Hey everybody, This feed is about the traditional three act structure when writing an action/adventure story or screenplay. Act I "The Setup" Act 1 is a great time to begin throwing out a lot of foreshadowing. For many films, once you watch a few times the same film over an ...more
Over the past decade, China tech giant Tencent has invested in several companies with varying roles in the augmented reality industry. Its latest bet backs a startup with some short-term impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic but more future-focused growth potential in the c ...more
You can use 1000 and 6000 grit waterstones to sharpen a plane blade. Use a Veritas Mk II honing jig, and discover the David Charlesworth "ruler trick" for polishing just the edge of the back of the blade.
You can unlock the flying toilet in StarCraft II! Fight a swarm of Zerg in the northwest part of the Zero Hour map, the click on the cabin three times and it'll instantly turn into a portable toilet you can fly around!
ZUGZWANG n pl. -S a situation in chess that forces a disadvantageous move 81 points (31 points without the bingo) You may not ever get a chance to play zugzwang on the Scrabble board, since it requires two G tiles and two Z tiles (obviously one Z being a blank), but you've p ...more
The Battle of Forli: This is downloadable content that fills in the missing pieces and has Ezio defending the town of Forli from the Orsi Brothers. There are six new memories and Leonardo's flying machine makes a return allowing players to fly it across Romagna. Ezio is joined ...more
At the end of this mission on The Saboteur for the Xbox 360, you need to make your escape. The fourteenth mission in Act 1: Buried Secrets is when Skylar is waiting way in the southeast, so you have a long drive from the last one. The mausoleum is right nearby. The easiest way ...more
Insekten!, test shots using Canon macro lenses and the Canon 5D Mark II, by YouTube user Powermaennchen. Incredible footage for a $2500 digital camera. I'm willing to bet Planet Earth used cameras that were a bit more expensive than $2500... Have a Canon 5D Mark II or thinki ...more
Speakers today are a marvel for their portability and sound quality. No longer do we need giant boxes to bring down the house — a speaker that can fit in your hand can fill a room with your favorite music. This is even more important when you pair it with your smartphone, and ...more
I will be adding the weekly mystery game/box/chest contents here with the newest on top for quick reference. 10/12 - 10/19 "Best of" Mystery game Mystery game: Swiss Manor, Breton Horse, Bouncy Castle, Ornate Carriage, Gray Fox Kit, Armadillo 9/7-9/14 Wild West themed items ...more
Adventure gamers would love to know what was the first adventure game. Well, it was a 1970s computer game titled "Colossal Cave Adventure", also known as "Adventure". Designed by Will Crowther, the game was in FORTRAN and initially had 700 lines of code and data, which was lat ...more
Prepare yourself for more info than you need for winning The Saboteur for the Xbox 360. See everything involving the second mission in the Prologue: Better Days. Sean will flashback to 3 months prior to the opening mission. After the cutscene introduces some new characters, ho ...more
While the world is only recently becoming aware of its existence, augmented reality has been around in some form or another since the '90s. In the last decade, with the advancement and miniaturization of computer technology — specifically smartphones and tablets — AR has becom ...more
Street Fighter IV: Quick, cunning, and flashy, Ken Masters brings his A game to the latest Street Fighter. Street Fighter IV is a 2008 fighting game produced by Capcom. Street Fighter IV is currently released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a Microsoft Windows version in ...more
Adamantine is the best, most versatile metal in Dwarf Fortress, but discovering and using it bears great risk. This video will teach you all about adamantine and how you should react to ensure you survive what happens after you find it. Slaves of Arnok II: Dwarf Fortress, or ...more
X Marks the Spot: Activate the odd glowing thing and then walk up to the wall of codex pages to bring up a puzzle. Use eagle vision and you can spot the faint red outlines of a picture. You need to rotate all of the pieces around into their correct positions in order to comple ...more
The best way to deal with demons in Dwarf Fortress in to seal them in their peculiar chamber by creating a cave-in above it. This video will show you how to do just that. Slaves of Arnok II: Dwarf Fortress, or Dwarf Fortress as it is more commonly known, is one of the most in ...more
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the most commonly occurring lower respiratory tract viral infection in young children and usually isn't serious, but in premature infants and babies under six months old, the infection can be severe, and even fatal. There is no vaccine, bu ...more
Ok, I know this is a Canon 7D site, but I thought this how-to on replacing the LCD cover on a Canon 5D Mark II was really useful! Via NOTCOT.
Find Osman in the Cathedral Square to deliver Alexander's message to him in Mission 5 on the Sony PSP. Make your way to the Cathedral area, at which point the red delivery icon pops up and denotes Osman's rendezvous point. The only problem is that the area is swarming with gua ...more
We may not have Brigitte Bardot's perfect plush lips or her French sex appeal so natural she seems to have been born with it, but we can steal her makeup tricks! Bardot was most famous for her bedroom eyes - you know, the half closed, half open wink she would lay upon cinema v ...more
The growing stock of augmented reality apps filling up the Magic Leap store seems to be picking up pace in recent months. On Tuesday, the latest addition to the Magic Leap World store came in the form of Dinosaur Kit, an app that offers an immersive education path for those b ...more
Check out this video footage of INSANELY huge waves, shot on the Canon 5D Mark II at the Jaws reef break, in Maui. Featuring surfers Laird Hamilton, Kai Lenny and Jason Polakow, performing feats that frankly don't seem humanly possible. Previously, BASE Jumping + Freediving + ...more
Try your hands at one of the first puzzles in Assassin's Creed 2. “Core?” “Pick?” That’s a dead giveaway right there. Just pick out all the paintings that contain apples. For more info, watch the whole gameplay. This is an Assassin's Creed II walkthrough for Glyph Puzzle #1. ...more
Baby showers are a great time to bond with your girlfriends and help out new mommies. In this tutorial, learn some helpful tips to ensure your baby shower goes smooth and everyone has a fantastic time: especially the guest of honor! You Will Need: * Theme * Guest list * Invita ...more
In this video you'll learn how to make a wide variety of leather items, including bags, waterskins, backpacks, and quivers, as well as dig wells for your dwarves drinking water in Dwarf Fortress. Slaves of Arnok II: Dwarf Fortress, or Dwarf Fortress as it is more commonly kno ...more
Every day of the week, WonderHowTo curators are hard at work, scouring the web for the greatest and most inspiring how-to videos. Every Friday, we'll highlight our favorite finds.Make a fireball you can hold in your hands. Bone up on Starcraft 2 The Starcraft 2 Beta may have ...more
Learn how to play "Nineteen" by Tegan And Sara, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Capo On 4th fret (acoustic live) Chords Used: e|–0–|–0–|—–|—–|—–|—–| B|–1–|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0–| G|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0– ...more
This is just a simple race in The Saboteur for the Xbox 360. The twelfth mission in Act 2: On Your Marks… Get Set... is where Horst is waiting with a good car right near Margot's base. This is a solo race mission to unlock the races throughout the rest of the game. The key to ...more
Infrequent Flier: Fly through this episodic mission and take control. As you take flight, immediately pause the game and check out your map. You can see the locations of all of the fires in the city, as well as the target to the far, far southeast. If you make a simple beeline ...more
Find out about the third puzzle in Assassin's Creed 2. Another simple one – just highlight the spot in each image where the Apple is hiding. You can click around at random and maybe find a couple of hidden messages. For more info, watch the whole gameplay. This is an Assassin ...more
This five-part series of videos chronicles firemaking in cold and snowy conditions using backpacking equipment only. The series shows the scenery, adventure, survival philosophy, and gear observations. They hiked into the snowy and cold Rocky Mountain bivouac location they ha ...more
Fitting In: Find your way to the, uh, video arcade and you'll get a cut scene introducing you to the next mission. You'll be introduced to a number of new, basic gameplay mechanics, so nothing's too difficult. At first, you'll learn to blend. Simply walk into the center of a g ...more
A Change of Plans: Nothing works entirely as it's supposed to. Talk to Mario just outside his home and follow him indoors. He'll part ways soon, leaving you to read a letter that you've got (just press the button indicated by the on-screen pop-up). After reading the letter, yo ...more
This German video is amazing. A joyously analog interpretation and deconstruction of the digital gaming experience. Malte Jehmlich is as primitive and inspiring as the the Vanuatu natives who devoted themselves to cargo worship after World War II! Try to imagine. It's 2010 an ...more
Arivederci: Or is that Arrivederci? This mission won't take long. As long as your notoriety is at zero (and it has to be), this mission is a piece of cake. You have to escort Ezio's mother and sister across town to the city's exit. The city is temporarily packed with guards, b ...more
On October 17, 1943, a story in the New York Herald Tribune read "Many laymen — husbands, wives, parents, brothers, sisters, friends — beg Dr. Keefer for penicillin," according to the American Chemical Society. Dr. Chester Keefer of Boston was responsible for rationing the new ...more
Wargaming's World of Tanks — the popular multiplayer online war game — teamed up with The Tank Museum to create an augmented reality experience like no other. Alongside several German tanks that are part of the exhibit, visitors can use Microsoft HoloLens and Google Tango tech ...more
This Dwarf Fortress 2010 video will show you how to design a basic, effective fort, and also explain how channeling and farming work. Slaves of Arnok II: Dwarf Fortress, or Dwarf Fortress as it is more commonly known, is one of the most intimidating, challenging, and rewardin ...more
Devil May Cry 3 is arguably one of the best 3rd person slashers for the last generation console platforms right next to God of War, Ninja Gaiden Black, and Kingdom Hearts II. The combat system leaves the possibility of generating combos largely open ended for the player. In th ...more
Get the answers to the 4th puzzle in Assassin's Creed 2. This is just another hidden-image puzzle. Find them in the barrel of the bazooka, on the helmet of the soldier crouching in the background, on a rifle held up just to the left of the officers, and in the hand of one of t ...more
Ace Up My Sleeve: It's not a playing card though. Talk to Paola again and she'll give you the hookup with a cool weapon. Problem is, it doesn't work yet. You need to bring it to Leonardo da Vinci, who's just across town. Make your way to him and knock on his door for a lengthy ...more
DVice posts six of the world's most powerful telescopes and, man, they are HUGE. Check it out. The Keck I and Keck II "Built in 1993 atop the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii at an altitude of nearly 13,600 feet, the W. M. Keck Observatory pioneered the use of robotic assistanc ...more
Here is the training video used to teach soldiers how to use the M-209 portable, mechanical cipher machine unit. This lunchbox-sized cryptographer was primarily used in World War II by the United States Military, even remaining useful in the Korean War. One of our messages i ...more
Street Fighter IV: Ryu, An old favorite returns, stronger than ever. Street Fighter IV is a 2008 fighting game produced by Capcom. Street Fighter IV is currently released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a Microsoft Windows version in the works as well. While Street Figh ...more
The realm of science fiction isn't all lasers and cute green toddlers, sometimes alternate science history is sci-fi, too, as exampled by the Apple TV Plus series For All Mankind. Now, in a bid to promote the second season of the space-based series, Apple has launched a new a ...more
If you're a musician in need of some lessons, there's no better way to learn than with MusicRadar's so-called "Tuition" instructions. Although the title tuition is misleading, this video class is anything but costly, because it's free, right here. Whether you're looking for he ...more
So, I managed to take some pics last night of the supermoon. I was dropping someone off at LAX right around perigee, so all of the images I took off the side of the road were horrible, since there were tall buildings everywhere and nothing but street and parking lot lights blo ...more
Here, you'll meet Luc and Crochet in The Saboteur for the Xbox 360. In the seventh mission in Act 1: Belly of the Beast, after speaking with Crochet, you'll need to go to the red light district. For more info, watch the whole gameplay. This is a "The Saboteur" walkthrough for ...more
The international hit Xperia Z2 may be headed to Verizon if a posted, and quickly erased, image is any indication. Take this information with a grain of salt—I certainly am—but this could be Sony's entrance into the non-GSM realm. The image above was posted to Sony's Xperia Go ...more
Stephanie Valentin teaches us how to draw a stone angel in Photoshop. You create a new document of 1100 x 200 pixels. You sketch the character with a black brush of 5 pixels and 100% of opacity on a new layer. Keep this layer of the whole painting process. Then create a new la ...more
The holidays are here. From the week of Thanksgiving until the end of the year, retailers will be offering massive discounts on your favorite items. So if you're looking for smartphone accessories, this is the time to buy. From Walmart to Best Buy, there are deals everywhere o ...more
Sibling Rivalry: Brothers are always a pain in the butt, but so are sisters. Immediately, Federico challenges you to a race to the top of the church. You can simply run up the face of the building, moving toward hand holds along the way, and easily get to the top before Federi ...more
Now you've got a little bit of a fortress going, and it's time to continue building your infrastructure. This video will show you how to build bedrooms, farms, and stairs. Slaves of Arnok II: Dwarf Fortress, or Dwarf Fortress as it is more commonly known, is one of the most i ...more
After Thanksgiving, there's Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, with stores offering holiday shoppers the best deals they can muster up. This year's Black Friday was practically a one-day warzone, with Target taking on most of the mayhem (see videos below). Sta ...more
This video will show you how to build and use hospitals to take care of your dwarves in Dwarf Fortress 2010. It also discusses what happens when you abandon and then reclaim your fortress. Slaves of Arnok II: Dwarf Fortress, or Dwarf Fortress as it is more commonly known, is ...more
Fox Hunt: When you trigger this mission, you're asked to find a particular man among the crowd in the village square that's marked in green on your map. Use your eagle vision and only the guy you're looking for will glow gold (guards glow red, everyone else is darkened out). W ...more
Street Fighter IV : Blanka, the Brazilian Beast unleashes havoc upon the World Warriors once again. Street Fighter IV is a 2008 fighting game produced by Capcom. Street Fighter IV is currently released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a Microsoft Windows version in the wo ...more
Let's face it, most of us do most of our shopping on Amazon these days. So why should Black Friday shopping be any different? The online retail giant always cooks up some great deals on high-demand items, like headphones. If you're looking to save some dollars on a new pair of ...more
A voice-over walkthrough of The Island of Creation chapter of God of War II (2). Part 1 of 3 - How to Beat The Island of Creation on God of War 2. Part 2 of 3 - How to Beat The Island of Creation on God of War 2. Part 3 of 3 - How to Beat The Island of Creation on God of War 2.