Bill from Punished Props Academy checks in with suggestions for foam and 3D printing projects to work on while we're sheltering-in-place at home. These range from easy-to-make hand props to elaborate prop replicas from some of our favorite movies and video games. And best of all, Bill has made the blueprints and files for these free to download on the Punished Props site!
Adam Savage has been operating Boston Dynamics' Spot robot for a few months, getting to know the ins and outs of its capabilities. While more projects with Spot are in the works, Adam today answers questions about how Spot works, showing core features like how it's manually controlled to how it can autonomously navigate planned missions. Its different gaits are mesmerizing!
We shot this piece last month before going into shelter-in-place, in which Adam shows his custom-assembled lightweight iPhone stand he put together to film himself during weekend builds. But now that he's alone in the cave all the time, this rig is proving essential for Adam to document his builds in isolation as well as livestream every week. Hope it helps in giving you inspiration to make your own cameraphone rigs!
Adam talks through how he recently injured his hand in a scary accident involving his workshop lathe. It was an intense experience he's still recovering from, and even talking about it is unsettling!
While sheltering-in-place, Adam is livestreaming every week to work on builds and take questions from the Tested community! In the third part of the Q&A session from 3/31/20, Adam talks about using laser cutters, the props in his cave, storage ideas, and Boston Dynamics' Spot! Join the Tested Discord server to ask questions next time!
While sheltering-in-place, Adam is livestreaming every week to work on builds and take questions from the Tested community! In this second Q&A session from 3/31/20, Adam talks about underapperciated tools, his ruler tattoo, regaining motivation for projects, and how he's coping in isolation. Join the Tested Discord server to ask questions next time!
We chat with Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys to learn about their new VR mini-series that lets you watch their experiments in stereo VR180. Joey and Gavin compare notes about the interesting production challenges of filming and editing immersive video, and we marvel at the custom Phantom Flex 4K rig The Slow Mo Guys put together to capture their experiments. Plus, Norm reviews The Room: A Dark Matter, which is one of the best puzzle games made for VR headsets!
While sheltering-in-place, Adam is livestreaming every week to work on builds and take questions from the Tested community! In this first Q&A session from 3/31/20, Adam shows off some tools and artifacts from the shop, talks about skills he's planning on learning, and gives advice for beginning makers! Join the Tested Discord server to ask questions next time!