Month: August 2010

Where’s the Future? Will Ferrell’s Tour of Tech That Never Took

Will Ferrell takes a humorous look at some technologies that have not quiet caught on. Hover boards is the most urgent one in my opinion. You could eliminate lots of cars if we were all traveling on hover boards. There are several serious technology endeavors that will really benefit mankind if we can ever figure out how to do it and then do it safely.
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_future_ferrell/

As a side note Jet packs/Rocketbelts are a reality already they have been used several times in movies and testing of real working prototypes. I believe that the Rose bowl parade featured one in recent years, here is the video.

Will Ferrell takes a humorous look at some technologies that have not quiet caught on. Hover boards is the most urgent one in my opinion. You could eliminate lots of cars if we were all traveling on hover boards. There are several serious technology endeavors that will really benefit mankind if we can ever figure out how to do it and then do it safely.
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_future_ferrell/

As a side note Jet packs/Rocketbelts are a reality already they have been used several times in movies and testing of real working prototypes. I believe that the Rose bowl parade featured one in recent years, here is the video.

Will Ferrell takes a humorous look at some technologies that have not quiet caught on. Hover boards is the most urgent one in my opinion. You could eliminate lots of cars if we were all traveling on hover boards. There are several serious technology endeavors that will really benefit mankind if we can ever figure out how to do it and then do it safely.
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_future_ferrell/

As a side note Jet packs/Rocketbelts are a reality already they have been used several times in movies and testing of real working prototypes. I believe that the Rose bowl parade featured one in recent years, here is the video.

Torchlight II announced and with undead bears.

Runic Games Studio just announce Torchlight II to be out sometime in the first quarter of 2011. The main goal of Torchlight II is to add co-op play and expand the story of Torchlight. PCGamer.com has the exclusive interview and concept artwork(links below). Torchlight II will include new character classes and undead bears perhaps as a pet.

Here is a list of the new features. Basically everything that was asked for from Torchlight.
KEY FEATURES

* Multi-player – Play with your friends over a local area network, or over the Internet. A free matchmaking peer-to-peer service lets you make new friends for exciting co-op play.
* Customizable Characters – Players create and customize a character from one of four classes available and choose an animal companion. Through cosmetic, class, and gender choices, skill path decisions, and the treasures they acquire, each character can be custom-tailored to each player’s needs.
* Moddability – Torchlight II will release with an updated version of TorchEd, the Torchlight editor. Players have the option to create their own mods, adding even more content to the world. You and your friends can download the same mod and play together!
* New User Interface – Torchlight II boasts an entirely new, improved user interface, designed to be easier than ever for new players to pick up and play. Thanks to this intuitive interface, players have immediate access to a rich and varied world, with little experience necessary.
* Overworld Areas – Torchlight II has large randomized overworld areas to explore with weather, time of day cycles, and random events that provide players with even more content to experience.
* Random Dungeons – Delve into randomly generated dungeons within the game at any time for extra experience and rare loot. Dungeons in Torchlight II have even more branching paths to explore with friends filled with random events, rewards and dangers.

Runic Games Studio just announce Torchlight II to be out sometime in the first quarter of 2011. The main goal of Torchlight II is to add co-op play and expand the story of Torchlight. PCGamer.com has the exclusive interview and concept artwork(links below). Torchlight II will include new character classes and undead bears perhaps as a pet.

Here is a list of the new features. Basically everything that was asked for from Torchlight.
KEY FEATURES

* Multi-player – Play with your friends over a local area network, or over the Internet. A free matchmaking peer-to-peer service lets you make new friends for exciting co-op play.
* Customizable Characters – Players create and customize a character from one of four classes available and choose an animal companion. Through cosmetic, class, and gender choices, skill path decisions, and the treasures they acquire, each character can be custom-tailored to each player’s needs.
* Moddability – Torchlight II will release with an updated version of TorchEd, the Torchlight editor. Players have the option to create their own mods, adding even more content to the world. You and your friends can download the same mod and play together!
* New User Interface – Torchlight II boasts an entirely new, improved user interface, designed to be easier than ever for new players to pick up and play. Thanks to this intuitive interface, players have immediate access to a rich and varied world, with little experience necessary.
* Overworld Areas – Torchlight II has large randomized overworld areas to explore with weather, time of day cycles, and random events that provide players with even more content to experience.
* Random Dungeons – Delve into randomly generated dungeons within the game at any time for extra experience and rare loot. Dungeons in Torchlight II have even more branching paths to explore with friends filled with random events, rewards and dangers.

Runic Games Studio just announce Torchlight II to be out sometime in the first quarter of 2011. The main goal of Torchlight II is to add co-op play and expand the story of Torchlight. PCGamer.com has the exclusive interview and concept artwork(links below). Torchlight II will include new character classes and undead bears perhaps as a pet.

Here is a list of the new features. Basically everything that was asked for from Torchlight.
KEY FEATURES

* Multi-player – Play with your friends over a local area network, or over the Internet. A free matchmaking peer-to-peer service lets you make new friends for exciting co-op play.
* Customizable Characters – Players create and customize a character from one of four classes available and choose an animal companion. Through cosmetic, class, and gender choices, skill path decisions, and the treasures they acquire, each character can be custom-tailored to each player’s needs.
* Moddability – Torchlight II will release with an updated version of TorchEd, the Torchlight editor. Players have the option to create their own mods, adding even more content to the world. You and your friends can download the same mod and play together!
* New User Interface – Torchlight II boasts an entirely new, improved user interface, designed to be easier than ever for new players to pick up and play. Thanks to this intuitive interface, players have immediate access to a rich and varied world, with little experience necessary.
* Overworld Areas – Torchlight II has large randomized overworld areas to explore with weather, time of day cycles, and random events that provide players with even more content to experience.
* Random Dungeons – Delve into randomly generated dungeons within the game at any time for extra experience and rare loot. Dungeons in Torchlight II have even more branching paths to explore with friends filled with random events, rewards and dangers.
* Retirement System – Once characters are sufficiently leveled up, they can “retire” and bestow specific benefits and perks onto new characters.
* Pets – Players choose a pet to accompany them. Pets level up along with the player, and help in battle, learn spells, carry items, and perform a variety of support services.
* Fishing – Fishing returns in the sequel! Players can take a break from the high-energy pace of adventuring to relax by one of the many fishing holes and see what they can catch. Fish have unique benefits for the player and pet, while a number of other rewards can also be discovered.

Torchlight II interview: http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/04/torchlight-2-interview-with-runic-games/

Torchlight II Concept Art: http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/04/exclusive-torchlight-2-first-artwork/