Near, Creator of the Higan and Bsnes Emulators, Has Died
Hmmmmmm shares a report from PC Gamer: Near, also known by their username Byuu, the creator of several groundbreaking videogame emulators and a recent celebrated translation of JRPG Bahamut Lagoon, has died by suicide. Near posted a thread on Twitter.....»»
TikTok is setting a safer way to dislike bad comments
TikTok is testing a private dislike button for comments, but the gesture won't alert the original commenter or the creator whose video attracted the response......»»
Autopsies suggest COVID’s smell loss is caused by inflammation, not virus
In 23 patients who died, researchers found olfactory nerve damage but little virus. Enlarge / A woman holds a nasal swab for a COVID-19 antigen rapid test in front of her desk on January 5 in Berlin. (credit: Getty | Thomas Trutschel).....»»
Meta Plans To Take Nearly 50% of Creator"s Earnings In "Horizon Worlds"
After announcing earlier this week that creators can sell digital items in Horizon Worlds for real money, Meta has offered details about how many fees creators will have to pay on earnings made through the platform. According to Road to VR, "Meta exp.....»»
New Callisto Protocol Details Will Be Revealed Soon, Confirms Striking Distance
New details on The Callisto Protocol will be revealed soon, creator Glen Schofield has said. The post New Callisto Protocol Details Will Be Revealed Soon, Confirms Striking Distance appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Glen Schofield has conf.....»»
Metal Lords review: Keep calm and rock on
A talented young cast, a clever script, and a blistering soundtrack come together in the comedy Metal Lords from Game of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss......»»
US Life Expectancy Falls For 2nd Year In a Row
Despite the availability of life-saving COVID-19 vaccines, so many people died in the second year of the pandemic in the U.S. that the nation's life expectancy dropped for a second year in a row last year, according to a new analysis. NPR reports: Th.....»»
Monkey Island creator gets second chance to finish the trilogy properly
On Monday, Devolver Digital dropped a trailer for a new Ron Gilbert game titled Return to Monkey Island. It is somewhat of a do-over of the third game, The Curse of Monkey Island (more on that after the trailer). The game is due out sometime later th.....»»
California peregrine falcon finds partner after mate"s death
A peregrine falcon whose longtime mate died this week amid the breeding season appears to have found a new partner to help her hatch two eggs......»»
"Wordle" Creator Says Unauthorized Clones Drove Him to Selling His Game
In January the virally-popular game Wordle was sold to the New York Times for between between $1 million (£758,345) and $5 million. Now the Independent reveals why the game's creator took that step. "Because so many people were cloning it and.....»»
Zmags Launches Creator Connect, Offering No-Code Digital Experiences
Creator Connect offers ecommerce companies a solution for creating intelligent, visually-stunning and engaging digital experiences. Continue reading........»»
The Untold Story of the Creation of GIF At CompuServe In 1987
Back in 1987 Alexander Trevor worked with the GIF format's creator, Steve Wilhite, at CompuServe. 35 years later Fast Company tech editor Harry McCracken (also Slashdot reader harrymcc) located Trevor for the inside story: Wilhite did not come up wi.....»»
Gigabyte Aero 16 review: You can do better
Despite packing powerful hardware and solid build quality, the Gigabyte Aero 16 isn't the best creator laptop......»»
GIF creator Stephen Wilhite dead at 74
Wilhite spent much of his career with CompuServe where, in the late 80s, he served as the lead engineer on the team that came up with the GIF image format. GIFs were originally designed as a way to display and exchange "high-quality, high-resolution.....»»
Wordle creator describes game’s rise, says NYT sale was “a way to walk away”
Meteoritic rise, celeb fans, flagrant clones, feeling "miserable," and moving on. Enlarge / Josh Wardle speaks at the 2022 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco about his gaming sensation Wordle. (credit: Sam Machkovech).....»»
Snapchat buys neurotech startup for Spectacles ambitions ahead of Apple Headset debut
Snapchat is working on its next step toward advancing its line of augmented reality glasses. Today it announced it has bought neurotech startup NextMind. NextMind, based in Paris, is the creator of a headset that lets the user control the device wit.....»»
‘Bad Sisters’ is the newest Apple TV+ show, here’s the cast and first look
Apple TV+ has today announced Bad Sisters, the highly anticipated 10 episode series from Emmy Award nominee and BAFTA Award-winning star and creator Sharon Horgan, which is set to debut later this year. more… The post ‘Bad Sisters’ is.....»»
He gave us the GIF: Stephen Wilhite has died at 74
Wilhite, who died on March 14, developed the GIF as a way of compressing images for online use......»»
Stephen Wilhite, Beloved Creator of the GIF, Dies
Stephen Wilhite, the inventor of the internet-popular short-video format, the GIF, has died. He was 74. From a report: His wife, Kathaleen, said Thursday in a phone interview that he died of COVID on March 14. Wilhite, who lived in Milford, Ohio, won.....»»
Steve Wilhite, The Computer Scientist Who Created The GIF, Dies Aged 74
Stephen Wilhite, the computer scientist who created the GIF, has died aged 74 following a battle with COVID.Stephen Wilhite, the computer scientist who created the GIF, has died aged 74 following a battle with COVID.He passed away on March 14 surroun.....»»
Stephen Wilhite, who created GIFs, dies at 74
Wilhite, whose GIFs changed the way we communicate online, died March 14. His wife, Kathaleen, confirmed that Wilhite died from complications of Covid-19......»»