This particular video was using footage of the results from a 6 hour crash course with students who had no programming experience. They began with the source code for a simple breakout clone provided by Thirion, and ended up with this beautiful montage. The wonderful thing about the computational, the generative, the procedural, is that things emerge that often cannot be accurately predicted by the person responsible for the underlying logic.
allows you to attach a Nintendo Wii Nunchuck to your Digispark and use the accelerometer, analog stick, and buttons for your project (robot control!) or send the data to the computer over USB. With the included example you can even use it as a USB joystick!
The combination of Omek Beckon and the BeagleBoard-xM provides developers with a low-cost solution for adding gesture recognition to devices using embedded processors, and is an ideal solution for educators and independent developers looking to research or experiment with gesture recognition.
Searchlight is a co-operative, physical game for two players, created for the Hide&Seek Weekender 2012. Though it’s a physical game, played with wooden blocks and balls, it’s facilitated through technology: a Kinect and a projector, connected to a computer.
Sphero is a completely new type of gaming system. It's the world's first robotic ball that you control with a tilt, touch, or swing from your smartphone or tablet. You can drive Sphero, play tabletop and multiplayer games, hold Sphero in your hand to use it as a controller for on-screen gameplay, learn basic programming, and even explore augmented reality.
Software developer Pentaho Corp. received $23 million in October from Benchmark Capital, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich LLC, Index Ventures and New Enterprise Associates Inc.
Lensar Inc., which makes cataract laser machines, received $5 million from Hamilton Lane in November.
Row Sham Bow Inc., a maker of computer games, received $3 million from Intersouth Partners.
"We have people playing each other face to face in our bar, they're high fiving, they're congratulatory, they're respectful, they're having a good time. When you play online, you just want to scream sometimes. [The arcade] is just a better experience."