Original Rogue: August 2013
A little bit of everything lifestyle blog with a dash of geekiness and a splash of Manchester love!

Thursday 15 August 2013

Cause we all love a bit of Jennifer Lawrence

I love Jennifer Lawrence. I think she's awesome, down to earth, happy in herself and not a stick insect like half of Hollywood. 

Mashable, it seems, agrees. Check out their awesome article with GIFs galore!





Original Rogue

Wednesday 14 August 2013

Getting up close and personal with Disney

Every now and then, an email pings into my inbox that really makes me sit up and go "Wow!". I've always been a Disney fan and some of their later offerings - Pirates of the Caribbean and the Pixar collaborations - have really been brilliant.

Last summer, I spent a while with Digital Cinema Media and first discovered about augmented reality there. A programme called Blippar allowed you transform your magazine into anythings - a moving picture, a shop so you could buy the very item you saw on the page or a game (in our case, a spaceship which we made blow everything up in the office).

Disney has taken it one step further. Observe! (I recommend you watch on a full screen)


The app is a precursor to the Disney  Infinity video game due out later this month. Fans can choose from 30 different animations and props such to create their very own Disney mini-movie. It will be launched on Apple’s iOS tomorrow, 15 August, followed by Android and Windows Phone platforms at a later date.

UPDATE

We downloaded the app in the office today and had great fun making Mr Incredible smash through things!



Monday 12 August 2013

Every office needs a dog...

Seriously, they do. It's the perfect pick me up in the afternoon. 5 minutes spent running around after my colleagues delightful pug and everyone is exhausted, happy and back to work with a smile on their faces.

Nuff said! Or should that be "ruff" said?