Monday, April 26, 2010

Summit catches 3D gaming in upswing

I was reading this article about 3D gaming and it could not be any more dead on about the timing and readyness for 3D gaming.

Summit catches 3D gaming in upswing

When I was at CES in January I saw the huge amount of hype and push for 3D TV. I just have no desire to gear up to watch TV. That is when I relax and I don't want to put on battery powered glasses to do it in my own living room. I understand that porn watchers are going to ultimately drive the technology like most innovations.

I did get a chance to experience the Nvidia gaming booth and I was bown away. The games are computer generated so the natural depth perception isn't quite the same as looking at real people in a movie. I already sit down and gear up to play with my gaming mouse, keyboard, headphones, and microphone, so why not throw in some battery powered glasses too? After checking out a game hands on in Vegas, I'm ready for 3D and will be making a purchase soon to get there.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Ignite Dallas #2

I've been following the TED events for a few years and I've always wanted to go but haven't been able to get approved to attend. If you are not familiar with TED it is a gathering of people who give timed presentations on their big ideas. You have to be reviewed and your idea has to be pretty riveting or game changing to present.

To be able to attend an event in person you have to write an essay and be pretty important. I do appreciate being able to watch all the videos on www.TED.com. I find them very inspirational and they continue to give me hope for the future of humanity.

Recently other groups have been working to emulate TED such as SMU with their TEDxSMU event which I also tried to get into and was not accepted. I stumbled on another group which I was able to get into and I'm looking forward to seeing what the event holds. This group is called Ignite Dallas. I registered on EventBright for only $20 here and there is a Facebook page here. I'll attend and report back on how it goes. It's Wednesday June 2nd from 6pm till 10pm at the Granada Theatre.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Brightcove - B2B Marketing with Video

I was sent this video by someone and I have to say that it's a good way to think about video. I've never seen this type of cohesive approach to video before and I wanted to share it with others. This is probably only interesting to you if you are in marketing but I could be wrong.