Friday, January 21, 2011

Interactive Gaming

Alright brahs, we all know some people play World of Warcraft and developers at the University of Southern California have found a way to connect the Microsoft Kinect to said MMO. This allows you to play the game with body movements and gestures rather than a keyboard.



With this new technology, what games would you like to see played with your physical actions?

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic

Lets get some technology in here. Google is developing a car that drive themselves using AI-software which imitates decisions a human would make in a situation.
While mass producing cars like this would be expensive, a few predominant advantages follow. "Robot drivers react faster than humans, have 360-degree perception and do not get distracted, sleepy or intoxicated..."

So while doing work at the gym, you can be lazy to and from.




Link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/science/10google.html