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Surprisingly, the answer could well be yes. At least if a bunch of computer science researchers at [URL="http://www.dur.ac.uk/computer.science/"]Durham University[/URL] have anything to do with it. The group have taken the 3D game engine that powers the immersive Half Life 2 game and used it to develop a realistic virtual simulation …
Have you ever wanted to move something with your mind or make the character in your game move when you move? I know I have wanted to do those two things and amazingly enough I have with the help of technology. I was at a tech convention with products not …
Researchers at the [URL="http://www,port.ac.uk"]University of Portsmouth [/URL]are creating a rehabilitation programme for stroke victims that puts them onto a treadmill which immerses them into a virtual environment. Apparently the device works by using a series of moving images which essentially trick the brain of the patient into believing they are …
Well, at least as far as getting reasonably unrestricted access to the Internet is concerned it does. It had been [URL="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/19764/53/"]widely reported[/URL] that the Chinese authorities had backtracked on their promises to the IOC that reporters would get free and unrestricted access to the Internet during the games. This, no …
New Scientist magazine has compiled a pretty darn interesting list of what it says are the [URL="http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13656-ten-weirdest-computers.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head"]top ten weirdest computers[/URL] ever. Some are weirder than others, like the chap at the University of Illinois who has developed a method of creating 3D optical waveguides out of photonic crystals, with the …
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates once talked about putting a PC on every desk. Now Gates is talking about turning the desk itself - or a tabletop - into a computer. Microsoft is set to announce an ambitious new computing category today called "surface computing" to try to make it happen. …
Everyone is familiar with social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook, or virtual world environments like Second Life, but the chances are you have not heard of [URL="http://www.clubpenguin.com"]Club Penguin[/URL] With the acquisition of this virtual world for kids today by the Walt Disney Company, that is all about to …
The International Association of Virtual Reality Technologies (IAVRT) is planning an alternative Internet, the [URL="http://www.iavrt.org/neuronet.html"]Neuronet[/URL], designed to meet the needs of Virtual Reality applications. Which begs the dual questions of what those needs might be and what does Virtual Reality actually mean these days? Indeed, I spent quite a time …
If you believe the results of a study by those chaps over at the USC-Annenberg School Centre for the Digital Future, the answer to the question posed in this blog posting title is 43% of Americans. That is the number of people who took part in the survey, were already …
Jon Jacobs has spent $100,000 on his own Virtual Nightclub, within Online Role-Playing game "Project Entropia". The winning bid for the space station he plans to use is currently being built within the game. Project Entropia, is a virtual world, with 236,000 players, who convert real cash to in-game dollars, …
Hey. I have made a video of [URL="http://www.fpx-studio.com/fpx_game_engine=en.html"]my game engine[/URL] working with [URL="http://newtondynamics.com/forum/newton.php"]Newton Game Dynamics[/URL] and I think that some of you will like it ;-) so here is the link to it on youtube: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrWqyl17DdQ[/url]
I was browsing around the net and i found a really cool application of Intel. If you have watched the Intel Add on TV, Mr Ajay Bhat walks in proudly through the office being saluted for being the inventor of the USB. The application is one where you can upload …
I am developing an app and was wondering if any software might exist to help. Specifically, I want a simple app that will allow me to take a video or pics of a neighborhood. If possible, I would like software to convert the neighborhood to a 3d cartoon-ish (not absolutely …
I want to make a 3d aquarium They way i want to animate will not be using keyframes at all, I want to move the fish model using all programming in realtime. At first i will just be moving the fish in a sine wave, once i get the hang …
[URL="http://www.ideaconnection.com/new-inventions/virtual-reality-for-all-five-senses-02205.html"] I wish I have this[/URL] I guess it is good for gaming!!!
Hello all, I am starting a research about: 'how virtual reality and gaming influence our values'. Do you guys know where I could find information about the topic in the internet? Thanks
I am making a character generator for school. What I have to do is make my CalcPoints method abstract. Unfortunately I keep getting These three error for each of my derived character classes and I don't know what to do. C:\Users\Hector Rosario\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Rosario_Week3\ConsoleApplication2\Program.cs(126,26): error CS0115: 'UltimateWarrior.CalcPoints()': no suitable method …
Hey everyone, I'm trying to write code that will be sent out of the COM port to a PIC microcontroller. However, I don't have the controller available yet. Is there an emulation software that will allow me to virtualize a COM port and capture the data that's being sent to …
Dear all, I'm a final year computer science student and i intend to to my graduation project as an online virtual reality application.( 3D presentation for objects inside browsers ).but actually i have no idea about the best tools used nowadays to accomplish such a product. I have heard of …
Can someone explain to me what a COM port is and what an LPT1 port is. Also does anyone know how to set up a driver for a usb to serial port on a virtual pc using microsoft xp.
I have a netfinity 5600 and when I boot it up it asks for a keyboard and mouse well a error saying no devices plugged in, well Its a dedicated web server so I control it remotelty, it has no mouse keyboard and monitor, how can you turn this error …
[B][/B]I have recently downloaded and installed m$ virtual pc, and installed vista premium on it. this means i have 2 vista versions on one pc! but i have a couple of problems. i have no sound, and it can only give vista 8mb of video ram, which makes the virtual …
Hi, I am programming in VC++/MFC to make applications for Bus, Airline and other ticket booking softwares. In those applications i need to display the available Buses/Flights in as in Web pages. i.e., like tables. A row for a flight like that. Currently I am making such a view by …
Wait until the cube multimonitor thing comes up - VERY cool. Stretches your desktop across the surface of a cube. [url]http://youtube.com/v/Cz_2vKq5cZk[/url]
Hello, I am trying to create a 3D Space Environment, one that you could travel through it in real time, and also needs to include other objects such as asteriods and a space station. Anyone have a suggestion on what software I could purchase to do such things? It would …
I was inspired to write this thread by a "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1065.html"]The end of all life[/URL]" blog and it is somewhat complemented by it. Couple of years back I watched some documentary on TV about prolonging the human lifespan (in the medical way). There was a brief comment, a theory if you …
How much longer until androids are as common as desktop PC's? Awesome-- I can't wait! [URL]http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=19284[/URL]
ok so i just used toast to mount a .bin as a virtual disc but when i click on it rather than playing like a dvd it opens like a file. sny suggestions??
I was alwaz fascinated by the special effects in the Hollywood flicks creating some kind of virtual world.I'm a 4th year Computer science student interested in graphics programming.Do I have any chance to get any breakthrough in SFX/animation industry?If so,what are the requirements in a fresher like me?:idea:
Hi I'm wondering if you could create an image of a game disk, for example, ghost recon, and then mount this image on a virtual cd drive and actually play from there, is this possible? and if it is, what free software can I use to copy that image from …
has anyone ever really worked on Cubes i gotta come up with a cube and a number of virtual cubes asap
Hi all, I`m actually a 3 headed lizzard from the planet golzoid (a small cluster in the orian nebula) and am on earth to sort out your usability problems. Hmm, don`t know whats stranger about that intro. The fact its a 3 headed alien or the fact its a 3 …
I have a huge set of small objects that work differently, but with a common interface. They have to stay in the same container. I cannot use templates, because I need run-time polymorphism. **Run time efficiency is critical** Can anybody tell me which of these options is the most efficient …
Hello! I hope that some of you will be able to assist me. I am a writer who is wanting to write a science fiction book that tells the story of a young boy who is a genious computer programmer and who creates a virtual reality game. Basically, his father …
Alright here is the situation, I had a company set me up a server which is down in FL, and it's Linux, they gave me an IP address, user name and password. What I need to do it FTP a program to the server and they run this program from …
A good while ago (maybe 7 months), I discovered Linux. I was very happy with it, and I liked all of its features, but in the end, I could not get programs to install. Every program I compiled gave me errors. When asking on a Linux forum for help, I …
[code] Graphics In Pixel Part II B 'Realization of an Enigma' [/code] Introduction ------------ Life's unfair, writing good tutorials take a lot of time, not typing it, but thinking up the content does. Life's fun too, I had quite a good time learning new stuff. My hobby at present is …
I have two servers one running W2KS and the other running W2K advanced server. The W2KS is our main storage server and the W2K Advanced server is a small NAS holding one department's data. On the Main server I want to create a new drive that holds all new job …
Hi! Can anyone tell me what is the best Virtual reality head set at this moment and which games can I play with it? Regards, Gicio
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