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News : Grand Theft Auto-Style Car Chase Via Google Maps

Fun little animation from Honest Directors, in which Google Maps hi-res satellite footage of New York is used to create a faux car chase through the streets of Brooklyn. Previously, Evil Pixels Demolish New York City. Sick. Decapitating-Head-Exploding Paper Animation (NSFW!)

How To : Make a map in Minecraft Beta 1.6

Maps are the biggest new thing in the Minecraft 1.6 update to Minecraft beta. Learn how to make a map by watching this helpful video and following along. Your map will help you situate yourself in your Minecraft world, so check this video out ASAP.

How To : Bake a shadow map in Blender

Learn how to bake shadow maps when working in Blender with this handy video guide. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to ...more

How To : Paint with normal maps in modo

Devolped by the same team of engineers responsible for LightWave 3D, modo, lowercase, delivers the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering in a single integrated and accelerated package for the Mac and PC. And now, modo is a true end-to-end solution that includes ...more

How To : Map photos to 3D objects in Adobe Illustrator CS3

Here’s a tutorial about mapping artwork to 3D objects in Adobe Illustrator CS3. For more Adobe software tutorials from Layers Magazine, search Layers Magazine on WonderHowTo. WonderHowTo indexes all Layers Magazine tutorials for Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Afte ...more

How To : Glitch under the Security map in Gears of War 2

It seems that almost every multiplayer map in Gears of War 2 has a secret glitch-based way of getting underneath it. This video is a tutorial on how to do just one of these glitches. It will show you how to get under the Security multiplayer map using a barrier breaker glitch.

How To : Use the Ovi Maps navigation app on a Nokia C5

In this clip, we learn how to use the Nokia C5's directions app, Ovi Maps. The C5 is the first offering in Nokia's new "C" series of mobile phones. It runs on Nokia's Symbian OS and features a 2.2-inch screen and 3.2-megapixel camera. Want more? Search WonderHowTo's sizable co ...more

News : Mind Map AR Moving from Tango to ARCore

When Google announced its ARCore augmented reality toolkit for Android as its answer to Apple's ARKit for iPhones and iPads, the question from many observers was, "What about Tango?" For at least one app Tango app developer, ScapeHop, the answer is to move to ARCore, and don' ...more

How To : Use the basic tools of the Valve Hammer Map Editor

My first tutorial on Valve's Map Editor: This is just a quick guide to get started creating maps for Counter-Strike:Source, Half-Life2, Garry's Mod, or any other game using the Source Engine. In this tutorial, you learn the basic tools of Valve's Map Editor: Hammer.

How To : Map EDI data with MapForce

MapForce includes support for the two most popular EDI formats, UN/EDIFACT and ANSI X12. In this how-to video, you'll learn how to use MapForce to map and convert data between EDI messages (X12 and UN/EDIFACT) and XML, databases, or text files. Learn to map EDI data with this ...more

How To : Read a paper map

Have you ever found yourself lost in the Appalachian Mountains, or stranded in the Mojave Desert? Maybe it was because you couldn't read a map… a real map… a real hands-on, folding paper map. Reading a map is an important skill that may be lost in the internet and GPS era, but ...more

How To : Download Google Maps on your Blackberry

Dana Strauss from Best Buy teaches you how to download Google Maps onto your Blackberry. Press your Menu button, click on "Applications". Find "Maps" and click on it and your Blackberry will pull up Google Maps for you. The application will show you exactly where you are and w ...more

How To : Map an image in Dreamweaver CS4 & use Ap Div

Using Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 to make your website can be an intimating challenge, but will give you really good looking sites if you learn to do it well. This tutorial features instructions on how to map images in the program, as well as use the Ap Div function, which used to b ...more

How To : Get directions on Google Maps

Customize your directions on Google Maps. Drag and drop the default directions to your preferred roads or highways, get walking or public transit directions, route around traffic, or add multiple stops on your way. Print directions with Street View, photos included. This vide ...more

News : Better Spatial Maps Will Make Mixed Reality Great

A group of researchers from Stanford University and Princeton University has put together the largest RGB-D video dataset to date with over 1,500 scans of over 700 different locations across the world, for a total of 2.5 million views. This dataset, called ScanNet, has been s ...more

How To : Map a network drive in Windows XP

In this video the instructor shows how to map a network drive in Microsoft Windows XP. Network drive is similar to the disk drive that is present on your computer like C drive, D drive but instead of pointing to a hard disk on your computer it points to a server that has enabl ...more

How To : Apply maps to an object in 3Ds Max

Just getting started using the program 3d Studio Max? Luckily, WonderHowTo is full of video tutorials on the program to help get you started. In this video, learn how to apply maps to an object in 3ds Max.

How To : Use displacement maps via nodes in Lightwave 3D 9

The object properties panel in Lightwave 3D 9 now includes the capability of doing displacement and creating displacement via nodes. This video shows you how. Use displacement maps via nodes in Lightwave 3D 9. Click through to watch this video on vtutorial.com

How To : Do the "out of map" glitch in Hitman: Blood Money

Glitches are everywhere in the video game world, and you can call them what you want... glitches, cheats, cheat codes, hints, secrets or tips. In order to find a glitch, you have to keep your eyes open or follow a recommendation from a gaming friend. Either way, to catch a sec ...more

How To : Map an FTP server in Windows 7 Explorer

To do that click on tools in windows explorer and choose map network drive. Now click on "connect to a web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures" and then click on next and next. Now you have to type your internet or network address for example you type ft ...more

How To : Tone map HDR images in Photoshop with Photomatix

Once you have merged to HDR only half the work is done. The magic happens with Tone-Mapping. Learn how to use Photomatix Tone Mapping and Photoshop’s tools together for the best results. See how to use this tone mapping HDR workflow with Photomatix and Photoshop. Tone map HDR ...more

How To : Make a map and a hatch in Minecraft 1.6.2

This is your video guide to the newest additions to Minecraft Beta that comprise Minecraft 1.6.2. Watch this video to learn what maps and trap doors are, how to build them, and what to do with them. Minecraft beta has updated, don't lag behind.

How To : Use Stencil maps in Blender

Stencil maps can help push your model to the next level by allowing you to layer materials exactly as you see fit. This tutorial covers how to create a stencil map, applying it to your model in Blender and then using it to layer two different materials via the Material Nodes. ...more

How To : Find all the mystery maps in Batman: Arkham Asylum

If you're having a hard time finding certain items or just your way around Arkham Asylum, then this next tutorial should help. In the game Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Riddler has planted a bunch of secret maps throughout the game. Collect them all to help you in your quest to s ...more

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