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...
by Kourosh | Mar 27, 2007 | On Mind
Slow Down, Brave Multitasker, and Don’t Read This in Traffic – New York Times One of the many things that are done in hopes of increasing productivity is “multi-task.” The term is filled with meanings depending on the person. For some, listening to...
by Kourosh | Mar 14, 2007 | On Mind, On Music
Now, I’m not sure if I buy into this article yet, but it sounds entertaining. “The common view that nerves transmit impulses through electricity is wrong and they really transmit sound, according to a team of Danish scientists.” – CBC news The...
by Kourosh | Mar 13, 2007 | On Mind, On Technology
I had come across an article called “Where Everybody Knows Your (Screen) Name: Online Games as “Third Places” by Steinkuehler and Williams They referred to the MMORPG space as a type of community – a type of place for social gathering. The...
