Did You Know Gaming: The Legend of Zelda [Video]
Some interesting trivia about the universe behind The Legend of Zelda. [DYKG]
Category Archives: Culture
Drinking is Coming
HBO’s online store is offering up seven Game of Thrones house sigil shot glasses. This could make for some very epic drinking times come season 3. Grab some friends, pick a house and make some rules. Or just play by my favorite set, take a shot every time Joffrey gets slapped. You’ll be drunk in […]
Open Access for Academic Research Sparks Debate
The British government has announced that all publicly-funded research in the UK will be made available in full to anyone without charge. It’s been welcomed by many but has also raised fears that research could become financially unviable. The move was announced by the government member responsible for universities and science, David Willets (pictured), who […]
Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall Falls… Twice Every Hour
Forget about augmented reality, lets see some serious real-world illusionary genius, like this incredible display by Montreal-based Moment Factory, showing Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall crumbling to the ground, only to be replaced by a colorful, fantastical version of the building. Costing millions to produce, the show involves 12 projectors, 12 servers to run them, hundreds […]
Social Media Inspired Outfits
[GAS] reader Belinda just sent me these really cool social media-inspired outfits she created during the last few weeks, and I have to say, great job Belinda! Those look really great. I used to think I would transport myself back to the 50s and 60s if I could, but then I realized that would mean […]
Fringe Goes Into the Future
The cast and crew of Fringe put on an emotionally charged panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. As the countdown to the final season begins, fans packed the room to learn what news they could for the upcoming fifth season. Cast Members Anna Torv (Oliva), Joshua Jackson (Peter), John Noble (Walter), Lance Reddick […]
Quality Family Time: Past vs Today [Picture]
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Sonic Screwdriver offers universal control
How do you outgeek the creation of a motion-control TV remote that operates like a magic wand? Why, you turn it into a Sonic Screwdriver. The BBC’s commercial arm has announced a deal with The Wand Company to produce a Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote. Ironically it was the BBC that helped the company come to […]
San Diego Comic Con 2012 Preview Night
Nerdvana. Geek Mecca. The Place of Hopes and Dreams. San Diego Comic Con. The ultimate pilgrimage for geeks world-wide kicked off last night with a the annual Preview Night, attended by professionals and a few thousand lucky general pass holders. It’s the night where you can get the jump on all the wicked exclusives put […]
Can you believe these are done in pencil?! [Pics]
These incredible drawings of cats by Paul Lung on first glance (and second, and third) look like photographs. But this talented artist actually laboured 40-60 hours on each of these masterpieces with only a mechanical pencil. Achieving such incredibly realistic texture and depth just stuns me. Especially since my drawings of cats regularly amount to […]