VirtualWorlds
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Space between my ears, VirtualWorlds
More things, less stuff
Like all of us, I’m a creature of habit. I start my day off with the obligatory gallon and a half of coffee and my normal web rounds to see […]
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Cool Stuff, Education, Software, VirtualWorlds
Sim City 5 – Virtual cities like you’ve never seen them before
When I saw the E3 trailer for the next installment of Sim City, due in February 2013, my first thought was – this would be great for an Urban Geography […]
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Cool Stuff, general, Software, VirtualEnvironments, VirtualWorlds
Watch Dogs – Hacking the virtual city
Every year, the gaming industry teases us with the latest and greatest in new games and technology at shows around the world. One of the biggest shows, E3 (Electronic Entertainment […]
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Education, GeographyAwareness, Human Geography, Political Geography, VirtualWorlds
Spatial role-playing and virtual immersion
It is interesting to find that there are many types of spatial immersion projects going on this summer. They provide a good contrast of how creative people can be with […]
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Cartography, Education, ESRIUC, Human Geography, VirtualWorlds
Zombies and Geospatial Analysis
If you have met me, you know that I would love to teach a geography class using the book World War Z by Max Brooks, a journalist who uses a zombie […]
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Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
It’s always fun to compare the modern marvels of yesterday to their technological equivalent today. I spent about an hour on Charles Shopsin’s blog “Modern Mechanix: Yesterday’s Tomorrow Today” reading all of […]
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Data, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping
“Local Information is The Final Frontier”
That’s a great quote from Google Maps product manager Manik Gupta! What led him to say such a thing is that Google is now opening their map to user input. […]
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the almost one year anniversary of Google Street View Ireland, here is an enjoyable interview with Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist for Google Street View, […]
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Cheap Thrills and Virtual Reality
By now, almost everyone has seen the cool You Tube video of the Japanese students fake skydiving using a projector and Google Earth. However, all the posts and comments focus […]
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Cool Stuff, Gadgets, general, VirtualWorlds
Multi-Touch Spherical Display DIY
I want one! It’s a multi-touch spherical display that you can make for around $1,000. Oddly enough for such a high tech device, it’s got a bit of a steampunk […]
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