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Omni, the Iconic Sci-Fi Magazine, Now Digitized in High-Resolution and Available Online

Omni, the Iconic Sci-Fi Magazine, Now Digitized in High-Resolution and Available Online | Box of delight | Scoop.it
There was a time, not so long ago, when not only could a blockbuster Hollywood comedy make a reference to a science magazine, but everyone in the audience would get that reference. It happened in Ghostbusters, right after the titular boys in gray hit it big with their first high-profile busting of a ghost. In true 1980s style, a success montage followed, in the middle of which appeared the cover of Omni magazine's October 1984 issue which, according to the Ghostbusters Wiki, "featured a Proton Pack and Particle Thrower.
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How to create sci-fi shooter: Prototype - Sci-Fi Enemy Brute

How to create sci-fi shooter: Prototype - Sci-Fi Enemy Brute | Box of delight | Scoop.it
Brute enemy. Animation state machines. AI shooting with weapon. Mouth animation. Custom Recoil. Melee attack.
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100 Great Sci-Fi Stories by Women Writers (Read 20 for Free Online)

100 Great Sci-Fi Stories by Women Writers (Read 20 for Free Online) | Box of delight | Scoop.it
Since 2009, the organization VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts has sought to bring balance to the representation of female authors in the literary world.
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11 New Sci-fi and Fantasy Books for your Summer Reading Pleasure

11 New Sci-fi and Fantasy Books for your Summer Reading Pleasure | Box of delight | Scoop.it
Maybe your ideal summer reading has spaceships in it because the icy void of space is the perfect counterpoint to muggy 90 degree weather. Or maybe you like to read about vampires while you’re lying in the sun because you’re bloody-minded like that. Or maybe, when you’re on an airplane you’d rather pretend that you’re traveling by dragon. It’s cool. We get that.
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Visual effects studio stuns with three minute clip of sci-fi mech film

Visual effects studio stuns with three minute clip of sci-fi mech film | Box of delight | Scoop.it
An epic sci-fi movie featuring large-scale mech battles is an ambitious project for a small visual effects studio to take up on its free time. But that's precisely what director J.J. Palomo and his...
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