10/06/2008 08:14:00 PM
For years video games and their makers have been dismissed by many as irrelevant, child's play.

The industry has carved out an impressive place in the entertainment space, but never seems to get the love or respect it feels it deserves.

With computing power advancing at a rapid rate and consoles being at the forefront of this, we are now starting to see games and the gaming industry being taken seriously.

One of the first examples was Folding@Home on the PS3, which allows console owners to band together to help medical science.

The latest manifestation is the amazing collaboration between Citroen and Polyphony Digital, the makers of the hit driving simulation game, Gran Turismo.

The Citroen GT
unveiled at last week's Paris Auto Show was created in Polyphony's computers and then rendered into a live concept at Citroen.

Citroen GT

The car therefore has been designed to perfection for both the real and virtual/digital worlds.




Posted by Ed Cotton

03/21/2008 10:46:45 AM
Is the “swarm” a way of improving the quality of user-generated content?

There are signs that the next wave of interesting stuff on the web will be all about collaboration.

Some examples;

Kluster: A collaborative networking site that allows people to come together around ideas. They recently completed an interesting capabilities demonstration at TED.

Kaltura:
Lets users develop a collaborative video project by uploading video clips, photos, or audio tracks to a wiki. Users edit collaboratively using Kaltura’s browser-based video editor. They then import their video creations into Kaltura’s library of legally remixable content.

Collaborative Playlists: Edit and share playlists with others- like with Spotify.

This new collaboration movement will allow things to happen faster, allow the end results to be better and make the process more engaging and fun for all involved.
 

Posted by Ed Cotton
Tags: kaltura (1) spotify (2) kluster (1) collaboration (2)

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