Posted by Dennis Bonilla
Mom’s Birthday in 3D
Microsoft IllumiRoom Demo
We’ve caught videos of illumiroom surfacing before but now we’re getting a bit more details about the capabilities and it is definitely exciting because of what it may mean for living room entertainment.
Playing Duck Hunt in VR with the HTC Vive
I managed to grab a copy of Duck Hunt VR created by Joseph Delgado. Duck Hunt VR is an excellent recreation of the classic NES Zapper light gun game. Here’s some video from a quick play session.
Rocket Builder: A Game Jam Tech Demo Video
I’m currently at the NASA Ames Research Center attending the Dark Side of the Jam. crypticsea just posted this visualgasm of a tech demo.
GE Uses Back to the Future DeLorean in a Commercial to Talk About Turbine-Generated Power
We’ve seen GE effectively use a NASA rover and KITT from Knight Rider to discuss jet engines and locomotives. These commercials are part of the brand’s Brilliant Machines advertising campaign launched in 2012. Again using 1980’s nostalgia, the company is promoting their turbine hardware and software using imagery from the Back to the Future movies. The new spot is called “The Future is Now” and features a flying DeLorean and the voice of actor Michael J. Fox.
Who is Peter Pan Based On and Why Do You Think He is the Angel of Death?
I saw an image today that states that the character of Peter Pan was an angel that held kids’ hands on their way to heaven. I was curious so I looked up if there is any truth to the statement. The closest I got was that James Matthew Barrie (J. M. Barrie), the author of Peter and Wendy, lost his brother David two days before the young man’s 14th birthday. David Barrie died in an ice-skating accident which both deeply affected James Matthew and his mother, J.M later wrote that his mother took solace in the idea that David would never grow old and leave home.
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