Abstract: In recent years, the demand for realistic and responsive digital characters has grown rapidly, especially in areas like gaming, virtual reality, and interactive media. However, traditional ...

Invincible VS just announced its eighth playable character: Cecil. The no-nonsense director of the Global Defense Agency is a surprise addition to the roster. He lacks any superpowers, so it’s hard to ...

Default motion smoothing causes the unnatural "soap opera effect." Experts recommend turning off motion smoothing for most movies and shows. Motion smoothing improves fast-paced action like sports and ...

On the Ask Us Anything podcast, editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen taps former Trade Tales guests to answer real, confidential designer questions, offering a safe space to discuss business challenges.

TerraVoxel is a voxel-based sandbox game built with the Ursina Engine and enhanced through AI-assisted development. Inspired by the creative freedom of Minecraft, TerraVoxel allows players to explore ...

A fiber laser can carve super intricate designs into any metal in just 10 seconds. The laser is getting so hot the metal is vaporizing away, yet it does nothing to our skin. As we play the video back ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has removed 245 pythons so far in 2025. Brian Hargrove was the top hunter in August, capturing 63 invasive snakes. The program ...

Abstract: We compared the body movements of five virtual reality (VR) avatar representations in a user study $(\mathrm{N}=53)$ to ascertain how well these representations could convey body motions ...

Normally, I’d start this sort of article by saying something along the lines of, “Everyone knows how horrible it is to feel motion sick.” But that’s not entirely true—plenty of people can text, read, ...

When challenging student behavior arises, the instinct in many schools is to turn to discipline: assigning detention, suspension, or removal from class. But John Gasko, chief well-being officer at ...