The site is in japanese but that shouldn’t harm your experience a bit. Click through the 10 questions and have your robot generated, then watch it move around and fight with other robots. The algorithm that moves them and animate the legs is intriguing, and the interface looks clean and polished, typical japanese design.
http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/
Created by IMG SRC/Non-Grid, Kaibutsu, and Masayuki Kido
Chanced upon this indie game which had a game visual similar to that of microsoft’s photosynth demo.
Of course it only looks similar on the surface, the underlying technology seems much different in the sense that its unlikely the engine will arrange and stitch your photos in 3d. Having said that, the game play looks interesting enough.
Source: http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2009/11/trailer_trauma_krystian_majews.html
After upgrading my wordpress installation to 2.8, it apparently attempted to self-destruct when I attempted a self-comparison of the drafts of my last post.
It started as a count down:
And proceed to have a conversation with you, matrix style Continue reading ‘Wordpress Easter Egg’
4 beautiful shorts for annecy 2009 openings each day. Gobelins did it again, enjoy
Guillaume Marceau has made an interesting attempt at visualizing 33 programming languages in terms of code terseness and speed.
The Computer Language Benchmarks Game is a collection of 429 programs, consisting of 13 benchmark reimplemented across 33 programming languages. It is a fantastic resource if you are trying to compare programming languages quantitatively.
http://gmarceau.qc.ca/blog/2009/05/speed-size-and-dependability-of.html
Quoting Sanid who gathered this collection of typographic portraits at abduzeedo:
Typography is not just about choosing a nice typeface, actually it’s much more than that, it’s how we arrange the types in the layout choosing the right size, weight and type of font to transmit the message in the easiest and more understandable way. Now, imagine some designers take that to a next step, mixing typography with portraits.
Thanks to Kian An for the link.
Brad Bird’s talk on innovation:
The first step in achieving the impossible is believing that the impossible can be achieved. … “You don’t play it safe—you do something that scares you, that’s at the edge of your capabilities, where you might fail. That’s what gets you up in the morning.”
http://gigaom.com/2008/04/17/pixars-brad-bird-on-fostering-innovation/
Imagine fluffy bunnies in SBO with rifles and pistols, and speaking japanese. yeah only the japs can do that
Steve travels to less developed countries frequently to discover the beauty in the lands and its people. The stunning colors in his photos from Afganistan, Burma, Nepal and India reveal rare sights from these countries that are hidden from the casual tourist and less adventurous individuals.
View his gallery at http://www.stevemccurry.com/main.php
