A Pixar Lover’s Guide to Hackathon Success – by Charmaine Lee
Our latest #TrendyTechieContributor @charmaine_klee shares her tips for #hackathon success! Continue reading A Pixar Lover’s Guide to Hackathon Success – by Charmaine Lee
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GivLuv’s VR Philanthropy Platform Presents New Opportunities for Fundraising
Charities and non-profit organizations have long relied on creative marketing to bring their causes to light, but VR’s strong ability to cause empathy presents new opportunities to tug at the heartstrings of potential donors. At VRTO 2017, the Virtual Reality … Continue reading GivLuv’s VR Philanthropy Platform Presents New Opportunities for Fundraising
Will Astronauts Use VR on Mars? – An Interview with Peggy Wu
What does VR have in store for space exploration? At this year’s Virtual Reality convention in Toronto, I sat down with Peggy Wu, the Associate Director for Research in Human-Machine Interaction at United Technologies, to talk about her perspective on this exciting aspect of our future. Continue reading Will Astronauts Use VR on Mars? – An Interview with Peggy Wu
5 Creative Ways to Use Outdated Gadgets
Author: Kayla Matthews (@kaylaematthews) As you upgrade your devices, computers and gadgets, you end up with a surplus of old tech. You probably have a handful smartphones, tablets or random electronics lying around. Old electronics have a way of collecting … Continue reading 5 Creative Ways to Use Outdated Gadgets
VRTO 2017 – Highlights from Toronto’s Virtual Reality Convention
Sci-fi authors and futurologists have long dreamed of environments and entire worlds existing purely in virtuality – and for the first time in history, technology has caught up to that dream. From June 24-26, 2017, the VRTO Virtual Reality Toronto convention brought hundreds … Continue reading VRTO 2017 – Highlights from Toronto’s Virtual Reality Convention
Inside Seattle’s Historic Underground Walking Tour
20 feet beneath the Seattle we know lie the remnants of the city as it used to be. Back in the days of horse-drawn carriages, Seattle was more rough-and-tumble than rock-and-roll. The old city flooded, burned down, and washed away … Continue reading Inside Seattle’s Historic Underground Walking Tour
VR and Games for Empathy and Identity
Author: VyVy Ngo (@SleepyVyVy) New Shoes – What if I could feel what someone else is living through? Imagine a world where you can put on special glasses, and you’d be able to feel, see, maybe even taste what someone … Continue reading VR and Games for Empathy and Identity
