"Моя Волна" в Яндекс Музыке поставила мне песню группы Breaking Benjamin. Это такой альтернативный рок, похожий отдалённо на Linkin Park, но более мелодичный и без речитатива. Я действительно когда-то подростком много их слушал (и как Яндекс Музыка об этом узнала?). А о самой группе узнал лет 15 назад, когда увидел машиниму с их песней по моей любимой игре Half-Life 2.
Машинима (machine + cinema) — ныне почти забытый термин, не встречал его много лет — это ролик, который делается с использованием трёхмерного движка видеоигры. Хотя сами машинимы и в наше время не редкость, но вот что-то именно слово вышло из употребления, по крайней мере, в рунете. При этом, скажем, запись геймплея обычно машинимой не является, а вот трейлер игры вполне подходит под определение. В современные игры даже иногда стали добавлять специальный видеоредактор, чтобы фанаты делали ролики, способствуя, тем самым, дополнительной рекламе игры.
Конкретно машинима на песню So Cold, о которой я говорю, была настолько популярна, что оказала значимый эффект на известность самой группы Breaking Benjamin, о чём даже указано в Википедии в статье про группу (но я читал об этом ранее где-то в другом источнике). И, согласно заявлению автора, его ролик попал на MTV (в США). И правда, очень атмосферно было под строки "Show me how defenseless you really are..." смотреть на динамично склеенные панорамы разрушенного City17. И вообще текст неплохо подходит под сюжет игры, хотя во многом это достигается его нечёткостью и многозначностью, как любят вообще делать альтернативные рок-музыканты.
Автор клипа, кстати, смог сделать G-man'а поющим с помощью встроенного в движок игры lipsync-редактора, который сама игра тоже использует, чтобы реалистично двигать губами персонажей на основе анализа звуковых файлов с озвученными актёрами репликами. Для 2004 года это вообще был если не прорыв, то беспрецедентное внимание к деталям и качеству реализации. Тот же Ведьмак 3, вышедший на 11 лет позже, имеет серьёзные проблемы с синхронизацией между звуком и анимациями во время разговора. Хотя диалоги в нём составляют в десятки раз более значимую часть иммерсивности, чем в Half-Life.
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✨Microsoft Community Conf 2025 — Full Agenda
We’re just one day away from bringing together the brightest minds in AI, .NET, Cloud, DevOps, and engineering across Central Asia.
Here’s what awaits you tomorrow:
🕘09:00–10:00 — Registration
🕙10:00–10:30 — Welcome Speech
🕥10:30–11:00 — Rising from Andijan to HP’s Executive Ranks — Mike Kuchkarov
🕚11:00–12:00 — MCP Economy — Nozim Turakulov
🕛12:00–13:00 — Developers’ Diary: Semantic Kernel & Agentic AI — Ildar Adilov
🕐13:00–14:30 — Lunch, Partner Activities & Group Photo
🕑14:30–15:00 — Microsoft Agent Framework — Alexander Trofimenko
🕒15:00–15:40 — Capacity & Performance Management in Tech Teams — Djahongir Makhkamov
🕓15:40–16:20 — Azure OpenAI, GitHub on Azure, GitHub Copilot — Yerlan Shokataev
🕔16:20–17:20 — Event-Driven Architectures with .NET & Azure — Erkin Mukhammedkulov
🕕17:20–18:00 — Closing Ceremony & Networking
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📅 Date: November 22
📍 Location: Palace of Youth Creativity, Tashkent
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🎤 Meet Our Speaker – Yerlan Shokatayev!
We’re excited to welcome Yerlan Shokatayev,
Microsoft Solutions Presales Engineer @ SOLVAS,
to Microsoft Community Conf 2025! 🚀
Yerlan will deliver a highly anticipated session:
"Azure Open AI, Github on Azure, Github Copilot"
Get ready to explore the cutting-edge of AI and cloud development:
- How Azure Open AI is transforming enterprise solutions
- Practical workflows with GitHub on Azure
- Tips, best practices, and actionable insights to leverage AI in software development
📅 November 22, 2025
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🎤 Meet Our Speaker – Alexander Trofimenko!
We’re excited to welcome Alexander Trofimenko,
Senior Engineering Manager @ EPAM Systems,
to Microsoft Community Conf 2025! 🚀
Alexander will take the stage with a highly anticipated and insightful session:
“Microsoft Agent Framework”
Get ready to dive deep into one of Microsoft’s most advanced technologies — from real-world applications to architecture patterns, best practices, and how this framework is shaping the future of intelligent systems.
📅 November 22, 2025
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🎥 Speaker Spotlight – Mike Kuchkarov (HP)
We’re excited to share the official speaker video of Mike Kuchkarov, C-Level Leader | Vice President & CFO — Storage Business Unit @ HP! 🚀
In his upcoming talk, “Rising from Andijan to HP’s Executive Ranks,” Mike opens up about his journey from humble beginnings to becoming a global C-suite executive at one of the world’s most influential tech companies.
His story is a powerful blend of ambition, resilience, and world-class leadership — a blueprint for anyone aiming to build a global career and lead at scale.
📅 November 22
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🎤 Meet Our Speaker – Mike Kuchkarov!
We’re thrilled to announce Mike Kuchkarov,
Vice President & CFO — Storage Business Unit @ HP,
joining us at Microsoft Community Conf 2025! 🚀
Mike will take the stage with an inspiring and deeply personal session:
“Rising from Andijan to HP’s Executive Ranks”
A powerful story of ambition, resilience, and global leadership — and a rare chance to learn how a leader from Uzbekistan rose to one of the world’s most influential tech companies.
🔥 In his talk, expect insights on:
- Breaking barriers and building a global career
- Navigating leadership at scale
- Managing transformation inside a Fortune 100 tech giant
If you’re driven by growth, leadership, and building world-class tech teams, this is a session you cannot afford to miss.
📅 November 22, 2025
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📹 Speaker Video: Djakhongir Makhkamov
Ex-Amazon | MIT-Certified CTO | COO @ U-Code
Djakhongir will unpack how top engineering teams manage capacity, scale efficiently, and boost performance using real frameworks from global tech.
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You don’t want to miss this session.
📅 November 22
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🎤 Meet Our Speaker – Djakhongir Makhkamov!
We’re excited to welcome Djakhongir Makhkamov,
Ex-Amazon, MIT certified CTO. Currently COO at U-Code (a Beeline/Veon subsidiary) 🚀
He will deliver a powerful session on
“Capacity and Performance Management in Tech Teams” — a talk that dives into:
- How high-performing engineering teams scale
- Effective approaches to workload planning and team capacity
- Performance management strategies used in modern tech organizations
If you’re passionate about building efficient, scalable, and future-ready tech teams, this is one session you absolutely cannot miss.
📅 Date: November 22, 2025
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📹 Speaker Video: Erkin Mukhammedkulov
Engineering Manager @ EPAM Systems
Erkin is bringing a deep dive into Event-Driven Architectures with .NET and Azure — how modern teams build scalable, resilient, production-ready systems.
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📅 November 22
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🎤 Meet Our Speaker – Erkin Mukhamedkulov!
We’re thrilled to welcome Erkin Mukhamedkulov, Engineering Manager at EPAM Systems, to Microsoft Community Conf 2025! 🚀
He will present “Event-Driven Architectures with .NET and Azure: Building Resilient, Scalable Systems” — an exciting session exploring:
The future of intelligent applications
Modern cloud-first development
How AI agents are transforming engineering
If you’re passionate about cutting-edge tech, this is a session you cannot miss.
📅 Date: November 22, 2025
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📅 November 22
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🎤Meet Our Speaker – Ildar Adilov!
We're excited to welcome Ildar Adilov, Lead SWE at EPAM Systems, to Microsoft Community Conf 2025! 🚀
He will dive into "Developer's diary: Semantic Kernel and Agentic AI" — a powerful session exploring the future of intelligent apps, modern cloud-first development, and how AI agents are reshaping engineering. If you're passionate about next-gen tech, this is the session you cannot afford to miss.
📅 November 22, 2025
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