Art

Gallery: 67th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival

February 9, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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Sapporo is the biggest city on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido and being so close to Russia, Sapporo is famous for being subjected to an annual hammering of snow in the Winter. Never a nation to waste an opportunity to make everyone else feel talentless, the citizens of Sapporo have, for the last 67 years, […]

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Tokyo Game Show 2015: Playstation VR

September 22, 2015 Andy Kavanagh

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One of the most sought after showcases at this years TGS was always going to be Sony’s VR headset, previously known as Project Morpheus and unveiled at TGS 2015 as Playstation VR. Unsurprisingly, getting time on it was difficult, even on the press days with comparatively low attendance (a meager 29,000 people each day) but […]

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Tetsuya Nomura x Hatsune Miku Collaboration Video Streamed

November 4, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Although it originally aired last month at the Hatsune Miku Art Exhibition in New York City – this collaboration video between Hatsune Miku and game developer Tetsuya Nomura is a visual treat for all. If you love the work of Tetsuya Nomura (Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy) and just cant help yourself but dance to […]

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Friday Five at Five – News You Might Have Missed

September 19, 2014 Thérèse Lyons

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Another week has come and gone and that means time for another Friday Five at Five! #5 Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass to reunite for Bourne 5…maybe A while ago, Matt Damon said the only way he would come back to the Bourne franchise was if Paul Greengrass would return as director. Well that might […]

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Buzz

The Vocaloid Keyboard

March 31, 2012 ArcadeAdmin

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 The Vocaloid sensation continues, it seems, with Yamaha doing it’s bit to help virtual idol Hatsune Miku move one step further to reality. Recently brought to our attention was this; a Vocaloid keyboard. The instrument is designed to work like the computer software, allowing for users to input both lyrics and pitch in order to […]

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Music

A Guide to the Vocaloids

February 8, 2011 ArcadeAdmin

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The Japanese are never one to do anything by half and are certainly not interested in sugar coating their technology! We can all recognise when a singer has had their voice altered by a computer but in Japan it's the computer who becomes the star. Come meet the Vocaloids!

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