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Kickstarter of the Day: "Help!" could give you an extra life.
Joseph Reilly says “Help!” could save our lives. Or give us clout in a legal battle. The app, designed for Android and iPhone, supposedly begins recording as soon as you tap the icon, sends it to a secure server, and transmits the data to people of your choosing. This could have a number of applicat
Motion-capture actors are still actors. So why aren’t they treated that way?
Nominees for the 2012 academy awards were announced this week. And once again much to Andy Serkis’s irritation, he’s not getting the credit he deserves: “The acting community has worries about performance capture because they believe it’s some form of replacement for performance when in fact, it’s t
Rap Map #8: Starlito
Welcome back to the Rap Map, where we speak with rappers about videogames. Today we’re talking with Starlito, whose Stepbrothers, a collaborative mixtape with the rapper Mr. Don Trip, won heavy acclaim throughout the rap world. I was talking to Mr. Don Trip earlier, and he said that you guys met thr
How pop culture (and videogames) made the Glock our national weapon.
NPR has a fascinated feature on the popularity of the Glock pistol. Invented by curtain-rod manufacturer Gaston Glock, the gun was lauded for its light weight and accuracy, but it wasn’t until the Glock entered the parlance of Hollywood that its popularity skyrocketed. Paul Barrett, author of Glock:
Is Dear Esther even more breathtaking than nature? (Yes, it is!)
Dear Esther, the absolutely gorgeous remake of a Half-Life 2 mod, developed by Mirror’s Edge artist Robert Briscoe, is a treat to look at. Be sure to check out the scenery in a larger resolution at DeadEndThrills, who captured these shots of the game “with top-of-the-line antialiasing and quality se
Can Democracy save Dungeons & Dragons?
In a move that’s 50% crowdsourcing and 100% American, Dungeons & Dragons is turning to the players to fix its ailing orc-slaying system. With the new edition and the call for feedback, in a “hearts and minds” campaign, Wizards of the Coast is attempting to rally players to the cause. The strategy ce
Scorekeeper XL is the perfect, pretty app for, um, keeping score for anything.
Thoreau said, “Simplify, simplify, simplify,” and Matt Rix’s new Scorekeeper XL is the perfect companion for the gamers and/or the vindictive. It’s free to check it out. We’ve started using it at the office to track who leaves the toilet paper in the bathroom. [via Zach Klein]
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