When products like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive hit the shelves four years ago, it seemed that virtual reality was at last hitting the mainstream. That’s not quite proved to be the case, at least from a gaming perspective. Even with the affordable VR functionality of today’s top smartphones, the phenomenon has not caught …
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Slamdance brings its 4th annual DIG (Digital, Interactive & Gaming) showcase to Los Angeles September 13-15, 2018, featuring new and unseen works by emerging visual artists and indie game developers from around the world. DIG is dedicated to spotlighting new, independent artists working in hybrid, immersive, and emerging forms of digital media art. Now in …
You see the word “millennial” so often online it’s almost irksome. What, if anything, is so important about millennials? Besides the years in which we were born, what makes a millennial a millennial? What is millennial culture, and what do millennials value? I would argue that millennials are very important, but not because we’re more …
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Women can and should get involved with virtual reality development. A big reason to be a part of this technology, as it grows, is to help shape the role of women in relation to VR. The media seems fixated on two distinct narratives, so far: the first portrays women as potential victims, either in terms …
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The nature of education is changing. If you are a future college student, depending on who you are and how you learn, this could be good or bad. There are advantages and disadvantages to each model: there’s the traditional liberal arts, small conference-style classroom model; traditional, online education; and MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)—which are …
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