RPG News: special release (black book) of Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur – now in hardback

A quick video of British Sci-Fi and Dark Fantasy author David J Rodger, giving an introduction to the brand new hardback version of “Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur”. Originally published in 2007, a new updated version was released in February 2012 (version 2.5). This is a hardback edition of version 2.5. . . [...]

Video Animation ¦ Ruin – a post apocalyptic short

A little under 10 minutes this is a wonderfully atmospheric cyberpunk post-apocalyptic short that plugs straight into your adrenal gland.  Definitely make sure you’ve got big sound, full screen and a do-not-disturb holo hovering above your skull. There’s a fantastic absence of dialogue, adding to the enigma of the story’s background: what is the character [...]

Video: autonomous nanobots capable of agile flight – a portent of future combat and surveillance technology

Sci-fi & Cyberpunk Future – Today This is an informative little video showing experiments using nano quadrotors (developed by KMel Robotics) at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania.  It gets a little surreal and unnerving near the end when you consider that in only a few years these swarms are going to be out on [...]

Costa Concordia Captain Schettino gets a verbal blasting by Italian port authority – English subtitles

This is unbelievable.  Friday 13th the news reported the tragic episode of the Costa Concordia running aground and toppling over as it began to sink. Eye-witnesses described the chaotic scenes during the evacuation as… “like living through the movie Titanic”.  Many of the crew have been applauded so-far for the way in which they acted, despite [...]

Feeling glum? Stuck in a corporate cube? Watch this jaw-dropping smile-expanding time-lapse video of Arizona and Utah by Dustin Farrell

Smile… This planet is beautiful and you’re a part of it. Landscapes: Volume 2 is the second of a three part series by the patient and talented Dustin Farrell; using motion controlled HDR and/or night time-lapse he highlights some of the most eye-dazzling scenery of his home state Arizona and neighbouring Utah.  Every frame of [...]

Video: Boris Karloff recounts a spooky story – The Appointment in Samarra

Don’t be put off by the fuzzy picture quality and the dated 1960s decor.  Close your eyes and listen to the story.  I first heard this years ago and have only just found it again now.  Short, simple and rather brilliant. It’s a real treat – I hope you enjoy it. I’m a huge fan [...]

Video: the truth about Scientology (spoof)

Brought to you by those good folks at Channel 4 (UK)… a sketch that explores the hidden meanings within the Church of Scientology belief system. Via Gareth Tunley – YouTube channel I’ve now added the rather fantastic term “ultra-bollocks” to my vocab.  ;o) . See more posts like this – click David J Rodger – [...]

Video: Compilation of extreme stunts by people who live beyond the edge of fear and push life where most of us only dream

Jaw-dropping, palm-sweating, eye-bulging and profanity inducing 2 minutes and 32 second compilation of extraordinary achievements by people who live beyond the edge of fear and push life where most of us only dream.  BASE jumping, surfing, mountain biking, wingsuit flying, heliboarding, white water insanity. Excellent choice of music to carry you through from OST of [...]

Video ¦ Audio waves through flammable gas – precursor to fantasy magic fireballs

On its own this video is pretty interesting; some clever Danes (Fysikshow Aarhus) sets up a table rigged with a steady flow of flammable gas passing over it and a music loudspeaker nearby. The various frequencies create some pleasing displays of varying modal patterns, in some cases, causing the burning gas to coalesce into “balls [...]

Surreal art video: Zune Paint on Vimeo – WARNING you cannot unsee this and you may laugh out loud

Surreal art video: Zune Paint on Vimeo – WARNING you cannot unsee this and you may laugh out loud See more posts like this – click David J Rodger – DATA . Surreal art video: Zune Paint on Vimeo – WARNING you cannot unsee this and you may laugh out loud wp.me/pTAKk-1Pv— David Rodger (@davidjrodger) [...]

Video: outstanding slow-motion capture of bullets punching through armour and ballistic gel

Video: outstanding slow-motion capture of bullets punching through armour and ballistic gel. You should definitely watch this with headphones on and the sound turned up. . This is really well done. And the extended ambient bass-happy soundtrack helps carry your imagination on a journey as you absorb the imagery.  For me, these kind of slow-mo-caps [...]

Video: Office Warfare – geeks having fun with murder

Video: Office Warfare – geeks having fun with murder Working in Digital can be a tense environment.  There’s a growing proliferation of nerf weaponry appearing in a certain office as web developers, multi-media hacks and even project managers vent steam in this pressure-cooker environment by shooting the shit out of each other; I’ve even seen [...]

Video comedy: a classic British gem – Armstrong & Miller do Old School Vampires

Video comedy: a classic British gem – Armstrong & Miller do Old School Vampires. I just watched this again. So bloody funny. Love their humour. Hope you enjoy too. You might also like this: Video comedy: a sample of some classic British period gems – Bullshot Crummond – Sir Henry At Rawlinson End – Gay [...]

Video: giant water balloon burst by those slow mo guys

Video: giant water balloon burst by those slow mo guys. Simple fun but interesting.  Recommend  you skip to 4:01. Watch video here:   See more posts like this – click David J Rodger – DATA  

404: Page not found – very cool video, Nosh utilise ex-special forces operatives to track down missing pages

404: Page not found – very cool video that shows how the folks at Nosh utilise ex-special forces operatives to track down missing pages and cope with internal server errors – 500. See more posts like this – click David J Rodger – DATA . 404: Page not found – very cool video, Nosh utilise [...]

Video comedy: a sample of some classic British period gems – Bullshot Crummond – Sir Henry At Rawlinson End – Gay Bar rendition

Video comedy: a sample of some classic period gems – Bullshot Crummond  – Sir Henry At Rawlinson End – Gay Bar rendition. Here’s three quick vids to give you a glimpse of some classic British comedy and a taste of my humour. Bullshot Sterling scene from the film “Bullshot” in which the dashing Captain Hugh [...]

Driving for zombies, PZED and craving the adrenaline rush

PZED – Post Zombie Encounter Disorder ¦ dialling in from Workstation ¦ 13:30 GMT, Wednesday 1st June 2011. Last Thursday I spent 3 hours being chased around the after-dark streets of Bristol by zombies; lurching, blood & gore soaked things that burst into shrieking sprints when they saw you.  You can see pics & vids [...]

2.8 hours later, Bristol May 2011 – city wide zombie chase game – videos and pics

This is a collection of videos and pics from 2.8 hours later, a city wide zombie chase game that took place in Bristol 26th May 2011. There were 300 players split into groups of 5 to 7. We were sent out into an unsuspecting city filled with clusters of zombies.  This didn’t take place in [...]

Video: snowmobile #FAIL results in biggest ever return slide

Video: snowmobile #FAIL results in biggest ever return slide See more posts like this – click David J Rodger – DATA

Video: Batman gets taken down in Vegas

Video: Batman gets taken down in Vegas See more posts like this – click David J Rodger – DATA