'That I have been given the opportunity to be part of The Forgotten Army and Bunty Aur Babli 2 is really great.'

Wired visits Industrial Light & Magic to see how they made the special effects magic behind 'The Avengers.'

Wired gets an exclusive look at the Iron Man 3 costume.

Tim Burton talks about his new film Frankenweenie.

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WIRED gets exclusive first-look at the new Xbox One and Kinect sensor. Watch as we test the new Kinect with advanced 3D and infrared capabilities. Jumping, punching, and fireballs…even in the dark. This is a special edition of Game|Life, to follow the series go to video.wired.com or subscribe to our channel at youtube.com/WIRED.

WIRED gets exclusive first-look at the new Xbox One and its ability to "snap" games, TV/cable, and even Skype. Watch as we demo the newly overhauled voice control, programming guide, and social media integration for the first time! Chat with friends while watching the big game! This is a special edition of Game|Life, to follow the series go to video.wired.com or subscribe to our channel at youtube.com/WIRED.

WIRED gets exclusive first-look at the new Xbox One from prototypes to final design. Get a behind the scenes look at the newest Xbox One Kinect sensor, game controller, and console. See what wild designs never made the final cut! This is a special edition of Game|Life, to follow the series go to video.wired.com or subscribe to our channel at youtube.com/WIRED.

In this exclusive video from WIRED and Conde Nast Entertainment, find out how director Justin Lin filmed Dominic Toretto's (Vin Diesel's) blazing last minute escape from a massive, crashing and exploding Antonov aircraft for his new #1 blockbuster film "Fast & Furious 6." Don't miss this unbelievable behind the scenes look at the genius work of renowned visual effects house "Double Negative." Huge thanks to our good friends at fxguide.com.

WIRED and fxguide.com traveled to Wellington, New Zealand for an exclusive look at the work of acclaimed visual effects studio WETA Digital on Man of Steel. In this exclusive video, find out how Krypton's "Liquid Geo" display tech was designed and brought to life.

Get a bots'-eye view of the "human exclusion zone" in a massive warehouse where an army of high-tech robots finds and fulfills up to 30,000 orders a day.

WIRED's exclusive behind the scenes look at the making of "World War Z" reveals how the visual effects artists at MPC used massive crowd simulations and hand animation to create the devastating swarming of Jerusalem by a zombie horde.

WIRED breaks down an exclusive clip from "Pacific Rim" with John Knoll, Chief Creative Officer from Industrial Light & Magic, exploring how design decisions affect the success of a blockbuster visual effects shot.

WIRED has an exclusive look at the visual effects of Director Neill Blomkamp's dark futuristic thriller, Elysium. Find out how the artists at "Image Engine" brought the patrolling packs of armed robots to life and turned the real world nirvana of Malibu into the orbiting playground of the space bound elite.

Daenerys Targaryen's dragons on HBO's Games of Thrones are fan favorites, and WIRED has an incredible, exclusive look at how they were brought to life with feature film quality by the visual effects artists at Pixmondo. Virtual wind tunnels, water simulations and real world references all played a part in constructing their realistic behaviors.

A signature sequence in Gavin Hood’s newest film Ender’s Game is the zero-G battle room, a place where the titular character played by Asa Butterfield trains in space. Hoping to create a sense of weightlessness, the filmmakers shot actors in a mix of harnesses and on wires against a greenscreen set.

From medical vaccines to financial services to educational resources, connectivity is key. Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton explain the positive impact of being plugged in on a global scale. For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.

With American exceptionalism waning, is the U.S. destined to be left in the dust? Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton talk about the significance of building a future of shared success and responsibility in order to create a thriving global economy. For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.

Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton have managed to transition from Microsoft co-founder and former U.S. commander-in-chief to hands-on philanthropists. With a passion for charity and aid work, the two describe their health- and education-focused initiatives, and explain why their statuses don’t mean squat when they’re helping out in developing nations. For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.

Passion and optimism often go hand-in-hand, which couldn’t be truer for Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton when it comes to their outlook on the future. The two share their thoughts on the rapid pace and excitement of today’s innovations, and how humanity’s balance between conflict and cooperation will continue to fuel economic opportunity for years to come. For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.

To create the world of Asgard in Thor: The Dark World, filmmaker Alan Taylor enlisted the help of digital effects company The Third Floor. Using a process called previsualization, The Third Floor created fully rendered low-res CG sets and characters, allowing the director to see, plan out, and experiment with scenes before shooting them.

Find out how animation company Animal Logic used complex feather and muscle simulation systems to depict the prehistoric animals in Walking With Dinosaurs.

In 1983 after the critical and commercial failure of Atari’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial video game, the company allegedly dumped millions of cartridges into a landfill in Alamogordo, N.M. Now, more than 30 years later, the site is being excavated and filmed for an upcoming docu-series by The Incredible Hulk screenwriter Zak Penn. The day before the big dig we headed south to talk with Penn about the urban legend. Plus, check out our exclusive first look at the excavation site.

It’s been dubbed The Great Video Game Burial of 1983, but did Atari really toss millions of cartridges of its biggest flop: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial? Chris Kohler is onsite to witness an excavation of the landfill to see if the joke’s really on us, and to talk with those involved with the project, including original game designer Howard Scott Warshaw.

Watch Matt Winston and the crew assemble the giant creature on Hollywood Boulevard before its big reveal on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Plus, watch Kimmel and his sidekick Guillermo take the nearly 14-foot tall, 2,000-pound creature for a ride. Watch the Kimmel segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plmBWOL5LBw

Based on the hit YA novel of the same name, the upcoming flick The Maze Runner takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. To create the vast maze and relentless mechanical creatures called Grievers, FX experts Method Studios used technical and complicated special FX. Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind the film.

Can’t make it to the WIRED store in person? Take an exclusive tour of this year’s gadget haven and check out everything the store has to offer with Erik and Justin from Battle Damage.

In this exclusive clip from the new documentary "Planetary," we learn how space travel has affected human beings on a greater scale, allowing us to view the world in which we live, with a completely new perspective.

An exclusive WIRED clip of what daily computing with Magic Leap technology could be like. Recorded directly through Magic Leap technology.

Not-so-friendly giant Fleshlumpeater visits the BFG in this exclusive clip from Steven Spielberg’s new movie.

Daydream View, the first mobile headset of Google's new virtual-reality platform, is rock-solid VR at low cost.

An exclusive clip from the upcoming BBC America film Planet Earth II.

Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians, made this short film exclusively for WIRED using the new Apple iPhone XS Max. Chu shot and edited the film himself, shooting handheld in available light and using only the native camera app and default stabilizer, without any additional crew or equipment. "Somewhere" Shot on the iPhone XS Max No filters, no color correction. Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Jon M. Chu Starring: Luigi Rosado

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The topic of exclusionary discipline is not only of professional interest to me—it’s personal. Helping my son navigate the middle grades was taxing. He attended a school that suspended him for defending himself when a classmate broke his iPad and then punched him during recess to instigate a fight.

As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the world, more and more governments are imposing lockdowns on their citizens. As a result, reliance on digital tools has increased significantly to maintain social and professional relationships. Notably, usage of video conferencing app Zoom has spiked, and not just for professional purposes.

But what about the social media tools we were already using to connect with people on a daily basis? How has their popularity changed so far in these trying times?

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