
Creating A 21st Century Video Game
As a kid, Stephen Taylor
didn't just want to play
video games ... he wanted to
invent them too. Now, his
dream is reality. Bored
during a college break, he
developed a video game
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The New Virtual Reality
A new invention allows users
to explore virtual worlds
while moving around safely
in their real physical
environment. Wearing a
virtual-reality helmet,
users walk inside a
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Autism Caught On Tape
Computer scientists have
devised two tools to help
people interact with
autistic children.
Videotaping interactions
allows teachers or parents
to replay situations and
evaluate the cause of
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Virtual Reality Field Trips
Psychologists Janis
Cannon-Bowers and Alicia
Sanchez are part of the team
that created virtual reality
field trips -- not just for
fun, but to help children
learn. Employing some of the
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- Fluid Dynamics Class Inspires College Student To Develop 'Plasma Paddles'
- Human-Interface Engineers Create Virtual-Reality Experience by Letting Users Walk in Rotating Sphere
- Computer Scientists Use Technology To Help Children With Autism
- Psychologists, Human-Factors Engineers Design Computer-Generated Educational Outings
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Computer Scientist Composes 3D World From Snapshots
Computer engineers have designed a program that can stitch together still photos of a the same area to form a comprehensive three-dimensional picture of it. The software looks for small details ... > more -
Mathematician Uses Statistics to Predict Rare Baseball Events
A mathematician has developed an estimate for how many no-hitters there will be in major league baseball this year, based on a simple statistical tool he uses in teaching his students. Researchers ... > more -
Electrical Engineers Envision Broad, Transformational Use of Flash Memory
With their high capability and no moving parts, flash drives safely store data in camera memory sticks and in some MP3 players, and they also hide in gadgets such as cell phones. Experts say once ... > more -
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How Computer Scientists Are Perfecting Human Facial Expressions In Animated Movies
3-D effects in the movies can now be created by capturing reflected light off actual human faces. Digital images of the strobe-light pictures are animated to produce more realistic human ... > more -
Ergonomists Find Kids Too Are at Risk From Repetitive Strain Injuries
Ergonomists say that, even in teens, poor body posture and incorrect positioning of the keyboard, screen, and mouse are contributing to the risk of contracting neck and back pains and even carpal ... > more -
Vivid Animations Help Students With Science Experiments
Students learning science in the classroom can now give their textbooks a break, and learn basic science concepts online. The virtual lab, developed by engineers and students at the University of ... > more -
Mathematicians Show Randomly Guessing NCAA Outcome Is Extremely Improbable
Combinatorics calculates that randomly picking the outcomes of every game in the NCAA tournament stands one chance of success in more than 18 quintillion. If every person on Earth could fill out a ... > more -
Computer Scientists Turn Cell Phones into Health Care Resource
New software technology allows cell phone and PDA users to download their medical records, making them quickly accessible in case of emergency. The new software, to be available in a year, can even ... > more -
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3D Imaging System Helps Athletes Recover from Injuries
A new computer-based system gives physical therapists real-time, objective measures of the motion of each joint in the patient's body. The system uses magnetic trackers to read the positions of ... > more -
An Interactive, 3D Voyage into Human Anatomy
Anatomists and biochemists have created a detailed virtual view of vital organs in the human body, down to the level of tissues and cells. The software recreates the visualization from a combination ... > more
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