I Am Seb

This is the most beautiful video I’ve seen for a very long time. I can’t wait to go up there and see it for myself.

Rendering Synthetic Objects into Legacy Photographs from Kevin Karsch on Vimeo.

This mind-boggling technical demonstration from Kevin Karsch et al. from UIUC shows just how far algorithmic interpretation of imagery has come. The possible uses for it are many and varied, but the potential for games has really piqued my interest.

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Astonishing demonstration of quantum locking of a superconductor in a magnetic field.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

- Arthur C. Clarke

A great idea from Mitchell Joachim. Not sure meat houses are ready for the public, but growing wooden houses from vegetation is a radical and brilliant solution to ecologically-friendly communities.

I’m working on a short story about different perspectives over a long period of time at the moment, as was bouncing around the interwebs for inspiration when I came across this little gem from the 2003 Academy Awards for short films. It didn’t win, but it clearly deserved the nomination.

There’s a higher resolution version (definitely recommended for some of the details in the animation) available too.