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Articles by Rainer Falle

Hi there. My name is Rainer Falle. I am an Austrian living in the Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. The best way to reach me is to leave a comment on this blog or to connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RainerFalle or Twitter: https://twitter.com/RainerFalle Have a great day.

Carinthia, Austria

April 4, 2009 – 7:45 am | No Comment | 35 views
Carinthia, Austria

Let’s start the travelling photos section with Carinthia – the most exiting place on earth. (Disclaimer: This is the place where I grew up ;-).
Life is sunny in the South of Austria. There are …

Man on Wire

March 30, 2009 – 7:51 am | No Comment | 15 views
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

March 14, 2009 – 11:09 am | One Comment | 360 views
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

March 13, 2009 – 3:37 pm | 3 Comments | 1,641 views
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

March 11, 2009 – 4:34 pm | 2 Comments | 108 views
Low-Cost Multi-touch Whiteboard using the Wiimote

Watch this video on YouTube
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

March 11, 2009 – 3:31 pm | No Comment | 26 views
Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote

Watch this video on YouTube
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 …