Through the LCD clearly

These are some of the topics I want to expand upon, once I can dig up the now lost supplemental material.

If memory serves (and it has been occasion known not to..) 500 or so Wal-Mart stores will be testing a new rental kiosk. Several in my area are already sporting Red-Box stations, as I understand it those will remain in place. What is news though is that they’ve taken the inevitable step of renting out BluRay and video game titles at absurdly low prices as well. This should a red flag for traditional rental outlets, if not a Broadside.

As should their announcement that they (along with their primary electronics competitor Best Buy) will begin accepting used games for trade in. I don’t know the specifics of this yet but surmise that it entails credit applied to a credit or debit card, the discs being processed/inspected/repaired at a fulfillment center and then shipped out to the necessary markets. [Additional documentations, links, and quotes to come]

I believe in a recent issue of Wired magazine, Benecia Del Toro predicted the future of entertainment. To paraphrase Immersive storytelling engine. He spoke, correctly mind you, of the eventuality of entertainment mediums merging together for a more compelling experience. That pronouncement and a personal enjoyment of the medium will have me expanding this site’s charter to cover gaming.

One of the areas with the most interactivity in this field is modding, allowing users to modify their titles propelled Never Winter Nights, and the Elder Scroll series into adoration. The ability to adapt an engine; to a more responsive and tailored purpose has allowed games to radiate into new territory and built a solid community. One of the more popular modding sites www.moddb.com has a feature on a Left for Dead mod, Deadlock. I’ll expand more on it in future as one its primary creators is a close friend of mine but their development website should be of great interest to those who are interested in gaming.

J. Ewan Van Dijkhorst

Many of these links or topics will be expanded upon when time allows.

There has been much controversy lately about up scaling of lower resolution prints, or projection sizes in relation to the IMAX format. I’m not here to pronounce opinion (a rare and notable occasion) but digg, Slashfilm, and the other usual suspects have all covered it to death. Gizmodo in recent days has been a treasure trove and have a tour of…

IMAX cameras, their inner workings, and! a repair workshop!

Gizmodo also has a post via Nikon/MTV of the set up of a “Bullet Time” shot of a dancer. The technique and result are a bit old hat but it’s still fun watching the behind the scenes.

As hinted at in an earlier post.. The new Zune has been revealed. I don’t recall where I first heard of the latest revelations but Penny Arcade covers the optimism nicely. An application with touch a keyboard for typing and I’m sold. Some additional information on input/ removable storage connection options would have been nice.

It’s been well over a month since last posted, I’ve saved some drafts but not published them. Partially due to other now defunct commitments, a massive hard drive failure (the 2nd such Seagate mechanical failure), and engagement in more fruitful activities. I have however been researching and compiling links. Those that survived the reformatting will be posted shortly.