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Month: February 2010

  • Job: Assistant Professor in Game Technology and Intelligent Interaction at IT U. of Copenhagen

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    The IT University of Copenhagen invites applicants for an assistant professorship in game technology and intelligent interaction starting in 2010. The successful candidate must be enthusiastic about: conducting research at the highest international level developing and conducting excellent graduate and under-graduate teaching actively taking part in developing the IT University and its relations with external partners Research The research interests of the applicant should preferebly be within areas related to game technology. This includes game graphics, computational intelligence and games, game artificial intelligence, player modelling (user, cognitive, and affective modelling), data mining and games, adaptive learning and human computer interaction,…

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  • Yoostar lets users enter favorite movies

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    [From The Future of Media blog of The Interpublic Emerging Media Lab] Emerging MediaCES 2009: Yoostar, Guitar Hero for movies? Friday, January 9th, 2009 by: Devora Rogers What if you could star in famous movies, without ever leaving your home? That is what Yoostar Entertainment Group hopes to deliver to consumers with their recently unveiled Yoostar product. Using green screen technology, the system allows users to star in their favorite movie scenes along with famous actors (and their friends)–then share their performances with friends.…

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  • Job: Post-doctoral fellowship at York University in Toronto

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    The Interactive Systems Research Group in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Play:CES studio in the Faculty of Education at York University, Toronto, Ontario are seeking applicants for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Computer Science and Engineering, beginning as soon as February 1, 2010 and ending April 1, 2011. The applicant will join an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Jen Jenson, Faculty of Education at York University and will be co-supervised by Dr. Jenson and Dr. Wolfgang Stuerzlinger. In the collaborative project, the applicant will participate in a major role in an intensive work for theorizing…

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  • Frontline documentary explores telepresence phenomena and issues

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    [A press release from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)] FRONTLINE EXPLORES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN IN A WORLD IMMERSED IN TECHNOLOGY FRONTLINE Presents DIGITAL NATION Tuesday, February 2, 2010, from 9 to 10:30 P.M. ET on PBS www.pbs.org/frontline/digitalnation Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as…

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