Comments Off on Episode 219 – Do You Hear What I Hear
Come on feel the noise (music) in a vibrotactile way, or in your ears from a new pair of shades. Machine learning experiences for driving the 318 switchbacks of Route 129, AR-launching tattoos and more! Continue reading →
Comments Off on Episode 202 – Everything Old Is New Again
Michael M starts off this episode with true blast from the past, even if it was in the wrong order from the plan — how modern micro-X-ray techniques are able to bring back images from daguerrotypes that were once thought ruined. The images of photos taken long ago are now visible again, with amazing detail. The team then turns to an MIT Technology Review article on AI, which focuses on the challenge that games present, and what can be learned from how artificial intelligence teams play those games. The game in this case is Dota 2 — Defense of the … Continue reading →
Michael and Michael start this episode off with an excellent roundup of how technology gets that dopamine drip going with an article from The Guardian that focuses on the newly published book by Adam Alter, Irresistible. Starting with the psychological and cultural affinity with liking content, and proceeding quickly to the linkages between gambling and games, the article walks the path to augmented reality and virtual reality — what makes an experience repeatable and desirable to come back to again and again. Turning their attention to augmented reality, Michael and Michael imagine the the future of not … Continue reading →