We recently stumbled up
on the front page of the Science & Entertainment Exchange’s website with a fantastic feature on Jeff Silver, the producer behind mega Hollywood blockbusters 300, Terminator: Salvation, and TRON: Legacy. In the article, Silver gives some information on his own story, his inspirations, the moment of his ‘big break’, and discusses why the TRON: Legacy production team sought the guidance and advice of a team of scientists and physicists. [...]
Silicon Valley was abuzz this week (though isn’t it always?). More specifically, with a current ‘buzz’ industry: Augmented Reality. For those unfamiliar, augmented reality (AR) refers to the use of graphical or informational overlays onto the real world to provide a mixed reality experience. Science fiction stuff right? Not really; prominent and largely used applications like Yelp! monocle or Google Goggles allow you to take pictures of restaurants/objects and give you more in-depth information on the subject. With the aid of visual cues or prominent AR markers, these apps can spawn 3D objects from flat surfaces to be made viewable on phones and mobile devices.
(Also posted on Techzulu.com) [...]
We recently stumbled across a student article from the University of Central Florida about virtual reality being used to treat post traumatic stress disorder victims. Nothing that we haven’t seen before, but this time, with an added dimension. Smell. [...]
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