2010.090 (March 31, 2010)

Time Slice Sliced Up

GamesRadar has collected sixteen scenes from movies based on video games that they consider lackluster. They singled out the frozen-3D Time Slice used during the Wing Commander Movie's interstellar jumps. While perhaps not the most exciting use of the technique, Wing Commander was the first to employ it on film (yes, before The Matrix). I would also consider it a pretty cool way to show a transition that is otherwise most commonly accompanied by just a bright flash. Thanks to HoTT for this one.

Famous Artist Remembered

Chad Hart let us know about the recent passing of space artist Robert McCall. He was responsible for numerous conceptual and futuristic illustrations dating back to the 1960s. Classic depictions such as the one below went on to inspire a generation of artistic work, including some that should be very familiar. Check out more of his creations here.