Without the limitations of, you know, human bodies and gravity and all that junk, the already-crazy sport of parkour (or “extreme running”) becomes even more amazing. This bit is from a Nike ad and features a computer-animated, hoodie-wearing robot. [DVICE]
The Runner -Exploit yourself- from BLR_VFX on Vimeo.
Hai :3
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 5:02 PMWow, that look’s great, a tad of motion blur though, which made it look less realistic.
Never the less, bravo Nike; Bravo.
dean jones
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 5:32 PMnow i want nikes so i am awesome at parkour too :(
Chumplunt
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 12:59 PMLooks like they used the same guys who did the fx for iRobot.
crispy
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 5:13 PMits kind of like the energizer add where the bunny does parkour. except it doesnt suck. and its way more awesome. and it makes me want to buy expensive shoes. nike ones. and jump off buildings… the energizer bunny didnt really have that same effect on me.
Richie^Rich
Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 4:49 AMBut can the robot outrun the chicken from their classic Ad? I think not.