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WoW Moviewatch: The Journal of Lumin the Hunter
I'll admit that I didn't expect to like The Journal of Lumin the Hunter. At first, I thought the odd format would be all gimmick, no skill. And while you get used to a certain amount of that around YouTube, I don't usually field those movies here if I can help it. I was happy to be proven wrong. After a minute or so of watching Lumin, I found myself slowly getting charmed by its story-in-a-story-in-a-beta framework. While I'm not sure Lumin will have a lot of replay value for me, I appreciate the effort the creator put into making it unique, fun, and still within the realm of execution. Nice job! Interested in the wide world of machinima? We have new movies every weekday here on WoW Moviewatch! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an email at moviewatch@wowinsider.com.
Lumin's MultiTouch display does... uh, multi-touch
If you've absolutely, positively got to have a multi-touch display system right this second, look no further than the Germany company Lumin and its creatively named MultiTouch. For an undisclosed price (available on request) you and your loved ones can be pawing all over the 42-inch, 1024 x 768 display, which is powered by a Mac Mini and can be coupled with Apple's wireless keyboard and mouse. The screen -- which is quite similar to the LG.Philips display we got our mitts on at CES -- is driven by Lumin's proprietary software, and allows you to do all Surface-esque manner of tricks, like zooming, rotating, and panning with various finger / hand combinations. The company also appears to be offering rear-projection, front-projection, and "shaped" screens, though none of those seem to be sporting touch capabilities. Check out the super-cool video after the break and see what's happening over there.[Thanks, Mike]
