November 2, 2011, International Game Innovation Conference, Orange, CA–Ohad Shvueli from PrimeSense talked about introducing the third dimension to natural interfaces for gaming. New technologies often find an entry point in the game-playing equipment. Interfaces and interactions with those interfaces change over time. For example, the first cars required a crank to start the engine. [...]
November 2, 2011, International Game Innovation Conference, Orange, CA–Susan Bonds from 42 Entertainment talked about gameplay, participation, and storylines in her keynote talk. The world of entertainment is changing as seen in alternate reality games. Here, the participants are changing their expectations of boundaries. They are changing consumption patterns and increasing group participation in these [...]
October 27, 2011, International Solar Energy Technology Conference, Santa Clara, CA—Eric Wesoff from Greentech Media introduced the topic and made some comments before leaving for a meeting. Pallab Chatterjee acted as back-up moderator for the panel. The panel members included Don Danh from East-West Bank, Kevin Gao from CA Solar, and Sandeep Sharma from Sandview [...]
October 27, 2011, International Solar Energy Technology Conference, Santa Clara, CA—Victor Moroz from Synopsys discussed the design, modeling, and optimization of silicon solar cells and modules. Optimization must be across all levels of the system, from the silicon, to the cells, and to the modules through virtual prototypes. The challenges in improving PV efficiency are [...]
