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Crysis, The Second
The release of the video game orginal video game experience "Crysis" received a great amount of publicity, both positive and negative. The developer, Crytek, had developed the most visually detailed and immersive experience to exist thus far, other aspects of the experience, such as gameplay, were questioned, though, one has to complain about something. The visuals were impeccable, and required a very powerful computer, leading many to become upset about the game simply because they were not able to play it, or, were not able to turn the visual settings to the highest quality. The release was strictly for the PC, and became a notorious title for testing one's computer instantly, and grew a fanbase and a reputation as the ultimate visual experience, as well as the most ultimately demanding video game title, or, computer application in general. crysis2
Crysis 2 was released for consoles, as well as PC. Even in the PC version, was limited to only DX9 (a visual rendering platform for Windows that has since been succeeded by DX10 and DX11). The PC fan base was outraged. They simply created a console game (Crysis - THE PC title), and ported it to the PC, or so it seemed. The demo available to PC, upon start of the game suggested that one "Press Start". It appeared as if Crytek has abandoned its PC fan base that gave it it's start. Crytek promised they would patch in DX11 at a later time.
They did. Patch 1.9 of Monday 27 June, updates the title to DX11, however, to make use of this update, there are three separate packs one must download and install, being "DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade," "High-Res Textures," and "DX11 Tessellation Pack," respectively. This, although may seem a hassle, is exactly what the community that made "Crysis" what it is wants. Though, timing is a major
problem, considering the game was
released more than three months ago.
It is in Crytek's best interested that
these updates allow the title to live up
to its predecessor. Interested in
experiencing Crysis? Call us! We will
help you get started in this Epic game.
The release of the video game orginal video game experience "Crysis" received a great amount of publicity, both positive and negative. The developer, Crytek, had developed the most visually detailed and immersive experience to exist thus far, other aspects of the experience, such as gameplay, were questioned, though, one has to complain about something. The visuals were impeccable, and required a very powerful computer, leading many to become upset about the game simply because they were not able to play it, or, were not able to turn the visual settings to the highest quality. The release was strictly for the PC, and became a notorious title for testing one's computer instantly, and grew a fanbase and a reputation as the ultimate visual experience, as well as the most ultimately demanding video game title, or, computer application in general. crysis2
Crysis 2 was released for consoles, as well as PC. Even in the PC version, was limited to only DX9 (a visual rendering platform for Windows that has since been succeeded by DX10 and DX11). The PC fan base was outraged. They simply created a console game (Crysis - THE PC title), and ported it to the PC, or so it seemed. The demo available to PC, upon start of the game suggested that one "Press Start". It appeared as if Crytek has abandoned its PC fan base that gave it it's start. Crytek promised they would patch in DX11 at a later time.
They did. Patch 1.9 of Monday 27 June, updates the title to DX11, however, to make use of this update, there are three separate packs one must download and install, being "DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade," "High-Res Textures," and "DX11 Tessellation Pack," respectively. This, although may seem a hassle, is exactly what the community that made "Crysis" what it is wants. Though, timing is a major
problem, considering the game was
released more than three months ago.
It is in Crytek's best interested that
these updates allow the title to live up
to its predecessor. Interested in
experiencing Crysis? Call us! We will
help you get started in this Epic game.
June 28th 2011 Technology
Windows 8 Development
Sure not to let lack of change persist for too long, Windows 8 is hot on the heels of the just up an running Windows 7. Though we understand the marketing's incentives and the business movement behind the marketing, there is no avoiding the "rushed" feeling this attempts to impose. Though personally we are content with Windows 7 and Windows XP, the next development is always something one should strive to be aware of.
The changes seem dramatic, very dramatic. It seems as if this iteration of Windows is something that aims to be evolutionary. Rather than the strong performing and effective "explorer" user interface that has been since the beginning of Windows and has been continually improving, recent marketing denotes that Windows 8 will be dominated by something other than what has been. Change could be good, but we are very skeptical, the utility we love about Windows seemed to fall short of our eyes. It appeared to be more of a tablet interface than a solid performing computer. This could be good, but our fingers are not crossed.
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Sure not to let lack of change persist for too long, Windows 8 is hot on the heels of the just up an running Windows 7. Though we understand the marketing's incentives and the business movement behind the marketing, there is no avoiding the "rushed" feeling this attempts to impose. Though personally we are content with Windows 7 and Windows XP, the next development is always something one should strive to be aware of.
The changes seem dramatic, very dramatic. It seems as if this iteration of Windows is something that aims to be evolutionary. Rather than the strong performing and effective "explorer" user interface that has been since the beginning of Windows and has been continually improving, recent marketing denotes that Windows 8 will be dominated by something other than what has been. Change could be good, but we are very skeptical, the utility we love about Windows seemed to fall short of our eyes. It appeared to be more of a tablet interface than a solid performing computer. This could be good, but our fingers are not crossed.
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June 28th 2011 Technology
The New Tesla Roadster to return in 2014
2012 CES
The Consumer Electronics Show is well on its way. Strewn about a labyrinth is a mind-blowing amount of electronics to see, touch and feel at this show. Whether it's a new phone or a new light bulb, it's here and on display. The latest and greatest in the industry is here for you to see before it ever hits the market. The big thing this year is 3D, one can't go 100 feet without seeing some type of 3D device. From giant screens to tiny headsets, they are here. We found the Sony 3D displays to be mind blowing. The picture above shows an OLED television that gives you the most realistic picture I have ever seen, it looks like you could reach out and grab it. We will be uploading pictures from the show for all to see.
The Consumer Electronics Show is well on its way. Strewn about a labyrinth is a mind-blowing amount of electronics to see, touch and feel at this show. Whether it's a new phone or a new light bulb, it's here and on display. The latest and greatest in the industry is here for you to see before it ever hits the market. The big thing this year is 3D, one can't go 100 feet without seeing some type of 3D device. From giant screens to tiny headsets, they are here. We found the Sony 3D displays to be mind blowing. The picture above shows an OLED television that gives you the most realistic picture I have ever seen, it looks like you could reach out and grab it. We will be uploading pictures from the show for all to see.
OLED TV so crystal clear its truly awesome. 2012 CES Las Vegas Nevada.
2012 CES
This picture is of Los Robot Dancer, its just a very small part of what is the spectacular Consumer Electronics Show. With the help of computers and wireless networking, Robots have come a very long way in size and funtionality. For Heaven's sake the're Dancing! We will be posting a video of a group of these guys dancing away in perfect order. If you want to watch a short video click on the following link. JSC Los Robot Dancers
This picture is of Los Robot Dancer, its just a very small part of what is the spectacular Consumer Electronics Show. With the help of computers and wireless networking, Robots have come a very long way in size and funtionality. For Heaven's sake the're Dancing! We will be posting a video of a group of these guys dancing away in perfect order. If you want to watch a short video click on the following link. JSC Los Robot Dancers
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The Light Field Camera
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The future of picture taking is here! Forget everything you have ever known about taking pictures as the future is upon you. The light field camera is changing the way we take, see and edit pictures. The old method of picture taking is pretty simple, point, focus and shoot, done! Not with the light field camera, this camera takes a picture of the entire light field, so in other words, this camera captures the entire light field which is all of the light in every point in space. What does that mean?
The future of picture taking is here! Forget everything you have ever known about taking pictures as the future is upon you. The light field camera is changing the way we take, see and edit pictures. The old method of picture taking is pretty simple, point, focus and shoot, done! Not with the light field camera, this camera takes a picture of the entire light field, so in other words, this camera captures the entire light field which is all of the light in every point in space. What does that mean?
When you capture the entire light field, you essentially capture the living picture and all of the light, color and intensity in that picture all at once. You focus after the fact at any given point in the picture, again and again so you actually take many pictures at once. Imagine taking a picture the old way, and seeing something in the background that was really cool but just out of focus, well with this camera you can focus on that specific thing or any other thing that may have been captured in the picture that was taken. Not having to focus means you just point and shoot and there are no focus motors or shutters to open and close, you simply take the picture and focus later.
The first light fields were captured at Stanford University almost 2 decades ago and required a room full of cameras all tied to a supercomputer to actually take the picture and be able to do anything with it. This new technology allows the average person to have what was only available in a research lab at a cost of millions of dollars to the average person like you and me. Recording the light field requires an entirely new kind of sensor called a light field sensor. The light field sensor captures the color, intensity and vector direction of the rays of light. This directional information was completely lost with traditional point and shoot camera sensors, which simply add up all the light rays and record them as a single amount of light.
We had a first hand look at this camera at the 2012 CES show and it was kind of hard to understand the technology at first, I said "What's the big deal?" We'll after looking into it and realizing the potential and revolutionary uses in picture taking, it really opened our eyes. This is truly the only way to take pictures as pictures are our life and time stopped and captured for all of us and our future family to see. If you are interested in purchasing one of these cameras, they will be available from $399 to $499 for 8gig and 16gig models. We will pre order our camera as the future is upon us. Lytro is the manufacturer of this camera and all of this information and pre ordering can be done at the link provided above.
Click on the graphic below to see a slide show of pictures taken with this camera on the Lytro website.
Click on the graphic below to see a slide show of pictures taken with this camera on the Lytro website.