LEGO TOUCH for iPHONE (video)
Wednesday March 12th 2008, 12:53 pm

Cool branded app, to build virtual lego creations. Mobile devices are great outlets for casual, branded games.

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NOLAN BUSHNELL AND uWink on FOX BUSINESS (video)
Monday December 10th 2007, 5:09 pm





HEIGHTENED VIDEO GAME REALISM, a virtual reality impact vest
Tuesday October 30th 2007, 10:18 am

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A vest from TN Games simulates the impact of punches or gun shots, for example, from 1st person shooter games.

[source: Technology Review]





SHARKRUNNERS the game
Tuesday August 28th 2007, 2:08 am

area/code has designed a gaming experience called SHARKRUNNERS for Discovery Channel’s website. The game uses real shark location data, and you chase them by captaining a virtual science vessel, and when you encounter a shark, you can send divers down for research, which can result in shark attacks! This is a great example of a virtual/real hybrid game, which have tremendous potential for educational and entertainment value.

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VIRTUAL WORLD STOCK EXCHANGE IN SECOND LIFE
Tuesday August 21st 2007, 1:16 pm





A VISUAL GAME FOR EMAIL MANAGEMENT
Monday August 20th 2007, 11:25 am

Carolin Horn has created a flash-based visually compelling email interface, which uses the metaphor of microbes. [thanks, Frank]
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THE MEDIA REVOLUTION (videos)
Monday June 18th 2007, 6:03 am

Interesting glimpse into a possible digital future…

[thanks, Duncan Riley]

Imagine a virtual world that is identical to the real world. Virtual Sphere has developed a locomotion sphere wherein users can move through a virtual space, as they would in real life.

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MAKING EDUCATION FUN (video)
Monday May 28th 2007, 5:55 am

Filed under: education, games

Would you give this 13 year-old entrepreneur 100k? He’s developed a chemistry card game where you control an army of elements, compounds, and nuclear reactions to create, combat and conquer.





INTERACTIVE VIDEO/CARD GAMES, the rage in Japan (video)
Thursday April 26th 2007, 11:18 am

Filed under: games, technology





EMOTIV SYSTEMS developing new interface for human computer interaction
Monday March 12th 2007, 5:59 am

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Emotiv Systems, based in San Francisco, has secured over $6 million in venture funding to develop technology that allows humans to interact with computer applications via thoughts. Based on the latest developments in neuro-technology, the Company claims to have developed a helmet device that can detect thoughts, feeling and expression. The Company envisions a future where machines can detect non-conscious communication, including perception, intuition and expression. Emotiv is initially focusing on the electronic gaming industry.






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