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This video by Baron Soosdon is described on its YouTube page as “not machinima.” Of course, the good Baron has the right to say that about any of his work he’d like, but this is still one hell of a gorgeous video. The video is called Depth of Field Wonderland and was created to test out Malu05′s machinima tool.

The big deal about Malu05′s tool is that it allows machinima creators to introduce depth of field to their creations. Depth of field in photography refers to the areas in front of and behind a subject being in varying degrees of focus. By manipulating depth of field, machinimators like Baron Soosdon can create visual excitement and focus in their work.

The Baron’s work is always outstanding and beautiful. Depth of Field Wonderland shows off both the Baron’s talent for visuals and imagery as well as the power of Malu05′s tool.

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Zach, who writes the weekly PvP column The Art of War(craft), is having the time of his life in the Cataclysm beta now that they’ve enabled testing of the new battlegrounds. He logs out in Tol Barad and is constantly in queue for Twin Peaks and the Battle for Gilneas. Now if only those other battlegrounds would actually open up for a game or two …

The latest beta patch had a lot of goodies from the obvious, such as new talents, to the subtle, like changed items. The most interesting news for me, of course, was that Twin Peaks and Tol Barad are finally open for testing. I didn’t have much luck getting into a Twin Peaks game even after hours of being in queue, but I did manage to get more than my fair share of Tol Barad battles. Granted, it was far from massive — neither side barely managed more than two parties, let alone a full raid — but it was easy enough to learn how everything works.

Today we’ll dive right into Tol Barad, from the landscape to the gameplay to other random notes about the new world PvP zone. The isles of Tol Barad’s actual geographical location is a bit curious at the moment. From the games panel at last year’s BlizzCon, the developers showed a map where Tol Barad was in a body of water west of Khaz Modan, south of the Hillsbrad Foothills and east of Gilneas. The current Cataclysm beta map isn’t the same, although there are two small islands west of Gilneas and north of Vashj’ir that could represent Tol Barad. There is currently no physical means to go to or leave Tol Barad — players must enter by queuing for the battle and leave through other means such as a hearthstone. The zone currently does not permit flight, even between battles.

Gallery: Cataclysm Beta: Tol Barad