“In aggregate, steampunk is a trend that is rapidly outgrowing niche status.”
It is also the vision of steampunk, a subculture that is the aesthetic expression of a time-traveling fantasy world, one that embraces music, film, design and now fashion, all inspired by the extravagantly inventive age of dirigibles and steam locomotives, brass diving bells and jar-shaped protosubmarines. First appearing in the late 1980s and early ’90s, steampunk has picked up momentum in recent months, making a transition from what used to be mainly a literary taste to a Web-propagated way of life.
Steampunk Moves Between 2 Worlds ( 2008-May-08 ) [New York Times]
The Reality of Virtual Learning
Presented to the Defense Learning Academy, Cornwall, Ontario, January 30, 2008.
This is just one small part of it and it’s one person’s perspective on it. It’s not all a seamless whole. It’s not a beautiful step-by-step narrative that wraps up nicely and neatly in a bow like a Sherlock Holmes movie or short story.
Where we see this most of all interestingly is in games where, if a person is playing a game, the learning for the game has to be inside the game because the game player will not read the manual; absolutely won’t read the manual. There’s no point in giving them a manual. So, whatever learning the player is going to need during the playing of the game has to be inside the game.
The Reality of Virtual Learning Stephen Downes ( 2008-Feb-18 ) [Half an Hour]
Indiana Jones Icons from Iconfactory
Official icon sets from the Iconfactory that include treasures and items from the Indiana Jones TM movies. Crafted with accuracy and detail by Anthony Piraino.
http://iconfactory.com/indianajones/
2008 Webby Awards
With nearly 70 categories, Website entries make up the majority of Webby Awards Winners, Nominees and Honorees. Some are beautiful to look at and interact with. Others are a testament to usability and functionality. And a handful excel across the board. To be selected among the best is an incredible achievement worthy of praise — and perhaps a little bragging.
12th Annual Webby Awards Nominees
MacGyver movie!
The hero of all duct tape, cable tie and fencing wire engineers is tipped to be on the big screen.
Holy Crap: MacGyver Blockbuster Film Coming! (2008-May-03) [Gizmodo]
Some interesting T-shirts
* Ninjas and pirates agree: cowboys suck
* Inigo-Montoya
* i can has catz
* The Formula
* Evolution Kills
* Historical Preenactment Society T-Shirt
