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film it and get hyped!

2010-04-26T11:44:00.000-07:00

here's another example of how well advertising works. The insane idea of KRINKing this mini coop automatically becomes a cool and edgy thing to do when you add a backdrop, cool music, and interesting angles. With these skills, if finely tuned, i could sell a used toothbrush!

Photoshop contest! "Steve jobs strikes back"

2010-04-22T11:39:00.000-07:00

Gizmodo is holding a photoshop contest based around the tech celebrity Steve Jobs.
All entries must be in by next Tuesday so theres plenty of time to have fun with it.

here's the link
http://gizmodo.com/5522139/help-steve-jobs-strike-back

caught my i.....pad

2010-04-06T11:46:00.000-07:00

So i'm not ashamed to say that i'm an anti Ipad individual. I believe it's somewhat pointless for many reasons, but i'm not about to get into it. However, this DID catch my attention and had me quite intrigued for a while. Its an app called SketchBookPRO and it's lookin mighty fine.....

E*Trade babies!

2010-03-30T17:08:00.000-07:00

i love these commercials as much as anyone does, and for the most part they're hilarious. But there's been some buzz about this recent commercial as Lindsay Lohan seems to be suing e-trade over the ad. Could this be a sign of desperation?

some green-screening you probably never knew about.

2010-03-30T16:53:00.001-07:00

These days you would think you can point out when a studio is using green-screening or not, but after watching this i guess that isn't the case! **Warning** IGNORANCE IS BLISS!

Cancerbots Activate!

2010-03-24T12:29:00.000-07:00

Behold, the medicine of the future! These nanobots are the latest and greatest in the fight against cancer. The test results are in, and these little buggers are a great success with no side-effects! Again, its another sign of the times when you have a bunch of little robots getting the job done correctly on such a small scale!

microsoft refuses to help

2010-03-24T12:16:00.000-07:00

Bill gates has continued to disagree with Sergy Brin, the co-founder of Google, who is taking a strong stand against China's censorship. Gates said that he thought that the censorship was "limited", and Brin could only say that Gates "spoke directly against free speech just for the sake of contradicting google." Brin is continuing to raise awareness of the censorship going on in China, and believes that its an issue that should be getting as much notice as any of the other top stories going on in the world today.

The Game that aims to save the world!

2010-03-09T11:35:00.000-08:00

There is a new online game that teaches users how to solve real world problems and help create leadership skills so that these users can apply those same skills in reality, and ultimately change the world for the better. Personally i think its worth taking a look at....

amazing digital paintings

2010-03-03T11:45:00.000-08:00

Here are some really good looking digital paintings i saw yesterday while looking up some photoshop tutorials. Digital Painting is alot of work, but compared to real painting it is A LOT easier. You can pull of two or three color schemes for one piece in about a week, and you can email the files off to your employer in another state at any time. It is just a really efficient way of handling artwork these days and i am definitely going to be doing alot of it...

Merger!

2010-03-01T11:40:00.000-08:00

The two leading Christian Video game companies, Left Behind Games and Digital Praise, are joining forces as of last week. According to Digital Praise's CEO, the Christian Gaming Market is getting bigger every day, and in the coming year America is going to see ALOT of it. Here's a little preview of some of the games that these companies have come up with..

Stop Motion T shirt War!

2010-02-26T11:51:00.000-08:00

Here is a cool stop motion film i came across this week. I saw it on youtube, and I must say i couldn't take my eyes off of it. It's got a completely DIY feel, all of the shirts were made custom for the shoot, and the soundtrack consists of voice sound effects. I really liked this film as it is a breath of fresh air, and very cleverly thought out. Props to the RhettandLink youtube channel, can't wait to see what else they come up with.

Real or Fake?

2010-02-22T11:33:00.000-08:00

With everyone trying to have their ten minutes of fame these days it is getting harder and harder to trust that a viral video is actually real or not. One of the more recent characters to emerge on the scene is a guy known as Francis. This is his famous video:

Now, I've heard on many accounts that this video is fake and that he is acting out for the views, and although that is a sort of relief that this is not a real person, it only proves my point. Viral videos have impacted our society in many ways, and have made fame available through things as simple as a webcam and a script. If you need an example as to how viral videos have impacted advertising, just take a look at the recent superbowl that just passed. Most of the commercials, especially the Doritos commercials, all had that "Viral video Vibe".

Stop disrespecting!

2010-02-17T11:45:00.001-08:00

So here are a couple of flicks that are getting on my nerves. Beautiful Productions are being dissed by whack wannabe nobodies and lately I've been seeing way too much of it.

Before......

After.....

Before again.....

After again......

Counter-media blunder film

2010-02-16T11:41:00.000-08:00

I recently came across an independent film that is going to feature artists such as Shepard Fairey, Banksy, WK interact, and other Counter culture underground superstars. The film is going to be produced by paranoid pictures and should definitely be some sort of comedy, as it is basically a film about street art gone wrong. These artists are responsible for the counter culture media, or as i have heard it "counter-media" that is seen on many city streets. Should be interesting......

Army starting to turn to game consoles for training.

2010-02-10T11:52:00.000-08:00

The United States Military is starting to turn towards using game consoles to train its soldiers for military operated vehicles since it is both very popular and very easy to work with. Using game consoles saves the military alot of time and money that would otherwise be spent on creating a whole new operating platform and teaching soldiers how to use it. This is another example of this generations traits and how technology is actually contributing to them.

my prediction for game of the year 2010!

2010-02-08T11:35:00.000-08:00

Bioshock 2. Yeah i knew it would look amazing but once again i was surprized completely at how theatrical they made the game. I've been following this game for a long time now and i really cant wait to see this game when it comes out early this year.

Xbox 360 Games - E3 2010 - BioShock 2

Day n Nite

2010-01-25T11:38:00.000-08:00

I know I'm a little late on this being that the video came out in October of 2009 but just recently i became interested in Music Videos and the Creativity involved in them. A video that really surprised me happened to be "Day N Nite" by Kid Cudi. It surprised me for two reasons, one being more obvious, the first reason is that there had already been a music video for this song, but this one was something i hadn't seen before. The second reason would have to be the animations involved in the video. I have to say, i love them to death and couldnt help but nod my head as i was listening. Take a look:

More images from TEMPT ONE

2010-01-22T11:40:00.000-08:00

As you may or may not know earlier this week i covered a story on TEMPT one a graffiti writer with paralysis that has been given a new medium, a computer. I showed a video of the software used to map his eye movement and thought i might show some pictures of the Artwork he's doing now.

Academy of Art University

2010-01-21T11:49:00.000-08:00

Being in 11th grade, I'm starting to take an interest in colleges. Specifically art colleges. Now, something that struck me yesterday happened to be a commercial I saw for the Academy of Art University. When i saw this commercial I was surprised, see, two years ago i took a good look at this university, and in all of their pamphlets they focused on non stop art, "Art this, Art that" but in this commercial yesterday they focused mainly on "New Media". I couldn't find the ad today, but here's some of the stuff coming out of the University, just to give you a taste on what it might be like. Looks like they are widening their playing field though........

Something I'd be interested in doing......

2010-01-20T11:49:00.000-08:00

Machinima, What is it? Machinima is when you take a video game, and dub voices over the screen shots you take. Its really interesting, and over the past few years the films people come up with are becoming more and more intricate. One of the big names in Machinima would have to be RoosterTeeth, a group responsible for "Red vs. Blue" a very funny series based on the Video Gaming Cult Classic "HALO". Again, i really would love to see if i can do this in the future. Check it out:

Tempt One

2010-01-19T11:38:00.000-08:00

The legendary Graffiti writer, Tempt One, suffers from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease that causes paralysis. Currently, he cannot move from the neck down, in fact his movement is highly limited to every part of his body except for his eyes. In an Alhambra Hospital, a very affordable program known as EyeWriter, allows him to write graffiti on the computer using only his eyes. It is an amazing example of how technology can bring happiness into all of our lives. Just check it out:

introducing KAWS

2010-01-15T11:58:00.000-08:00

In the world of Graphic design. One person that is at the head of Vinyl toys, as well as clothing design and album covers happens to be graffiti writer-turned designer KAWS. Slowly but surely his popularity has been gaining since 2000 and he came out on top of the scene in the last three years.

Graffiti of the digital realm

2010-01-14T11:39:00.000-08:00

As some of you may know i would one day love to do graphic design as a profession. My main form of artwork revolves around the graffiti aspect, and is greatly influenced by the artform. One of the ways that i can express my artwork through the computer is through Photoshop. Slowly but surely i am building my skills in the program, and hopefully one day i can be as good as certain people i have seen use the program. Such as this guy:

Wacom Intuos 4. top of my wishlist for whenever!

2010-01-13T11:34:00.000-08:00

Okay, so i know i wasn't really active on the blogs for the last holiday season, and in this new year there are a couple of things that i still want to acquire into my collection of graphic design equipment. The top of my wishlist? Oh yes, I still want a Wacom tablet! I don't need a big fancy one, but it would be nice to have one from the Intuos4 series. Last year, Wacom took a step back and changed how they made tablets. With the Intuos4 series, they increased the amount of pressure levels they had in the strokes, increased compatibility qualities, and increased ease of use to make a practical tool of the trade. I've been meaning to blog about this product for a while so please excuse the lateness on my part. How dare i review a product that is more than a month old?
Gosh!

Here's a flick of the schemes for the smallest of the four sizes for the tablets

Ubi soft, Still at it

2010-01-12T11:46:00.000-08:00

Ubisoft has continued working on thier latest music game. Yes, even as the money flow seems to decline for the gaming industry, let alone the economy as a whole, Ubisoft seems to keeep going. who knows? maybe this time i'll actually go out and buy a music game for once? maybe i'll actually be impressed with the visual graphics? Maybe these graphics will not come in the form of cartoonish stereotypical characters? But i wont go on ranting.

My opinion? If you're going to spend this much money, make sure its good, please.

gadget of the year!

2009-12-10T11:17:00.000-08:00

BADA BING BADA BOOM! i present to you the phone that won the gadget of the year award. Here's a couple of hints, it has a touch screen, you can watch youtube on it, and you can have access to apps. Yes ladies and Gents, the DROID has won gadget of the year and has evidently conquered the Iphone. Now i know you were thinking, "the droid? the young blood that just came out? Yup, apparently the droid has beaten the iphone for two main reasons, the first being the superior coverage you get with it, the second being the fact that you dont have to deal with that annoying touch keyboard since the droid has an actual push keyboard. Too bad apple, your sales must be SOOO impacted. . . . .

new FujiFilm Cameras

2009-12-02T11:48:00.000-08:00

Now, we all know that the polaroid is officially done for, but whats this? An affordable camera that gives you instant photos the size of a credit card?

Its the new kid on the block. Its called the Instax Mini S7 and it's made by Fujifilm. Instant hit? i think so, with all the kids on this retro fix, everyones craving the next best thing to the polaroids from "back in the day".

Lego Halo reenectment

2009-12-01T11:41:00.000-08:00

There is a stop motion animation film out there that has the cast played entirely by LEGO figures, and apparently its pretty good. Its a twenty five minute film shot frame by frame for six years by a man named Alex Kobb. check out the flicks!

Turtle beach x3 gaming headphones.

2009-11-30T11:41:00.000-08:00

This past weekend i had the pleasure of putting on these amazing headphones. So my friend pop's in modern warfare 2 and starts playing while i stick these bad boys on my head, and i gotta say i felt like ducking for cover! These are probably the best headphones i have ever put on. They have noise canceling seals for the ears themselves, as well as a microphone that doesn't pick up any little crack of noise. I honestly felt like i was in the game, and since then i cant really play the game the same way again. As wierd as it sounds, these babies are going to change the way you see gaming, and all though it sounds cliche, its for real.

By order of the queen

2009-11-24T11:52:00.000-08:00

Thou shalt not download illegally! Great Brittan recently passed a bill that enforces anti-piracy. internet users that are caught illegally downloading media will have three chances to stop, with each warning comes a higher fine. If all three strikes are taken and the offender is caught again, the internet abuser will have his internet suspended by order of the queen!

20 G's for a scene remake?

2009-11-23T12:40:00.001-08:00

The newest low key rock opera, "Battle for Milkquarious" is now holding a competition for schools to redo one scene from the movie. Yes, the movie looks very cheesy, but apparently that's the point. but now it's up to one lucky school to pick up the pieces of this shattered stab at a comedy and make a fantastic scene!

WORST MOVIE EVER!

2009-11-23T12:24:00.000-08:00

Okay so before i get into this ridiculous mess of a rant. i would like to say that America has once again fallen into this stupid cycle of end-of-times conspiracies right on track. Having said that, i would like to warn all of you not to watch this painfully written and directed movie. As a whole, the main plot of the story drags on way too long, only to have an extremely cheesy ending. i honestly would have watched milkquarious for two and a half hours on loop! Please do yourself a favor, don't watch this movie, and don't believe the hype, the world isn't gonna end in 2012. Besides that, you should live your life to the fullest anyways.

Left for dead two is coming....but wait

2009-11-23T12:10:00.000-08:00

Sure there was a bunch of hype for the next game in the left for dead series, but just like movies: SPIN OFFS HAPPEN. Activision dropped a major spin off, if we shouldn't call it a bite off the L4D fame. I mean, come on activision, Call of Duty, plus zombies, plus iphone? I say desperate!

Xbox 360, happy birthday!

2009-11-23T11:49:00.000-08:00

The Xbox 360 just revently became four years old. The platform has managed to stay on the top of the list of gamings most wanted since its release. I can still remember the hype that occurred when this bad boy was gonna come out swinging. It really is surprising that the 360 hasn't gone "out of style, like the N64 or playstation 2. In the world of electronics four years is a mighty long time. i mean, if it were a kid, its voice would probably be cracking by now........

2009 Nokia Battery Recalls

2009-11-10T20:30:00.001-08:00

Nokia has just announced that they are recalling some apparently dangerous chargers. There are about 14 million of these chargers out there, and according to NOKIA, they are all dangerous, simply for the fact that there is a high chance of them shocking you.

The Models being recalled are:

the AC-3E

and the AC-4U

If sent in, these items will be replaced at no cost.

Beware!

2009-11-10T19:54:00.000-08:00

Yes, i know Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2 arrived today, and i meant to put this up last night. Now we all know that with every game that is about to premier, a few copies.....well.......leak. You know, that kid down the block who's uncle is a game reviewer, or helped develop it? Yeah, well it seems this passed week there has been a large number of players who have been banned from Xbox Live for playing MW2 before its release date. Thats right, even modding your Xbox cant get rid of this ban. Serves you right, you lucky sneak previewers!

fable 3 concept art.

2009-11-04T11:47:00.000-08:00

As an artist myself, this is one of the things i wish to do in the future. I am a big fan of the Fable series and some new concept art has come out in anticipation of the Fable 3 release. here are some of the works.....

Amercian Mcgee's The return of alice

2009-11-02T11:45:00.000-08:00

American Mcgee's Alice is set to have a sequel come out in 2011. If you guys and gals don't remember the 2000 game that came out here's a little refresher.

The game is based in the Alice in wonderland Universe and is definitely a mind trip......for its time. Its also a great reminder of how far video gaming has come in the past ten years. Here's a little bit of the gameplay:

New apple tablet rumors......

2009-10-01T11:47:00.000-07:00

And the rumors just keep coming. Many people are talking about the possibility of Apple releasing a new apple computer with a complete touch screen. Allegedly, apple has been working on this for quite sometime now, and the release date is coming soon. People claim that apple has approached them with the product but has kept it under code names and refuses to be open about this.....so i gues we'll see.

Even The internet is affected by global warming?

2009-09-30T11:48:00.000-07:00

Apparently so! There is a new Google Earth add on that shows the effects of global warming, featuring such things as sea levels, vegetation, and plant growth after global warming occurs. Oh yeah, did i forget to mention that the whole thing is narrated by Al Gore? This is one good feature that i think will indeed help the current and next generation understand the effects and truly be driven to take action.

Iflix......coming soon to an iphone near you!

2009-09-23T11:42:00.000-07:00

Netflix has recently announced that they are planning on eventually putting netflix on the Iphone. Although, before then they wish to put it on as many gaming platforms as possible. It looks like for once someones givin the OG platforms's a turn before the freshman Iphone takes their share of the cake! For now, Netflix seems to be very happy with thier success on the Xbox 360, which was a brilliant idea that has pushed them to expand as much as possible, which will ultimately cause netflix to be available pretty much anywhere as far as we can tell......

Xmen movie rumors......yes? no?

2009-09-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

Maybe so? As of now we can't all be too sure. An actor from the recent film "X-men: Origins Wolverine" recently tweeted that he was "locked in for the next film". Thus bringing about many rumors of the next X men film, rumors that went on to say that it would kick off in February. Shuler Donner negated these claims and made it clear to the public that its wasn't known yet weather or not the next film will be in production, but its definitely not in the works as of now.

BRAAAAAAINSSS

2009-09-16T11:36:00.000-07:00

Resident Evil 6? Numero seis? serio? Its official, there WILL be another Resident evil but it doesnt seem like the release will hit stores any time soon since Capcom hasnt even made a decision as to who is going to carry it this year. If that wasnt odd enough, they were actually trying to decide based on a game of blackjack, which didnt work, so now its going to be decided on a game of poker. Here's my beef with this. Firtst, let me make it clear that RE5 completely sucked, and that RE 4 is still the best one yet. I dont care how many graphics you put into a game, if the gameplay sucks, the gameplay sucks. Sure i have to admit the artwork is pretty amazing and the screenshots you can get are pretty dopetastic, but walking in straight lines through a whole level with the same random zombies comin at you? Come on Capcom, your better than that! I really do hope they give someone with some real brains a chance, perhaps you should pass it on to bethesda? That would be my choice........

New silent hill movie

2009-09-15T11:53:00.000-07:00

which means more amazing computer graphic imaging to be displayed in the film. If you haven't seen the last film and can appreciate the gritty horror artwork that goes into anything from the characters to the set design, go pick up a copy right now!

new microsoft game platform please?

2009-09-14T11:51:00.000-07:00

NO! Microsoft is continuing to make it clear that they are not coming out with any new game platforms. The head of the game studios at microsoft, Phil Spencer, says that we will all benefit from this.....why you ask? He made a point and i think i can completely see where he is coming from. Releasing another platform at this point in the gaming industry would be pretty useless, oh sure you can add more memory and have as many upgraded defaults as you want, but really what would the consumer be getting? It would benefit both the consumers and microsoft from putting a bunch of money into a new software if they just maintianed the course and focused on the 360, which is at a perfect point in the market. So why would microsoft want to gamble with a new platform that could not only fail, but also bring the 360 down with it? this is exactly why it is not going to happen.

playstation 3.......D?

2009-09-11T11:38:00.000-07:00

In Berlin at the IFA show, Sony was walking tall as they displayed one of their top selling games, WipEout. Now, normally i wouldn't be making any hoopla over Sony displaying an old game at a conference, but they were showing this game in all angles, yeah......3D! The game was being played on a special Bravvia TV that is designed to show Playstation 3 games in 3D. Since none of us want to go out and buy a TV for "i dont know how many rediculous dollars", playstation has said that they want to have 3D be applied to all Playstations, so that it could be played on all TV's. However, we must remember that even though playstation is putting new ammo in its gun, if the thing dont fire its useless. What i mean by that is that its no use having three dimensional bugs and glitches, because thats just too irritating. When will Sony answer our prayers???

What would you dooOOoo for a.......

2009-09-10T11:36:00.000-07:00

Beatles inspired custom made X box 360? Would you pay...... six hundred dollars? seven hundred? Anyone? Any takers? How about seven thousand four hundred dollars? Thats how much the current bid is on the first of the fifty limited edition beatles inspired by the Beatles. Now normally it would be ridiculous to drop that kind of moola on a game console but Harmonix, the company that is auctioning off the little masterpieces, is giving the proceeds to the charity known as doctors without borders, so it really isnt all that whacky. However, something tells me that even if it weren't for the cause, the numbers wouldn't be very far from ridiculous as well, knowing a few Beatle fanatics myself that would only START the bid at 8,000, maybe 9,000 just to test the others.......

Get your touch on......no not like that.

2009-09-09T11:43:00.000-07:00

apple just released a new, or should i say, "updated" version of the ipod touch. The new line up in the family features an 8GB model, a 32GB, and a 64GB model. Since the 8GB only costs $199, word is that the new touch is going to give the upcoming "pspGO" a run for its money, literally. With the touch's recent popularity as a gaming platform, the people over at playstation are going to have to make a couple of changes to their upcoming release, since the new psp is going to be more expensive than apples newest arrival, which has a higher graphics capability than its bigger brother-the original ipod touch. If the pspGO DOES end up being 50 dollars more, than i hope its worth the money.

Youtube rentals??

2009-09-08T11:31:00.000-07:00

youtube is said to be renting out movies soon. apparently google is talking with movie companies in order to make deals. This was weird news to me simply because it seemed highly unlikely. with all of the technology today that people can access, it would be very hard for me if i were the head of a movie company, to let my full movies be streamed to peoples computers. For me, i would feel too vunurable to let my product end up on people's desktops even if it was just for a couple of hours......

Sony owning up to it........

2009-09-04T11:28:00.000-07:00

Sony Entertainment's president just recently made it clear that he was aware of the problems occurring with the PS3's online play. Regardless of the fact that PS3 users have asked for certain things since the platform came out, no updates seem to satisfy. As a friend of many Ps3 users I myself have heard quite a few things about the systems capabilities in certain areas that were described in ways i can not repeat. Sony's president did admit that they were a bit late on the fixes. Hopefully since we all now know that they are aware of the problem, that we will soon know that they are aware on the solutions. Only time will tell.