ia How to Make a Giant Creature - See the Giant Creature Get Ready for Jimmy Kimmel Live By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:46:24 +0000 How do you transport a 2,000-pound, 14-foot-tall beast? Find out, as the giant creature makes its way from the Stan Winston School facilities to Hollywood for its big debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Full Article
ia How to Make a Giant Creature - Watch the Giant Creature Crash Through San Diego Comic-Con 2014 By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 01:51:04 +0000 San Diego Comic-Con 2014 is underway and it's time for Bodock the Giant Creature to make his public debut. Catch a first-look at his #SDCC2014 reveal. Full Article
ia How to Make a Giant Creature - The Giant Creature vs. Angry Dogs at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 02:27:32 +0000 Bodock the Giant Creature tries to make some new friends at #SDCC2014, but ends up making a few enemies instead. Watch what happens when he faces off against two small dogs who aren't afraid of the colossal beast. Full Article
ia How to Make a Giant Creature - Alien Cop Car Invades San Diego Comic-Con 2014 By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:58:59 +0000 Why drive a regular cop car when you can patrol the streets in a massive beast? Watch what happens when the San Diego police department upgrades their regular vehicle to Bodock the Giant Creature. Full Article
ia The Giant Creature Destroys Angry Nerd in Movie Monster Trivia at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:25:09 +0000 Angry Nerd challenges Bodock the Giant Creature to a round of movie monster trivia. Despite Angry Nerd's best efforts to trick the massive beast, Bodock comes out ahead with a few tricks of his own. Full Article
ia How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Make Monster Sounds with the Click of a Button By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Wonder how Bodock the Giant Creature and his alien sidekick got their voices? In this episode, we take a trip to Anarchy Post to see how the creature's voice came to life with the help of voice actors and Dehumaniser—a real-time vocal processor for monster sound FX. Full Article
ia How to Make a Giant Creature - Watch the Giant Creature Marry a Couple & More Highlights from San Diego Comic-Con 2014 By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:00:00 +0000 It's been an eight-week-long marathon to get the Bodock Giant Creature ready for #SDCC2014, and now that the convention is over, it's time to take a look back at the best moments from the event, including the marriage ceremony he officiated. Full Article
ia Design FX - Hercules: Creating Mythical Creatures with Advanced Special Effects By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:30:00 +0000 In Brett Ratner's new big-budget flick Hercules, the title star portrayed by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson battles mythical creatures, including a three-headed dog, giant boars and lions, and multi-headed serpents. Mike Seymour shows how the visual effects experts at Double Negative created the complicated, yet lifelike beasts. Full Article
ia How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Grow Your Own Monster By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:30:00 +0000 It took nearly 4,000 hours to grow the Giant Creature pieces that were created using 3-D printing. Find out how Stratasys—the company behind the expert rapid prototypes—managed to create one of the biggest projects they've ever worked on. Full Article
ia How to Make a Giant Creature - What's Under the Hood of an Otherworldly Giant Creature? By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 10:30:00 +0000 How do you make a 2,000-pound creature move with fluidity and ease? Find out, as we break down the animatronics and mechanics that control the mobility of the giant beast, including nostril flares, mouth movements, and more. Full Article
ia How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Fabricate Alien Fur for a Giant Creature By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Just how does a giant creature get its realistic, custom fur? Find out, as we break down the process of fur fabrication for this year's massive beast. Full Article
ia How to Make a Giant Creature - It's All In the Details: Giving a 14-Foot Creature a Giant Makeover By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:30:00 +0000 From the final moldings to the last paint job, find out how the design team added character and life to the giant creature in under two weeks. Full Article
ia Design FX - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Facial Animation FX By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles flick, including the facial animation effects. Plus, find out how an improvised, off-camera moment turned into one of the funniest scenes in the movie. Full Article
ia Angry Nerd - I Can't Remember Why, But Movies About Amnesia Are Awesome By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000 In the upcoming thriller Before I Go to Sleep, Nicole Kidman stars as a woman who's grappling to remember what happened in her past. The amnesia plot line works, as it does for every film centered around memory loss, because it puts the protagonist on the same level as the viewer. Angry Nerd explains why. Full Article
ia What's Inside - Diaper Cream By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Hell hath no fury like a baby's bowel movements. Find out what anti-bacterial and moisturizing agents are in triple-paste diaper cream, helping to keep bums healthy and clean-ish. Full Article
ia WIRED Live - Creating an International Social Soundtrack with Twitter Amplify By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Glenn Brown of Twitter Amplify explains how the social media service is giving brands and users a digital megaphone to tweet during broadcasts and major events. Full Article
ia Battle Damage - The Indestructible Nokia Phone vs Liquid Nitrogen By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:00:00 +0000 It’s the most requested gadget we’ve received by far and we’ve finally put it to the test. See what happens when the Nokia “Brick” phone goes swimming in a vat of liquid nitrogen. Full Article
ia WIRED December 2014: Space, Time, and Multiple Dimensions. A special issue directed by Christopher Nolan. By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Few Hollywood directors can match Christopher Nolan’s ambition, skill, and mind-bending story sense. For our December issue, the man behind Memento, Inception, the Dark Knight trilogy, and Interstellar brings his formidable talents to WIRED as our guest editor. Full Article
ia The Top 10 Special FX of 2014 By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 From the incredible helicarrier crash in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” to the realistic motion-capture-driven apes in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," this year brought us some unbelievable special effects. Mike Seymour from fxguide counts down the top 10 design FX from 2014. Full Article
ia Angry Nerd - Nerdiest Animated Holiday Specials By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 It’s that time of the year when networks drop sickly sweet holiday cartoons. When it comes to animated specials Angry Nerd typically loathes them, but will things change when he gets a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Specials Past? Full Article
ia WIRED by Design - Designing a Brand to Help Kill Malaria By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:00:00 +0000 Ije Nwokorie at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
ia Jeff 1000 - Giant Robots Have Feelings, Too By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 During a shoot Jeff can't seem to get his lines quite right. It’s two simple words, but with so many different ways to convey the emotion behind them Jeff and co-star Summer Glau are left pondering the philosophical meaning behind “human alert!" Full Article
ia Jeff 1000 - Pug vs. Giant Robot By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 She’s one of Jeff’s best friends, so when Summer Glau recounts her near-death experience, Jeff is all ears—at least, as much as a robot can be. But when Jeff’s beloved pug Baby Princess continues to interrupt the story, Summer refuses to come second to the tiny dog. Full Article
ia Angry Nerd - 2014’s Most Infuriating TV Moments By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Some TV shows made us laugh and cry tears of joy this year while others made us want to rip our hair out. Angry Nerd runs down 2014’s top five most frustrating TV moments from "Doctor Who" to "How to Get Away with Murder.” Full Article
ia Comedians Go to Virtual Therapy By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Ellie is the world’s first virtual therapist. Designed to read and analyze body language, vocal patterns, and facial expressions, we introduced her to a few comedians to see if she could handle their sarcasm, jokes, and self-deprecating humor. Full Article
ia Battle Damage - Giant Star Wars LEGO Super Star Destroyer Shattered By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2015 14:00:00 +0000 What better way to celebrate the upcoming Star Wars Day than by watching a Super Star Destroyer shatter in slow-motion? Full Article
ia Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - The Most Disgusting Video Game of All Time: Hotline Miami By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2015 13:00:00 +0000 It’s reminiscent of old Grand Theft Auto games, but Hotline Miami is in a league of its own. It tricks you into thinking it’s cute, but don’t be fooled, it's one of the most gruesome and bloody video games of all time. Full Article
ia Out of Office with Brent Rose - Best & Worst Foods for California’s Drought By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:00:00 +0000 California is in an unprecedented drought, but you gotta eat, right? Well, some foods use way more water than others. We chewed through a ton of data to make this bite-sized video. For you! -Brent Full Article
ia Design FX - Game of Thrones: Season 5 Special FX By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Find out how the visual effects came together for the end of season five on Game of Thrones, including Daenerys' elaborate and cinematic escape with her drogon. Full Article
ia 60 Years of Influential Auto Design, Up for Auction By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:00:00 +0000 These cars introduced new forms of beauty---many of them clever solutions to vexing technological problems---that lived on for years and even decades. Full Article
ia Think Like a Tree - Using Shark Skin to Fight Against Bacteria By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Scientists are looking to an unlikely source for new ways to fight bacteria. Could the skin of a Galapagos shark hold the key to warding off hospital-born bacteria and superbugs? Full Article
ia Nebia - Reinventing the Shower By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:15:00 +0000 Startup Nebia used aerospace technology to reinvent the shower and save water. San Francisco design firm Box Clever took Nebia's rough prototypes and developed the sleek fixture that could change the way we clean up. Full Article
ia Design FX - Maze Runner: Scorch Trials—Building a Post-Apocalyptic City By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:11:45 +0000 The second installment of “The Maze Runner” takes place in a mythical post-apocalyptic city. Find out how Weta Digital took an unusual approach to creating the vast, ruined landscape by building the entire city first, then destroying it. Full Article
ia Electro Musician Robert DeLong Shows Off His Tricked-Out Rig By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:00:00 +0000 It's equal parts D.I.Y. and high-tech; electronic musician Robert DeLong shows us his awesome rig, which includes a mix of video game controllers, a cutlery tray from Ikea, two Mac minis, and more. See how it all comes together as he performs “Don’t Wait Up” from his new album "In the Cards," out Friday, September 18 on Glassnote Records. Full Article
ia NASA Scientists Fact-Check “The Martian" By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:34:02 +0000 How accurate is the new space film “The Martian”? We had NASA scientists break down the science behind the movie to find out if Matt Damon’s portrayal of a stranded astronaut on Mars is realistic or out of this world. Full Article
ia The Martian | WIRED Movie Review By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:35:59 +0000 The Martian, Ridley Scott's new space epic, takes audiences to the rugged surface of Mars. Matt Damon stars as left behind astronaut Mark Watney, who has to "science" his survival on the barren planet. Full Article
ia Ridley Scott Explains What He’d Change in “The Martian” Based on NASA’s New Discovery By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 “The Martian” director Ridley Scott explains how NASA’s latest discovery on Mars would have affected the film’s plot and why he has zero interest in traveling to the far-off planet himself. Full Article
ia Design FX - Find Out How FX Experts Created Mars in "The Martian" By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Visual effects companies Framestore and MPC were tasked with creating the red planet in “The Martian.” From realistic landscape shots of Mars to simulated gravity differences, see how it all came together with a shorter-than-usual timeframe for post-production. Full Article
ia Yuneec Typhoon Q500 4K Aerial Footage By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:00:00 +0000 To test the image quality and picture stability of the Q500's 4K camera, we flew the drone around in Athens, Georgia. Full Article
ia The Commercial Space Race Heats Up By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0000 The private American companies battling it out for a $3.5 billion NASA contract have one last chance to successfully launch their spacecraft before a decision is made in January. Full Article
ia 9 MIT Media Lab Innovations that Changed the Future By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:00:00 +0000 From touchscreens to E ink and GPS to Guitar Hero, some of today’s most popular technologies all originated from the same place: the MIT Media Lab. To celebrate its 30th anniversary current and former directors count down the nine most influential innovations to come out of the future-forward lab. Full Article
ia SB 100: The Media Will Have a Very Different Role at Super Bowl 100 By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0000 With changes in technology, the popularity of the game, and how fans interact with players, our media panel sees big changes ahead in Super Bowl coverage. Full Article
ia CES 2016 - Autonomous Drone That Seats One Is a Special Kind of Crazy By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jan 2016 14:25:00 +0000 Perhaps the most audacious product on display at CES 2016 is Ehang's concept autonomous single-occupancy drone, the 184. The $200,000 to $300,000 helicopter will offer rides up to 23 minutes at the push of a smartphone app button. Full Article
ia New Social App Peach Lets You Throw Cake By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 02:07:57 +0000 The new social mobile app Peach is like a mashup of Twitter and a Slack group chat with some nice integration to other features on your phone like fitness, weather and music. Also, it lets you throw cake at friends. Full Article
ia WIRED Lab - The NASA Illustrator Who Hides Sci-Fi Easter Eggs in Official Images of Space By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Visualization specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Robert Hurt, tells us how he balances scientific accuracy and creativity when creating stunning pieces of art that double as realistic depictions of space. Full Article
ia SB 100 - Coming Soon for Artificial Intelligence? Coaching Football By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:30:00 +0000 The application of artificial intelligence to play-calling is already upon us. Last spring, two students at North Carolina State built a model to predict whether an NFL team would pass or run, information that would hugely benefit defensive coordinators. Full Article
ia Talking Pictures | The Blue Lava of Indonesia By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Photographer and filmmaker Reuben Wu narrates a selection of his images documenting the amazing blue 'lava" that flows across the sulfurous landscape of Kawah Ijen Crater on Java, Indonesia. Full Article
ia Design FX - The Special Effects Behind Zero Matter in "Agent Carter" By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Mar 2016 11:00:00 +0000 We go behind the scenes to show you how visual effects company Double Negative created the dark energy Zero Matter in ABC's "Agent Carter." Full Article
ia Absurd Creatures | The Fennec Fox and Its Giant Ears Are Too Cute to Possibly Exist By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:30:00 +0000 The Fennec fox is the smallest, and arguably the cutest, fox on earth. Its enormous ears make it look like a cartoon character and help it hear prey and keep cool. Full Article
ia Absurd Creatures | This Squid Has One Little Eye and One Giant Eye By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Hey listen, we’re all lopsided. You’d look weird as hell if you were perfectly symmetrical. But the strawberry squid is really lopsided, with one tiny eye and one giant eye. Full Article