by Kourosh | May 22, 2007 | On Mind, On Technology
Setting up performances in virtual space is a lot like setting up performances in RL. In the end, a musician works with other people to bring music to an audience. When the arrangements for promotion, payments, sound set-up, etc are all taken care of in a professional...
by Kourosh | May 12, 2007 | On Mind, On Music, On Technology
You know, as I haven’t been blogging much lately, I thought I’d be witty and coin a new term of “Blog Guilt.” It’s already been coined, though. Now, I’ve got to deal with the narcissistic injury, to boot. Bleh. But, in any case, I...
by Kourosh | May 7, 2007 | On Mind, On Technology
Perhaps, I’m biased being both a shrink and a gamer, but I am still amazed at the unbelievable negative press video games can get. In any case, I think it definitely worthwhile to help promote an article that discusses one of the major things parents can do in...
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 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...