Nokia releases 'spaceselfie' app to take an out of this world photo

Spaceselfie Lede

Nokia has kicked off a #spaceselfie contest to get alongside its developer Imagin8 competition. Releasing a new app to the Windows Phone Store, the Finnish visitor is tasking consumers to download the spaceselfie app, take an awesome shot of oneself with props and other galactic ideas to win a free Lumia Windows Phone.

The app enables consumers to snap photos, choose favourite space backgrounds and utilize multiple filters to add a cinematic feel. Spaceselfie itself has been developed to showcase some of the capabilities of the Nokia Imaging SDK, which has simply been bumped to version 1.i with Windows 8.1 support and new filters.

Spaceselfie

Luckily, if you're unsure how y'all're going to become a perfect shot of yourself, Nokia has provided 5 helpful tips to become you started:

Stiff distinctive groundwork colours piece of work best - similar blue, light-green and red.
You'll need to make sure there's contrast between you and the groundwork and that the background color is not duplicated in anything you're wearing.
If y'all're within attempt using more than i light to illuminate your background - one from either side.
Make sure there are no shadows, highlights, patterns, wrinkles or creases in the groundwork.
To help create good separation we recommend standing a couple of paces in front end of your chosen background. This will also help ensure y'all don't bandage any shadows on the background.

Make sure you follow these rules, whether you are taking a new movie or importing 1 from your camera roll.

Once you've got the desired cease consequence, share your mug shot with the globe on Twitter. Exist sure to use the #spaceselfie hashtag or y'all'll not exist entered into the draw. The virtually original photo will be selected as the winner. We expect frontwards to seeing some rather futuristic and strange photos!

You can download Spaceselfie from the Windows Phone Shop for free.

QR: Spaceselfie

Going beyond Night Souls gameplay

Elden Ring: New gameplay mechanics you need to know about

While Elden Band brings back many of the gameplay systems that Dark Souls players are used to, the game also features a diverseness of new mechanics too. Here'due south everything you need to know about what's new in FromSoftware's open up-world action RPG.

Ahead of a 2022 release, Grounded has already reached 10 million players

Bigger than the lawn

Ahead of a 2022 release, Grounded has already reached ten million players

Grounded, the unique survival game from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios, has already crossed 10 meg players while in early admission. The team is continuing to work on new updates and content ahead of Grounded's official release, now slated for sometime in 2022.

ASUS ROG Strix X570-E is the best motherboard for Ryzen 9 5900X

Solid Foundations

ASUS ROG Strix X570-Eastward is the best motherboard for Ryzen nine 5900X

The motherboard can prove a blessing or a hindrance when used with high-performance processors similar the AMD Ryzen nine 5900X, depending on which you go for. Nosotros've rounded up the best B550 and X570 motherboards that are compatible with the new Ryzen processor.