Too bad there’s no music, but overall, the whole thing looks pretty nice. Unfortunately, this is only a video :(
[Source: Deloix]
Are Bronies Changing the Definition of Masculinity?
You might assume that the animated TV series “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” is for little girls, but Bronies would beg to differ. Bronies are adult men who sincerely LOVE the show, and aren’t afraid to admit it. Many people are baffled, even angered, by Brony culture. With their unabashed appreciation for “My Little Pony”, Bronies are challenging our perception of gender roles, which may be more fluid than previously thought!
[Via IHC]
The Hunger Games Unabridged
With 200 new pages, including every reference to shitting in the woods.
Quality reading.
[Via CollegeHumor]
Live Action Sailor Moon Video Found Online
A live action Sailor Moon for a Western audience was to have Serena in a very Saved by the Bell-campy show that would switch over to animation when she changed into her Sailor Moon persona.
Check it out:
This looks like a Debbie Gibson video, but honestly, if you remember back to this era of television, everything aimed at this demographic looked pretty similar to this.
Yeah, it was a good idea to can this horrible concept. They made Power Rangers work without animating the Ranger parts, but this would have been creepy. The only live action Sailor Scouts I need are cosplayers (except maybe that jolly fella with the beard.) I was dragged into watching Sailor Moon because my wife was secretly obsessed with it. I saw it for what it was, and there was some fun there, but just not my cup of tea.
Still, I am glad they went with creative editing and english dubs.
Shut Up and Take My Money: Portal Gun in Real Life [Video]
My interpretation of what a real POrtal gun would be like if one existed. Based on the video game, POrtal. I tried to match the game as close as possible. This was the most challenging project I have ever undertaken, consisting of 3D tracking, seamless camera cuts and 3D camera projection. This started out as an experiment since I didn’t think I could even pull it off, if I knew it would’ve turned out as good as it did I would’ve put more of a story behind it. O well, it makes up for in Visual Effects, ENJOY!
.LOL Dispute Could be no Laughing Matter
A dot-com speculator looks set to battle Google for the rights to operate an unusual website address domain: .lol
Frank Schilling of Uniregistry and Google have both confirmed they’ve applied for the top level domain as part of a process that will eventually mean virtually infinite domains rather than the current system of country codes and a few categories such as .com and .org.
Internet regulatory ICANN will tomorrow reveal the full details of those who’ve stumped up $185,000 a time to apply for a new domain. It’s already revealed that there are just under 2,000 applications in total (well above initial expectations) but not how many applicants there are, or which domains have multiple applications.
When that happens, it’s not a case of first-come, first-served. Instead, only those companies that have an indisputable global trademark will automatically get the domain. For example, even if somebody else has taken a punt on applying for Google (which is unlikely), it’s almost certain the search giant will be deemed the only valid applicant.
Nothing will happen quickly. There’ll be a sixty day window for challenges on trademark grounds, including by rights holders who haven’t applied for the domain in question. After that, there’ll be a review period of at least nine months during which ICANN double-checks that applicants are financially and legally sound.
This review period also gives rival applicants time to make a deal for one or more to withdraw their bid. If there are still multiple applications after the review, they’ll take part in an auction.
It’s the generic terms where this is the most likely outcome, with domains such as music and game expected to be among the most hotly contested. There could be some fascinating brinksmanship as some applicants may reason it’s cheaper to pay off a rival rather than risk the cost rocketing in an auction.
The winners will pay registration fees of at least $25,000 a year, with a minimum 10-year term. Of course, they might easily be able to make that back from selling subdomains.
Those applicants who’ve already gone public include a range of businesses (Google wants .home as well as .lol, .youtube and .google) looking to use the names themselves, and existing and new domain registration firms such as GoDaddy looking to sell individual addresses.
CLANG: A new generation in swordfighting games
Historical fiction nerd, science fiction author and self-professed swordfighting geek Neal Stephenson has decided it’s time to end the trigger-based foolery that we have come to accept in our sword games. His CLANG kickstarter seeks to use modern gaming technology to revolutionise the way we swing our virtual swords.
Initially, his PC based game will emulate what he calls the “Queen of Weapons” – the two-handed longsword. It is a European sword, used in the late medieval and early renaissance times. He believes he’s worked out a way to create a truly satisfying swordfighting experience, which will reflect, quite precisely the nuances of a true swordfight.
He’s building the platform with expansion in mind: more environments, character models and weapons.
Read the kickstarter about it (and donate if you are sick of your swordfighting games just not being real enough), or watch this video where Neal explains the whole project in more detail:
[Via CLANG’s Kickstarter]
Happy 30th Anniversary E.T.!
Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. Can you believe it?
Angie and Chad decided to take a road trip to various E.T. filming locations to celebrate the movie’s 30th Anniversary. We grew up watching E.T. and it was kind of a dream come true to see these locations!