Posts Tagged ‘Video Games’
Effortless Computing: The Brain-Computer Interface [VIDEO]
Using a brain-computer interface technology pioneered by University of Minnesota biomedical engineering professor Bin He, several young people have learned to use their thoughts to steer a flying robot around a gym, making it turn, rise, dip, and even sail through a ring.
Read MoreGoogle To Enter The Video Game Console Market [VIDEO]
Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu reports that Google is looking to capitalize on its mobile strength to push a gaming console to challenge Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft for control of your living room.
Read MoreActivision's Amazing Real-time Animated Character Demonstration [VIDEO]
Amazing demonstration of Activision’s animation technology that can render a video game character in near photo-realistic fashion.
Read MoreVideo Games For Virtual Home Physical Therapy [VIDEO]
Home Team uses video game technology–console games coupled with the Kinect–to provide virtual home physical therapy to athletes recovering from injuries.
Read MoreDanish TV Uses Assassin's Creed To Depict Damascus [VIDEO]
A Danish news program used a screenshot from the popular Assassin’s Creed video game to depict Damascus during a report on the Syrian civil war.
Read MoreThe Rise Of eSports [VIDEO]
Born out of arcade tournaments and LAN parties, the world of competitive gaming is now entering a mature phase, featuring major global events attended by thousands and watched by millions online. With valuable sponsorship and prize money of increasing value, competitive gaming is claiming a space similar to that of traditional sports.
Read MoreBlack Opps II Reaches $1 Billion Faster Than Avatar [VIDEO]
Activision Blizzard Inc.’s best-selling video-game franchise Call of Duty: Black Ops II topped $1 billion in retail sales within its first 15 days of release.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Reggie Fils-Aime & Nintendo Wii U Demo
Wall Street Journal interviews Nintendo of America’s President Reggie Fils-Aime about and gets a demonstration of, the Nintendo Wii U video game system.
Read MoreSuper Mario Brothers: A Surrealist Masterpiece
Mike Rugnetta of PBS’ New Idea Channel argues, convincingly, that Super Mario Brothers is actually a surrealist masterpiece.
Read MoreGesture-Enabled Ultrabooks
Intel’s Mooly Eden discusses the integration of Kinect gesture-recognition technology into the current generation of ultrabooks at the 2012 CES.
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