Bringing Senses Into Play
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Walking past a crack in a wall in the computer game Broken Sword, players feel a draft of air in the real world. When a virtual plane flies by on the screen, a strategically timed breeze -- generated by a set of fans parked next to the monitor -- tries to make gamers feel as if they're standing next...
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A breakthrough in computer-assisted mind reading brings us closer to predicting criminality. Should the justice system adapt? Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
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Have fun -- and learn -- with business beyond your portfolio.
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Rui Capela's software has appeared in this column many times. I've written about it directly (see At the Sounding Edge: Using QSynth and QJackCtl and HDRs and DAWs For Linux: The New Breed) and it shows up in almost every article I write. I'm not exaggerating when I state that Rui's programs have become indispensable components here at Studio Dave, so naturally I'm interested in the mind behind it all. In this entry I'll recap the nature and state of Rui's software, after which we'll meet the man himself in another lively interview here at the sounding edge.
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A new technique measures visual clutter, creating a tool for desginers of all types.
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Try these (slightly) more palatable tactics.
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My wife is a professional percussionist. After three years of hearing her play marimba, djembe and conga in our living room -- and hearing me fumble around on our piano -- our neighbors wanted us to keep quiet.
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Device allows viewers to operate on/off switch, change channels or volume by simple hand gestures.
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Finding the right words for tricky conversations with children.
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For Mark Botwin, itâs always been a vision thing. As an undergraduate psychology major, he was fascinated by the study of visual perception in children. As a young optometry school graduate, his instincts lured him away from traditional practice. But throughout his career, the Mac has been his computer of choice: âitâs a lifelong commitment.â
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Not long ago, a journalistâs toolkit consisted of a notebook, a pen, and a camera. But thanks to the growth of rich media in online news sources, journalists can now complement the words and images in their articles. âTelling Stories with Sound,â the first in a series of such articles, explores the growing role audio plays in journalism, helping writers craft richer and more dynamic stories for their readersâand listeners.
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Can a rational awareness of flavor chemistry and amine circuitry influence and heighten our actual sensory experience of food?
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"How Can I Talk if My Lips Don't Move?" discusses Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay's astonishingly rich sensory world, a place ripe with transformations and synesthesia.
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Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.
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Dating, negotiating, fragging and making money.  Play and its consequences.
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UK and Swiss scientists find a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in healthy volunteers.
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A new experiment demonstrates that knowing about a secret ingredient actually changes the experience of taste itself.