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Coverstory Meet the people who bring animation and gaming to life—and find out how you can become one of them. -BY DUSHYANT KHILNANI, MONALI GAIKWAD & BRIAN PEREIRA It’s an amazing experience to sit back in a theatre and watch inanimate objects like automobiles come to life, and behave like human beings. Of course, it takes loads of imagination to come up with a complete script for a fi lm like Cars. But can cars really talk, sing and dance? Of course not! Yet, as we sit in that theatre, the “power of disbelief” takes over as our minds open up to accept the impossible—thanks to the sheer expertise that goes into making quality animation films. And it’s the same with games. Good story plots, realistic graphics and great sound can make for a very immersive experience. So what exactly goes on in the development of an animation film or game? What type of professionals are needed and what skills must they have? To find out, CHIP visited studios and training schools and talked to highl...

With GPS on your mobile phone you can enjoy your journeys and stop worrying about losing your way, without recurring subscription fees! -BY MONALI GAIKWAD GPS on mobile phones has made travelling a breeze by providing accurate directions, search points and route calculation in a matter of seconds. Now you don’t have to stop at every intersection and ask for directions anymore, or worry about getting lost on your way. We found some GPS mapping applications for your mobile phone which give you fast and accurate directions along with voice commands. What’s more, some of them are completely free! There are a number of applications available today with features such as point-to-point voice navigation, route simulation, 3D views, alternate driving routes, and so on. Nokia Maps is one of the most well known applications, but its functionalities are limited. Users also need to pay a recurring subscription to use features such as voice navigation, which other apps off er for a one-timeonly regi...

Start tweeting with this month’s internet trend or update you technical knowledge in the blog section. Also check out the site to download free games and Mac software, play a musical game and convert your audio files and make them loud. – COMPILED BY MONALI GAIKWAD MUSIC Have you ever dreamed of laying the guitar like a rock star and creating your own songs? If so, then http://www.noisegames.com/ is the place to be. The makers of the site claim to be the specialists for interactive web content with noise, sounds and music and after you visit the site, you won’t doubt these claims at all. This site has nine games based on different forms of music, such as blues, jazz, punk and rock and also has some really fun games like Showersong, Guitarmachine and Alienchoir. You will be surprised by the innovative ideas behind these games. Just click on a game and wait for it to load and enjoy this unique musical experience. You can click and turn on the radio and different buttons to create some c...

Coverstory Create, store, convert and organize all your music and movie files. You don't have to wade through piles of junk anymore—just sit back and enjoy multimedia nirvana. -BY TEAM CHIP (Anand Tuliani, Dushyant Khilnani and Monali Gaikwad) M ultimedia today is about a lot more than the beeps and clicks PCs used to make a decade or so ago. Media fi les today account for the majority of used space on most computers, and it isn't uncommon to see people buying new hard drives solely to accommodate all their movies and music. Hard drives, CDs, DVDs and all kinds of removable storage devices need to be managed when free space runs out. With multiple PCs and laptops in a family, it's easy to waste space with needless duplicates And we all have some of these files on our portable players and cell phones, although there never seems to be enough room for all of them!   Luckily today, hard drives are as cheap as Rs 6,200 for a terabyte, but there's still a lot of room fo...