The F Word
Watch this video before you talk to me about Fortnite. It’s illuminating how things are working and the science behind it. One of those scenarios where I’d be impressed if I wasn’t so scared.
How Among Us Was Made and Why The Developers Wanted to Quit
This is a nice look at the realities of the games industry and how indie games are made. It touches on the product life cycle which might be of interest to the imedia students.
The Mandalorian – Giant LED Screens Vs Green Screen
In The Mandalorian they make use of giant wrap round LED screens powered by a computer game engine.
Interview with a hacker
Kevin Mitnick is a world renowned hacker, even has a movie created about him. This video is an interesting interview, the last sentence gets me. “When we test organisations using social engineering trade craft, we always get in.”
‘Eye Mouth Eye’ Debacle Sums Up Tech’s Race Issues
https://www.wired.com/story/eye-mouth-eye This is an interesting article that touches on the current race issues but also how start ups and ideas go viral and investors want to invest. An interesting read about the state of the industry.
Which Operating System Reigns Supreme?
https://uk.pcmag.com/mobile-operating-system-2/126707/windows-vs-macos-vs-chrome-os-vs-ubuntu-linux-which-operating-system-reigns-supreme In year 8 we discuss what an operating system is, right where we cover hardware and software and search engines and web browsers. It’s something which comes up frequently on GCSE papers. This article discusses done of the most well known operating systems and what they provide. Most of it feeds in nicely with …. Read More
When AI wins in bizarre ways
Fantastic video which is essentially showcasing how AI does what you want, although not necessarily how you want it out even what you mean.
CURE Coronavirus From Home! – Folding@Home
Click bait headline, but interesting look at distributed computing. It’s been going on for years. I remember a similar one that was searching for aliens, literally. It was essentially helping some of the science projects that were scanning space for life markers. It was very sci fi, back then we lived in the future.
Getting data from websites
Interesting video from Tom Scott which covers various things. In a broader sense, ideology. In specifics, sharing data between web servers/services. In terms of specifications, A-Level interfaces (not the interface between human and machine, but the interface between one system and another). It’s a good watch, and an essential watch for A-level students.
9 quintillion stops
Have you every got onto a train and given a heavy sigh as you realise there’s still 9,223,372,036,854,775,798 stops until you reach home? It seems someone made a mistake. This video goes nicely into how this mistake could have happened and looks at some of the binary etc behind it. Worth a watch for years …. Read More