If you are lucky enough to live in or near the 9 cities the event is going to be held in, then know tomorrow night, November 10th, you could attend the Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011. This is part of the new Live Viewing Japan network they are starting to build at various movie theaters in the US, and the event will kick off at 7PM local time across North America, just to minimize confusion. They already have more events planned, and with luck they will be able to expand the number of theaters in their network soon. Note that every one of the nine cities they started off with hosts one of the major Anime Cons every year; good choice to start building your fan base, since you know they gather there.
Some of the music (OK, a LOT of the music) Shatner has created has been sad and hysterical at the same time, like his early 70s rendition of Rocket Man. A much smaller number of his songs have been better than the original versions, like his go at Common People. And on very rare occasions he has given us an original work or following up on. But this one is flat out scary; Part of the creation process for his new song, a cover of Iron Man. I can’t wait to see the finished product.
Doctor Who, that is; this is TROCK, also known as Time Lord Rock. Have a taste of the home-made future, or perhaps another evolution of the Filk music we have been creating since the 1930s. While some of the execution is basic,
In fact, they wish you would! The International Space Apps Challenge is looking for folks to create Apps for smartphones and tablets based on any aspect of space research and exploration. In fact it goes beyond that, they are looking for practical applications that will take data from space agencies around the planet and use it to resolve real world problems. Early warning of dangerous weather events as seen from satellites, air and noise pollution mapping, using networks of cell phone as a large aperture telescope are just a few of the recommended ideas. The challenge has not kicked off yet but you can sign up and start submitting ideas now.
Ishida Hiroyasu is a brilliant young animator from Japan, and in March of 2010 I posted his Fumiko’s Confession; that video source is gone now, so I am re-posting it as the second video entry today. This year he turned in his graduation piece, called Rain Town, and posted it to YouTube just a week or so before the major earthquake/tsunami created such widespread destruction and loss of life across Japan. I have no idea if he survived that event, and because of it my attention was distracted from noticing this beautiful piece until now. I really hope he and his family are all right, and we will get to see more from this wonderful creator; with virtually no words he tells intense stories of the human heart.
Seen driving around Burning Man this year; what a hoot! Thanks to io9 for the heads up on this one.