Patrick Vale’s Panoramic Sketch of NYC

English sketch artist Patrick Vale’s latest work captures downtown Manhattan in an impressive panoramic black-and-white sketch. The aptly titled “Colossus” artwork is a massive three-page drawing that looks down toward the Empire State Building, detailing every skyscraper, rooftop, window pane and water tower in sight. Watch Vale complete the incredible free-hand drawing in a timelapse video on Vimeo.

A Green Chinese Ghost Town

The term “ghost town” usually brings to mind a dusty, barren set of structures devoid of any life, but one abandoned village in China is quite the opposite. Located 40 miles outside of Shanghai, a former Chinese fishing village on Shengshan Island has become enveloped by local vegetation, transforming the empty town in a naturally beautiful way. Lush, leafy vines have found their way across …

Oculus Rift Now Lets Users Touch

After strapping on an Oculus Rift headset, one of the first things people want to do is reach out and feel around in their new virtual world, but, until now, their pokes and prods have gone unanswered. Oculus hopes to fill this void in the VR experience with a new gadget called Oculus Touch. Announced alongside the consumer version of the Rift, Touch features two …