If you are given a choice, you believe you have acted freely. This is one of the darkest of all psychological secrets.
Teller, “Teller Reveals His Secrets,” Smithsonian magazine, March 2012
2013 ‘Stalingrad’ Visual Effects Reel By Main Road|Post Is Awe Inspiring
Russian visual effects production studio Main Road|Post shares how war epic Stalingrad was created with this stunning display of movie magic.
The Grand Prix of Baltimore SocialGP
A week ago a group was selected to follow the drivers of the Grand Prix of Baltimore, this group will attend the various Grand Prix functions that will occur in…
The Great Dictator by Charlie Chaplin
“I’m sorry but I don’t want to be an Emperor, that’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible, Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another, human beings are like that. We all want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone and the earth is rich and can provide for everyone.”
A Material Point Method For Snow Simulation – How Snow is Made for Disney’s Frozen
As part of the marketing for the release of Disney’s Frozen on November 27, 2013, the studio has shared a SIGGRAPH video describing their snow-making technology.
Preparing for Space Travel – Michael Hopkins and VR Hardware
NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Expedition 37/38 flight engineer, uses virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of his duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
Viewing NASA Launch the LADEE Mission to the Moon
If you live on the east coast of the United States there is a possibility on the night of September 6 you may see NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission launch out of Wallops Flight Facility.