‘video games’ Archives
While I was out…
I've been away from the blog for a while. Needless to say, lots going on. One of those things, I'm sad to admit, has been video games. When there is a lot going on in your personal life that you don't want to deal with might need a break from dealing with, it's not uncommon to seek some escapism in a fantasy world. It's why entertainment still [...]
CNN reports on “The future of brain-controlled devices”
Photo from: http://www.joystiq.com Of course CNN talks about the applications suggested in big budget sci-fi movies like Avatar and the Matrix, and the perfunctory various medical applications. But to be honest, if it follows the course of other technologies, I see the first practical commercial applications of the technology being applied [...]
I’m too busy playing video games to do a Thursday post
So instead go check out this new MMO under development by Funcom (the folks who brought us the Age of Conan MMO). Set in the modern world, it's based on the premise that, besides the everyday world we all know, a Secret World of demons, monsters, and shadowy secret societies and conspiracies exists and exerts a very real influence on the "real" [...]
This is a nice game… for me to THURSDAY ON!
So, we missed the "because it's Thursday" feature last week. Sorry about that. I had a whole thing on weird law enforcement planned, but I read Mack's articles on the tasering of grandmothers and thought to myself "this is too serious an issue to dilute with frivolous arrest stories." But this week we're back, and leading off with the neatest [...]
