Results of XBMC Developers Conference
This year, XBMC held its annual DevCon after LinuxTag in Berlin. We like to come together every now and then to meet face to face and discuss the state of things, the future of XBMC, and socialize a bit too. In attendance this time around were pike, chadoe, spiff, elupus, ...
Win an internship at CERN, Switzerland
One of the programmes at CERN is looking for a multimedia intern for fall 2009. To apply, you have to create a video/multimedia project about CERN. Personally, I dislike their conditions (all submitted work will become their property, for example), but this might just be your chance for an interesting internship.
Francisco Manuel Reina Sanchez wrote:
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Creating a Magic Wand Particles Effect
Kernon Dillon from BlenderNewbie has published a three-part videotutorial on the creation of a magic wand particles effect.
Kernon wrote:
This video tutorial series will show you how to create a magic wand particles effect, the sort of visual effect you might see when a magic wand is waved. This will be similar to a pixie dust
Python 3.0 is an ex-release! Long live Python 3.1!
There will be no Python 3.0.2 release or further 3.0.x maintenance/security releases. All users of Python 3.0 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to Python 3.1.
Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data: The Pirate Bay Lives On
Responses have been overwhelmingly negative to the news that The Pirate Bay will soon be sold to Global Gaming Factory. But what if there is a method to the apparent Pirate Bay madness one that, as Peter Sunde has hinted, could actually be good for the P2P community?
Responses have been overwhelmingly negative to the news that The Pirate Bay will soon be sold to Global Gaming Factory.
Serious Game/VR : DS Improve virtually reconstructs Brussels' cultural heritage
DS Improve SA has reconstructed in high-quality real-time 3D the
touristic Sablon area in Brussels (Belgium/Europe), known for its old
antique dealers, luxury chocolate shops and restaurants.
Tower of Evil
Yang Xueguo brings up the heat on his Master Award winning image from EXPOSE 7.
Beautiful Examples of Vexel Artworks and Tutorials
Vexel art is a digital art that is an entirely pixel-based form of raster art that imitates the vector graphics technique, but is distinguished from normal vector graphics or raster images. "Vexel" itself is a mixture of two words Vector and Pixel. Vexel designs are composed by using multiple layered shapes.
The Formation And Evolution of CyberConnect2
Japanese independent developer and .hack creator CyberConnect2 has made an enduring company and franchise, even while adhering to much stricter 'quality of life' than many Japanese developers. In a rare, personal interview, companypresident Hiroshi Matsuyama explains the firm's founding and how work/life balance became so important to him.
Video Games Live to Perform 12 Shows in July!
The worldwide phenomenon Video Games Live (recently enshrined in the Guinness Book of World Records) is proud to announce 12 performances throughout the month of July. Each show will be unique and many will be highlighted by special performances, conventions and/or special guests.
GSoC Light Paint, Stage 1
Article submitted by Chris Want. Student Jingyuan Huang (aka yukishiro) has been working hard on her Google Summer of Code project Blender Light Paint using Spherical Harmonics , an interactive tool for artists to create, modify, and preview image-based lighting environments specified by HDR light probe images.
With the Summer of Code midterm just around the corner,
Power Tips For WordPress Template Developers
With its latest releases, WordPress has extended its potential well beyond blogging, moving toward an advanced, robust and very powerful content management solution. By default, WordPress delivers a very lightweight, minimal system that offers only basic functionalities. But where the WordPress core falls short, there are a wealth of plug-ins that extend its limitations.
BREIN Demands $70,000 Per Day Penalty For Usenet Community
Earlier this year, anti-piracy outfit BREIN demanded the closure of Usenet community FTD. After negotiations between the pair came to nothing, BREIN declared FTD a criminal operation prompting FTD to take legal action against BREIN to clear their name. Now BREIN is counter-claiming against FTD, demanding $70,000 a day in penalties.
TorrentReactor Users Suffer Rootkit Attack
With millions of pageviews every day TorrentReactor.net is ranked in the top 5 of all torrent sites in terms of traffic which makes it a lucrative target for malicious attacks. The site is currently suffering from a serious security breach resulting in a rootkit being installed on the computers of some of its visitors.
With millions of pageviews every day TorrentReactor.
IGDA Names Joshua Caulfield as New Executive Director
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), the world's largest organization serving the individuals who create digital games, today announced that Joshua Caulfield has been named the association's new executive director. Caulfield brings more than a decade of association leadership experience to the new position.
Intel Schwag Bag Giveaway Winners Selected
This is just to let everyone know that I have picked the 15 winners for the Intel contest. If you are ne of the lucky recipients you will be getting an email very shortly! If not, then thank you for entering and good luck next time!
Best of luck to all the entrants of the Intel Level Up contest!
50 Free High-Quality and New (X)HTML/CSS Templates
In this post, well showcase 50 Free high-quality New (X)HTML/CSS template (some of them include the PSD-source files). You will also find among these elegant templates a very well written step-by-step tutorials showing you how to create your own. Hopefully some of these will meet your expectations and come in handy in your
Hummingbird-Like Nano UAV from AeroVironment
AeroVironment, maker of several important military UAVs like the Wasp, Raven, and Dragon Eye , has received a Phase II SBIR grant from DARPA to continue work on it's hummingbird-like nano UAV (NAV), which propels itself with flapping wings. In the video shown above, the vehicles stability control is shown, including take-offs from a standstill.
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