Concerns about violence in video games – in 3d!

Concerns About Violence In Video Games – In 3D!

We’ve all read about, heard about, and presumably mocked claims that video games are responsible for sparking violence in gamers. After all, before gamers can go on a bloodthirsty rampage, they have to get level 99 magic, and before they can do that, they have to backtrack across the map to recover a thingamabob because,…

3 mit students make 3d-printed ice cream and it looks awesome!

3 MIT Students Make 3D-Printed Ice Cream And It Looks Awesome!

3D printing technology has been used to create pretty amazing things, from cute phone cases to anatomically correct cadavers and surgical implants to shocking art. Since yesterday however, the world of 3D printing just got ten times sweeter, thanks to three students from MIT. Kyle Hounsell, Kristine Bunker, and David Donghyun Kim – all currently attending the esteemed…

Why every geek loves a good “kids” movie

Why Every Geek Loves A Good “Kids” Movie

With a new year comes a new batch of movies in the bullpen, and when you’re in the cinema sippin’ on that soda and chompin’ on some popcorn, look around at your fellow moviegoers. There is a pretty specific demographic for PG-13 and R rated films, but what about the less mature stories you may…

Did “gravity” save 3d?

Did “Gravity” Save 3D?

Is 3D technology a gimmick presented by the film industry to make more money? Well the answer to that question would depend on who you ask. The glasses wielding technology has definitely cost us at the ticket counter, but in terms of the technology itself, there is not one definitive answer. When “Avatar” took the…

BBC Suspends Development of 3D Programming

Recently, the BBC announced that it was putting it’s 3D project “on hold indefinitely”. The project, which had been in development for about two years now, has already seen such eminently British affairs as this and last years Wimbledon Tennis Finals and the 2012 Queen’s Christmas speech broadcast in the format. Yes, true to the…

3d mario platformers and their future

3D Mario Platformers and Their Future

I’ve said time and time again that Super Mario Galaxy is one of my favorite modern games of all time. It follows everything Super Mario 64 set the bar for (in terms of what we expect from platformers) back in the 90s and expands it even more with the use of motion control! Galaxy was…

Amazon Reportedly Working on a 3D Smartphone

After a year of rumors and reports regarding Amazon’s smartphone, a latest report has surfaced stating that the online retail giant is actually working on two smartphones, while one of the two handsets is a 3D phone. According to WSJ, Amazon is actually working on two handsets instead of one. One of the two phones…