Failure is never quite so frightening as regret.
Interview with Biting Elbows Singer and Bad Motherfucker Music Video Director Ilya Naishuller
Sometimes, you have to punch the internet in the face to get yourself noticed. The Biting Elbows did just that with their release of the ground-breaking music video for Bad Motherfucker on Monday, March 18, 2013. The innovative first-person video quickly spread throughout the internet and has reached 3.5 million views on YouTube in 3 days.
SIMNET goes online in 1987
This is a video displaying the capabilities of SIMNET which was a multi-user military simulator that went online in 1987. A few interesting quotes from the latter half of the video should have you thinking about the future of virtual reality systems.
“…you’ll be able to create anything, from a synthetic battlefield to a synthetic factory, all using the same core technology.”
“Anything that you can conceive of can be put on a network.”
“…all the way down to the guy bringing lunch out to the troops.
The Magic of Filmmaking – A Steadicam Shot from the movie Hugo
Here’s a great peak into movie magic at its best. The Steadicam is attached to the camera operator, false walls are used to make room for him to move around…
Cyberpunk 2077 – The Making of a Trailer
The trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 (featured above) came out a little bit ago and got people excited for CD Projekt RED’s next game. What really got everyone stirring was how great of a CG trailer it was. What got me stirring was when they released this behind the scenes and making-of feature.
Tactus Morphing Touchscreen Keyboard
Tactus Technology is a company trying to solve the keyboard/touchscreen interface problem on tablets and smartphones. Their solution? Turn the screen into buttons.
Games in Space
Some of you who grew up in the 90s, as we at UPT did, may remember the Wing Commander computer games. Fighting against the feline-esque Kilrathi you were aboard a…