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A veteran Final Fantasy programmer hates how indie games deliberately recreate PS1 visual bugs he made ‘many futile efforts’ to fix: ‘I just don’t get what’s so interesting about trying to replicate that’

A veteran Final Fantasy programmer hates how indie games deliberately recreate PS1 visual bugs he made ‘many futile efforts’ to fix: ‘I just don’t get what’s so interesting about trying to replicate that’

First reported by Automaton, veteran programmer Koji Sugimoto (Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Final Fantasy 10) criticized modern games’ emulation of retro visual glitches, specifically the affine texture warping of the original PlayStation, a frequent feature of lo-fi, throwback indie games. On August 5, Sugimoto responded to a tweet from Unity Japan about a new tool in the engine to let devs …

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Viral Myanmar Earthquake Video Shows First Visual Evidence of Rare Seismic Phenomena

Viral Myanmar Earthquake Video Shows First Visual Evidence of Rare Seismic Phenomena

In May, we reported on a first-of-its-kind video that captured surface rupture during Myanmar’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. While the YouTube video now has 1.6 million views, two geophysicists spotted something many people probably didn’t notice. The video seems like a gift that just keeps on giving. As the Kyoto University scientists explain in a study published last month in …

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Robert Wilson, visionary playwright, director and visual artist, dies at 83

Robert Wilson, visionary playwright, director and visual artist, dies at 83

Robert Wilson, a leader in avant-garde theater who collaborated with Philip Glass, David Byrne and Lady Gaga over his six-decade career, has died. He was 83. The “Einstein on the Beach” director died Thursday at his home in Water Mill, N.Y., after a “brief but acute illness,” according to his website. “While facing his diagnosis with clear eyes and determination, …

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Robert Wilson, theatre director and visual artist, dies aged 83 | Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson, theatre director and visual artist, dies aged 83 | Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson, renowned theatre director, playwright and artist, has died at the age of 83. His death was confirmed by the Watermill Center, an arts hub Wilson founded in Water Mill, New York. He died peacefully after “a brief but acute illness”. Wilson’s career in theatre started in the late 1960s when he started the performance art group the Byrd …

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Visualized: America’s Surge in Measles Cases in 2025 – Visual Capitalist

Visualized: America’s Surge in Measles Cases in 2025  Visual Capitalist Measles cases just reached 30-year high in the US. How bad is California surge?  Sacramento Bee Travel warning: Measles cases at highest since virus was considered eradicated  KIRO 7 News Seattle U.S. measles outbreaks may end a hard-won victory over the virus  Science News Upcoming School Year Threatens Measles Exposure, Kansas City University Works …

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Charted: America’s Reliance on Foreign Minerals – Visual Capitalist

Charted: America’s Reliance on Foreign Minerals  Visual Capitalist Megalaw has big money for fossil fuels. Some Republicans aren’t happy about it.  E&E News by POLITICO Trump’s Quiet Ammo Revolution | An Official Journal Of The NRA  America’s 1st Freedom US Strategy on Critical Metals and Graphite Markets Reshapes Supply Chains  Discovery Alert One Big Beautiful Bill expected to drive mostly positive outcomes for critical …

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Ranked: U.S. States Gaining the Most Jobs from Reshoring – Visual Capitalist

Ranked: U.S. States Gaining the Most Jobs from Reshoring  Visual Capitalist Why are we so obsessed with manufacturing? : Planet Money  NPR The US is already a manufacturing powerhouse, but shadow factories can make it the global leader  Manufacturing Dive Even “Fortress America” Needs Supply Lines  Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) U.S. politicians want to reshore manufacturing. But what makes it so special?  KUOW …

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