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“I was a fan of the first game, which was based on a lot of these ideas,” says Rosellini, a former pitcher with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who went on to get a master’s in computational biology, law degree, MBA, and, soon, PhD in neuroscience. “It’s a thinking man’s shooter game in the sense that it responds to a player’s strategy in different ways. The second game [Deus Ex: Invisible War] was less popular, and I think one of reasons was it got lazy on the science side. When I volunteered to be a science consultant in 2008, I said, ‘Let’s imagine where today’s research can go in 20 years.’ I have a sense what’ll be out in the next 10 years, so the 10 after that wasn’t too difficult to extrapolate. A lot of that science is intertwined with the plot and explained within the game.” … [Read more...] about How Real Science Shaped Game “Deus Ex”‘s Tech Magic

Actually, Raimondo and Salesforce ended up building something new that Salesforce is now selling to private sector companies faced with the challenge of dealing with the pandemic and getting employees back to work. It’s a platform and a series of employee apps called Work.com designed to help maintain contact and trust between employers and employers during the pandemic and beyond. The platform also provides wellness services, collaboration spaces, and IT support for mobile devices. … [Read more...] about Biden picked an ex-VC to run Commerce. Her ties to tech might be too close

Fraser says that it’s not just events like the Capitol attack that are hiking up demand for gun detection technology. The last year has seen a spike in gun sales, driven by the pandemic, social instability, and fears that gun ownership will be restricted. During the seven months between March and September 2020, Americans bought 15.1 million guns, a 91 percent increase from he same period a year earlier, according to data collected by The Trace. Because there are more guns out there, Fraser says the burden of detecting them in public spaces falls on technology. … [Read more...] about The Capitol riot is spurring new interest in gun-detection AI

“A massive multiplayer online game built around a hunting, fishing, and outdoor lifestyle is definitely not going to come from Europe or Japan. I walked into a fishing, hunting, and tackle store and realized all the lures and equipment could work for game microtransactions,” says Fischer, referring to the virtual tools, like weapons, that players can purchase to advance in games. “I looked at the demographic that enjoys hunting, fishing, and camping, and it’s people who don’t have any online social outlet for that, and spend a lot of money on it. … [Read more...] about Square Enix: A Tale Of Two Gaming Cultures

That generous creative atmosphere extends to the patrons. Though Smith comes up with some of the new flavors on his own, many of them are inspired by guests and friends of the store. The shop’s newest hit is an ice cream called Bourbon Street, an homage to New Orleans that was suggested by the father of one of his staffers. It’s a vanilla bean ice cream with Maker’s Mark and homemade pecan praline. Brooklynites are going to have to wait to get a taste of the French Quarter: As of this writing, Bourbon Street is sold out. … [Read more...] about When Innovation Makes You Drool: The Hand-Made Story Of Ample Hills