Ever wonder what exactly your friend, or boss, was thinking while you talked to them? If Rosalind Picard has her way, soon you’ll be able to find out. Picard is a Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT. Together with Rana el Kalioby, a research scientist who gave a TED lecture in June 2010 tit
Ultrawideband—or UWB—technology could possibly save your life: that is, if researchers can figure out how to create an energy efficient, portable, wireless device which can monitor your vital signs. But a research paper authored by researchers at Oregon State University says that this is entirely po
It has become something of a trend: countries using sim games as part of their military training. Australia has now joined the ranks of the U.S., China, Taiwan et al. with REFINE (Real-time Engineering Fleet training Interactive Naval Environment). The sim is being used by the Royal Australian Navy
Five-year-olds in 1986 are now thirty. And with the recent revival of burlesque dancing sweeping through urban centers and college towns, it was only a matter of time until childhood memories overlapped with the more mature pursuits of adulthood. Last fall, the Gorilla Tango Theatre in Bucktown, a n
Collect some mainstream videogame news, without the hassle! –Check out these new screens for BloodRayne: Betrayal. -Get a look at the new Bastion trailer. -See the creative process behind the upcoming Tomb Raider title. -Videogame sales are on a down-spin for the second month in a row. -Enjoy th
Fuel up with some easy mainstream videogame news! –Star Fox 64 3D has landed! –Just Dance 2 can whip out a victory jig since being named the best-selling third-party Wii game of all time. –CoD: Black Ops Annihilation DLC maps will be coming to PSN in a couple of weeks. -Don’t miss the dev chat for
Who says games can’t cause us to feel emotion? Phillip Toledano’s series of photographs depicts the best gaming faces of nine different players. We witness several expressions besides the stereotypical “killer face” – though it’s there a couple of times just for good measure. It’s worth noting that
You’ll need to find more than 100 coins to buy and wear these pixelated shades, designed by Dzmitry Samal (above). Each pair costs 198 Euro, or around $280. According to the online product description, the design is meant to “deliberately [reflect] society’s fascination with an ‘informational aesthe