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How Unreal Engine visualizes weather – and shows storm surge is serious
Storm surges—like those from Hurricane Milton, which will hit Florida tonight—can be devastating. But it took 3D xR visualization to translate what that means in real terms before it’s too late. Here’s how that technology has arrived in recent years in another job for Unreal Engine (a tool you can use for free).
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Here’s an hour of the 1985 3D-animated world of Robert Abel
While we’re talking retro, here’s a full hour of the work of Robert Abel, the innovative computer animator who worked on projects like the 1982 Tron.
Give Ableton Live the cool color scheme of a 90s SGI UNIX system with these themes
Sometimes all musical inspiration needs is a different view on things. So what better than to refresh your Ableton Live vibes than an injection of 90s-tinted color themes inspired by the Silicon Graphics workstation?
Peter Kirn - June 7, 2023
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Bespoke visual noise is the next domain for Robert Henke – so let’s revisit Perlin, anyway
Peter Kirn - January 10, 2022
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Steve Jobs' Dream of the Visual Workstation, Surfacing Again in New Mac Pro
Peter Kirn - June 19, 2013
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Steve Jobs’ Dream of the Visual Workstation, Surfacing Again in New Mac Pro
Peter Kirn - June 19, 2013
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Stop Motion Animation, Without the Effort: Magical New Algorithm Lets You Just Use Your Hands
Peter Kirn - March 6, 2013
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Original Chris Cunningham, Jess Scott Hunter Music Video Masterpieces in Autechre Box Set
Peter Kirn - February 16, 2011
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