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Top Ten Most Breathtaking Platforms in the World
They say the true test of the beauty of a place is when one’s heart stops for a split second because of amazement. Definitely, we think your heart will take its time to stop and wonder at these creative and death-defying man-made platforms all over the world. Our 3D animation studio here in Media Freaks [...]
Continue reading...Beatles’ Yellow Submarine in 3D!
22. August 2009
“We all live in a yellow submarine…” Forty years since the groundbreaking band-centric animation feature film Yellow Submarine of The Beatles will be remade in full 3D animation glory. Will it be able to relive the glory of the 1960s or will it be a substandard imitation? More or less, the entire world will fall for [...]
Continue reading...World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Announced!
22. August 2009
Fresh from BlizzCon 2009, Blizzard Entertainment announced World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third and latest installment in the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). The gaming virtual world which everyone has loved returns to deliver a strong punch once again for its loyal and devoted fan base as a follow up to “Wrath of [...]
Continue reading...Travel Prospects in Virtual Worlds
22. August 2009
With the increasing demand to watch our carbon footprint, many people are considering putting off their plane ride tickets to help ease their carbon emissions. But don’t let that stop your travelling experience! That’s what virtual worlds are for. The Brisbane Times writes that at the national Tourism Futures conference at the Gold Coast on Wednesday, [...]
Continue reading...Quickness Redefined – Need for Speed: Shift
21. August 2009
Coming up this September is the first part of a trilogy from Need for Speed, the Shift series! Need for Speed: Shift from video game developer Electronic Arts. Speed is indeed the name of the game. Here is the teaser trailer for the new game: Shift takes on the hardcore racer demographic with some impressive top [...]
Continue reading...Swine Flu and Virtual Worlds
20. August 2009
The flu is always seen as an afterthought disease which will just subside after a few days of rest, water therapy and a good dose of paracetamol. But when news of the dreaded swine flu broke out a few months ago, the entire world was caught in hysteria and paranoia. After all past strains of [...]
Continue reading...Reading Between the Lines: First Image of James Cameron’s Avatar
20. August 2009
Even if acclaimed director James Cameron has been saying that he’ll be open in discussing the making of his latest science fiction 3D animation-powered opus Avatar, there is still not much to chew on while we wait for the movie to air at the end of the year this December. Now, a fully processed image [...]
Continue reading...Architecture in Virtual Worlds: Rebuilding a Castle
19. August 2009
Is there a limit to the things which you cannot do in virtual worlds? The World Wide Web is slowly and surely getting all the possibilities inside these online 3D environments and social communities. We have the emergence of Facebook and Twitter as a must-use social utility which will render you behind the times if [...]
Continue reading...Ramadan Sessions in Second Life
18. August 2009
Yet another example of how virtual communities are strongly gaining acceptance in the real world is its pivotal role in the coming holy celebration of Ramadan for our Muslim brethren. A sermon entitled “Ramadan, oh youth!” is set to be delivered inside the virtual world of Second Life. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Ghamdi, the Mecca director of the [...]
Continue reading...90s Nostalgia Overdose? LEGO Movie Coming Up!
18. August 2009
It is very nice to get all nostalgic with all the 90s flavor entering the silver screen with the films G. I. Joe and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. However, there just comes a time when you’ll know that too much may be a bit enough. This just might be the case with the announcement [...]
Continue reading...District 9, A Foreshadowing
16. August 2009
Ancient lore dictates that an eclipse could only mean radical changes or worse, turbulent times ahead. The modern world has just witnessed the longest eclipse this month and it won’t happen again until after a century and a half. And though it would seem a little bit backward to still be spooked by this natural [...]
Continue reading...Cyborg vs. Carano: Women MMA a Prospective Video Game?
16. August 2009
Five minutes was all it took for the much-hyped fight between two accomplished lady fighters came to an end. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos was too much to handle for her competitor Gina Carano as they squared off for the inaugural Strikeforce women’s 145lbs featherweight title. Curiously there was only one second left in the first round [...]
Continue reading...40 Years Later: The 1969 Woodstock in Second Life
16. August 2009
There has been much criticism about 3D virtual environments as just an exact reflection of real life which could not just cope with the thrills of real life. But there is also something commercial and free virtual worlds can do that can never be done in real life: they can turn back time in their [...]
Continue reading...Beyond 3D Animation: The Space Elevator
16. August 2009
One of the key strengths of 3D animation is that it can envision things which are difficult to actually see or which are physically improbable at all. This is why it has such a strong role in medical animation where hard to find spots are now easily accessible for surgeons to study. Space fiction is [...]
Continue reading...The Princess and the Frog: Disney’s Kiss and Make-up with 2D Animation
16. August 2009
Walt Disney studios built its brand on timeless cartoon movies from as early as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Alice in Wonderland to Lion King and Aladdin. However, with stiff competition and improving technology, Disney embraced 3D animation. The risk was well worth it as Toy Story became an iconic box office hit [...]
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