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The Top 10 Sports Video Games of All Time by Adam McFarland
There have been hundreds of sports video games throughout the years. In less than forty years we’ve gone from Pong to MLB 2K6 for the Xbox 360. But the evolution of games hasn’t always meant better games. Just because a game has flashier interfaces and better graphics, it doesn’t necessarily... Madden ‘94 (Genesis, SNES) - Based on memory this game was awesome. ... '05 introduced the hit-stick control and defensive playmaker to bring the defensive control on par with the offense. ... Not to mention, this was the first game with the 3/4 angle camera.
Data Storage Media – A Guide to Selecting Media For Storing and Backing Up Computer Data by David Haysom
Data, or information stored on your computer, can either be held on fixed disk drives inside the computer or on removable media such as CD's that can be inserted and removed. Removable media can be used to transfer files between computers or to backup the data already existing on fixed disk drives. ... The upside… Increased capacity: one Optical disc can store the same amount of data as over 500 diskettes Durability: they last up to seven times as long as Magnetic forms of storage Flash Memory (Solid-State Removable Storage) Solid-state memory (or Flash memory) is a...
Battery Wars - This 'Is' the New Wireless Frontier by Dennis Schooley
I can picture it now. Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader face off for an epic light-saber battle to the death! The fate of the world hangs in the balance! Then their light-saber batteries run out of juice so they’re left holding onto a couple of limp licorice sticks, resulting in a leg-wrestling... In fact digital calculations themselves require steady voltage to maintain memory, and power fluctuations can be catastrophic for the device functionality. ... 2) Fuel cells, which have always been challenged with practical design.
Where Computer Interfaces Are Going : 3D Beyond Games by Tristan Grimmer
This article serves two purposes. It is a discussion about the future of computer interfaces; and it is a means by which I can purge myself of thoughts that have been accumulating on this topic for quite a few years. Even if it fails as intelligent discourse on the first, it will have succeeded... You probably know where your camera is and where the light switches in your home are. ... It takes advantage of a well-established ability; spatial memory. ... Placing objects manually, whether on your desktop or in a 3D environment, takes advantage of spatial memory.
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