Reviews

Video Game Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake DEMO

Mar 31, 2020 at 10:00 am by nemirc

Early in March, Square Enix released the demo of the long-anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake. The game looks pretty amazing, so I went ahead and downloaded the demo on my Pl.... Read More

Half Life: Testing Alyx on Three VR Headsets

Mar 30, 2020 at 02:00 pm by Warlord720

Like a lot of people, I was excited when Half-Life: Alyx was released and so far I have not been disappointed. My initial playing was m.... Read More

Half Life: Alyx - Is it the title VR has been waiting for?

Mar 27, 2020 at 01:03 pm by Warlord720

By now there have been loads of reviews on this much-anticipated release. Prerelease videos and the first few minutes of play have been online for all to see for some time and.... Read More

Free Online Background Generator Review

Mar 18, 2020 at 10:00 am by Barbara Din

Today I’m having a look at BgGenerator.com, a new free online image creating tool, Background Generator, which is a free online background maker that generates random ba.... Read More

A Rookie Dives Into Resin Printing

Mar 05, 2020 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

While not exactly new to 3D printing (filament) I had my qualms about resin printing. Its resolution was stunningly superior but there were a few things that concerned me. It.... Read More

Smart Gallery Plug-in for iClone and Character Creator

Feb 27, 2020 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

For a lot of iClone users, particularly longtime users, the massive amount of content has made it difficult, if not almost impossible, to keep up with all the assets you've ac.... Read More

Maya LT 2020 is 'one of the best 3D modeling and animation packages out there'

Feb 11, 2020 at 10:00 am by nemirc

Last December, Autodesk released Maya LT 2020, and, as always, I am curious to see what's new and what has improved from the previous version. A while ago, my main focus was.... Read More

Is LiveLink\Unreal Worth the Time to Learn?

Feb 06, 2020 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

It wasn't that long ago that Reallusion released its Unreal Engine tool LiveLink to indie devs for free and since that time I keep getting the question of how hard it is to us.... Read More

Review: KeyShot 9 is an amazing rendering application

Jan 29, 2020 at 11:00 am by nemirc

KeyShot 9 is a real time ray-tracing rendering software developed by Luxion. KeyShot uses a physically correct render engine to accurately replicate the materials from the re.... Read More

Digital Nirvana in Super Wide Format

Jan 29, 2020 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Last week I wrote about my search for a new monitor. Specifically, a large, super-wide format, digital beast that could replace two aging monitors. I also wrote about my.... Read More

Movie Review: The Exigency is weirdly watchable

Jan 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm by nemirc

Almost one year ago, I wrote about The Exigency, an animated feature-length movie made in Poser. The movie was released on New Year's Eve, and I recently had the chance to wat.... Read More

Review: Using KAPWING (KA-PWING) Online Tools was 'a pleasant experience'

Jan 02, 2020 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

As some of you know I'm an avid desktop user when it comes to digital art. I don't mind using a tablet or other device when it's called for, but I want my tower power to do my.... Read More

Redragon S-101 Gaming Keyboard and Mouse

Reviewing the REDRAGON S101-3 Gaming Keyboard and Mouse

Dec 26, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

I can admit it now that the Puget system is gone. I straight up used a cheap, shipped with a PC, HP keyboard, and mouse that was just short of not being input device.... Read More

Review: Maxon's Cinema 4D Release 21

Dec 19, 2019 at 12:00 pm by nemirc

Cinema 4D R21, the 3D modeling, animation and 3D painting software from Maxon, was released recently, featuring some interesting changes, and also a change in the software lic.... Read More

Is ZBrush 2020 Making Substance Painter Obsolete?

Dec 19, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

ZBrush 2020 brings us a lot of fantastic functional tools least of which is the vast improvement to that little Morph UV button hiding under the UV Map menu. What was once a h.... Read More

Pass the tissues: Returning the Puget System Workstation

Dec 12, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

For some reason, I feel like I'm writing an obituary instead of a follow-up review for the Puget workstation. The computer itself has been flawless and that is the problem. I.... Read More

Review: AMD Radeon Pro W5700 Professional Graphics Card

Dec 06, 2019 at 01:07 pm by -gToon

Over the last decade, the market for home PC’s has seen a sharp decline. The primary reason for this is a massive smartphone and portable device market surge. However,.... Read More

Materialize: a free texture creation tool

Dec 04, 2019 at 10:00 am by nemirc

Materialize is a free and easy to use (yet, very good) tool to create texture channels from a single image. The basic idea is this: you import your diffuse map (also known as.... Read More

Book Review - Stop Motion Filmmaking: The Complete Guide to Fabrication and Animation

Nov 29, 2019 at 09:10 pm by nickcharles

If you've ever considered delving into stop motion filmmaking, or even if you just have a fascination for the craft, you would be hard-pressed to find a more complete and deta.... Read More

Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Versus the Puget Workstation

Nov 27, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

This isn't going to be your usual review about gameplay but rather about installing Red Dead Redemption 2 PC (RDR2) on a pc and how it handles it. The gaming news is full of R.... Read More