Archive for October 5th, 2005




VirtuSphere – Immersive Virtual Reality environment

Oct 5th, 2005 | By Sue

One avenue of research in geospatial technologies and geovisualization is immersive Virtual Reality. One of the biggest issues is how to simulate moving through a real landscape. The VirtuSphere rotates as the user walks in any direction while wearing the head mounted display that delivers the virtual environment. I’m sure it’s not the only apparatus [...]

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Glowing oceans… and not from radioactive waste!

Oct 5th, 2005 | By Frank

Satellite images show glowing sea. It’s always interesting when science can help confirm ghost tales. The real question is this… is it really bacteria or the ghosts of souls lost at sea? We may never know…

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