Updating News

Hi people!

As many of you may have noticed, I’ve not been posting new content in a while. I had a lot of work during this last couple of months finishing my undergraduate final project. But I finally made it. (Got 19!!!) =)

Now, with a little more time, I wanna tell you all that I will start posting again shortly. Now you ask “Why shortly and not right now?”. That’s one of the good news. This blog will experience a facial reconstruction with a new and more atractive design.

The second notice is that I will post more frequently and about more subjects that I’ve been doing until now.

These changes won’t take long until they’re working properly. So keep your attention on the news. =)

Thanks for your interest, see you soon….

Creating games != Dificult

Hi guys!

Would you like to create a computer game but it’s too hard for you? Well, Microsoft made it easier! Shure, you can’t create a Gears of War or a Final Fantasy…but you can try.

Popfly Game Creator alows you to create a web browser based game. Like the java games you play while you’re in class… =)

Give it a try at http://www.popfly.com/gamecreator

Hope you enjoy…

Moveable Projected Displays using Projector Based Tracking

It has been a long time since my last post because I’m doing my undergraduate final project and it is taking most of my spare time but here it is another amazing video by Johnny Chung Lee. This time its a Moveable Projected display using Projector based tracking. This means that you can use a projector to show images everywhere and the projector adapts to the screen. You have to see it. Check it out…

Crayons + Physics

Today, when I was searching the web for something to post on my blog, I found this video about a game called Crayon Physics Deluxe. This is an amazing 2D game where we have to use logic and creativity to proceed to the next level. Take a look and comment…

Microsoft DreamSpark

Microsoft DreamSpark is a program launched by Microsoft and it’s all about giving students Microsoft professional-level developer and design tools at no charge.

At this moment this is only available in 11 countries (United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Germany, France, Finland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium) but will soon be available in many more.

All you have to do is:

• Sign In with your Windows Live ID.
• Get verified as a student. The system is linked to schools and organizations around the world that can confirm student status. Simply choose your country and school, enter your info and hit submit.
• Download your products. Now remember these are professional tools. This means they are pretty big files so make sure you have the bandwidth and space to bring them to your machine.

The products available are:

So if you have access to all of this, download…

Wii Drum Kit

I’ve got to say that I am completly amazed by the things that can be done with the with remote. Here is one more video about the wiimote. This time it’s a drum kit…

Lock Ness Monster apeared in Tokyo Bay!

Sony presented a hologram of the Lock Ness monster right in the middle of Tokyo Bay. This hologram is real big (15m) and with lots of quality.

Take a look:

Wanna build your own Guitar Hero??

Have you ever dreamed on building your own game? Here is your chance. Dan Waters is a former C# developer and Microsoft Academic Developer Evangelist and he presents us with this amazing tutorial about game making. The 3D game you can build with his help is called GuitarMatey and it uses a regular Guitar Hero style controller. The game is built under XNA technology. You can download all the video tutorials and source code at http://blogs.msdn.com/dawate/archive/2008/02/05/building-a-3d-game-in-xna-from-scratch-free-video-tutorial-series-now-available.aspx

The download is 250mb but its definitly worth it. Try it…

Imagine Cup 2008

 

If you are reading this blog probably you have already heard about imagine cup, but for those who haven’t…Imagine Cup is a contest created by Microsoft a few years ago. The contest has been a great success for all these years since it began across the world, with lots of participants in every category. Now you wonder…”category??” Yes! You don’t have to be a programming geek to enter this contest. This year there will be 9 categories where you can participate.

Categories:

• Software Design
• Embedded Development
• Game Development
• Project Hoshimi
• IT Chalenge
• Algorihtm
• Photography
• Short Film
• Interface Design

This years theme is “The Environment”. If you are interested in more information check out the official website at http://imaginecup.com/

 

Imagine Cup 2008 Promotional Video

VR using Wii Remote

Johnny Chung Lee is a Ph.D. Graduate Student in Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and he has a website where he posts some videos about new technology that is in research, and also some experiments made by him. This one is about Head Tracking for Desktop Virtual Reality Displays using the Wii Remote. It’s amazing.

Check it out…