Forget it, Kinbote, it’s Chinatown: A Blade Runner 2049 reference guide

Samurai Unicorn

An action horror game with retro-graphics, set in the sprawling megacity of Sydney3.

Blade Runner

After studying Alien in intimate detail, it’s time to look at the typography and design of Ridley Scott’s other classic sci-fi movie, Blade Runner. Based on Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream…

Do Androids Dream of Colossal Women?

On Blade Runner 2049, and why we keep imagining a future where our cities play host to gigantic, nude, nameless women.

The Making Of Carmen Sandiego - Kotaku

Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? made learning about the countries of the world thrilling and fun when it was first released for the Apple II in

Inside China’s robotics revolution

The long read: How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out

Jubensha

Jubensha, also known as script murder games, are a Chinese genre of live action role-playing (LARP) murder mystery game. This genre became popular in China in the late 2010s and has been described as a "mix of Cluedo, Werewolf and LARP".

Kinopio

Kinopio is a spatial note-taking tool for collecting and connecting your thoughts, ideas, and plans. Designed to work the way your mind works.

Yojimbo (1961)

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro…

In Japan - 2015

This film is a collection of audiovisual moments and memories of a 3-week railway journey through Japan in 2015. We were whizzing through the country with the Shinkansen visiting Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima and Kyoto as well as lots of wonderful little places along the way, meeting the most friendly people and experiencing a culture that somehow balances its rich tradition with a very futuristic present. Directed by: Vincent Urban facebook.com/vincenturbanfilms instagram.com/vincenturban Filmed by: Vincent Urban, Alex Schiller, Alex Tank Edit & Sounddesign by: Vincent Urban Grading by: Alex Schiller Thanks to: Ryan Emond (thanks for Karaoke and filming some drone-stuff with us)), Oliver Würffell, Laia Gonzales, Diether Kerner, Hideyuki Yoshizawa Filmed with Sony a7s and Canon 5D Mark III RAW Music: PORC #1 performed by MODERAT Musik: Sascha Ring, Gernot Bronsert, Sebastian Szary © Random Noize Musick, Monkeytown Music Courtesy of Budde Music und der Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH PORC #2 performed by MODERAT Musik & Text: Sascha Ring, Gernot Bronsert, Sebastian Szary © Random Noize Musick, Monkeytown Music Courtesy Of Budde Music und der Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH

Import AI 463: Self-improving robots; a 10k Chinese GPU cluster; and an elegiac essay for the human era

What eras bookend our interregnum?

The Art Of Marathon

A look at some of the work that went into one of the coolest-looking video games in recent memory

The life and death of Tamagotchi and the virtual pet

Discover how the 1990s craze for Tamagotchis became a flood of robotic and virtual pets, sending their owners on an emotional rollercoaster ride.

The Battle for Blade Runner

Released to mixed reviews in 1982, director Ridley Scott’s neo-noir vision of a not-so-distant future where the line between man and machine has all but disappeared went on to cult status and influenced a generation of filmmakers. On the eve of a sequel no one could have predicted, its creative core—Scott, star Harrison Ford, screenwriter Hampton Fancher, and others—tell the story of the original film’s contentious journey to the screen.

Weekend Long Read: Two Takes on China’s $14 Billion Micro-Drama Machine

From tourist sites in Xi’an to algorithm-driven studios in Zhengzhou, the boom has turned short-form storytelling into a full-scale industry in both cities

971 Spartan Robotics CAD and Code Release 2026

Team 971, Spartan Robotics, is proud to share our CAD (Onshape), technical documentation, and Robot Code for our 2026 robot, Mixtape! You can also find CAD files, technical documentation, photos, and videos from past seasons on our website. Please feel free to ask any questions.