lately virtual environments have come under fire because they are not so good at any of the things that 2-dimensional interfaces do so well, like chat, marketing and organizing information. what are they good for? fun! since wolfenstein 3d virtual three-dimensional environments have been the ideal way to explore complex worlds and shoot nazis. i […]
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meticulous models
for years computer modeling has been a technical pursuit, much like drafting once was, without the artistic merit of its tangible counterparts. that’s why i find frederick wessler‘s work interesting: he carefully crafts computer models of objects that have a particular significance to him, such as his father’s wrench or this medical kit (above) and […]
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toddler tangibles
for only $30 fisher price sells the easy link internet launch pad, a tangible gateway to the internet that replaces the keyboard with a physical token-based, limited gaming interface to specialized webpages on their home site. for decades now tangible interaction through physical tokens has been proposed as a way to, among other things, make […]
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fearless learning
last week i needed to find out how to install an undermount sink, and i found a video at moen.com: today i heard about tufts medical center’s live webcasts of common surgeries: and i virtually assisted the inimitable don sadoway‘s introductory course on materials science (3.091) via mit’s open course ware: these videos are much […]
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smokeless stove
philips is field-testing a healthier and more efficient wood-burning stove for the developing world. it works by forcing air into the combustion chamber with an electric fan, making it burn hotter and a third more efficiently while producing less of the toxic smoke responsible for as many as 1.6 million deaths a year (one tenth […]
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waste more!
just when i thought that the computer industry would follow google’s proposal to adopt a standard power supply to reduce inefficiency and waste, a new apple patent is revealed that actually keeps a device from turning on with a third-party adapter. along with their refusal to allow people to remove their own batteries, why does […]
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war weave
while reading enlisting madison avenue: the marketing approach to earning popular support in theaters of operation (a handbook for ‘shaping’ the opinion of ‘indigenous’ populations in US-occupied countries) via chris c, i came across many failures and few successes. one of the biggest problems in US propaganda efforts is that many ‘shaping’ attempts find their […]
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