Thursday, 28 February 2013
Done Did It Podcast Episode 6
This week the guys discuss their award winners for 2012, Giovanna Ploughman, Los Polos Hermanos mugs, the absence of Newsky and being walked in on....
Done Did It Podcast Episode 6
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Downey Jr. talks future of Iron Man
It doesn't matter who you are, Robert Downey Jr. IS Iron Man, but does the actor see a future in the role?
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
85th Acadamey Award Winners
The Oscars were presented on Sunday 24th of February, click through to see the full list of nominees and winners.
Monday, 25 February 2013
33rd Annual Razzies "Winners"
The 33rd Annual Razzie awards were handed out this week, and one movie in particular has cleaned up.
Friday, 22 February 2013
Microsoft pursue online leaker with WA Police
Western Australian police raid Internet leaker SuperDaE with a warrant from Microsoft itself and the FBI.
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Indie game finds success through Pirates
While most game developers struggle with the online Pirate scourge, indie game makers Sean H. and Jon K. have turned the tide.
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Monday, 18 February 2013
20,000 Leagues "Down Under" the Sea
David Fincher set to direct Disney adaptation of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and Australia is showing its interest
Friday, 15 February 2013
Leaked : PS4 Controller Prototype
Sources confirm that this leaked image is in fact the PlayStation 4 controller, albeit an early prototype
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Australian Governement calls for answers to "The Australian Tax"
Our federal parliament has called three of the top American IT companies to appear before its inquiry into pricing through formal subpoenas
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Despicable Minions in 2014
Universal Pictures announce an unnamed Despicable Me spin-off movie, that will focus on the movies popular "Minions"
Monday, 11 February 2013
The Office : The end is near
Feature articles on The Office coming to Done Did It over the next few weeks, celebrating the end of an era. What would you like to see us cover in our Top Tens?
Australian Box Office Weekend Results, Jan 31 - Feb 03
Friday, 8 February 2013
Edgar Wright's Ant-Man: The story so far
With the Ant-Man movie finally getting a confirmed release date, the Done Did It team has compiled everything you need to know to bring you back up to speed on the project
Director of the project Edgar Wright |
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Sky High Skyfall
With awards already under its belt, as well as numerous nominations, sky fall continues to rise, now entering the top ten highest grossing movies of all time.
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Monday, 4 February 2013
Transformers 4: "We've redesigned everything"
Friday, 1 February 2013
Class is now in session.... A Minecraft session that is
On Tuesday 29th of January, professor Jeffery Brand taught his class at the Gold Coast's Bond University in a rather odd location. A recreation of their entire university within a Minecraft server.
"On day one this semester, I introduced my students to the world," Brand said in a recent interview with Polygon. "I asked them to do three things on the welcome sign under the Arch Building: 1) Build Bond, 2) Make Books, 3) Play Nice."
Over the course of two weeks, his class had extensively recreated the university, even filling chests with books within the library. The students even went as far as to create a dungeon beneath the school holding a nether portal, which they "affectionately" labelled "The effects of video game violence".
Tropical Cyclone Oswald flooded the campus earlier last week, so Professor Brand asked the class to join him in the Minecraft server for their Tuesday lesson. With a combination of Minecraft, Slide shows and Instant Messengers, Brand took the class through their course as usual. Brand handed out Experience points to the class for correct answers, some students making it as far as level 26 before the lesson was over, the students setting off fireworks as they left.
The idea to recreate the class in Minecraft was inspired by Mojang's newest project "Block by Block". Back in September 2012, Block by Block was developed in collaboration with UN Habitat as a tool to educate children on their environment and community. "Block by Block aims to involve youth in the planning process in urban areas by giving them the opportunity to show planners and decision makers how they would like to see their cities in the future." was the official statement via Mojangs site.
The story is an exceptional double win, bringing gaming into the spotlight for positive reasons (which is a nice change) showing its uses within the education system, as well as showing the creativeness, ambition and flexibility of Australian Universities. Even if some of the students did walk around wielding TNT...
- Welsh 01/02/13
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The University in Minecraft form |
Over the course of two weeks, his class had extensively recreated the university, even filling chests with books within the library. The students even went as far as to create a dungeon beneath the school holding a nether portal, which they "affectionately" labelled "The effects of video game violence".
Tropical Cyclone Oswald flooded the campus earlier last week, so Professor Brand asked the class to join him in the Minecraft server for their Tuesday lesson. With a combination of Minecraft, Slide shows and Instant Messengers, Brand took the class through their course as usual. Brand handed out Experience points to the class for correct answers, some students making it as far as level 26 before the lesson was over, the students setting off fireworks as they left.
The idea to recreate the class in Minecraft was inspired by Mojang's newest project "Block by Block". Back in September 2012, Block by Block was developed in collaboration with UN Habitat as a tool to educate children on their environment and community. "Block by Block aims to involve youth in the planning process in urban areas by giving them the opportunity to show planners and decision makers how they would like to see their cities in the future." was the official statement via Mojangs site.
The story is an exceptional double win, bringing gaming into the spotlight for positive reasons (which is a nice change) showing its uses within the education system, as well as showing the creativeness, ambition and flexibility of Australian Universities. Even if some of the students did walk around wielding TNT...
- Welsh 01/02/13
Sources:
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