b Game|Life - Veronica Belmont and Jonathan Blow on the Future of Gaming By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Hosts Chris Kohler and Peter Rubin welcome internet star Veronica Belmont and indie game designer Jonathan Blow to discuss the future of game consoles, indie game distribution, and what an Apple TV would mean for gamers and developers alike. Full Article
b Angry Nerd - Chris Baker Responds To YouTubers And Defends His View on Doctor Who By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Chris Baker responds to a few comments from viewers on his opinion of the latest incarnation of Doctor Who. The Angry Nerd respects people with the temerity to disagree with his opinions. But he respects them angrily. Full Article
b The Window - Barclays Center Part 3: The Conversion Crew That Transforms the Venue for Events By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Get up close and personal with the folks behind Barclays Center's spectacular overnight conversions. Learn what it takes for their 40-person crew to radically transform this hi-tech arena from a sold-out concert venue into the Brooklyn Nets' basketball stadium overnight. Full Article
b Codefellas - Meet Big Data By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Agent Topple reveals a few tricks of the pre-digital trade when Winters attempts to explain to him how computers work. Agent Topple is Not Impressed. Full Article
b Game|Life - Jonathan Blow on The Witness Release Date By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Indie game designer, Jonathan Blow, talks with Peter Rubin and Chris Kohler about the long awaited release date for The Witness and if we can expect to see it out anytime soon. Full Article
b Angry Nerd - Chris Baker Responds To YouTubers About Wolverine's Origin Story By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:31:47 +0000 Chris Baker responds to YouTube comments on his impatience with Wolverine's claws. Here's a hint, folks: Don't tell an Angry Nerd that "it's just a comic book." Full Article
b Angry Nerd - Despicable Me Super Villain Conspiracy Theory By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Chris Baker is no conspiracy theorist, but finds all these kids' movies where the bad guys turn out to be good guys a tad suspicious. Super villains with a sudden change of heart—or the ultimate scheme to take over the world? Full Article
b The Window - High-Speed Robots Part 1: Meet BettyBot in "Human Exclusion Zone" Warehouses By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:46:49 +0000 Get a bots'-eye view of the "human exclusion zone" in a massive warehouse where an army of high-tech robots finds and fulfills up to 30,000 orders a day. Full Article
b Design FX - World War Z: Building a Better Zombie Effects Exclusive By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 05:34:30 +0000 WIRED's exclusive behind the scenes look at the making of "World War Z" reveals how the visual effects artists at MPC used massive crowd simulations and hand animation to create the devastating swarming of Jerusalem by a zombie horde. Full Article
b Game|Life - Gameboy Rarities Appraised By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Chris Kohler digs into his collection to show off his a couple rarities, and gives some tips on building your own cache of hard-to-find games. Full Article
b Codefellas - How To Hack a Website By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Nicole finally gets a chance to hack into a personal email, only to find herself in the bowels of Agent Topple's locked messages from the 90s. As imagined, this is unfortunate. Full Article
b Angry Nerd - Zynga's Shameful Digital to Board Game Switch By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Like we weren’t going to notice, Zynga? Turning Words With Friends into a board game does not make it not-Scrabble. Same goes for Hungry Hungry Herd. Angry Nerd takes a stand against the shameless genre crossing of digital games back to board games. Full Article
b August 2013 Issue: Bill Hader Cheats! (and so can you!) By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:11:38 +0000 Sneaky tricks! Workarounds! Creative rule-bending! The August 2013 issue of WIRED has BILL HADER and tons of info to outwit the chumps and get what YOU want. PLUS: Inside Neill Blomkamp's incredible new movie Elysium, an eye melting visual guide to Comic-Con Cosplay, and the low down on how to load a massive container ship. Full Article
b The Window - High-Speed Robots Part 2: Kiva Robots in the Workplace & in our E-commerce Economy By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Follow a robot as it works its day job—transforming the world of e-commerce by hustling packages around the giant warehouses that propel the modern economy. New robot minions: Welcome to the team. Full Article
b The Window - Tesla Motors Part 1: Behind the Scenes of How the Tesla Model S is Made By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 If founder Elon Musk is right, Tesla Motors just might reinvent the American auto industry—with specialized robots building slick electric cars in a factory straight from the future. That's where the battery-powered Model S is born. Full Article
b Giant Robot Storms San Diego Comic Con 2013 By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:12:51 +0000 It took the mighty minds and resources of WIRED, YouTube, Stan Winston School, Legacy Effects, and Conde Nast Entertainment to create an insanely detailed, one-of-a-kind, 9 foot 9 inch Mech with four arms to usher in the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. And who better to announce it than Adam Savage, of Tested and Mythbusters. It is ready to blow your mind. And coming soon to YouTube's Geek Week ... a huge mini-series showing how this colossus was built. Full Article
b Stan Lee vs Giant Robot: Comic Con 2013 By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:34:55 +0000 Comic book legend Stan Lee gets an up close and personal meeting with the giant robot from San Diego Comic Con 2013. It took the mighty minds and resources of WIRED, YouTube, Stan Winston Studios, Legacy Effects, and Conde Nast Entertainment to create an insanely detailed, one-of-a-kind, 9 foot 9 inch Mech with four arms to usher in the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. It is ready to blow your mind. And coming soon to YouTube's Geek Week ... a huge mini-series showing how this colossus was built. Full Article
b Angry Nerd - San Diego Comic Con 2013: Chris Baker vs. Godzilla By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 21:30:10 +0000 Angry Nerd isn't happy about the upcoming re-boot of the classic 1954 Godzilla, and he tells us all exactly why. Full Article
b San Diego Comic Con 2013: Bizarre Books By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:04:33 +0000 Special Correspondent Cara Santa Maria scours the Comic Con floor in search of the most bizarre comic books. Full Article
b iJustine Spots Giant Robot at Comic Con 2013 By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:36:48 +0000 iJustine, one of the biggest personalities on the Web, stumbles on the biggest thing at San Diego Comic Con 2013 -- the "Giant Robot." It took the mighty minds and resources of WIRED, YouTube, Stan Winston School, Legacy Effects, and Conde Nast Entertainment to create an insanely detailed, one-of-a-kind, 9 foot 9 inch Mech with four arms to usher in the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. And coming soon to YouTube's Geek Week ... a huge mini-series showing how this colossus was built. Full Article
b Angry Nerd - San Diego Comic Con 2013: Bronies By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 07:19:56 +0000 You've all been asking Angry Nerd to rant about Bronies, but he's just not going to do it. Full Article
b Angry Nerd - Chris Baker Responds To YouTubers About Despicable Me Super Villain Conspiracy Theory By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Chris Baker is convinced that Hollywood has gone soft on super villains and responds to comments that either agree with him, or think he looks like one of them. Full Article
b Angry Nerd - Chris Baker Defends His Disapproval of Zynga Board Games By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Chris Baker got Angry and Nerdy about Zynga making board games out of online games out of board games. Commenters commented. Baker defends his purchase of said games. And gets Angry. Full Article
b Game|Life - KLAX Hacker Proposal by Game Designer Mike Mika By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Years before he hacked Donkey Kong and became an internet sensation, game designer Mike Mika engineered another epic hack that had an even bigger impact on his life. Full Article
b The Window - Tesla Motors Part 2: How Tesla Motors Builds Electric Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Tesla Motors is challenging the giants of the global auto industry with all-electric cars—and a new approach to building them. Take a look at their assembly lines, and the philosophy behind them. Full Article
b Codefellas - Blackmail at 4:20 By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Nicole strikes back with a hefty dose of new-school espionage, but Topple is not to be outdone. Hint: you can't topple Topple 'cuz Topple don't stopple! Full Article
b How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Make a Giant Robot Mech (1/7) By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 22:05:43 +0000 WIRED built a giant robot mech in partnership with YouTube, Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects. And now you get to see how we did it. From design to tech, prototype to insanely detailed finished product, you'll find out how to build your very own. Just bring a lot of friends and a ton of parts. Full Article
b How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Design a Giant Robot Mech (2/7) By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 05:08:12 +0000 Check out how the experts at Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects came up with the mind blowing design for WIRED's 9 foot 9 inch giant robot mech that stormed this year's San Diego Comic Con. It's a rare chance to see how the biggest practical effects for Hollywood's blockbusters are built. Full Article
b How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Prototype a Giant Robot Mech (3/7) By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:42:39 +0000 If you thought our finished 9' 9" Giant Robot Mech that stormed Comic Con was impressive, wait until you see the engineering that was required to make it come "alive." In this amazingly detailed part 2 of our "making-of the giant robot mech" series, Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects research and construct a working prototype exoskeleton. Full Article
b How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Build Parts for a Giant Robot Mech (4/7) By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 22:46:31 +0000 It's time to build the armor and weapons for WIRED's giant robot mech and give it a paint job with realistic battle scarring. Watch as Stan Winston School and the artists from Legacy Effects turn our hulking friend into an incredible work of art ... a work of art that you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley. Full Article
b How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Make Tech for a Giant Robot Mech (5/7) By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 The WIRED giant robot mech is STANDING TALL and looking good after it's assembly and paint job ... now it's time to BRING IT TO LIFE with Arduinos, radio controls, servos, lighting effects, voice modulators, and hidden surprises. Watch as Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects put the finishing touches on the mother of all mechs just days before it's big unveiling ... Full Article
b How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Test And Launch your Giant Robot Mech (6/7) By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 All systems are online and it's time to test WIRED'S Giant Robot Mech ... just days before its big unveiling at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con by Adam Savage from MythBusters and Tested. Watch as Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects put the finishing touches on the Big Guy in this penultimate episode of our Geek Week exclusive series. Full Article
b Trivia Death Match: Angry Nerd vs. Giant Robot Mech By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 WIRED’s Angry Nerd Chris Baker takes on the WIRED robot at Comic Con for a trivia test about all things robot-related. Find out how many rounds you could go with the robot and who wins. Full Article
b How to Make a Giant Creature - How to Build a Giant Robot Mech: Think Big (7/7) By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 In the CONCLUSION to WIRED's guide to building a 9 foot 9 inch tall walking, talking, mini-cannon totting GIANT ROBOT MECH, the crew from Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects reflect on a job well done. From concept to unveiling at Comic-Con, this was a labor of love, representing 2000+ man hours of work. Rest up guys, because next year ... we are bringing the Mech's BIGGER BROTHER to the show. Full Article
b Game|Life - Game Hackers Roundtable By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Game developers Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games and Mike Mika of Other Ocean Interactive share the top games they'd most like to hack. Whether for social change or pure fun, see what classic titles each of these game aficionados would most love to change and why. Full Article
b September 2013 Issue: The Future of Design By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:56:02 +0000 The future of design is upon us. Seamless interactions engineered between your personal tech and the world around you that reduce complexity. Artists that collaborate and cross mediums in realtime, streaming their art from mobile platforms. And a floating internet in the sky that could open the digital world to billions. Find out how the new designers are changing the way we will experience the future in the September 2013 issue of WIRED. Full Article
b Codefellas - 25 Reasons the NSA Should Hire Buzzfeed Staffers By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:30:00 +0000 After Nicole debunks Henry's Buzzfeed logic, he must chose between destroying all electronic music or preserving Downton Abbey. Full Article
b Codefellas - How to Kill Your Boss By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Topple settles into his new role as a cyber-spy, but hold on to your tequila sunrise: a hangover from his swinging '70s past leaves him odd-man-out at the counter-intelligence key party ... until his target conveniently "disappears." Full Article
b Angry Nerd - Bad Ideas from Hollywood: Punctuation in Titles—Age of the Colon By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:00:00 +0000 "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" is giving the Angry Nerd a disease: colonitis. The problem: Movie titles are overusing the colon. At fault: The man who brought us such titles as "Star Wars—Episode II: Attack of the Clones." Full Article
b It Begins in New York - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 17:53:54 +0000 Station to Station launches in New York, arguably the best place to start a 3-week-long tour of the United States. One of the most heavily populated urban cities in the world, it's a hotbed for arts, culture, creativity, and technology. Featuring performers like Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Suicide, and artists like Olaf Breuning and Liz Glynn. Full Article
b The Noble Writer - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:30:00 +0000 In this artist profile from Station to Station, Gary Indiana, an American contemporary writer, artist, and filmmaker, discusses the state of writing in a modern, visual culture, and how modern technology influences the creative process. Full Article
b Station to Station - New York - Nomadic Happenings: Artist Trio and Jonah Bokaer By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 22:30:00 +0000 Yoshimio, Hisham Akira Bharoocha, and Ryan Saywer join forces for a music mashup; later, we get a sneak peek of the dance medley from Jonah Boakaer and AIRLOCKS for the New York stop of Station to Station. Full Article
b The Garment District - Sound Patterns of Pittsburgh - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:00:00 +0000 Multi-instrumentalist Jennifer Baron talks about her new project, The Garment District (http://thegarmentdistrictmusic.com/), while in Pittsburgh with Station to Station. She discusses creating at the intersection between pop and experimental music, and how she uses the patterns in nature and urban landscapes to influence the patterns in her songs. Full Article
b Minneapolis - Perceived Boundaries with Kate Casanova - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:45:00 +0000 Kate Casanova discusses what drives the concept of her art, and how it blurs the lines of humans and nature. Full Article
b Fragments - Taylor-Ruth Baldwin - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:30:00 +0000 Taylor-Ruth Baldwin gives us a glimpse of why she creates her art. Full Article
b Pittsburgh - Artist Trio and The Kansas City Marching Cobras - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:00:00 +0000 YOSHIMIO, Sawyer, and Bharoocha gathered in the lobby of Pittsburgh's Union Station for a gorgeous impromptu drum show, which then segued into an energetic outdoor turn by the Kansas City Marching Cobras. Dancers flipped, shook, and pulled onlookers from the crowd along with them — drums rocketing into the night sky. Full Article
b Pittsburgh - Nomadic Sculptures - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Outside of the musical and art performances were interactive art installations. Calling them 'Nomadic Sculptures', artists transformed Yurts into mini art galleries - each giving participators a different atmospheric experience. Full Article
b October 2013 Issue: The Joy of Cooking with Science! By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Curious what it took to create the Doritos Locos Taco? Need Recipes for a vegan 'meat' feast? We've got the answers to that and more in the October 2013 issue of WIRED. Analyze the fifth taste, explore the world of bug sushi; chefs and researchers are engineering the cuisine of tomorrow. Also in this issue: Beyond - Two Souls, Cuarón, and a special tablet video with Bon Appétit! Online and on Tablets: 9.17.2013 On Newstands: 9.24.2013 Full Article
b Bon Appetit + Momofuku = Flavor Explosion! By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:09:04 +0000 See how the chefs at the Momofuku Culinary Lab create dishes packed with umami flavor! Full Article
b Flavor Explosion - Shitake Flatbread By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:16:10 +0000 Amp up the umami at home with this recipe from our friends at Bon Appétit. Alison Roman, in the BA test kitchen, worked with Dan Felder, head of R&D at David Chang's Momofuku Culinary Lab in New York, to develop this recipe for optimum umami pow. Full Article