Mon. 02/08 - A Live Animated Stage Production... Wait, what?

<p><strong><em>How the Royal Shakespeare Company is using </em>live<em> motion capture to animate a virtual show in real time. A case study of a California town who has this whole pandemic response thing down. A 3D printed house has hit the market on Long Island. And there’s actually still more to say about Four Seasons Total Landscaping? Plus some related recommendations.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Fitbod, Get 25% off a membership when you sign up now through 2/28 at <a href="http://fitbod.me/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fitbod.me/kottke</a></li><li>Lightstream, Get a special interest rate discount at <a href="https://www.lightstream.com/cc-radio?cid=RA-CCDCL-credit_card-er-KOTTKE-18365&amp;fact=18365&amp;isredirect=True" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lightstream.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/feb/07/is-this-an-avatar-i-see-before-me-audience-takes-to-stage-in-virtual-shakespeare-play" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is this an avatar I see before me? Audience takes to stage in virtual Shakespeare play</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/brendanAbradley/status/1358475386674245633?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remote actors thread</a> (Brendan Bradley, Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://dream.online/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dream</a> (Royal Shakespeare Company)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/us/college-coronavirus-california.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A California University Tries to Shield an Entire City From Coronavirus</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/07/us/3d-printed-house-united-states-for-sale-trnd/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A 3D printed house is for sale in New York. Builders say it will cut housing construction costs</a> (CNN)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/a-real-3d-printed-home-listing-just-popped-up-on-zillow-