So cool

Johnny Chung Lee is smart. But why describe with words when you can just see for yourself what he recently did: Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote.

SSDD

Serene:
The coldness retreats to the beats
of pitter pattering rain.
Yielding to the approaching sun,
only the feeling of calmness remains.

Sappy:
The sweet scent in the air
accentuated by a warm breeze,
reminds me of times past
when everything was at ease.

Faint:
But the sun is not constant,
so why should anything else be?
Flowers withering, trees balding,
all warning their tenants to flee.

Worried:
Its chilling arrival is clear,
painting the world white.
The cycle is almost complete,
beginning with this blight.

Tales of the Past 3

In continuation of my last post, I finally managed to see Tales of the Past 3 of the Tales of the Past movies (blurb on wowwiki) and as I haven't exactly seen a lot of machinima, I don't have a lot to compare to. I don't even think capturing hordes of zealots in SC for our Dune project back in high school can even count. Anyway, since I now frequently check out Kotaku, I caught a glimpse of a blurb about a 90 min fan video of WoW... so obviously, I had to read on... After looking it up a bit, I decided to go for the whole 2.3gb dl as I was really curious what fan movie can last 90 min, esp. in wow... While dlding, I was able to watch parts 1 (~15 min) and 2 (~41 min) to get some background, and while they weren't the best, they weren't too bad either (besides, since I can't make one, I shouldn't really complain too much.) So finally comes part 3... Well, when he said think Advent Children, he wasn't kidding - it was literally wow+anime (there's even a mandarin song in there in addition to some anime music, lol!) Also, at times it just reminded me of DBZ, which may or may not be a bad thing :) Anyway, considering it's a fan film, it was surprisingly well made, though I'd guess that prolly only ppl who play wow will truly like it.

Haven't seen that in a while...

I'm shocked - haven't seen this speed for so long!

Random

Came across this on Japanprobe:

Giant Sticky Man Climbs Down Skyscraper

Their second attempt is actually kinda cool :)

Machine Girl!

Pure pwnage.... If this movie is real, which seems like it is based on IMDB and Horror-Movies, then finally, a tempura I can look forward to :) The trailer for it can be seen here.

Kame Hame Ha

Soooo many anime to live action movies... argh, why not just keep them as anime!!! First there's Battle Angel, but I believe in James Cameron... then Speed Racer (a trailer here) and finally I think the confirmed DB adaptation (link1 and link2). I really hope the latter movie isn't real, but if it is, I guess on the bright side, it'll be easier for Mr Lee as he won't have to pretend to be able to speak Japanese...

They are coming!

Sheesh, and ppl still thought I was crazy saying they're gung-ho with robotics to help with the aging population even after media has stated it... but meh, here's an awesome clip recently released:

Toyota robot violinist

Wii stuff

Now that I've time to do some light reading, I've been doing a lot of browsing at kotaku recently. Here's a few Wii related things that I found interesting/hilarious:

Swarovski Crystal Wii Owners Can't Complain Ever
The Wii Brings Families (And Pets) Together
The Chinese Wii Rip-off TV Spot