Lions Are Still Awesome

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1. Amy Warkentien
   Posted October 7, 2009 at 12:41 pm | Permalink

   he looks so soft and cuddly. why do I never get the same feelings about ‘Aslan’?

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2. Michael Robbins
   Posted October 7, 2009 at 5:51 pm | Permalink

   I have a very strict policy: if something’s hand is bigger than my head, I refuse to hug it. Also, if something sees me and thinks “I can eat that” – no hugs.

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3. Jesse
   Posted October 8, 2009 at 4:27 am | Permalink

   @Amy… I’m guessing because Aslan’s made of CG-fur, which no man has ever touched–so how do we know if it’s soft or not? There’s a whole field of research out there that I’m not even sure is being explored (touch/glove interfaces for interacting with virtual objects)–but since we’re talking about hair/fur, it will most likely be a while before they can do that. Along with cloth and fluids, hair is one of the hardest things to simulate with a computer…

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4. Erin
   Posted October 8, 2009 at 5:46 am | Permalink

   Also Aslan often has a grumpy look on his CG face. Rescued lions look sweet and loving.

   Michael, that’s probably a good policy to have…

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5. Becki
   Posted October 10, 2009 at 7:48 pm | Permalink

   I love that one video where the two guys who released the lion back into the wild go and see it again, and it actually remembers them! And shows off his sporty new truly wild lion girlfriend! Lions are the best, and animals never cease to surprise me.

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