By Mark O’Neill The latest tool in the US government’s arsenal in the war on terror – a virtual reality Sims game. Or as the Pentagon likes to call it, a ‘Human, Social, and Cultural Behavior Modeling program‘ Just a few days ago, I mentioned how the US intelligence community was using ‘Second Life’ for […]
By Mark O’Neill I am just about getting the hang of this flying thing in Google Earth’s flight simulator. But now it has just got a lot cooler! A very enterprising person has made an overlay picture of a F-16 cockpit that you can use while flying. Just double-click on the file to open up […]
By Mark O’Neill “Oooh…hello, my legs seem to be stuck together here. Can you help me out please buddy?” The name is Hultcrantz, Edmund Hultcrantz….at least I was last year when I tried Second Life for all of 30 minutes. Since then, I have heard lots of positive comments about the online virtual world. But […]
By Mark O’Neill I have never really got into the whole gaming thing. Despite giving it my best shot more than once, I have often found PC / console games to have a very limited attention span for me. Once I’ve shot one person, the thrill kind of wears off and I suddenly want to […]
By Mark O’Neill The hidden flight simulator in Google Earth is not a new feature. But I had to delay trying it out as my computer last year was as fast as a constipated rabbit. However I now have a new computer so with the soundtrack of Top Gun playing in my head, I decided […]
By David Peralty Contributing Writer, [GAS] With the One Laptop Per Child initiative, America is finally getting technology in the hands of people around the world that barely have access to fresh, clean water. And what does Electronic Arts contribute to the OLPC Program? The original 1989 edition of SimCity. Now people in third world […]
It’s late, I’m bored, and this made me laugh. Enjoy.
By David Peralty Contributing Writer, [GAS] My favorite web based comic, Penny Arcade, is starting their Child’s Play initiative once again. This is their fourth year of running the charity, and I hope to see it continue growing bigger and bigger every year. The premise of the charity is simple, give gaming technology to hospitals to […]
It’s the holiday season and the creative departments of the console makers are working overtime. Here’s a new commercial called “Only on PlayStation 3” which Sony hopes will push a few of you to put a new Sony Console under the tree, (or next to the Menorah, whatever.)
By David Peralty Contributing Writer, [GAS] Want to play Bioshock on the PlayStation 3? What about Halo 3? Well, that might just be an option of a new service via IPTV channels called Game Streams. The CEO, Richard Faria, says that the members of StreamMyGame will get a free plug-in that converts games into the […]