by liam | May 20, 2008 | weekly feedings
1988 video explains Habitat virtual world Lucasfilm’s Habitat was one of (if not the) first graphic-based virtual worlds. I was too busy playing Curse of the Azure Bonds to notice it. Shame. (tags: VirtualWorlds videogames mmo history technology habitat...
by liam | May 16, 2008 | weekly feedings
Teens making summer cash in virtual worlds “With summer jobs in short supply, more young people are pursuing money-making opportunities in Web fantasy worlds.” Another reason why teaching 21st century skills to teens is so important. (tags: secondlife...
by liam | May 3, 2008 | weekly feedings
Canadians to be shut out from online movie downloads? “Legitimate online video services have already been slow in coming to Canada, but because of download limits being imposed by the country’s major internet service providers, they may never really get...
by liam | May 1, 2008 | weekly feedings
Net Neutrality explained in 10 minutes If you’re reading this, then you like the internet. Let’s stop it from becoming TV. (tags: netneutrality freedom neutrality video Internet net politics media) You might also enjoy: links for 2008-05-03 links for...
by liam | Apr 16, 2008 | weekly feedings
School board bans mobile devices “Trustees last night approved a new policy that prohibits students from using cellphones and other personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as mp3 players during the school day.” Teaching in that board just got a lot more...