Wall Street Too Real? Try Fantasy Investing
Nov 21st, 2008 · There are all kinds of fantasy games — fantasy football for example. Now you can try your hand at fantasy investing. Fantasy enthusiasts say there's never been a better time to go virtual.
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New Program Maps Virtual Rat Brain In 3D
Nov 20th, 2008 · The prototype BrainNavigator lets scientists travel through the rat brain — in 3 dimensions — and link the digital maps to pictures of real brain tissue.
Warcraft Fans Too Excited To Go To Work
Nov 13th, 2008 · Early this morning, the online game World of Warcraft released its long-awaited update. More than two million people are expected to buy the re-tooled game Thursday alone. Some people are even taking the day off to try out the new virtual world.
Cameron Carpenter's Organ Revolution *
Oct 26th, 2008 · The artist-in-residence at New York's Middle Collegiate Church is on a mission to transform the way people think about organists and their instruments. On his new CD Revolutionary, he plays a virtual pipe organ that uses computers, amplifiers and speakers to create a big, bold range of sound.
Virtual Murderess May Land In Real Jail
Oct 24th, 2008 · A Japanese woman found herself suddenly divorced "without a word of warning." She was so angry, she murdered her husband. Except, her husband was an avatar. Her alleged crime: illegally breaking into the online account of the player who created her avatar husband. She killed his online character. Nobody died in the real world. An act of virtual vengeance that could send her to a brick and mortar prison cell.
Credit Markets Take Time To Thaw
Oct 20th, 2008 · A hallmark of the credit crunch is that lending among banks has come to a virtual standstill. When transactions do happen, they typically involve relatively small amounts of money. Interbank lending has picked up only a little in the past few days.
Technology Helps NHL Scout Draft Picks
Sep 25th, 2008 · Wondering whether you've got the hand-eye coordination to be the next Wayne Gretsky? The National Hockey League is using computer simulation to find out. SensAble Technologies Inc., uses a real hockey stick and a virtual puck to measure how smoothly you can move around the ice and get the puck to the goal. The NHL is using the test to scout — it could get you on a team — if you don't break anything. Or maybe if you do.
Cancer And Community *
Aug 20th, 2008 · Leroy Sievers' "My Cancer" blog had all the qualities of the word "community," though few of the people in the neighborhood ever met physically. While technology doesn't offer quite the same authenticity as direct conversation, a virtual community can be profoundly meaningful to those dealing with cancer.
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