The Beauty of Interactive Art

Last month I had the opportunity to attend the Shad Valley program at the University of Waterloo. I learned a lot of exciting things, and what’s called Technology Art or Interactive Art was one of them. I met Professor Rob Gorbet, who teaches at the University of Waterloo and also has a practice in interactive…

Video of the Day: I Hope This Gets to You

I present to you a wonderful music video.  The song is called “I Hope This Gets to You” by the band “Daylights“.  This trio’s music is already amazing, but to have such a beautiful video accompany the song, it makes for a truly delightful experience.  I kid you not, I started watching the video with…

Battlefield 3 Preview

Battlefield 3 is trying to become the new king of first person shooters and this game looks great. It uses the new Frostbite 2 engine so we can expect realistic animations, huge maps, great lighting, and destructible environment. Of course we don’t yet know how the game is going to play; we can expect a…

The True Seven Wonders of Canada

  In 2007, Canada came together as a nation to decide on its seven wonders. The Seven Wonders of Canada was an official competition sponsored by CBC to determine what Canada had to offer. In the end, the list was finalized with public online voting followed by a judging panel of three to pick the…

Feeding My Post-Potter Depression

I found some comics that have been healing my heart after seeing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. Go check this artist out on Deviantart (which, by the way, is the best art website ever~). Her username is Loleia and she’s good at the artsy stuff she does. Okie, enjoy 🙂  

Quash Your Internet Addiction!

To all the unfortunate youth who did not receive the gift of a fun-filled summer vacation packed with amusing activities to expend time on… I feel your pain. Sitting around the house, relaxing, and taking a refreshing break from school was great during the first few days. But when the second week came around, that’s…

The little (annoying) things about Facebook

I joined Facebook to keep in touch with friends. I never realized that I would actually get “addicted.” It’s just something about me and creeping other peoples’ profiles. –Shifty eyes-. Well anyways, it is summer and people need something to occupy their time. For most of us – it’s Facebook. And when I’m on Facebook,…

Flash Mob in Calgary!!!

That’s right. On August 21, Calgarians will have their opportunity to make a fool of themselves. Organized by the Audio Mob YYC organization, you can go to Prince Edward Island Park around 2 p.m. and play an audio file on your MP3 player (note how I didn’t simply say “iPod” since there’s more out there…

The Smurfs Movie Review

Last Saturday, I went to go see the Sneak Peek premiere of new movie The Smurfs. It was quite an interesting experience. When I got to the entrance, there were three big security guys that had to check me for my phone and any other recording devices, which I had to place into a paper…

A first look: The Google+ Project

Google has been one of the most popular and useful websites on the internet for years, and it seems that Google Inc. is constantly looking for ways to increase its usefulness and versatility to the public. Lately there has been quite the buzz around Google’s most recent venture, Google+, and I decided to get a better understanding…