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Student needed: diploma or semester project
For CatchBob! we need interns or students! Here is the project:Development of a mobile game replay tool The project consists in developing a tool to replay sessions of interactions with a mobile game called CatchBob!. This game is an experimental platform in the form of a collaborative mobile appli...
Comparison between augmented and virtual reality
Tang, A., Biocca, F., and Lim, L. (2004). Comparing Differences in Presence during Social Interaction in Augmented Reality versus Virtual Reality Environments: An Exploratory Study In Proceedings of PRESENCE 2004, 7th Annual International Workshop on Presence, October 13–15, 2004, Valencia, Spain.T...
Catchbob analysis update
An update about how I am analyzing the data, from a temporal perspective:- divide each game in 3 parts: 'foraging the campus', 'joining the others', 'forming the triangle'. The end of the first part is when a player warns the other that he found the zone. the end of the second part if when all the ...
A cell phone stun gun
Vow! a cell phone stun gun for $79.95 at tbotech: This Cell Phone Stun Gun incorporates its unique design to give you a tactical advantage. Personal Alarm and 180,000 volt stungun with case. Cellphones are carried by almost everyone these days. No one will think that yours is actually a non lethal ...
Extreme video gamers: wireless works at 400 feets!
Wired has a funny piece about extreme video gamers:For instance in the two following picture, the point was to "experiment to see what is possible using the wireless capabilities of the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP handheld gaming devices, a team of four sky divers played Super Mario Brothers against e...
Cool job for Starcraft experts
This seems to be a great job for Starcraft experts: Experts of StarCraft: Help Analyze How Players Transfer Knowledge We are studyiing how people pass their understanding and awareness of complex situations. To test how people 'pass the bubble' we are desiogning an experiment in which experts of St...
An history of social bookmarking tools
A very relevant history of social bookmarking tools in D-Lib by Tony Hammond, Timo Hannay, Ben Lund, and Joanna Scott. We are here going to remind you of hyperlinks in all their glory, sell you on the idea of bookmarking hyperlinks, point you at other folks who are doing the same, and tell you why ...
Location awareness and its social implications in 3rd places
Jyri Engeström from Aula is going to present relevant stuff at Microsoft Social Computing Symposium: The Social Implications of Location Awareness in 'Third Places': Learnings from Aula Helsinki A large part of mobile messaging traffic is about coordinating face-to-face meetings, many of which take...
GhostRadar: a ghostbuster handheld device + collaborative cartography
Seen in the TIME: a Japanese gadget company has designed the very thing for you — the world’s first portable ghost radar. The device, which fits neatly into a pocket, promises to alert its owners to the presence of eight different types of spectre, from “lost souls” to “evil spirits”. Using a varie...