Video GamesSeptember 14, 2016E.T. is a classic movie… and classically disastrous video game. You’re probably familiar with the story. In 1982, Atari, then the dominant force in home entertainment, secured the rights to the reigning No. 1 film of all time, Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. But instead of delivering a game worthy of its namesake, the Atari adaptation was a rushed, buggy, blocky mess. The financial blow sent Atari reeling. So many cartridges went unsold that the company buried upwards of a million copies in a New Mexico landfill, unearthed years later in footage captured by the crew for the documentary Atari: Game Over.Related: When Every Movie Was an Atari GameNow, after decades as the poster creature for bad games (those Game Boy and PlayStation titles of the early aughts didn’t help), the irrepressible alien is back for another go-round, this time starring in an expansion set for Lego Dimensions. Based on a new teaser (watch at the top of this story), the E.T. “fun pack” will allow players to relive key plot points from the film — much more coherently than the Atari version, by the looks of it.
The alien can also interact with other licensed characters available in Dimensions, including those from Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Goonies, Mission: Impossible, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, DC superheroes, and The Simpsons.Related: Tom Cruise, Harry Potty, E.T., Ghostbusters Team Up for Lego GameWhile E.T. has been the subject of a few games, this is, surprisingly, the first time he has been morphed into Lego form. A few years ago, there was a cool proposal for an E.T.-based set on the the toy maker’s incubation site, which solicits ideas from fans and then promises to mass-produce the concepts if there’s enough community support (think of it as a Lego Kickstarter), but the project fell short of the vote threshold.Meanwhile, the upcoming E.T. pack, containing a minifigure of the alien along with a transformable “phone home” accessory, will be on sale in mid-November for $11.99.#video-games#news#movie:e.t.-the-extraterrestrial#toys#legoName of Model: Transforming Lego Technic Car Prototype 01
Details: I've previously blogged a few great Transformers models, but there is a need to up the ante now. See, LEGO has been making it easier to build Transformers-inspired models by introducing a variety of new hinge elements over the past decade or so (gosh, it's really been 12 years since I tried this when I was little, before the invention of click hinges? I guess I am gettting old). Now, people of my generation who feel like it was just yesterday when we tried and failed to build transformers regularly see young kids effortlessly handle the task of creating vehicles and other random objects that turn into mecha "robots". So now it is time to increase the challenge, preferably in a way that will require us to learn some new techniques instead of just needing to buy newer parts. It is time to try our hands at building machines that can transform on their own, and perhaps have other motorized functions as well. Today's model, shown above, serves as a proof of concept - it is possible to build vehicles that can transform using only one motor.
- if we get enough of them, we'll turn this into a proper contest.RobotsAprende, juega contigo y siempre te acompaña. Los robots son más que juguetes, son grandes amigos. Puedes pedir un perro robot como mascota ideal, un simpático robot humanoide o un diseño que mezcle robótica para niños, electrónica y software como Meccanoid o Zowi.Space: we all need it and we all want a lot of it when it comes to our living arrangements. But as cities become more urbanized and more crowded, living spaces become smaller. Making the most out of a small apartment has become a real and constant challenge.Fortunately for us mere mortals, many designers have mastered the art of transforming interiors that turn tiny living spaces into big, functional homes. Here is a rundown of modular transforming interiors that we all would want to live in.Imagine an apartment you can reconfigure in different ways by simply activating and deactivating individual parts of its infrastructure. The Pop-Up House by TallerDE2 Architects is designed as a one-person flat with panels that hide components and utilities, and partitions that can be moved around to form the inhabitant’s desired space.
The 68.5 sqm flat is made up of 54 individual elements that can be opened, closed, unfolded and moved to create a flexible living space. These individual elements can be opened up to reveal windows, shelves, and storage spaces; pulled down to create table tops; or moved to create rooms or expand the transforming interior space.Pop-Up House by TallerDE2 Architects | GalleryLego bricks are designed to fit perfectly with their fellow bricks. In the same way, the Lego Apartment by Spanish architect Barbara Appolloni is made up of pieces designed to fit perfectly together. It’s a perfect analogy to transforming interiors. Located on the rooftop of a narrow building in Barcelona, the 24 sqm transforming apartment is inspired by boat interiors and Japanese minimalism. The apartment has walls that hide everything but the shower and the sink. The toilet, kitchen, dining table, closet, and bed are all hidden in the walls, and can be easily accessed by opening or pulling out panels.Lego Apartment by Barbara Appolloni Architect |
GalleryDeveloped by MIT Media Labs, the MIT CityHome is a gesture-controlled house within a box. It is literally an entire apartment packed into a mechanical box that is roughly the size of a closet. The box houses a bed, dining table, kitchen surface, cooking range, closet, and storage spaces. Any of these domestic components can be accessed via gesture, touch or voice control. According to its creators, the CityHome is designed to make any tiny apartment space “more livable.”MIT CityHome by MIT Media Labs | GalleryMobile, transformable stacks suspended from a rail system make the All I Own House by PKMN Architectures as flexible and adaptable as any small apartment can be. The wooden stacks serve as storage containers and partitions, and the residents of this transforming apartment can move them around to create the room or space they need. Only the plumbing and appliances are static. The transforming apartment also includes a small space outside of the movable elements to create an illusion of extended space.
All I Own House by PKMN Architectures | GalleryIsraeli architect Ranaan Stern transformed a 15 square meter room into a living and working space by incorporating several drawers and storage units of different sizes and configurations into the room. The Space Saving Modular Studio houses two desks, peg board display walls, shelves, 36 drawers, modular storage compartments, and a bed tucked away into the wall. The tiny room can be used as an organized working studio or a comfortable guest room.Space Saving Modular Studio by Ranaan Stern | GalleryThe Transformer Apartment by Russian designer Vlad Mishin utilizes blocks that rotate or fold to define the borders of space within the 60 square meter apartment. The apartment is separated by a wall structure, one end of which is composed of transforming blocks that reveal a TV and storage space and opens up to the bedroom. The main section of the wall hides away the kitchen equipment, the refrigerator, and the bathroom door.Transformer Apartment by Vlad Mishin |
GalleryClive Wilkinson Architects used modular systems that function as architecture and furniture in the design of the Disney Store Headquarters in Pasadena, California. Some of the dual-function elements of the design include a 20-person Block Conference Room that has two walls made of foam blocks. The wall of foam blocks can be disassembled to serve as a 200-person seating system for company-wide meetings. Another element is a honeycomb structure that forms a second conference room and also serves as product display shelves.Disney Store Headquarters by Clive Wilkinson Architects | GalleryJapanese designer Yuko Shibata transformed a residential space into a home office by adding a mobile wall and two bookshelves with large doors that allow the inhabitants to switch from “home” to “office” without changing the original floor plan. In the project, called Switch, a mobile wall slides over the dining table to create a meeting room and a library, both sharing the same table. A bookshelf in the bedroom area becomes a partition between the bedroom and the study area to create a larger working space while keeping the bedroom private.
Switch/Yuko Shibata Office by Yuko Shibata | GalleryThe winner of a design competition, the Barcode Room by Studio_01 is a concept studio apartment consisting of furniture-walls that can be moved and combined to create different room configurations. A furniture-wall or bar hides a specific component, like a closet, table, or chair that can be pulled out or unfolded as needed. Users have 12 types of bar components to choose from and they can use their own combinations to create the room or space they need. Different combinations of bars result to different rooms and layouts. The bars can be used to configure a new apartment or added to an existing apartment.Barcode Room by Studio_01 | GalleryHong Kong-based architect Gary Chang’s 32 sqm apartment transforms into 24 different designs. The apartment, which was the architect’s childhood home since he was 14, has furniture that can be folded or hidden away and walls that move on tracks to create different configurations and rooms, including a large kitchen, living room, dining room, guest room, laundry room, library, and even a full spa.