The smarter we make the machines, the closer we make them rivals.
NASA MSL Curiosity Rover Lego Robot
I had the pleasure of spending the day of the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) at Kennedy Space Center. Beside the IMAX auditorium was an incredible Lego…
Welcome to the Anthropocene – A Video About How We Affect Our World
We are the “new telluric force which in power and universality may be compared to the greater forces of earth”.
What Song Do You Dance To During A Coup D’Etat In Myanmar?
I teach a class on the illusion of reality where we discuss the interactive systems that surround us and our ability to create/edit/break them. The focus of the class is to empower students to create their own immersive elements of society and distribute them.
Let’s talk about the illusion.
Destiny’s Child Reunion at Super Bowl XLVII
Surprise, Destiny’s Child reunited during the Super Bowl Half Time Show! After a dazzling display of a dancing and pyrotechnics the Super Bowl XLVII audience watched as Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland…
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.”
Directors Spielberg and Lucas Predict ‘Massive Implosion’ in Film Industry
Yesterday on June 13, 2013, The Verge’s Brian Bishop published a story with the provocative headline “Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict ‘massive implosion’ in film industry”. The article covers a panel discussion held at the University of Southern California by directors George Lucas and Steven Speilberg and Microsoft’s President of Interactive Entertainment Don Mattrick. Quickly, their predictions include $50-100 trips to high-end movie theaters, diversification of content on television, and an indie emphasis on publishing content directly to the internet first. Similar concepts were echoed in our interview with director Amanda Bluglass. We recommend reading The Verge article.