02.27.08 - 08:35pm
The prototyping for our “intelligent suitcase” (it optimizes your packing for trips) is progressing nicely. One of our members whipped up a cat-oriented error message.
The basic idea is that said suitcase would take a few inputs:
A trip itinerary based on your calendar
The predicted weather for each destination (and the duration you’ll be there)
A copy of [...]
02.24.08 - 11:04pm
Every year, the Independent Games Festival holds a competition to “reward innovation in independent games,” giving recognition to titles developed by single people or small groups. In particular, the IGF focuses on games that break from the standard genres; the titles that usually win bring something new to the table. Today, I’ll be looking at [...]
02.24.08 - 09:04pm
I’ve been doing some research for my latest Information Visualization paper on decision-making up here in the library, and I’m finding that the decision making process is influenced heavily by a number of cognitive biases, which are basically faults in the way we process information. While not all of them apply directly to the decision [...]