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Cambridge develops talking head avatar with emotions

by michael.steele on March 20, 2013 · 0 Comments · in Innovation, Research, Technology

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/face-of-the-future-rears-its-head. It dips into the uncanny valley, but this talking head looks pretty good. They dynamically produce speech and motion with selectable emotions as well.

Virtuix Omni – a treadmill for virtual reality applications

by jeffrey.taekman on March 2, 2013 · 0 Comments · in Gaming, Innovation, Kinect, Virtual Worlds

  Many of us have heard about Oculus Rift–a high field of view (FOV), low-latency, consumer- priced virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD). But I’m guessing you have not heard about the Kickstarter Project,  Virtuix Omni. The Omni is a virtual reality “treadmill” that uses your legs as part of the controller. Check out this [...]

Games in Science (from the Scientist)

by jeffrey.taekman on January 4, 2013 · 0 Comments · in Gaming, Innovation

The Scientist published a great article on the use of games and gaming technology in science. The article touches upon the use of games in the elucidation of protein structure, drug development, rehabilitation, and a whole lot more. Definitely worth a few minutes of your time.

LEAP Motion in Technology Review

by jeffrey.taekman on July 20, 2012 · 0 Comments · in Business, Innovation, Technology

You have to check out this video from the MIT Technology Review. Leap Motion is a $70 gesture control system that plugs into any computer and gives a gesture interface ala Minority Report. Pretty incredible stuff. Check out the video and then head over to The Verge web site for more information.