December 17, 2003

» Artificial intelligence: LOTR soldiers run away in the face of battle

Montreal Gazette - Story - canada.com network

But this attempt to ensure that they acted spontaneously almost sabotaged the the battleground sequences.

"For the first two years, the biggest problem we had was soldiers fleeing the field of battle," Taylor said.

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CNN.com - Guinness: Scientist creates world's largest book - Dec. 16, 2003

A 133-pound tome about the Asian country of Bhutan that uses enough paper to cover a football field and a gallon of ink has been declared the world's largest published book.