Over on iTunesU there continue to be additions that are of interest to spatial folk like ourselves. The next one on my list to check out combines two areas that I am interested in, location and digital narratives. The Digital Storytelling series is out of the College of Education at the University of Houston and
KidsGIS – open source GIS tools for kids
KidsGIS is a cool project from a group of professionals and educators out in Oregon, who have been using MapGuide Open Source tools to create an open source geospatial portal as a tool for educating kids about environmental issues and about using open source software and open data standards. The project has an impressive group
Common Craft – simple explanations of techy stuff
I ran across this great site, Common Craft, which has a great collection of short videos that offer simple explanations of a lot of the technologies that we talk and hear about a lot, like RSS, Twitter, Wikis, etc. and even some non-techy stuff like zombies. The Common Craft people call their videos “paperworks” because
Mobile Eye-Trek from Olympus – augmented reality for the masses?
The concept of augmented reality, utilizing technology such as mobile displays and portable devices that can superimpose data onto your view of the real world, has been around for awhile in various forms, but now the technology really is starting to catch up to the vision with the development of tools like Olympus’ Mobile Eye-Trek.
Web design and geospatial
Apparently there is a “traveling” web design conference called An Event Apart that will be hitting New Orleans April 24-25 and then Boston, Chicago and others every month or so. Of course it caught my attention since it is going to be in New Orleans. I am not sure if the speakers or topics change
Walking on Steep Terrain
Researchers have verified what you probably do naturally on a steep slope – walk zig-zag. According to MSNBC, researchers at University of Southampton UK, found that zigzagging is the fastest way up or down a steep slope. Appropriately the university has its own hillwalking club. Deputy Dog has a list of the steepest streets in
Microsoft Announces “Community Arcade”
In more Microsoft news, they’ve announced a new “community arcade“. The idea is pretty simple – end users and budding game developers can now “launch” their titles on Xbox Live for end users to download. I think this has the potential for use as a teaching mechanism for science. Sue will be the first to
It was only a matter of time…..
It seems that the cute, cuddly feline who loves all things pink (yes, I am talking about Hello Kitty) has finally gotten together with her friends to create their own MMORPG, HelloKittyOnline. And lest you think that this is not big news – the closed beta was announced on Wednesday (February 13th), and in a
Chocomap.com, for your V-Day needs
We are only days away from the most significant of greeting card holidays…Valentines Day (aka Single’s Awareness Day). With that in mind everyone should be scrounging for a plan of attack for Thursday which SHOULD include some form of Chocolate. Whether you are treating your significant other, or yourself, you should aspire for a better
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