Siggraph 2001 begins today at the Los Angeles Convention Centre ::: http://helios.siggraph.org/s2001
The 1988 Anime Cult Classic
The 1988 Anime Cult Classic Akira by writer/director Katsuhiro Otomo, has a new revamped 2001 website in anticipation to the DVD release later this year. ::: www.akira2001.com. Check out also a review at PixelSurgeon and the official Kodansha website ::: www.kodanclub.com
dj Freqnc and dj Nikoshi shout out
Thanks to Daryl, Julianne and others for letting myself and nikoshi dj at the party last night, it was fully awesome!!
The Full Photos from Gatecrasher
The Full Photos from Gatecrasher and the Selenium night out are now live in the supplement ::: reloade.com.au/main/3.0/news/supplement
There is a new version
There is a new version of ‘DevEdge’, the Netscape Developer website, to co-inside with the new release of Netscape 6.1 ::: http://developer.netscape.com
There are still 4 'Noise'
There are still 4 ‘Noise’ projects open for submission: Remix, TV Hits, Chick Magazine and the Comic Anthology: ‘How to change the world with comics’. For more info about Noise and the projects involved visit ::: www.noise.net.au
Accessibility concerns with Macromedia Flash content
Thanks to Simon Freedman for sending this link from Dack.com, which looks at some of the interesting challenges and issues with Macromedia Flash content.
The Pledge & Perfect Blue films premiere soon
Some films premiering soon are well worth checking out
The Pledge
http://www.warnerbros.com/pledge
and the new Japanese animated film,
Perfect Blue
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156887
Webhead: Branding for Success
Here is an article that appeared in Web Head magazine a few weeks ago titled, ‘Branding for Success’ ::: www.zdnet.com.au/biztech/ebusiness/story
[SimF] Morpheus, is a new
There is an excellent three-part
There is an excellent three-part documentary series begining Sunday on SBS. Wisdom of the Stones. The first of a fascinating three-part series, presented by anthropologist Richard Rudgley, which challenges the conventional wisdom that the roots of civilisation started from Ancient Egypt or from the Greeks and Romans. ::: www.sbs.com.au
GT3. The long awaited game
GT3. The long awaited game of the year has now hit PlayStation2! ::: www.thethirdplace.com.au
Here is the 01 Jan
Here is the 01 Jan 2000 Map of the Internet, separated by geographical and commercial distribution of the internet’s various networks. The map was made by recording the shortest path taken by test messages sent on January 1, 2000, from a computer in Murray Hill, New Jersey, to each of the 100,121 networks registered in the authoritative global database kept by Merit Network Inc. The data were then graphed using special software created by Hal Burch, a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University, and Bill Cheswick, a scientist with an affiliate of Lucent Technologies. ::: www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/posters/2000/internet-map-black.html
I went and checked out
I went and checked out ‘Planet of The Apes’ last night. It was fantastic. Tim Roth was absolutely amazing. I wont spoil it, just make sure u check it out :) www.planetoftheapes.com.au.
Here is the downloads page
Here is the downloads page of the 3D Studio Max Exporter to Director 8.5. Export directly from Max 3.1 or 4 into Shockwave format ::: www.macromedia.com/software/director/3d/exporters/discreet