There is a good overview of current serious games projects on Gamasutra by Ben Sawyer (Mr Serious Games I would say :) ). It's tightly related to the nearly arrived Serious Games Summit. He also gives good insights about the state of the sector. Some relevant excerpts I found pertinent: the diversi...
Intel working on an indoor GPS
According to this yahoo news, Intel is working on an indoor GPS: The company recently presented its precision-location project as a possible solution to the shortcomings of a global positioning system in an indoor setting. Using wireless networks and fixed access points, a laptop computer can trian...
Mac Mini robot
Via infogargoyle, this ultra-cool Mac Mini robot (in german, so check the english translation) : Mini psi - in such a way our small friend is called - orients itself with one iSight and thinks with a MicroPsi Nodenetz. Three strong Servos turn a omnidirektionalen drive - thus the robot can itself,...
This week's job: paper for COOP2006
I am currently writing a paper for COOP 2006, not because it's in south of france but rather because it seems relevant with what I do: The conference aims at bringing together researchers who contribute to the analysis and design of cooperative systems and their integration in organizational settin...
Understanding public spaces: exploring methods
Convivio Workshop on Understanding public spaces: exploring methods, Limerick, Ireland, 1 & 2 December 2005 The Interaction Design Centre, University of Limerick is organizing a two days workshop to discuss methods of studying and understanding public places with focus on outdoor public places such...
A repository of toilets in video games
A repository of toilets in video games is available in the game section of the toiletzone community (a french website about toilets). This is an addendum to this BoingBoing entry (the link there does not work so go here). ...
Animal-powered vehicles
Via Michael Naimark's blog, this amazing fish-powered vehicle (exhibited at Exit Art, NYC), which as the comments mentionned really beats the cockroach-powered vehicle: The picture is taken and points to Michael's blog. ...
Stanford University to provide access to audio content via iTunes
According to this news, Stanford University is debuting a project called "Stanford on iTunes", providing Stanford-related audio content via the iTunes Music Store: Stanford on iTunes will provide alumni—as well as the general public—with a new and versatile way of staying connected to the universit...
Dave Winer on invite-only Google Zeitgeist conference.
A pertinent rant by Dave Winer about invite-only Google Zeitgeist conference. What is interesting here is not the event per se but the 'invite only' thing: How ironic that a conference called Web 2.0 was invite-only. It's so un-weblike to say who can come and who can't. That's not what the web says...
Extended Playtime
Extended Playtime is a project of geneva art group Collectif Fact. It's a good reflection of the lack of 'spatial continuity' in cinema (the fact that scenes are shot and shown independently). In this project, they extended the 'Playtime' movie (by Jacques Tati) through an interesting experimentati...