Article Archive for March 2009
Man on Wire
On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire and illegally rigged between the New York’s twin towers. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, …
Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
What would you tell your kids if you knew you are going to die within a small number of month?
Randy Pausch was an professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He gave his "Last Lecture" titled Really …
The Inspiring Story of Rick and Dick Hoyt
The inspiring story of Rick and Dick Hoyt (Team Hoyt) was originally published in Sports Illustrated. After reading this incredibly moving story between a father and his son, don’t miss the video of this amazing …
Low-Cost Multi-touch Whiteboard using the Wiimote
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Johnny Lee a PhD. Graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute.:
Since the Wiimote can track sources of infrared (IR) light, you can …
Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote
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Johnny Lee a PhD. Graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute:
Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted …
The Penguin Story
The following true story happened to Eckart von Hirschhausen, a German doctor who became a comedian:
Many years ago after an unpleasant engagement on a cruise liner I visited a zoo. I looked at a …
