PC

Thoughts Born Of 10 Hours With Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s Quintin Smith recently got a chance to play ten hours’ worth of Eidos Montreal’s latest cyberpunk thriller, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Rather than exhaustively regurgitating every minute, instead he shares the thoughts playing the game put into his head. Thoughts like, “I am SUCH a badass. Watch this!”


April 19, 2011
In Real Life

When Paper Robots Kick Ass

Everything is now digital. This sentence, for example, doesn’t exist in tangible space. But there was a time when you could reach out and touch everything. There was a time when paper was king.


March 8, 2011
News

Can You Beat A Computer At One Of The World’s Oldest Games?

As the world continues its love affair with Watson. the Jeopardy champion computer, The New York Times creates a simple online game that demonstrates how an artificial intelligence can outsmart a human at a slightly simpler game.


July 23, 2010
In Real Life

Giant Cardboard Robot Arms, REPEAT, Giant Cardboard Robot Arms

What could you do with a pair of 5’6″ (168cm) cardboard robot arms? More like, what couldn’t you do? Just steer clear of Amazon shipping centres and local recycling facilities, and the world is your oyster. [etsy via boingboing]

Republished from Gizmodo.


October 31, 2007
Uncategorized

The Cutest Portal Papercraft

When will the internets love affair with Portal end? Who knows. From where we’re sitting we could be getting emails about pumpkins, plushies and God knows what else until the very end of time. Today’s contribution is this adorable papercraft from the adorably-named Tubbypaws. Thankfully, it does not feature the Weighted Companion Cube, which to be frank we’re getting a little sick of, and dwells solely on portals, the gun and the cake-hungry lass with the funny legs. Those feeling crafty can print off the blueprints at the link below. Portal Papercraft [Tubbypaws]