Musing about anything else that tickles my fancy.

I am so stoked for this movie!!!

Watch the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus (via io9)

Source: io9.com

Myna - Quick effects

Tired of rummaging through menus to add effects to your Myna tracks? It can be a real hassle if you use a bunch of them in your songs. Well there is a quicker way to open the effects by simply double…

This short trailer has some of the best mecha design  seen outside of video games(via http://io9.com)

Source: io9.com

Get your own Half Life gravity gun and support a good cause.

Get your own Half Life gravity gun and support a good cause.

Source: volpinprops.blogspot.com

Marvelous Mystery of Britain’s Money Trees

This is more artistic than the standard wishing well or fountain.

Cycle

Great short made entirely in Blender.

Achievement and Playfulness

it turned an experience that’s normally frustrating into one that’s serendipitous, hilarious, and socially rewarding. It also communicated a few things behind the scenes:

  • Bad stuff happens to everybody.
  • It’s okay. You can gain recognition by doing some weird and unconventional things.

Achievements like these can infuse badges with a sense of playfulness that encourages experimentation, and make earning them feel like fun rather than like getting a report card

Improved Coons Patch

This is a new feature that was quietly added into Peacock, Aviary’s effects editor. You can set the Coons Patch hub via on-screen controls! No more fiddling with the anchor and tangent sliders. To…

Tip - Mute notes

Some of the notes in our online music creator can have quite a bit of sustain to them, especially some of the more melodic instruments like the Wood Flute or Jazz Guitar. There is an easy way to mute…

Tip - Set tempo and Snap for easy editing

From Mizagorn
When you are working with QuantumTracks clips in our online audio editor, life is easier when you set the “canvas” tempo to match the tempo of those clips and then set “Snap to Grid”…