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A Look At The Crazy Quantum Mechanics In BioShock Infinite
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Why We'll Probably Never Be Able To Respawn In Real Life
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Evolution Of Stars: The Unusual Astronomy Of Mass Effect, Halo, StarCraft II
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Scientists Discover The Mass Effect! Or Is It Just The Higgs Boson?
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Techs We'd Rather Play With Than 3D
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Kotaku Bureau Of Weights & Measures Studies Fallout, Physics, Also Beer
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Aussie Researchers Conclude ‘Exergaming’ Is A Decent Form Of Exercise For Kids
The introduction of motion controllers naturally led to the creation of fitness and sports-related games to make use of them. Anyone who’s strummed their way to unconsciousness on Raining Blood played Kinect Sports and the like can attest to their sweat-generating potential. So can this so-called “exergaming” be a substitute for actual exercise?
The Awesome, 100% Accurate Planetary Orbits Of Blast Corps’ Map Screen
Blast Corps, for the Nintendo 64, didn’t seem to give much of a damn for accurate physics. You could drive on gas-giant Neptune and it had the lowest gravity of any of the game’s extraterrestrial levels (it should be the highest). But as GameXplain marvellously demonstrates, the map menu is jaw-droppingly true to life.
A Look At The Crazy Quantum Mechanics In BioShock Infinite
Pay attention, there will be a quiz at the end. No but seriously though: check out this educational video by “outsidexbox”, which looks at quantum mechanics and how it relates to BioShock Infinite. Or in other words, the science behind stuff in BioShock Infinite (like floating cities, or multiple universes), along with a look at the real-life important figures that made the discoveries.
America’s “Real” Metal Gear Can Now Throw Bricks
The team at Boston Dynamics have nudged me one step closer to moving to a desert island with this new footage of it’s very Metal Gear-like BigDog throwing cinder blocks.
The Real-Life Science Behind Crysis’ Nanosuit
“Nanotechnology offers unprecedented possibilities for progress — defeating poverty, starvation, and disease, opening up outer space, and expanding human capacities. But it also brings unprecedented risks — the specter of devastating wars fought with far more powerful weapons of mass destruction.” – Chris Phoenix, Director of Research,Center for Responsible Nanotechnology.
Hello Kitty In Spaaaaaaaaace!
Seventh graders at Cornerstone Christian launched Hello Kitty into space. For science. Yes, science!
Why We’ll Probably Never Be Able To Respawn In Real Life
You’re running out of ammo, the last medikit you saw was three towns behind, and that nice guy shooting at you just got a sniper to help him out. Without divine intervention and after that nice guy gets a lucky shot (and why wouldn’t he?), you (or what’s left of you) are probably headed to the nearest respawn point. And just like that, within the game, Pum! Your character appears out of nowhere.
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