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Reunion Blizzcon 2018

By Anya Ow / November 9, 2018 / Comments Off on Reunion Blizzcon 2018

Blizzcon 2018 is over, which means new, beautiful cinematics. Here’s one of them, titled Reunion, featuring McCree from their hit game Overwatch. Via the Verge: Blizzard’s beautiful cinematics have long caught people’s attention when they debut at BlizzCon, the publisher’s annual convention, and this year’s shorts stole the show once again. World of Warcraft, Heroes […]

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Air NZ Safety Video 2018

By Anya Ow / November 8, 2018 / Comments Off on Air NZ Safety Video 2018

The Air NZ Safety Video 2018 from the always hilarious Air New Zealand advertising team takes on safety in retro epic fashion this year. Via CNN: There are six hundred cast members in Air New Zealand’s new safety video, “It’s Kiwi Safety.” The video, which launched Monday, isn’t Air New Zealand’s first creative safety video […]

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NZ Police Recruitment

By Anya Ow / November 7, 2018 / Comments Off on NZ Police Recruitment

NZ Police are back with a new, hilarious recruitment video with a diverse cast that proves that no question posed is too trivial. Via Stuff: She walked into the Hamilton police station malnourished and abused. At the age of 18, she’d endured daily beatings from her boyfriend for four or five years. The constant physical […]

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Quest for the Perfect Apple

By Anya Ow / November 5, 2018 / Comments Off on Quest for the Perfect Apple

Quest for the Perfect Apple — SweeTango, Zestar, Rave, Cosmic Crisp, EverCrisp, Arctic, Kissabel, Envy, these are all designer apples hoping to tempt people off Red Delicious to new varieties. Via ABC News: While classic apples, such as Pink Lady, Royal Gala and Granny Smith are still a staple in the local fruit and vegetable […]

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Adobe and Wizards of the Coast

By Anya Ow / November 2, 2018 / Comments Off on Adobe and Wizards of the Coast

Ever wanted to create your own D&D monster? Check out this new contest by Wizards of the Coast and Adobe to Photoshop one for a campaign. Via Gizmodo: Ever wanted to create your own fantastical, horrifying creature by literally slapping various body parts together? Well, without some kind of access to some level of dark […]

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Samsung Audio Acordes

By Anya Ow / November 1, 2018 / Comments Off on Samsung Audio Acordes

Samsung Brazil’s Audio Acordes uses a voice system to help blind or visually impaired people learn how to play the guitar. Via Samsung: Last month, Samsung Electronics Brazil announced the launch of Samsung Audio Acordes (Chords), a free application that teaches people with visual impairments to play the guitar in a practical and intuitive way. […]

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Portrait painted by AI Sells

By Anya Ow / October 31, 2018 / Comments Off on Portrait painted by AI Sells

The painting, called Portrait of Edmond Belamy, was created by a Paris-based art collective called Obvious, has sold at auction for $432,000. Via the Guardian: From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy, which has just sold at Christie’s in New York for $432,000 (£337,000), looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a […]

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Amazing Braille Levis Ad

By Anya Ow / October 30, 2018 / Comments Off on Amazing Braille Levis Ad

This amazing Levis ad features the use of Braille on their customisable denim — and a heartwarming story about a father’s love for his son. Via Esquire: Every so often, the Filipino public gets a dose of some heartwarming, intentionally tearjerky advertising materials—almost as if they’re part of some tradition. They usually come in the […]

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Drones Saving Wildlife

By Anya Ow / October 29, 2018 / Comments Off on Drones Saving Wildlife

This video about drones saving wildlife was made by Andy Fackrell and Sam Coleman of Giant Films to raise awareness about the poaching crisis. Via Lonely Planet: A stunning short film has been produced that highlights that role of drone technology in the war against the poaching of Africa’s wildlife. Over and Above Africa, a […]

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Pax Aus 2018

By Anya Ow / October 26, 2018 / Comments Off on Pax Aus 2018

Pax AUS 2018, the Penny Arcade Expo, is on today and this weekend — the biggest video gaming event in this part of the world. It’ll be in the Melbourne Convention Centre. Not sure what Pax is? Via Games Radar: Everyone knows about Penny Arcade–the gaming webcomic that is somewhat responsible for the legitimacy of […]

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