Monday, June 14, 2010

Eeek!! FREAKS!

Eeek!! FREAKS!


Eeek!! FREAKS!

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Eeek!! FREAKS! Via Motionographer:

"Ben West wrote, directed and did the animation for this warming mockumentary promoting the 2008 Australian Directors Guild Conference. Ben's witty script, combined with a bit of Christopher Guest meets Chris Cunningham is a refreshing change of pace from the über epic conference promos of late.

Ben's concept and process: 'I came up with the idea of film makers as freaks ostr ...more

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How Did a Chinese Truck Driver Manage to Build His Own DIY Lamborghini?

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:00 AM PDT

How Did a Chinese Truck Driver Manage to Build His Own DIY Lamborghini? 25-year-old Chen Jinmiao of rural China dreamt of one day owning his own Lamborghini. But the truth is, it was highly unlikely he would ever be able to afford one. The lorry driver then undertook an impossibly difficult project- figuring out how to build a replica for considerably less cash. A year and approximately $3,000 later, he achieved his goal.

Via Daily Mail:

"Chen is more than happy wit ...more

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Do Do Do, DoDo Do-Do, DoDoDo-Doo DoDoDo DoDoo...

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 03:00 PM PDT

Do Do Do, DoDo Do-Do, DoDoDo-Doo DoDoDo DoDoo... Does that (hopefully somewhat correct) tune ring any bells? Here's a reminder:

Once upon a time there were two Italian plumbers named Mario and Luigi. Mario and his sidekick resided in the Mushroom Kingdom, a monarchy ruled by the beautiful Princess Peach. Mario's mission: stop the villain Bowser from his numerous attempts to kidnap the lovely princess.

There you have it. One little video game a ...more

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Augmented Reality to Cure Cockroach Phobias

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Augmented Reality to Cure Cockroach Phobias Creepy crawlers. I'd say I'm not an extremely girly-girl. But (much to my embarrassment) bugs still have the capacity to make me shriek. Solution? A new study suggests that augmented reality could be used to cure cockroach phobia.

Via Neo-Academic:

"...You sit at a desk, wear a virtual reality headset, and then see the desk that you're sitting at covered in cockroaches.

Six female participants ...more

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What's Going on Here? Amorphous, Living, Breathing... Butts?

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT

What's Going on Here? Amorphous, Living, Breathing... Butts? Love it. Spooky. Weird. Visually compelling.

Entitled, "Klunk Garden", the piece was made by (well-known-in-the-art-world) Austrian artist collective, Gelitin. Looks like one of those cheesy little tabletop zen gardens. You know what I'm talkin' about:

Except it's huge... and there are somewhat nebulous human forms (re: Butts!) instead of rocks. Boy, I'd love to read the artist statement on this ...more

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