The next in GoPro - 6

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GoPro brings us another set of amazing features and products with their latest release (28/09/2017). The more 2x performance Hero6 along with features like 4K60 and advanced stabilization, better image quality, more fun with slow motion and introducing Touch Zoom. The major upgrade comes in the QuikStories which helps in making Story using the GoPro app which automatically edits the footage that has been sent to the phone from the Hero6 (upgrades to the sharing have also taken place).  The QuikStory creates an epic video with music and effects using GPS location, time stamps, faces, audio and accelerometers to make a well coordinated story line. #QuikStories is the hashtag to check out already created content.

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The other beautiful thing that comes out is FUSION. It captures immersive 360° videos in 5.2K to play back as VR. As the saying goes FUSION - Relive Reality. This will bring us a step closer to reality in VR. Experiencing adventures in VR is a whole new feel and closeness one can get.

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The launch of Fusion should make some amazing 360° videos that upload to Social media (Like Facebook, Youtube and others) an amazing experience as most current cameras on the market just capture HD or around that. The amazing experience with Fusion is, to forget pointing the camera at a particular direction and just spending the time experiencing the adventure. This freedom will help in producing some amazing videos. See the below video in 360°.

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The images that one captures from the Dual cameras on the Fusion and amazing feature like OverCapture which helps in creating awesome traditional videos from the spherical footages that Fusion captures. This will bring amazing set of videos as Fusion will not only feature 360° videos but any part or any detail out of the the 360° video that can be made into a traditional video. The below OverCapture video is of the same 360 video above and one can tell the amazing features of OverCapture.

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Fusion in a few words as per GoPro - Seamless VR Stitching, Amazing gimbal-like stabilization, OverCapture for transforming your best spherical clips into traditional videos. Relive reality  and see what makes Fusion the most versatile GoPro ever. #GoProFusion - Has Voice Commands and connects to GoPro App - It is a GoPro through and through. You get effects like Angel View, Little Planet, Canoe flow and Time shift.

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The GoPro Karma which was introduced a year back has also got some more new upgrades with follow me and camera movements.

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The ultimate video that GoPro takes out at the launch from footage from Hero6, Fusion and Karma is listed below.

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CLICK HERE to check out my previous post on the launch of GoPro 5.

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Playing Hitman in Live Action

Hitman Logo

The popular stealth video game series developed by IO Interactive widely available across Microsoft Windows and others platforms. The 17 years history with 6 releases on Windows and also 2 releases over mobile application and also adaptations into two movie releases. The musical score of the games are composed by Jesper Kyd which features a mix of Orchestral and Electronica musical scores. The following is Trailer from the latest HITMAN game (Wikipedia and Wikia).

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Now comes the Live Action version of the game, when a set of Youtubers were given control of Agent 47 to play a particular mission. Realm Pictures, the ones responsible for creating the 'real life first person shooter' video which went viral was roped in by IO interactive to create a similar but broader & bigger experience. Watch below for a small compiled version.

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The behind the scenes action sequences gives us how the whole Live process came into being.

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The List of players who were roped in to play the above Live Action

• Ali A - https://www.youtube.com/user/Matroix
• Smosh Games - https://www.youtube.com/user/SmoshGames
• Outsidexbox - https://www.youtube.com/user/outsidexbox
• Sup3r Konar - https://www.youtube.com/user/SUP3RKONARfr
• PietSmeit - https://www.youtube.com/user/PietSmittie
• Hollie Bennet - https://www.youtube.com/user/PlayStationAccess
• Eyewave Games - https://www.instagram.com/eyewavegames/
• LeFloid & Frodo - https://www.youtube.com/user/LeFloid
• Nukem Dukem - https://www.youtube.com/user/NukemDukem
• OpTic - https://www.youtube.com/user/OpTicNation
• Endemol Jane Perry (Voice of Diana Burnwood)

The ICA (International Contract Agency) Logo

Playlist of the individual videos of the above players playing are up also. People can go through the same by clicking on this playlist - CLICK HERE.

Hitman Soundtracks can be heard on this Youtube Channel - Hitman Video Games

Full video of Real Life Hitman - Youtuber 'Outsidexbox'

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The most amazing thing about the Real Life Action controlling of character is the immersing into the game one gets & fully participating in it.

There is a lot of people who have created Hitman themed videos paying respect to the Game franchise. Its fun to see how people stay true to the stealth fighter and show a real life action depiction of the game. Agent 47 again taking on another mission.

Hitman by Youtuber 'RocketJump'

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Also German Prank TV - Nos Tera Fu TV pulled a HITMAN themed prank in the public. (I don't endorse it nor do I encourage a similar prank). Here is the video in which the reaction of the people in the nearby vicinity react to it.

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Another Real life action video created by UK's TrueMobster gives respect to the HITMAN franchise. 

TrueMobster's HITMAN Real Life / Hotel Assassination

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TrueMobster's Hitman Real Life / Curtains Down

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Unleashing the Best of the Web 9th Edition 2016

Photo Courtesy to Luc Bergeron - Zapatou

The latest edition of Best of Web is out (2016 - 9th Edition). This is one of the compilation of what the web has to offer. For this edition 367 videos from year 2016 have used. The series is not monetized (therefore hopefully Youtube will let it be online) This actually helps a lot of the videos by publicizing them. Hats off to Luc Bergeron for the amazing compilation of the awesome videos online. Take a look at the video ( 10 mins of awesomeness)

Zapatou - Best of the Web 9 (2016 edition) in HD

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The information on his previous videos and also other references are mentioned below.

Facebook: CLICK HERE

Twitter: CLICK HERE

Google+: CLICK HERE

Youtube: CLICK HERE

Zapatou - Best of the Web 8 (2015 edition) in HD

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Zapatou - Best of the Web 7 (2014 edition) in HD

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Zapatou - Best of the Web 6 in HD

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Zapatou - Best of the Web 5 in HD

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Zapatou - Best of the Web 4 in HD

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Zapatou - Best of the Web 3 in HD

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Zapatou - Best of the Web 2 in HD

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Zapatou - Best of the Web 1 in HD

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Volvo Trucks at it again - The Flying Passenger

Volvo Trucks show its latest technology in the most impressive way.

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Volvo trucks show off their Volvo FH truck's technology by demonstrating the performance of D13 engine and I-shift Dual Clutch Gearbox. The whole Live Test was set up and fully supervised with precision stunts. The professional Para-glider, Guillaume Galvani and the 12 year veteran Volvo truck driver, Louise Marriott pulled off this live test.

The Volvo Trucks team has been teasing us with their teasers and trailer for the last 6 days.

Trailer 1 - Released on 23rd November 2016

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Trailer 2 - Released on 25th November 2016

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The impressive thing about Volvo Trucks live tests are that they do get the point across about the performance and the latest technology being used in the field of transportation. We get to see how the trucks function in different circumstances and what one is getting into.

LIVE TEST Video of The FLYING PASSENGER

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It is amazing to see a Para-glider (professional) gliding using the back of a Volvo Truck and enjoying a joy ride all the way uphill even under a bridge (all performed under strict supervision - so don't try this as extreme sports). I am sure the experience by the driver was a new one (also a memorable one) as one does keep the truck load in mind but definitely not a flying passenger that too behind the truck.

Meet the heroes behind the action

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During one of the previous Live Tests by Volvo Trucks, 'The Epic Split' and others; one of the kids watching the JCVD's The Epic Split stated that the advertisement is great as it wants me to purchase not one but two Volvo trucks to perform the Epic Split. (That was definitely hilarious as a different perspective was put forth).

Photo Courtesy to Volvo Trucks - The Flying Passenger

Now the whole purpose of the Flying Passenger Live Test - how does the performance and new technology of Volvo be explained. Have a look at the video below to understand the Consistent speed and uphill battle that takes place to keep everything synchronised.

How it works

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CLICK HERE - to check out the post on Volvo's previous Live Test of the Cute little Girl driving a Remote controlled Volvo Truck.

CLICK HERE - to check out the post on the other Live Tests like Epic Split and Ballerina Stunt

The next in GoPro - 5

Hero5 Family - HERO 5 & Session. Photo Courtesy to GoPro

GoPro has been bringing their A game in portable high definition cameras. Their latest upgrades have not been disappointing. Examples: Waterproofing for certain depth which helps a lot during surfing, kayaking, swimming, jet-skiing and others. Another amazing feature of their Hero5 is the LCD which was missing previously due to their compact size and power backup. They have maintained their quality and upped their game in the video features also. The latest addition to the GoPro is Karma - flying drone with stabilizer. Have a look at the amazing video which was completely shot on GoPro Hero5.

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By the way the music is by Jai Wolf "Indian Summer"

Link to buy: goo.gl/BVQz3c

Hero5 Family - Karma. Photo Courtesy to GoPro

GoPro entering the drone game with Karma puts up another angle to an amazing development in drone technology. Along with other amazing drone technology companies, the prices, features, weight reductions, stabilizers, size reductions and sound reductions will keep getting better and better as time moves on.

GoPro Hero5 Black Introduction

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GoPro has also worked at the software angle with putting out GoPro Plus which has been updated and upgraded with some more better features for the desktop and mobile devices.

Hero5 Family - Plus. Photo Courtesy to GoPro

GoPro: Introduciong Karma

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GoPro: Introducing HERO Session

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GoPro: The new GoPro Experience

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CLICK HERE to see the previous post on GoPro HERO 4 and below is the video which was entirely shot using GoPro 4. Have a look at the amazing set of images captured by GoPro cameras across the world.

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Fruit Ninja in Real life is back

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Based on a popular game which was released in 2010 - Fruit Ninja, a lot of adaptations and parodies were made on it. One popular adaptations was created by Youtuber Scott Winn/ ScottDW and released on his Youtube channel. 'Fruit Ninja in Real Life to Dubstep' (released in December 2012) starring Christian Busath as Fruit Ninja went Viral. For Behind the scene of the video, CLICK HERE.

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Another Fruit Ninja video by ScottDW was created in March 2015.

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With the release of the new 'Fruit Ninja in Real Life II' on 1st May 2016 in which Fruit Ninja has a new adversary, let's see what this new adversary brings to the fight. Have a look at the video below.

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Scott Winn is a Film maker and a song writer. He comes up with some amazing videos that also in 4K - great video quality. Have a look at his Youtube channel for other intersting videos.

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Photo Courtesy to ScottDW - Fruit Ninja in Real Life

The most popular of ScottDW's video is 'High School Dance Battle - Geeks vs. Cool Kids'. Have a look at this video below.

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Another popular video is the 'Old West Dance Battle - Cowboy vs Outlaw'. Have a look at the video below

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Goku Flying Nimbus - Aladdin Flying Carpet

Photo Courtesy to Youtuber - Yes Ranger

People bringing some of the most fancy memories to life is what technology is letting us do. A Youtuber in Taiwan brought back Goku (Anime character from Dragon Ball series) and the flying Nimbus to life on the streets of Taipei (Capital of Taiwan). Have a look at the video of how a hoverboard - 2 wheeled scooter was used.

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The above video was inspired by another set of duo in New York who bought Disney's Aladdin's Flying Carpet to life on the streets of New York. Jesse Wellens (from Prank vs Prank) and Casey Neistat created the flying carpet concept using a motorized skate board. 

Photo Courtesy of Youtuber Jesse Wellens - Prank vs Prank

Have a look at the video.

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Behind the scenes of both of the above videos can be scene below.

Behind the scenes for Goku and Flying Nimbus

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Behind the scenes for Aladdin and the flying carpet

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Prank vs. Prank uploaded a new video of Aladdin magic carpet in San Francisco. This time they have Jasmine in the video. Also there is another version of the video in 360. Have a look at it.

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Behimd the scenes for Aladdin magic carpet San Francisco

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Below is the 360 video of Aladdin magic carpet San Francisco. It is interactive video in which you can rotate around to see things around.

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Monster Drift - Lamborghini vs Mustang

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What happens when a Mustang takes on a Lamborghini, that also at drifting. Vaughn Gittin Jr. in his 550 HP 5.0L V-8 Mustang RTR takes on Daigo Saito's 650 HP V-12 Drift Lamborghini at Niigata, Japan. Liberty Walk and Phat Five racing built the drift Lamborghini. This brings us to the Battledrift stage.

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Monster Energy are the same people who brought to us the #Recoil - Ballistic B.J.Baldwin, 2 years ago. Have a look at the video below

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Also Recoil 2 - Ballistic B.J.Baldwin, 1 year ago which was unleashed in Ensenada, Mexico

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Xbox Survival Billboard going on LIVE

Photo Courtesy to Business Insider - XBOX Survival Billboard Rise of the Tomb Raider

What happens when you bring reality TV - Rewards - Online Internet Coverage / Twitch TV - Game fans - 24 hours endurance - 4 guys & 4 girls; you get the XBOX Survival Billboard - Rise of the Tomb Raider. The 24 hour endurance began at 1 pm (GMT) on 12/11/2015 Thursday. The contestants are game fans and have to battle the natural weather of South London (Southwark). Also every hour, the added effect of weather control by the viewers voting (Rain or Snow).

Reward - The last person standing wins a trip inspire by Rise of the Tomb Raider, with the opportunity to explore deep jungles, traverse vast deserts and relax in some of the world's most exotic places.

CLICK HERE to go the live stream on Survival Billboard. Twitter hashtag #SurvivalBillboard (Footage is meant for people above the age of 18 years)

Watch live video from Xbox on www.twitch.tv

Xbox is going all the way out and is moving 4 youtube fans to Siberia to create the 48 hours Escape from Siberia challenge. (CLICK HERE to check the trailer out)

Reference : Creativity Online (CLICK HERE to check their article)

WINNER was declared in the 20th hour - one survivor, Adam, the railway engineer.

Today is in Back to the Future 2

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Today, is the day Marty McFly traveled to the future in 'Back to the Future 2' - 21st October 2015. The internet is going on about this subject. The important point is that what predictions (more like assumptions) of a particular futuristic date and what we would have accomplished during that time is the main concern. Its like when countries and government come up with 5 year plans or 2020 target or 2030  or even 2050. Do we accomplish our things that we sent our mind to. I feel it is more like New Year Resolutions - what we have achieved during the previous year and will that drive us to accomplish anything during the rest of the 365 days. Some of the interesting set of videos to look out for the above subject are shown below.

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The above video by Fine Brothers on Youtube give us a feel about how the young generation imagine what it will be like in the future - Things we imagine about the future as against what is really in the future. Example, flying cars were to be a thing in 2015 in 'Back to the future 2', but we are still way away from having a commercially viable flying car. Another video is about the Time Paradox effect of Time travelling by 'How it Should Have Ended'

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Scientists usually say that we can make things happen or make but creativity and ideas are of those of writers. Similarly, the movies give a lot of ideas and many try to make them into reality, be it hoverboards or adjusting jackets. Below is a video on the adjusting jackets created by Instructables. 

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Lexus came up with the most realistic & believable hoverboard video. The only thing for that to happen is the whole mechanism is placed below the hoverboard track with super cooled - super conductors - super magnetism concept to make it happen. There are multiple videos - 'It's Here', 'The Ride', 'The Science' , 'The Story', 'Hoverpark', 'Evolution' and 'Testing'.

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The online community is coming up with what things Back to the Future got right or not. One such video is below.

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Toyota pays homage to the Back to the Future series by promoting its new Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Car in an advertisement which stars Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly) and Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown). Toyota made couple of videos leading to the main video - The Science behind Fueled by the Future, Fueled by the Future: 15, Diner, Clocks,and Statler Toyota 2015. Details of the advertisement can be seen HERE.

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Dnews - What back to the future got right about 2015

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The Verge - What Back to the Future got right about 2015

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Nerd Alert - Happy Back to the Future Day! Here's What they got right

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Honest Trailers - Back to the Future

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Cinema Sins - Everything wrong with Back to the Future 2

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Burger King - HoverTray (For French CLICK HERE)
For details on the Ad, click here

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SciShow - The Future of Back to the Future

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Beyond Science - 12 Back to the Future 2 Predictions that came true

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AlltimeMovies - Back to The Future Predictions: What Came True?

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Jimmy Kimmel - Marty McFly & Doc Brown visit Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Jimmy Kimmel - Michael J. Fox on making Back to the Future

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Connection between a mother and a child

Photo Courtesy of 'Pandora - Unique Connection'

The unique and beautiful connection between a mother and child truly cannot be summarized in a single video but a small fraction can be seen in the experiment conducted by Pandora Jewelry in their project 'The Unique Connection'. The kids are blind folded (of course with the permission of the mothers and in their presence) and asked to find their mother.

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The video gives a small (very small) tribute to mothers around the world. The most amazing things about the video is that anyone can watch this video as language does not play a role. Similarly another video was put up and you can watch it below. (My first thought was that it was an advertisement for jeans or for a fashion line)

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Across the internet many more videos are popping up with similar experiments being conducted. What I notice is that many parents are creating this kind of experiment at parties as an interesting party event. I am not sure whether it should be conducted, as i am sure many factors are considered when they do the above experiment. I am worried about the effect the child or the mother will go through if the outcome is unfavourable. Our society is not a supportive one (creative criticism). The video below is from 'inside edition' which explains about Pandora - The unique connection video.

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Minesweeper Super Challenge

Photo Courtesy to Cinemassive - Minesweeper Super Challenge

Nostalgia is something this game brings back. Once you understand how this worked, the game gets you hooked trying to detect all the mines and then the time challenge. Ofcourse, then the size of the challenge. Starting with

• Beginner : 10 mines (9 x 9 tile grid)
• Intermediate : 40 mines (16 x 16 tile grid)
• Advanced : 99  mines (16 x 30 tile grid)

There are more advance version available online and one such was solved and uploaded on Youtube. The game contained 1412 mines with a tile grid of 58 x 118 board. It took the user 59 mins 48 seconds to complete. The Time lapse video below is of 6:14 mins.

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Then the question arises - What next? Looks like the people at Cinemassive are creative and also lovers of this game. They brought in something to make this more challenging. One of their impressive products are the Video Wall which contain an array of HD monitors or TV screens seemlessly connected to each other. They have gone and made a challenge of minesweeper which is epic due to its size, thus naming it the Minesweeper Super Challenge.

38,799 mines across 16 x HD video Wall.

Time limit 12 hours

3 attempts per user

Only 10 participants.

Minesweeper Super Challenge from CineMassive on Vimeo.

The Challenge video shown above is on 24 x HD video wall which was tested out by team that developed it and had a hard time doing so. Therefore the challenge has been put up. Read the conditions on their site. CLICK HERE (I will mention them below also)

Minesweeper Video Wall Challenge: Terms & Conditions

1. The Minesweeper Super Challenge is not a contest or a sweepstakes and CineMassive cannot offer a prize or reward of any kind to any participant. The Minesweeper Super Challenge is intended for entertainment purposes only.

2. Requests to play the Minesweeper Super Challenge game can be made by completing the contact form found on this page.

3. CineMassive will offer playing time to a total of 10 people. If for any reason CineMassive is not able to run the game as planned, CineMassive may cancel, terminate, modify or suspend playing time for any or all participants.

4. Submitting a request to play the Minesweeper Super Challenge does not guarantee that you will be offered playing time, nor does it guarantee any kind of response from CineMassive. CineMassive reserves the right to refuse playing time requests from any participant at its own discretion.

5. If you are chosen, CineMassive will reach out to you via email to discuss all necessary details, including scheduling and login information to play the game.

6. The Minesweeper game will be played on a 16xHD video wall.

7. Each player is limited to three attempts at the game. Total playing time is limited to no more than 12 hours per individual.

8. If for any reason the game is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, disruption of internet connectivity, unauthorized intervention, or technical failures of any sort, CineMassive may cancel, terminate, modify or suspend playing time for any or all participants.

9. By submitting a contact form, you agree to release CineMassive from any liability resulting from, or related to using the Minesweeper Super Challenge game.

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(Be one of the Lucky 10 and let the world know)

Sources

• CLICK HERE for the article in Wonderful Engineering
• CLICK HERE for the article in Tech Times
• CLICK HERE for the article in Gizmag
• CLICK HERE for the article in Toyland - Gizmodo
• CLICK HERE for the article in BoingBoing

Photo Courtesy to Cinemassive - Look at the size of the video Wall when compared to a man standing in front of the Video Wall