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This Microsoft Flight Simulator video highlights 40 years of PC gaming changes

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It was also the first version for Macs, with a number of custom mods and add-ons developed for it. This was a major release for Microsoft, in an age where 3D games were increasingly pushing boundaries on game consoles. Flight Simulator 4.0 Image: Microsoft. Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Flight Simulator 5.0

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Metroid Dread is real, and it’s coming to the Switch

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The game looked to play similarly to the 3DS game Metroid: Samus Returns — but it’s actually a direct sequel to the Game Boy Advance title Metroid Fusion from 2002, where Samus similarly had to avoid the terrifying SA-X. Here, Samus will have some intriguing abilities to help her get around.

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‘Myst’ in VR: Classic game to get a modern reboot with virtual reality debut on Oculus Quest

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The original Myst was the #1 best-selling video game in the world from 1993 to 2002, a “killer app” that contributed to widespread adoption of CD-ROM drives for home computers. A new virtual reality version of Myst will be released for Oculus Quest later this year. Could a remake have the same effect for virtual reality?

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Tech Moves: Zillow hires NYC leader; ex-Airbnb president joins Tapas Capital; Big Fish exec returns to EA; Slalom’s first CMO; and more

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Srinivasan co-founded Watts at Work, an energy analytics service, and was a director of business development at Microsoft. Rabasa is currently CEO and founder of Fizbuz, a networking site for developers. The faculty position, established in 2002, brings distinguished leaders to campus. “I based 3D Robotics. Slalom Photo).

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Six Trends that are transforming Living Online: Presentation at Influence conference - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

3D TV without glasses is a reality and not far from commercialization. While 3D efforts using colored or polarizing glasses will continue for some time, the real future is in providing different images to each eye, as in Philips’ 3D TV initiatives. It will also be possible to generate realistic 3D images from 2D video.

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Map of the Decade, ExaTrends of the Decade, and the Zeitgeist for 2011

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Many developed nations will start hitting the wall in their ability to support their elderly. The contrast with the rapid growth of developing nations will bring into focus the turn in economic fortunes. DEMOGRAPHIC CRUNCH. The inevitable result is mass migration, licit or illicit. TECHNOLOGY AWAKENS. Immersive Entertainment.

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Innovation Timeline 1900 – 2050: what we might invent in the next few decades - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Ross is author most recently of Implementing Enterprise 2.0 , the prescient Living Networks , which anticipated the social network revolution, and the Amazon.com bestseller Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships (click on the links for free chapter downloads). Have a look and play with the ideas.

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