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Jon Ulf
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Posts by Jon Ulf
Diablo III: Still Relevant?
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Getting to play Diablo III was a treat. It's a franchise I love and one of the most expected games of the year. Well, any of Blizzards games fulfill that role really. Either way, I spent some good time playing the game, and really analyzing what it has to offer the gaming community.
New Touch Technology Could Change Everything
0May 8, 2012 11:54 AM
Watch this whole video:
The implications of this are kind of insane. People always talk about having the Minority Report UI in offices and smart phones and things. Imagine that UI on, quite literally, about everything. My mind is floored for this concept maybe someday being everywhere.
I’m not [...]
The Avengers
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The Avengers is a fairly unique movie. From everything I know of, no other movie has brought together this many characters from their own, stand-alone films. We’ve had wonderful trilogies and lengthy sagas, but never has Hollywood gambled on such a venture like this. How do you mesh more than a fistful of independent, strong characters that an audience has gotten to know? How do you make a coherent story that wont alienate those that might only enjoy one particular character?
The Hunger Games
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Full disclosure, I haven't read the book, and I don't intend to anytime soon. I was pretty dead set against seeing this movie. Because no matter what anyone says, it does fall squarely in the sci-fi genre, and that made me bias towards this young upstart of a franchise for a few reasons. As a non-reader of the book (of which I appear to be the only one), I entered the theater. At once I found myself emotionally attaching to Katniss. Her situation was at once obvious but complex. The love she had for her sister was palpable, believable and quite real. Immediately my own feelings for those I loved and wanted to protect became intertwined with hers.
100th Post, and why the Star Wars prequels are inadequate
0February 24, 2012 3:03 PM
in Movies
As the title says, this is the 100th post on MySciFi. I could think of no better topic than this: Why the Star Wars prequels should be forgotten.
Chronicle, Something Refreshing
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A couple friends and I went to see Chronicle last night. None of us really had high expectations but were just curious to see how it was. This movie is about the journey of three high school kids that stumble upon a mysterious object that gives them powers.
I wont give too much more of the plot away, because despite the meager $12 million budget of this film, it's definitely worth seeing. Especially since this weekends re-release of The Phantom Menace in 3D, trust me, see Chronicle instead, it's better.
A Few Cool Things
0February 2, 2012 9:58 PM
I haven't blogged in a while, over two months, and that's pretty sad. Maybe I can start posting more, rather than wasting my time sharing links on Facebook. Cause here I get to talk a little bit more, despite the lack of comment love. So, why don't we talk about a few things that are amazing!
DC Comics and the New 52
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At the end of the summer, DC Comics did something quite bold. Even in the realm of comic books, a genre that is no stranger to parallel realities, continuity changes and plot bending shenanigans, DC did something that hasn't really be done before. They reset 52 of their comic runs to #1 issues. With the 12 series' I am now following, it's evident that DC Comics has hit a home run. The 'New 52', as they are calling the reboot, is a major success.