Video: Oil Reserves to T-Pain: The Story of Auto-Tune 2
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by als
Video: Oil Reserves to T-Pain: The Story of Auto-Tune
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by als
Video: Making Trees Dance
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by als
Vote to Make Barbie an Engineer!
Posted on February 1st, 2010 by axb
Over the years, Barbie has had many careers, from an astronaut to a race car driver.
This year the public gets to choose Barbie’s next career path: environmentalist, surgeon, architect, news anchor or (our favorite) computer engineer.
Visit http://www.barbie.com/vote/ to make Barbie an engineer. Voting ends Feb. 12th.
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Tags: Computer, Entertainment
Making Trees Dance
Posted on January 28th, 2010 by axb
When it comes to accurately representing the world in 3D, animators face many challenges. Phenomena in the natural world (think water, plants, fire, clouds, etc.) often move in complex and unpredictable ways that can be difficult to mimic virtually. That’s why software engineers at the University of Bath have developed an animation program that helps animators model the movement of windswept trees. [video after jump]
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Tags: 3D, Computer, Entertainment, Software
Nate Ball: Engineer and Daredevil
Posted on January 25th, 2010 by sah
You may know him as the host of PBS’s Design Squad, or for his guest appearances on The Discovery Channel in programs like Mythbusters. These days Nate Ball is an engineer on the go, whether he’s creating useful gadgets or teaching himself to do a back flip off a wall (see the video below for a demonstration). Nate received both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from M.I.T., where he studied mechanical engineering – when he wasn’t busy being an NCAA All-American pole-vaulter, that is.
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Tags: Entertainment, Mechanical, People
Oil Reserves to T-Pain: The Story of Auto-Tune
Posted on January 20th, 2010 by axb
If you’ve listened to a top 40 radio station in the past few years, you’ve probably noticed a distinct electronic warbling that seems omnipresent in pop vocals. Ever wondered how this type of robotic singing is created? The software behind the effect is called Auto-Tune – think of it as Photoshop for audio – and was invented by none other than an engineer.
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Tags: Computer, Energy, Entertainment
