New Realities
Microsoft's Mixed Reality platform will support SteamVR games
Big announcements this week as Microsoft's long hyped world of 'HoloLens' (which has been all hype, not much else) finally gets its shift into an ecosystem of
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Big Ideas
Want to find STEM action near you? Check STARportal
The Australian government has launched STARportal as a resource for parents and kids to find cool STEM themed activities, camps, competitions and the rest.
Games
Where did Apple TV gaming go wrong?
A good piece about a very good question. I had such hopes for the Apple TV platform as a gaming space. iOS had all the best mobile games. It should have been
Home
Maybe the greatest lamp ever designed
An incredibly advanced lamp, dubbed the Komorebi, delivering some of the most natural lighting effects I've ever seen. Stunning concept.
Games
Should Minecraft be in the classroom?
Samuel Horti looks at the question of using Minecraft as an educational tool. Does it really help? Or is it a gimmick that gets in the way of real learning?
Culture
Lava lamps and data come together at CloudFlare San Francisco
Design, performance art and clever security infrastructure come together at CloudFlare San Francisco. A wall of lava lamps has been integrated into the office
Business
Delete your accounts, get real work done
I'm fascinated by these discussions. I love social media, I love my many points of digital connection, but I know some of it is pure noise. How do we get down
Big Ideas
Realising the promise of STEM education
Professor Jan Van Driel has written about the need to coordinate efforts to promote more kids to take up careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering
Technology
Robots won't replace us because we still need 'that human touch'
So says Australia's Chief Scientist Alan Finkel in a new piece for The Conversation.
Big Ideas
10 years of Bioshock: The genius of Rapture
A lot of 10th anniversary talk around Bioshock, a game worthy of such reflection. There's good Remastered edition options out there. If you haven't played it,
Media
Samurai Jack, art in a cartoon, gets its complete box set
Every frame of Samurai Jack is an artwork. One of the great animated series, and this year it got its conclusion with a Season 5. And with that it now
Technology
Uber to trial flying vehicles in Sydney in 2023
That's some long-term planning, but it's an interesting concept that should be trialled at some point.