Stanford University School of Engineering will be offering free online Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Introduction to Database courses this Fall as a part of a “bold experiment in distributed education”. Classes begin Oct. 10 and you get a swanky certificate upon completion! Artificial Intelligence -  http://www.ai-class.com/ Machine Learning -  http://ml-class.org/ Intro to Databases -  http://www.db-class.com/ [...]

Professor Henry Jenkins joined us last night as the speaker for the 511 seminar. He presented a thought-provoking discussion-based version of his The Revenge of the Origami Unicorn: Seven Principles of Transmedia Storytelling lecture. ( Part 1 ) ( Part 2 ) Professor Jenkin’s Intro and Backchannel transcript can be found after the jump. Introduction: Henry Jenkins describes himself [...]

g-Speak Questions 1. Has a formal database been developed for g-Speak? 2. How is excess data currently handled within the system? 3. How easy is it to enter text? 4. What other external technologies can be used? 5. Is there more sample code than what we already have? Is there any current database code with the [...]

These are a few interfaces that I chose to show in class, I also have an analysis of other, more common, gestures below, downloadable in a word docx. Carville http://www.vimeo.com/3605050 Razorfish has created a variety of Microsoft Surface applications including DaVinci, a physics engine application similar to Crayon Physics. One of their more unique applications is Carville, [...]

David Morin David is an independent consultant currently representing the Media & Entertainment division of Autodesk Inc. in the Los Angeles area. After earning a B.Sc.A. in computer science from Laval University (Quebec City, Canada) in 1982, David first worked as an artist in traditional media. In 1991 he joined Softimage, a 3D software company, where [...]

Over the summer, Peter Van Dyke and I have been working with the Microsoft Surface as part of a Microsoft Research gift. This project is intended to push Microsoft’s Surface into a recording environment and see what it can do. Two initial areas of exploration are collaborative mixing and simultaneous multi-axis control. We are also working [...]

Monty iTunes Controller v.1 uses accelerometer data to control iTunes. Depending on Monty’s position, data is sent via the serial port to an AppleScript to communicate with iTunes. The motions are a bit exaggerated currently, because my X and Y values are very small, this will change in v.2 to allow for a greater range of [...]

//I Think It Is Superb! //by Emily Duff – CTIN 544 //March 26, 2009 // //This app is a visualization of the phrase ‘I think it is superb’ //Click and drag on the man’s head to pull out his thoughts. When //you reach the end, a button appears to move on to the next phrase [...]

// EatPrayLove Simulator // by Emily Duff 2.19.09 for CTIN 544 // // This small app uses the light sensor input to create two sides to the screen // by balancing the lights (eat and pray) you can find love. This is the main // objective in Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love. // // It [...]