[From Nashoba Valley Technical High School’s Newswire; the VRSim web site is here and videos are here]

[Image: Nashoba Tech sophomore Paul Gambardello of Chelmsford uses SimSpray, a 3-D, virtual-reality teaching tool that simulates painting. His performance can be seen on the screen behind him]

Virtual Painting Latest Innovative Educational Tool at Nashoba Tech

Posted by Dan Phelps
September 20, 2011

WESTFORD — Nashoba Tech once again finds itself on the cutting edge as the first school in the area to employ an innovative, virtual-reality spray gun that allows instructors in the Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing program to teach students how to paint — without actually using paint.

Nashoba Tech introduced the SimSpray machine, made by the VRSim company, at the recent Firemen’s Muster in Groton, and students were using it from day one of the new school year.… read more. “Virtual painting latest innovative educational tool”

[From Laughing Squid]

EARonic, iPhone Cases That Look Like Ears

By Rusty Blazenhoff on September 14, 2011

CollabCubed has produced the EARonic, a collection of iPhone cases with photographic images of ears. Designed by Rhode Island School of Design student, Daniela Gilsanz, there are five ears total, including one with stubble and piercings and another with a wireless headset.

Daniela first came up with the idea last fall when applying to art schools. She was getting a portfolio together and while sketching some ears in her sketchbook (one of the prompts from a school) the initial EARonic mockup and portfolio piece came to be.… read more. “iPhone cases to make others think you’re not on the phone”