Model Airplane Acrobatics
September 2nd, 2008 @ 6:11 pmby AndyMC
Holy crap this is cool! I could never do that with my crappy plane…
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Driving Through A Dust Storm
August 24th, 2008 @ 11:17 amby AndyMC
I can’t imagine this being good for your car in any way…
WiiWare Finds its Rhythm
August 23rd, 2008 @ 10:30 pmby AndyMC
Nintendo’s download service gets a music game.
Today Ghostfire Games announced it will deliver the rhythm game Helix to WiiWare on Monday, August 25. Players will use their remotes to perform over 30 gestures in time with music. Providing a visual and tactile tempo cue, the backgrounds and remote pulse with the beat.
"Helix is not only fun, it’s a great workout," says Ed Roman, CEO of Ghostfire Games. "You can really burn some calories playing this game. You tend to lose yourself playing the game and forget that you’re even getting a workout, because the gameplay is compelling."
There are 26 songs in Helix from various independent musicians. The game will set you back 1000 Wii Points.
Applied Math
August 23rd, 2008 @ 8:10 pmby AndyMC
As some of you may know, each term in the Fibonacci sequence is derived by adding the two preceding terms:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 …
Remarkably, you can use successive terms to convert miles to kilometers:
8 miles ≈ 13 kilometers
13 miles ≈ 21 kilometers
This works because the two units stand in the golden ratio (to within 0.5 percent).
Stargate Universe Has A Go!
August 23rd, 2008 @ 5:09 pmby AndyMC
The Stargate franchise blazes forward into new territory with Stargate Universe , a brand new television series from the creators of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis . The SCI FI Channel announced today that it has picked up the new series for 2009 .
The show will begin production early next year, and premiere in the summer with a 2-hour movie .
"SCI FI has enjoyed tremendous success with Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis and we’re proud to be the home of the new Stargate Universe ," Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Original Programming for SCI FI said. "Universe will continue the Stargate legacy of vibrant storylines and compelling adventures, but will re-invent the format in a whole new way." Continue reading “Stargate Universe Has A Go!”
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