Mainstream Go Sightings

bogiesan · Post by **bogiesan** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:57 am

sybob wrote:Has this been posted here already?
The Little-Known Story of the Birth of the QR Code, how go inspired the inventor of the QR codes:

We saw the article on other social media, yeah, nice to have it here, too. The article was, of course, aimed at curious QR users, not go players. Still, I wish the interviewer had spent more time diving into the go aspect.

Vesa · Post by **Vesa** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:13 am

I'm not sure if this is the right thread but the news of the Prime Minister of Japan reminds me about the 25th Pair Go Event 2014 top speaker.

: 25th_Pair-Go-Tokyo-20141026.jpg (112.79 KiB) Viewed 58865 times

Cheers,
Vesa

John Fairbairn · Post by **John Fairbairn** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:47 am

Has this been posted here already?
The Little-Known Story of the Birth of the QR Code, how go inspired the inventor of the QR codes:
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/fnn20191 ... -code.html

It looks like Japanese go has returned the compliment. Nihon Ki-in publications have just started using QR codes as a way of calling up game records so as to replay them.

EdLee · Post by **EdLee** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:45 am

A few years late

Blade Runner 2049

fireproof · Post by **fireproof** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:55 pm

EdLee wrote:Blade Runner 2049

I've watched the trailer twice and haven't seen it -- is there a goban in the movie?

SoDesuNe · Post by **SoDesuNe** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:08 am

fireproof wrote:
EdLee wrote:Blade Runner 2049
I've watched the trailer twice and haven't seen it -- is there a goban in the movie?

I guess he means the atari logo?

EdLee · Post by **EdLee** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:15 am

Yes, already in the screen grab.

fireproof · Post by **fireproof** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:29 am

EdLee wrote:Yes, already in the screen grab.

HA! Yep, got it now

EdLee · Post by **EdLee** » Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:43 am

Gnomon, Nick Harkaway, 2018 (Knopf), second section, briefly; some artistic license.
(oops: post #449

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8th section, again, briefly.
( and random sprinkles of Go terms )

EdLee · Post by **EdLee** » Wed Nov 11, 2020 2:09 am

https://kottke.org/20/11/alphago---the-movie

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Chess and billiard mentioned in Don Quixote, I.XXXII.

Yakago · Post by **Yakago** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 2:50 am

Cyberpunk 2077 - Found my first Go board ..
Lines are off, but game is solid
https://imgur.com/a/J8qEBpw

EdLee · Post by **EdLee** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:52 pm

Yakago wrote:Cyberpunk 2077 - Lines are off, but game is solid

Nice find. Yea, "they tried": the lines aren't off; Shogi board

fireproof · Post by **fireproof** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:03 am

That does look like a shogi board, very odd -- particularly when they seem to have had a go board asset for another part of the game:

https://www.reddit.com/r/baduk/comments ... punk_2077/

Harleqin · Post by **Harleqin** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:43 pm

It's even the same game position. I do not have the impression that the players were stronger than maybe 8 kyu, though?

By the way, where are the bowls?

Bonobo · Post by **Bonobo** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 6:59 pm

I’ve seen screenshots from Cyberpunk 2077 that showed the lines correctly, seems to have to do with resolution or zoom state? But comments said the board position is always the same (I didn't see all screenshots nor have I played the game).

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