I was watching the coverage of the presidential election last night, enjoying the speeches from both candidates and basking in the patriotism of the moment. Historic times, my friends! But amidst the excitement of Barack Obama’s victory, there some was something else interesting that I noticed. The CNN coverage specifically made heavy use of augmented [...]
Nintendo’s Brain Age game has been out for quite a while; it has been widely embraced by non-gamers, with sales somewhere above 10 million. The game franchise consists of simple memory, arithmetic, and critical thinking games that claim to boost brain function. Backed by the research of Dr. Kawashima, consumers play the game not necessarily [...]
From insanely difficult speeds in Tetris to lightning fast completions in Super Mario Bros. 3, hardcore gamers never cease to amaze me with the dedication they put into mastering a video game. Countless arcade classics, many of them from the early 80’s and 90’s, have massive followings of players searching for every trick, glitch, and [...]