywhere! Recently we saw the international Galaxy Note 3 (model SM-N9005) receive a new build of Android 4.4.2 KitKat. While that build wasn't quite ready for the S4, Samsung dropped a new piece of software which indicates that a final build for our devices may come sooner rather than later.
If you just have to have the new Nexus 7 tablet today, you might get lucky if you go to Best Buy or GameStop right now, but if you want to save a little cash instead, the only real deal going on right now for the Nexus 7 tablet seems to be at Staples for $30 off—but only for online or phone orders. Offer expires 7/28/2013. So, instead of paying $229 + tax for the new 16GB model on Google Play, at Best Buy, or somewhere else, you can use the coupon code 41178 to get it for $199 + tax instead. ...
Have you ever come across somebody on the streets looking like this? Pretty freaky, especially if it's not Halloween. But you know what, Halloween is almost here, so freaky is good. Thanks to creative folks like Eric Testroete and Bhautik Joshi, you can now create an awesome papercraft portrait of your own head for Halloween this year.
A group of Danes, known as the Copenhagen Suborbitals, have constructed the world's largest amateur rocket. This beast stands at 9 meters tall, and unlike the typical wood-based models, the Heat 1X is a real metal rocket.
Below, polyhedron animation test #1. The model was folded using Cory Poole's modular origami tutorial.
Math Craft admin Cory Poole provided quite a few recipes for sonobe models in his blog, and I followed one to make the pentakis dodecahedron here.
A little guy we have around the studio from a show I've had the pleasure of working on doing the English re-recording dub mix.
I wish there was more information about this impressively massive sonobe model, but all I can glean is that it appears to have been made by Imogen Warren, and was posted by Room 3. So awesome.
So beautiful... I'm looking forward to tackling this one: Via David Petty:
Lots of great articles in this issue, from researchers around the world.
Instead of watching one of the most cliché-ridden war movies of our generation (modelled after Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan), why not watch a really, really well-made documentary about the Oka crisis of 1990? Huh?
Here is a quick demo showing the potential of watching how-to's with Augmented Reality and a smart phone. I bet we will see much more of this when the smart phone is common place.
My fiance, whom weight lifts and such, refuses to do Yoga. I don't know why, he says it's just not for him, even though i told him of the benefits of it whilst weight lifting - he still denied it.
Yesterday a friend challenged me to make an paper ant. This is what I came up with: the back of the ant.
The best iPod at this moment. It is a unique product from Apple with tons of apps just perfect for all kinds of entertainment. To know about its operations refer to Apple - they are the best guide.
Meet Vi Hart, our charming host. Vi is a self-labeled "mathematical musician", who burns paper instruments, cuts food into mathematical shapes, twists balloons into mathematical models, and makes mathematical music with candy buttons.
In this series I'd like to share with you what I fold. To be precise: models that are new to me and I'm freshly folding.
Finally, just in time for Halloween, a HowTo that gets you closer to the God of disgustingly amazing, edible body parts, Thai artist-baker Kittiwat Unarrom. Unfortunately, Claire at Poopscape's dough organs aren't edible like Kittiwat's, but they do make a wonderfully dark centerpiece for your Halloween festivities this year.
Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look. Set up a rain system in Particle Flow in Autodesk 3ds Max 2010.
hmm.. Maybe not a real game. But he's officially in Madden '11 (skip to the 2nd minute): You can model your Mass Effect character after Obama (Nobel Prize not included):
There are two sorts of bits out there: The sort used by computers (zeros and ones) and the sort you come across when interacting with the physical world (grains of sand, clods of dirt, droplets of water). The clip below demonstrates a new physics engine that takes the first type of bits and ends up with the second. No small feat. Previously, Wave-Shaping Pool Puts Poseidon to Shame.
That's a real big origami model; only in Japan!
How to make balloon animals the easy way. Anyone can learn how to make balloon models it's all in the hands,twisting and imagination. Be the hit at the party even make money out of it yoursel! Bernie's easy to follow balloon workshop videos on line on youtube at mujawooja
Hi there I'm Bernie I have a lot of interests. Film and Video Editing, Stopframe animation, Acting,Drama, Clowning, Comedy, Balloon modelling, Gardening,Wine Making. Love to share ideas learn from others.
You too can learn how to balloon model in easy steps. Be the a star at your child's birthday party when Mum,Dad, Brother,Sister,Aunty,Uncle,Grandmar,Grandad or friend makes the twisty balloons. And just how much you can save but not having to hire an expensive balloon twister!
Shows game play from the game. Obsidian, why is your animations and models so horrible in all your games?
funny glitch where the model for a donkey is replaced by a woman.
Beautifully shot and composited, you will swear this is all real ! Im still in total AWE ! Here is a compositing breakdown for the piece. Here is another film showing the process from modeling to the final compositing and color correct. <>
If Cristiano Ronaldo is two things it is a great footballer and an even hotter body.
Patrick Demarchelier Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin
This quick 3D modeling software tutorial explains how to bake a normal map in modo 301. Learn how to bake a normal map mesh to mesh using high-res meshes targeted to a low res mesh in modo 301. Bake a normal map.
This 3D modeling software tutorial shows you how to move UVs back into the correct location using the Pack UV tool in modo 301. The Pack UV tool is a very useful command for optimizing UV space. This video reviews the basic use and options of the Pack UV command in modo 301. Use the Pack UV tool in modo 301.
This video tutorial shows you how to cut holes in mesh objects when using Blender 3D. This is important to know when building complex models from basic shapes. Cut Meshes in Blender 3D.
Weapons Plus Mod Weapons Plus Mod 1.7.2 This mod adds a lot of new weapons to the game, such as guns, swords, and more. Destroy buildings, even whole biomes with this mod! All guns have 3D Item Renderers and Models! This mod also uses 32×32 textures.
Four separate studies have found that taller people tend to earn more money, on average $789 per year for each additional inch of height.
