The Wall Street Crash and the ensuing Great Depression of the 1930s ensured that the hedonism and excesses of flappers were abruptly and instantly snuffed out. To learn more about flappers, see the following links. Flappers and Jazz Culture; Flapper Article from the 1920s; Flappers Explained; Louise Brooks: Flapper Icon
Enabling Ambient Occlusion in Games. Ambient Occlusion is a visual effect that was originally developed by Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and used in the 2001 film Pearl Harbor. Hardware support has been available since 2003 with NVIDIAâs GeForce FX.
New game Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire is the key element in Games Workshopâs push to capture the overlapping market of miniatures and board game enthusiastsâmuch like Fantasy Flight Games has done with its enormous hit, X-Wing. â