Retro tech

The Walkman (portable compact cassette player) was first created because Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka wanted to be able to listen to music on long flights. The first model of Sony Walkman, the TPS-L2, was released on July 1, 1979. The original Walkman (portable compact cassette player) was created from aluminum, and the later models were made from plastic. Previously, portable cassette machines of various designs were available but they were handheld units and recorders (mostly mono). The…

Personal Device

Back in 2015 I made a Retro Scifi Bunkroom scene to further my understanding of hard surface after working on Alien Isolation. It was well received and even sat on the 'Learn' tab of the Unreal Engine section of the Epic Launcher for a while. Last year I decided to pick up Blender properly, and decided to remake this scene to show how my skills have improved over the years. I am still working on the scene, but decided to focus my efforts into a single prop to show the level of fidelity I…

A dive into one of the most interesting initiatives found on the (good) use of AI - the ‘An Improbable Future‘ project. Story by Mario Alessiani #designwanted #design #techdesign #ai