Here are today’s Nerd News! headlines:

Weird Science?: Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, have created a program that allows you to create a lifelike person on your computer. They’re calling it the MetaHuman Creator Tool and it will let anyone develop a realistic looking face and body using a web browser. Unfortunately for some dudes, it’s not designed for use by the average person, but rather for game designers. So you probably won’t be able to use it to make yourself a girlfriend.

Where We’re Going… We Don’t Need Roads: Remember when flying cars were a futuristic fantasy… when Back the Future 2 seemed like an impossible dream? Well, United Airlines is now one of the first airlines to make a financial commitment in the era of the flying taxi. They’ve put up 1.1 billion dollars toward the goal of having 200 environmentally friendly flying taxies by 2026.

Looks Like You Haven’t Seen The Last Of… The Last Of Us:  Since last year we’ve know that HBO is developing a series based on the very popular Playstation franchise, The Last Of Us. Casting is now underway with Bella Ramsey (Lyanna Mormont, Game of Thrones) slated to play the lead role of Ellie. No casting has been announced for the character of Joel, the games other protagonist.

 

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