Posts tagged "Uncharted"

Pixel Perfect: New Technology Allows for Capturing Performances in Video Games

Unlike literature or film, video games did not set off to tell a story during it’s humble beginnings. Attempting to virtually create recreational activities like pinball, video games were simplistic algorithms designed to “blip” and “bloop” a square object back and forth between paddles. Eventually, these pixels evolved into more complex shapes, from descending invaders from space to Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. Jump to the present, and we’re being treated to games telling complex stories through big budget cut […]

The Viewfinder: Sara Bareilles’ “Uncharted”

What better way to make a video than to grab a couple of your celebrity friends and film them acting completely goofy? That’s what singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles did for “Uncharted”, the latest single from her ironically #1-charted album Kaleidoscope Heart (you like that? Huh? Huh?). The bouncy tune would be good on it’s own (and is making me consider dropping her album back into rotation), but the cute video, boasting cameos from Ben Folds, Adam and James from Maroon 5, […]