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The common elements of good storytelling

Mar19
by on March 19, 2014 at 7:33 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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Paul Jarvis is a Web designer and bestselling author, who’s obsessed with nature and hairless rats. His latest book, Everything I Know, is a guide to freelancing as a creative professional. My favourite activity while I lived in Tofino, BC was attending my artist friend, Roy Henry Vickers’ storytellings. His art gallery is a large room, set mostly in cedar, with an inset middle area where people can sit at several levels and listen. Roy Henry is First-Nations, so his culture is one of passing information to the next generation through story. And he does it well. So well, that the handful…

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Watch two developers swap faces in real time with Kinect

Mar19
by on March 19, 2014 at 6:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Shareables

Have you ever wondered how it would feel like to swap bodies with your friend? Now you don’t have to wonder anymore. The second-generation Kinect sensor for Windows is powerful enough to let you trade faces: The project comes from Apache, and in the video description the team notes an important caveat: “As the Kinect doesn’t track head rotation it means that both users need to be looking in the same direction for the illusion to work best.” Still, we can imagine many use cases for this technology, such as the Kinect capturing multiple faces in real time and putting…

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PlayStation 4 update to add rich video editor, 720p Twitch streaming, HDCP off option, and more

Mar19
by on March 19, 2014 at 4:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Updates

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The Xbox One has already received a few firmware updates and it would seem the PlayStation 4 is about to follow suit. Sony today detailed an upcoming patch for its new console that will allow players to turn HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) off at any time. At the moment, this protection means that players can’t record footage using an external capture device. They can stream a session with Twitch or distribute a short clip with the Share button, but vloggers and video producers couldn’t record and edit longer gameplay sessions. Once the update lands this will no longer be…

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Oculus VR unveils new Rift virtual reality headset for developers, will ship for $350 in July

Mar19
by on March 19, 2014 at 3:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Updates

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Oculus VR today revealed a new version of its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset for developers. Referred to as the DK2, it’s based on the Crystal Cove prototype shown off at the CES trade show earlier this year. It has two high-definition, 960×1080 displays that cover your eyes and reduce the “screen-door” found in previous models. These are low-persistence, OLED screens that, like the Crystal Cove, should reduce motion blur and unnatural movements, while also raising the clarity, color and contrast. Each unit also comes with an external camera for positional head tracking. It’s a crucial peripheral, as it allows the…

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The history of flat design: How efficiency and minimalism turned the digital world flat

Mar19
by on March 19, 2014 at 2:09 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider, Investigations

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It seems as though any time you hear about Web design these days, you can’t help but come across the term “flat design.” While the flat Web design trend has been emerging in recent years, it seemed to have exploded in popularity thanks to large companies and organizations changing their design aesthetic to that of flat design. But where did flat design come from? And why are we seeing it on the Web? As with anything in design, knowing where a style or technique came from and the history behind it can help you make more educated decisions when it…

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