Brobst Town

The Uncanny Valley

paul — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:36:22 +0000

Every once in awhile I find myself describing this concept to people. This presentation does a good job of it.

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As GPU’s become more and more flexible, it’s expected that graphics APIs will go away. Flexibility in the rendering pipeline will be a benefit whether you are pursuing photo-realism or stylization.

Either way I’m excited to see what everyone comes up with next.

Fantastic Contraption

paul — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:01:48 +0000

Fantastic Contraption is a really fun little web game. Simple goal, just get the red block inside the goal area using a small array of tools. As with most physics games though, the fun is in creating wacky things. Add the ability to share your contraptions with others via a link, and we’re all set.

Here are some of my others:

Two Way, Caterpillar, Jumper, Crawler, and my favorite, Lift.

Also, Joel is great at creating walkers.

Give it a try.

Several reasons Cartoon Network was awesome back in the day

paul — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:16:58 +0000

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Ninja Cat

paul — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:49:57 +0000

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This cat is frightening, and could easily kill you in your sleep.

Gaelic Storm

paul — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:33:36 +0000

A friend at work introduced me to Gaelic Storm since I like Flogging Molly. They don’t have the punk undercurrent that Flogging Molly has, but so far I really like them.

My favorite so far:

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True story. He punched Russell Crowe.