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Friday, June 17, 2011

LINKS AND UPDATES: Emerging and interactive technologies/apps, related posts




    Calming Technologies Research, Stanford University

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    Friday, December 24, 2010

    Hans Rosling Interacts with Health Data: 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes (cross posted)

    Hans Rosling's enthusiasm for data visualization has increased my appreciation for statistics. In the video below, Rosling interacts with 120,000 data points related to 200 countries over 200 years. I especially like the "Alternate Reality" effect.


    "Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view"

    Hans Rosling is a Professor of Global Health in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Director of the Gapminder Foundation.  The Gapminder World website has a wealth of resources for teachers, students, and anyone who is interested in learning about things through the use of information visualization. 

    According to information from the website, "Gapminder is a non-profit venture – a modern “museum” on the Internet – promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.Gapminder was founded in Stockholm by Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund and Hans Rosling on February 25, 2005. Gapminder is registered as a Foundation at Stockholm County Administration Board (Länstyrelsen i Stockholm) with registration number (organisationsnummer) 802424-7721."

    Below is a list of annotated links to various Gapminder webpages:
    Gapminder Labs: "Gapminder Labs is where we experiment with new features, visualizations and tools. Some of these might later gain a more prominent place on Gapminder.org."
    Gapminder for Teachers: "This section is for educators who want to use Gapminder in their education. You'll find shortcuts to tools and guides for Gapminder in a classroom."
    Gapminder Downloads: This section includes links to downloadable content, such as Gapminder Desktop, handouts, lesson plans, including teacher guides, and a good number of interesting interactive presentations.
    Gapminder Videos: The videos include interesting presentations as well as a number of Hans Rosling's TED talks. The material is free to use and distribute under the Creative Commons License.
    Data in Gapminder World:  This section includes all of the indicators displayed in Gapminder World.

    Cross-posted on the Interactive Multimedia Technology and TechPsych blogs.

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    Sunday, October 24, 2010

    Augmented Realty Eyeglasses: I AM geeky enough to make this fashion statement!

    THE AR WALKER, from NTT DoCoMo

    AR-walker
    Jason Sosa tweeted about the latest trend, the AR Walker, augmented reality for your glasses. This technology from NTT DoCoMo allows you to instantly access location-based information about the things around you. This would be very convenient for people walking about in urban areas, or for tourists. The system also provides easy access to other kinds of information. For example, if you look up towards the sky, you'll get weather information...beyond what you'd figure out on your own.

    Of course, the fashionable get-up is in the prototype stage, so you won't be able be seen in public with the newest type of shades anytime soon. For more information, see the video below:


    AR WALKER


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    Cross-posted on the Interactive Multimedia Technology blog.

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