Jan Bröer

I have decided to start this blog for two reasons: that is, to explore and getting involved with what we call “the internet”.

Inside Field Station Berlin Teufelsberg

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The story of the NSA listening post – told by an ex-SIGINT analyst who worked there. Once upon a time, or during the Cold War, the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) built a man-made mountain of rubble over the top of an underground Nazi technical college in Berlin. This massive hill was called Devil’s Mountain, or Teufelsberg in German. It was on Devil’s Mountain where the NSA built one of the largest and highly classified Listening Stations in the world to eavesdrop and spy, intercepting Soviet, East German and other countries’ …

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Merry Christmas

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by Adrian I. M. (surride)

This is the season of being together. It’s a time of hope and new beginnings. May the sweet magic of Christmas, fills your heart with love, that spreads to those whom you love. Take a look around and remember the magic and the joy of christmas may the essence of Christmas remains always with u. Share the glory, the wonder, the miracle of christmas with those around you, not just your family. Take your smile from the heart and share it with others. Wishing all my family members peace and love …

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Overwatch: Blizzards Titan Edition of a Team-based multiplayer

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Today at BlizzCon 2014, Blizzard Entertainment announced a new franchise – it’s the first new franchise in 17 years, Hearthstone is a new game, not franchise – Overwatch. Blizzard is one of the video game studio best known for high-quality productions and games that you will enjoy even 10 years later. Not only for highly polished games also for astonishing cinematic trailers. They gifted us with games like Diablo, StarCraft and WarCraft, Hearthstone, today it’s the day not only for a brand new game but also for step forward, today …

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Blizzard is on a quest. The Fate is up to you – Choose your Destiny

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Ever thought of applying for one of the positions that Blizzard has listed on their jobs page? You’re not alone. I’d actually go as far as saying that most people playing World of Warcraft, StarCraft or Diablo have at one point given it a thought. Jobs at Blizzard are notoriously difficult to find because Blizzard is one of the most respected companies in the games industry. World of Warcraft boasts over 7 millions subscribers that have at this point been playing for close to a decade, which might arguably make it the …

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The Devision Cinematic

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Tragedy has come to New York City. It’s hard to see something you love destroy itself and fall apart. But someone needs to be there to pick it up, to push back. Your purpose lies amongst all of this pain. You will have to fight, to save, to put it all back together. You are the hope of New York City. Witness the beginning of the devastating outbreak that brought New York to ruin. Things look bleak, but we haven’t lost yet. There’s still time to protect those that remain …

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Unite 2014 – Keynote

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This August, Seattle saw a flood of game developers coming into town for Unite 2014, the eighth annual Unity conference held at the Seattle Center. Among the exciting sessions and keynote speeches, Jens Fursund from our PowerVR Ray Tracing team was there to introduce the upcoming Unity 5 lightmap editor which uses our ray tracing technology to quickly and accurately simulate lighting. The keynote address from Unity’s premier developer conference in Seattle with Unity’s co-founders Davíð Helgason and Joachim Ante, technical director Lucas Meijer, VP Online Services Tod Hooper and …

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Open letter to the gaming community

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It hasn’t exactly been a great time to be a gamer lately—except for huge, gross gaming trolls, who seem to be having a blast taunting people, making threats, and generally being the worst. But those trolls are now the target of an open letter from the gaming community’s creators to its fans, asking them to end intolerance for the good of everyone. Open letter to the gaming community We believe that everyone, no matter what gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or disability has the right to play games, criticize games …

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Lords of the Fallen – World Trailer

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The dark and mysterious world of Lords of the Fallen awaits you. Become Harkyn, a convicted outcast from society and now.. humanity’s best hope of defeating a demonic invasion. Introducing the game soundtrack by the award winning composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen http://knutavenstrouphaugen.com/ Release: October 28th in Americas, October 31st EMEA Platforms: Xbox One, PS4, PC

KUNG FURY Trailer

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KUNG FURY Trailer from Xyo on Vimeo. Kung Fury is an over-the-top action comedy that has it’s foundation in 80s cop movies. Written & Directed by David Sandberg. Produced by Laser Unicorns, Lampray and Salmon Fox. Cinematography by: Linus Andersson, Martin Gärdemalm, Jonas Ernhill and Mattias Andersson. Aerial Cinematography by: Henning Sandström. VFX by: David Sandberg, Klas Trulsson, Simon Tingell and Jimmy Sahlin. Starring: David Sandberg, Joanna Häggblom, Leopold Nilsson, Andreas Cahling and Per-Henrik Arvidius. More infos on xyozine.com/31166-kung-fury-trailer/

Twenty Years after Doom: John Carmack on the Future of Engineering Virtual Worlds

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Named to the MIT Technology Review’s 35 Under 35, Time Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People in Technology, and inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame, John’s contributions and commitment to fostering open-source communities has inspired a generation of young people to become computer scientists and engineers. Now, as the Chief Technology Officer of Oculus VR, he works on the Rift with the goal of once again revolutionizing the way we experience games. featured image provided by Official GDC – Flickr: Game Developers Choice Awards @ …

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Rob Zombie’s French Revolution (Assassin’s Creed Unity)

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Rob Zombie. Assassin’s Creed. What the heck? Zombie’s French Revolution. I find this amazing. If you expect zombies in the video you are wrong, don’t let the name troll you. If you don’t know Rob Zombie click his name. Rob & The AS Unity Team created a short history lesson for us which you can explore further with the release of Assassin’s Creed Unity. The video is an incredibly gory comic with the title “Rob Zombie’s French Revolution”, wich actually makes you think of something entirely different. I did not expect …

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Dreamfall Chapters Reborn Trailer

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Dreamfall Chapters is an episodic, story-driven adventure game set in parallel worlds of science and magic — the new chapter in the critically acclaimed The Longest Journey saga. Book One: Reborn is coming out this autumn, and here is the brand new trailer for the first of five thrilling episodes. The latest trailer for the first episode of Dreamfall Chapters, the $1.5 million Kickstarter-funded sequel to the 2006 adventure game Dreamfall, shows off its three parallel worlds and the characters that thread throughout the story. Dreamfall Chapters is developed on …

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Disney’s Big Hero 6

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Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action, “Big Hero 6” is directed by Don Hall (“Winnie the Pooh”) and Chris Williams (“Bolt”), and produced by Roy Conli (“Tangled”). The film hits UK cinemas in 3D in February, 2015. With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Big Hero 6” is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who’s catapulted into the midst of a dangerous plot and must transform his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—and a diverse …

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