by Kourosh | Apr 19, 2007 | On Mind, On Technology
With the recent tragic events at Virginia Tech, the speculation of links between video games and violence have flared once again. In actuality, the research has varied widely and is largely inconclusive. Unfortunately, the part that seems most often left out of the...
by Kourosh | Apr 15, 2007 | On Music
Please enjoy the new piece of music I have added to the side bar. I have titled it “border” by the method I seem to use for naming pieces. Specifically, I use the first words that come to mind when I am ready to give the piece a title. It may seem an...
by Kourosh | Apr 12, 2007 | On Mind
For those who don’t know yet, there it is. I’m pretty darn bummed. Kurt Vonnegut has passed on. He was a wonderful writer who I had the honor of seeing on two occasions – once in RL and once in SL. I remember his voice with its growling low frequency...
by Kourosh | Apr 5, 2007 | On Mind, On Technology
“Imagine having a discussion with Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein on the nature of the universe, where their 3-D, life-sized representations looked you in the eye, examined your body language, considered voice nuances and phraseology of your questions, then...
by Kourosh | Apr 2, 2007 | On Music, On Technology
It seems interesting that video game music in general has become so popular. There was a time when it was only an afterthought. Now, companies devote large sums of money and even have in-house musicians for their titles. But, what strikes me now is the nostalgia and...
