An article published today about troubles at Linden Labs, the home of Second Life, including layoffs, desertion of strategic companies from virtual space, and a stagnant user base.
Dr. Taekman was interviewed for an article in the March edition of Airtran’s Go magazine. Given it’s high circulation, hopefully this will give serious game development some more visibility.
250 colleges offer game degrees. This segment of “All things considered” focused on Georgia Tech’s CAVE “floor” which they are using to evaluate fear of heights.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125588087
Unless you’re in a media blackout, you already know the iPad will arrive this Saturday. Seton Hall announced it’s “giving” an iPad to all of full time students in the fall. Gee, I wonder if their technology fee will magically increase by $599?
The best iPad coverage I’ve found is in PC Magazine (of all places). They provide both video, slides, and text descriptions. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362063,00.asp
GestureTek, a Canadian company, has announced technology that enables interaction with images projected from your phone.
via GestureTek to Let You Interact With Images Projected From Your Phone – NYTimes.com.
An amusing and thought-provoking animation…poor Tiger.
Taiwanese Press Scoops TMZ, Gets Video (Animation) Of Tiger Woods Crash
Medical simulation was in the Medical News and Perspectives area of this week’s JAMA. the article focuses on HR 855 in the House, and its same-language companion in the Senate, S 616 that would increase funding for simulation research.
Medical Simulation Gets Real
Rebecca Voelker
JAMA. 2009;302(20):2190-2192.
[From JAMA -- Medical Simulation Gets Real, November 25, 2009, Voelker 302 (20): 2190]