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Month: July 2012

  • Jobs: 3+ faculty openings in game research at ITU Copenhagen

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    Faculty openings in game research at ITU Copenhagen Application deadlines: August 5, 2012 We just announced several openings for tenured or tenure-track faculty here at the Center for Computer Games Research at the IT University of Copenhagen. We are looking for at least three outstanding researchers to join our research group and help advance games research.…

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  • The perils of smoke-and-mirrors illusion in the 21st century

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    [From Scotsman.com; details regarding the WA|HH Quantum Sensations ‘drunk’ spray are available at Gizmodo; see LBBOnline for more on the Mariah Carey holographic appearances] Chitra Ramaswamy: Virtual reality, but not quite Published on Sunday 24 June 2012 Life, eh? Just when you think things can’t get any sillier than a £16 spray that simulates the feeling of being drunk when sprayed down one’s gullible gullet (note: this is not a joke), you discover that being dead is no longer an obstacle to, well, living. Or at least making money. I’m talking about holograms, people. Not the kind you find on…

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  • Call: Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) 2013

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    Foundations of Digital Games 2013 Call for papers and participation 14-17 May 2013 Chania, Crete, Greece http://www.fdg2013.org/ We invite researchers and educators to submit to FDG 2013 and share insights and cutting-edge research related to game technologies and their use. FDG 2013 will include presentations of peer-reviewed papers, invited talks by high-profile industry and academic leaders, panels, and posters. The conference will also host a technical demo session, a Research and Experimental Games Festival, and a Doctoral Consortium. The technical demo session will include novel tools, techniques, and systems created for games. The Research and Experimental Games Festival will showcase…

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  • Canon’s Mixed Reality System allows virtual prototypes to replace physical ones

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    [From Phys.org, where the story includes more images and two videos] Canon’s Mixed Reality System may speed design cycles June 23, 2012 by Nancy Owano (Phys.org) — Canon this week announced a new augmented reality system—headset and software. The new system is to allow virtual prototypes to replace physical ones. Three-dimensional computer generated images can instantly change based on the user’s movements. The Mixed Reality (MR) System is being initially promoted as an industrial design tool where, for example, the head-set-wearing user gets to see a computer-generated image of a car on a set of real tires, all in realtime.…

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