teh hotness - random bear
Originally uploaded by Shane Neville.
I’m in Whistler today for an offsite workshop (I know, it’s rough.) We were having lunch at Whistler Creek, at the bottom of the gondola and this random bear walked up to say hi.
One of my courageous co-workers walked up and snapped this shot.
Without a zoom lense.
That’s […]
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Whenever you tackle any project, whether it’s a game, a video or a marketing endeavor, you need to break down the medium. What works, why does it work, what are other people doing and how can you take advantage of the medium in a way that is unique.
On Shadow-Born, we explored using the other […]
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The glorious DVD month of May has come to a close. Great TV, great animation and a couple of great movie releases and awesome B movies. Good stuff! But, as with all things - the good things in life come to those who wait.
May 30th - a great DVD Day
The Venture […]
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Over at Just-RPG.com, they have awarded Shadow-Born the award for Best Mobile RPG at E3 2006.
When a site dedicated to RPG gaming gives your game an award, you just have to say thanks.
Thanks!
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As most people know, I’m a massive fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I honestly believe the Nickelodeon cartoon is one of the best animated series’ of all time.
When I discovered that Upper Deck was releasing a collectible card game (CCG) based on the Avatar IP, I had to check it out.
It took […]
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Ernesto Frits is a scary man. A scary man who destroys people in K1 fighting. A scary man with a good sense of humor. A scary man on a Japanese variety show based on pranks in a library.
Now, with outlets like Youtube and video podcasting on iTunes, independant producers can make […]
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Johnny Cupcakes makes clothing inspired by the cupcake. Their designs have gone on to ‘inspire’ designs produced by Urban Outfiters. It takes a lot of guts to take your online store to brick and mortar - but Johnny did it and did it with style.
The new Johny Cupcakes store (covered over at […]
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Matt Jones was nice enough to walk us through the entire process of making his latest resin toy - Lunartik in Tea.
From the initial sketches and inspiration art, through the production designs and proto scultping and casting.
The ultimate in DIY toy making - one at a time… by hand.
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Talk about never giving up - Joss Whedon does not let a something as simple as cancellation stop him.
When Firefly got canned, he took it to movie theatres in 2005 as Serenity.
When the Buffy movie met with mediocre success, Joss takes it to TV and bangs out seven seasons, creating a hit with a cult […]
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A few weeks back, I put Swordplay in Teh Hotness. The documentary on the LARP culture mixes traditial live-action film making with a variety of animation techniques.
The producers have done a run of DVD’s and they are available online here.
Check out the trailer and if you like it, support an indy.
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