Robots on Parade
Robots are always good for entertainment value (at least until they become our Overlords). Check out this video of a few of the robots in my collection.
The Happiness Gap
Here is an interesting opinion piece in the New York Times by Arthur C. Brooks regarding the relative happiness of conservatives versus liberals, and the conclusions are in line with … Continue reading
Mining Data Effectively: Using Google to Solve Impossible Problems
Of course, if the problems actually have solutions, no matter how difficult they are to solve they are not impossible. But you understand the sentiment. This article by investigative reporter … Continue reading
Legacy Systems and the Anchors that Work Against Change
Back in October, 1995, a small computer company called Be, Inc. (founded by former Apple executives), released a new computer into the marketplace. This machine was called the BeBox, and … Continue reading
Backing the Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative
As of this posting, the funding window for the Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative has less than 55 hours left before closing. While the current pledged amount is greater than the … Continue reading
For Novices: The Top 5 Interactive Fiction Games
Getting into Interactive Fiction isn’t the easiest thing to do, as far as playing a “new” computer game genre goes. In the early 1980s when IF was popular–and the distractions … Continue reading
The Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative Launches on Kickstarter
As of April 19, 2012, the Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative is live on Kickstarter, ready for backers to contribute funding to reach the modest goal of $1500 over 45 days. … Continue reading
Measuring Frustration through Facial Recognition: We Do It for Games, Why Not for Courses?
While attending the 2012 Game Developers’ Conference last month in San Francisco, one of the presentations I sat in on was about measuring the level of frustration game players go … Continue reading
Living in Historical Williamsburg Through Interactive Fiction
While my family and I are able to visit Williamsburg, Virginia, fairly regularly, there are many who would but cannot, and many more who are not even aware that such a … Continue reading
Find Your Sprinkles Radio: Special Guest Hap Aziz Talks About Your Social Media Footprint
* * * Update 4/5/2010 * * * The segment on Find Your Sprinkles Radio last night was wonderful, with insightful conversation around the table. You can listen to the … Continue reading
