Here’s a cool video showing how inventor Johnny Chung Lee transforms the Nintendo Wii Remote - a $40 game accessory into a digital whiteboard, a multi-touch screen and a head mounted virtual reality gear. Johnny is a PhD Graduate student at the Human Computer Interaction Institute at the Carnegie Mellon University and his project was […]
Archive > August 2007
Wooden Text Effect - Photoshop Tutorial
Today is ‘Tutorial Tuesday’ (yeah I just made that up) and I have a pretty slick tutorial for you today. Brought by a newer site called 10steps this shows you how you can make a pretty interesting wood effect. Very slick.
And the results? (click for a larger view)
Be sure to check it out and […]
Manchester United fined £25,000
After picking up seven yellow cards in Sundays clash against Chelsea, Manchester United will be fined £25,000.
“It was a competitive game but I did not think there was one bad tackle in it,” said Ferguson.
That may be the case Sir Alex, but three of the seven cards were for mouthing off to the official. Officials […]
Buy Mii a Wii Lyrics Video
Want to sing along to Buy Mii a Wii? Well, thanks to YouTube user MeTorterra, now you can. This fellow black nerd made a video which shows the lyrics right along to the song. So now you can sing it at your next karaoke party… if people still have those… I don’t know. It’s been […]
Mario Kart Wii Videos
What’s full hot right now? Mario Kart for the Wii!
Did you try Mario Kart on the Wii? Well, I haven’t either, but a lot of people already own that game. What does it mean for us? Just one answer: plenty of videos! Thanks to Youtube!
First, here is a review. It seems a little long but […]
Internet Week 2008: Wiimbledon
It’s already becoming a tradition: Wiimbledone is the annual tournament, held at Barcade in Williamsburg, where competitors go head-to-head in Nintendo Wii tennis. What better way to spend a day than playing video games.
And in the tradition of all things Williamsburg, competitors are encouraged to get really into things. Wear costumes, create cheeky team […]
Soft Serve Launch
Launching at Go-Go Bar, Newtown (cnr Bree/Henry Khumalo)11 October21:00R40 cover
Soft Serve, Soft Serve… What can we say about Soft Serve?
Firstly… It’s crazy. We mean, really crazy. Like some weird space time flux it tests the boundaries of what we think is real.
Follow the band through a warped storyline revolving around ice cream,
featuring a […]
Toying with HDR
Time has not been on my side these past few weeks. Seems like you just never have enough time to do what it is you want.
In my case I’m looking to play with photo techniques, toy with HDR some more, and really get into experimentation mode. The problem……..
I haven’t been out and about […]