Billboard reports PSY’s “Gangnam Style” video reached 1B views sometime after 10pm ET on Dec. 21, 2012.
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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.”
What Does the Fox Say in the Lyrics to the Ylvis Music Video The Fox
Why is the single The Fox by Norwegian band Ylvis so strange and yet super catchy? Decide for yourself. We’ve got the lyrics.
PSY – GANGNAM STYLE, Korean: Exporter of Asian Culture
It seems like only a few years ago when Japan had the monopoly on the export of weird Asian culture. But now Korea will be a contender in that game,…
Science is Dead. Who Cares?
I decided to create the following image after a heated Facebook discussion about NASA. My challenge to the audience is simple, “Like if you agree. Comment if you disagree.” I’d like to see how my friends and acquaintances feel about the statement. What do you think?
Walk on Walls Using Geckskin
Duncan Irschick and Al Crosby have been working together at UMass Amherst to develop Geckskin. Using a gecko’s foot for inspiration, Geckskin can hold considerable weight while not leaving residue or marks behind like conventional tape or nails would.
Lucasfilm and ILM will Change how Movie Special Effects are Made
Kim Libreri of Lucasfilm spoke at the Technology Strategy Board event at BAFTA this week, presenting a demo of their motion-capture stage. They are gathering the actor’s motion captured data and putting their virtual characters in fully rendered environments in real time. They are also manipulating the assets, buildings, weather, landscape on the fly.