Even more of Victor Bach’s entertaining 3D photographic images here. I had missed the root gallery in my previous post about his Lemons in Water. Worth a look-see.
Monthly Archives: February 2006
Experiential Trance
Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War
by Brian David Phillips •
Jose Antonio Vargas has an excellent piece in today’s Washington Post on how Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War. More and more, the military used video games – particularly first person shooters – to prepare soldiers for actual combat. More and more young men are attracted to the military because of combat video games.…
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The Earth has stopped Wobbling . . .
. . . Major Anomly In Chandler’s Wobble
by Brian David Phillips •
Portend or not? The Earth’s regular wobble cycle has stopped cold. Major Anomly In Chandler’s Wobble – 2005/2006 . . . this article has a bunch of stuff related to Edgar Cayce so skepticism kicks in to some degree but it’s still interesting stuff. On one of my occult lists, some folks are wondering how…
3D/VR/AR/360°
Panomundo . . . Anaglyphs
by Brian David Phillips •
Brian Greenstone, of Austin, Texas, has some amazing anaglyphs online at his Panomundo: Anaglyphs galleries. There are some very beautiful scenics as well as other subject matter. Be sure to click on the thumbnails to go to the full size images as they are well worth the visit.
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Lemons in Water
by Brian David Phillips •
Russian photographer Victor Bach has a marvelous gallery of stereophotos of lemons being dropped into a glass of water . . . Фото автора BE711 Личный фотосайт . . . I know what you’re thinking . . . yes, it sounds like a very mundane subject but the images are just plain outstanding. Even in…
3D/VR/AR/360°
3D Olympics . . . Athens 2004
by Brian David Phillips •
This is an interesting exploration of the Olympics in 3D and how the photographer handled the issues associated with shooting the Athens 2004 Olympic Games in 3D. Go down the page to see the making of piece as well as some vintage shots from the 1906 Olympic games in 3D. The gallery has some interesting…
3D/VR/AR/360°
New Stirrings in the Way of Digicams and Whatnot . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Interesting developments in the arena of digital cameras . . . Pixel Counting Joins Film in Obsolete Bin . Over ninety percent of all new cameras purchased are digital and most of the film camera manufacturers have discontinued producing them. It’s a digital future. Likewise, industry insiders are predicting that the megapixel count wars may…
3D/VR/AR/360°
new technology brings Mars to Evanston
by Brian David Phillips •
It’s not really new technology per se but it certainly is kool . . . The Daily Northwestern – New technology brings Mars to Evanston . . . A small room tucked away on the second floor of Northwestern’s library has the capacity to take a student out of this world with a pair of…
Interactive Drama
call for papers . . .
. . . Journal of Interactive Drama
by Brian David Phillips •
Journal of Interactive Drama A Multi-Discipline Peer-Reviewed Journal of Scenario-Based Theatre-Style Interactive Drama Freeform Live Action Roleplaying Games Call for Papers The Journal of Interactive Drama is an online peer-reviewed journal on scenario-based interactive drama freeform live action roleplaying games which provides a forum for serious discussion of live roleplaying game theory, design, and practice.…
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The Greatest Video Ever Made . . . ?
by Brian David Phillips •
Karl says this is the greatest video ever made. Karl has taste issues. Go here to enjoy the comments.
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Vegans, Ham, and Homeland Security
by Brian David Phillips •
Karl has this to say about the Homeland Security Agent who evidently acted like a dick and taking photos of vegans . . . Maybe it is better to be safe than sorry. Look at it this way: Vegans do not eat ham, and Islamic terrorists ALSO do not eat ham. Coincidence? I think not.…
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When Life Gives You Pink …
by Brian David Phillips •
This is dumb . . . worse than dumb, it’s also a bit stupid . . . When Life Gives You Pink … It’s not like it’s dirty money . . . it’s legal and gained in a legal way and intended to help people who need help. Tassy and Halcyon organized an event to…
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Low-Fat Diet Does Not Cut Health Risks, Study Finds
by Brian David Phillips •
This is a BIG deal . . . Low-Fat Diet Does Not Cut Health Risks, Study Finds . . . this is a massive study over eight years of nearly 49,000 women costing over US$415 million. It’s the “Rolls Royce” of studies and the results were completely unexpected . . . the low-fat diet pretty…
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Off again . . . on the road again
by Brian David Phillips •
I will be AWOL from Life of Brian for a couple days as we head down to Taichung to drop off Kaye’s friend who has been staying with us. TTFN.
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Kool . . . Karl . . .
. . . howdy and all that!
by Brian David Phillips •
While wondering the halls of NTU during the Cosplay this weekend, I turned a corner and heard a mysterious voice say Brian David Phillips . . . had to check and see if it was inside my head or outside and lo and behold there was Karl of Chewin’ in the Chung sayin’ howdy! Now,…
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Is Anyone at Cosmo Getting Laid?
by Brian David Phillips •
It seems a fair enough question . . . Is Anyone at Cosmo Getting Laid?
Hypnosis in the News
Trance Thefts . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Sheesh. It’s bad enough people think hypnosis is supernatural without the police falling into slippery sloppy thinking. The Gulf Daily News falls for it and plays the sensationalist angle in reporting on new cases of trance thefts . . . TWO more victims of a group of trance thieves have reported their cases to police…
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Friday . . . the thirteenth . . .
. . . Lorraine, I love you
by Brian David Phillips •
Thirteen years we’ve been married and still going strong. Lorraine, I love you today . . . as before . . . and as always. Happy Wedding Anniversary.
3D/VR/AR/360°
First International Digital Anaglyph Contest
by Brian David Phillips •
Check out the galleries of winners and other entries for the First International Digital Anaglyph Contest:. There are some amazing red-blue anaglyphs there. Wow.
3D/VR/AR/360°
Build Your Own Nikon Stereo Camera
by Brian David Phillips •
I am an idjit when it comes to things mechanical, electronic, or DIYish. However, for those with the know-how and inclination, John Thurston has placed a PDF file online about how to Build Your Own Nikon Stereo Camera. Please be patient with the link, it goes straight to the PDF and a few folks have…
Cosplay
Cosplay this weekend!
by Brian David Phillips •
There is another cosplay event this weekend, Feb. 4-5, at National Taiwan University in Taipei. We are planning on going. Kaye, Susan, and Gareth will once again be dressed as characters from Naruto and I will be using my new 3D rig for the first time at a major cosplay event to see how it…
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games with no games no crowd
by Brian David Phillips •
Scott Miller of 3D Realms has some future console points. It’s interesting that they don’t have a 360 development machine even though they’re in the forefront of developing for the X-Box 360. Go figure. Miller’s point that Nintendo’s machine is likely to be a distant third is pretty much a given but his belief that…
Hypnosis in the News, Influence
‘Polygamist’ used psychological tricks / Books on hypnosis found at home of Tokyo man who lived with 11 women
by Brian David Phillips •
More hysteria and bad reporting catering to emotionalism and sensationalism than getting to the heart of a story . . . polygamist’ used psychological tricks / books on hypnosis found at home of Tokyo man who lived with 11 women . . . a guy living with eleven women who is a fortune teller, a…
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Dominatrix Acquitted in Bondage Death
by Brian David Phillips •
A bit on the Dominatrix Acquitted in Bondage Death . . . A dominatrix was acquitted of manslaughter Monday in the death of a man who prosecutors say suffered a heart attack while strapped to a replica of a medieval rack. Barbara Asher, a 56-year-old woman who called herself Mistress Lauren M, was also cleared…
