Any sufficiently advanced virtual reality is indistinguishable from actual reality.
Nine Inch Nails Releases New Single Came Back Haunted
Trent Reznor recently revealed the production of a new Nine Inch Nails Album. The new NIN album will be called “Hesitation Marks” and will be released September, 3, 2013. A few months ahead of the album, the single “Came Back Haunted” was released today via SoundCloud and Vevo on the official Nine Inch Nails website.
Explore the World with the GeoGuessr Game
Google Maps have been used to create incredible systems that help us identify DC Taxi Cab Zones, the most dangerous roads on Earth, and the best times to take winery tours. GeoGuessr uses the Google Maps API to do something novel and fun by making a game of guessing where you might be in the world. The photo above is a typical view of how the game begins. By using clues like road signs, tree types, and weather you are encouraged to deduce where you are in the world according to Google Maps.
Moon and Night Photo Calculator
Like astrophotography? Use this Moon and Night Photo Calculator to help achieve the perfect cosmic conditions for all your spacey shots.
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Smithsonian Institute Releases Online 3D Models Including This Stunning Lincoln Life Mask
“If you think about the ways humans perceive the world, we see in stereographic vision, we perceive depth. So 3D scanning offers us sort of a natural way to capture and interpret the world around us.”
Mars Curiosity Descent – Ultra HD 30fps Smooth
On August 6th we landed Curiosity on the planet Mars. The footage that came from that descent was amazing, but left me wanting more. I wanted higher res, smooth and a decent framerate. I wanted to feel like I was making that landing.
So did Bard Canning. Apparently so much so, that he re-constructed the descent video…
How Reality Got a New Workflow: Facebook Partners with Otoy to Create VR Tools
Otoy and Facebook recently announced a partnership in which a Facebook Surround 360 camera will be usable within an Otoy Orbx workflow.