Discoveries & Developments is a collection of new things that caught my attention. I hope to catch interesting new trends and breakthroughs as they happen. My themes as always are science and technological trends in the world of film and games.

September Topline: Lucidity from LucasArts, Eskil Steenberg’s Love

Sept 21, Lucasarts posted a mp3 from Lucidity.
http://lucasartsworkshop.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/something-svenskt-this-way-comes/

Sept 22, Mordy Koots trailer, live action composited into a game engine.
http://www.personalizemedia.com/thumbs-up-for-aussie-innovation-live-action-film-in-game/

Transistors could be made from paper.
http://www.physorg.com/news172837799.html

Sept 25, Are the Fraggles coming back?
http://www.drdoozer.com/

Trooper 57 on SpaceBook
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/14/spacebook/

Screenspace Ambient Occlusion live on a web page
http://kode80.com/2009/09/26/papervision-ssao-preview/

Sept 26, Don’t plant a seed, and dig it up every day to see how it’s doing.
http://lovefromdevelopment.blogspot.com/2009/09/plant-seed-watch-it-grow-innovation-in.html

Sept 28, Gutworms can cure asthma. This would be a good Fringe episode.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928095341.htm

Sept 28, Paxton Gate remains cool.
http://www.paxtongate.com/

Sept 29, Eskil Steenberg gets philosophical about carrying around a $10,000 bill.
http://iloapp.quelsolaar.com/blog/news?Home&post=49

Sept 30, @kamidphish notes that “a superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid having to exercise his superior skill.”

A Tsunami does not wash up at Ocean Beach.

A rather good post on level building and balancing at the LucasArts Workshop blog.
http://lucasartsworkshop.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/enemies-in-danger-pt-1-of-an-epic-post/