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The Bioethics Film Festival Wants Scientists to Heed the Warnings of Science-Fiction
The Penn Bioethics Film fest is trying to start a public dialog about the real scientific issues that appear in films such as 'Ex Machina,' and 'Her.'
A Young Developer is Building a Virtual World to Help People Who Stutter
The system could also be used for other speech and anxiety disorders, too.
"Vreden kommer udefra: Der er nogen, der gør nogle fucked up ting, som jeg bliver vred over. Jeg er ikke bare vred"
Vi skal gøre oprør mod kynismen og tage ansvar for hinandens følelser, siger digteren Caspar Eric.
Here’s How to Create a Convincing Constructed Language for Your Video Game
We speak to Paul Frommer, who created the Na’vi language for ‘Avatar’, about making fictional tongues feel authentic.
This Surreal Alien World Is Full of Monsters, Robots, and Pinups
Pascal Blanché takes a break from art directing video games to create darkly beautiful science fiction illustrations.
Meet the Submarine Inventor Who Wants Everyone to Live Under the Sea
Deep-ocean explorer Phil Nuytten is designing an underwater base.
Meet the British Composer Taking Cowboy Western Soundtracks Into the 21st Century
Simon Frangel sits down with Daily VICE to discuss scoring 'The Magnificent Seven' and his love of grime.
Björk’s VR Exhibition Explores Her Fascination with Digital Worlds
The Icelandic musician’s latest is a deep dive into the self-made-digital.
What Happens When Your Festival Costume Takes on a Life of its Own?
Wearing a costume has completely changed my life.
Talking Sexualised Death Scenes, Lara Croft and Skyrim with Game Artist Georgie Roxby Smith
Using video art to comment on how female avatars in gaming culture are made for the male gaze.
Like a Sea Cucumber
My avatar looked sharper all the time. Smoother motion algorithms, deeper skin fractals, heavier AI. Somewhere in the cloud, his huge, artificially intelligent personality was slyly crunching.
[Video] ReForm | Bringing Hollywood's Digital Humans to Life
The Creators Project's new documentary explores how researchers and technologists are bringing Hollywood's digital humans to life.