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Video game technology: Motion tracking technology is extremely precise, inexpensive wit... - 0 views

  • Called Lumitrack, the technology has two components -- projectors and sensors.
  • A key to Lumitrack is the structured pattern that is projected over the tracking area.
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      An answer to Lumitrack is a made plate and is show in surveyed areas.
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HowStuffWorks "Making Video Games with Code" - 0 views

  • Video game makers use several codes to create their games
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HowStuffWorks "How Making A Video Game Works" - 0 views

  • many players stop and think about what's involved with creating these games
  • video game creators must possess the technical computer programming skills necessary to make their vision of a reality, at least in cyberspace.
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      Paraphrase Video game makers have to have the technological coding skills to make sights of reality in cyberspace.
  • Creating video games is not only fun, but it's also a growing field.
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  • Making video games requires many different talents, such as the visual imagination of an artist and the storytelling skills of an author.
  • Video game makers also turn to video game software, which is specially designed to facilitate the vast amount of computer software code needed to bring a game to life.
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      Paraphrase Video game creators turn to game software, which is created for the load of computer software code to let the game become playable.
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Technology Quotes and Sayings - 0 views

  • One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. ~Elbert Hubbard
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      What technology does in the gaming is magnificent. Quote ~Elbert Hubbard 2014 Mar 03 Mon 18:16 May 7 quotegarden.com
  • Technology... the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it. ~Max Frisch
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      How technology works in video games is great. Quote ~Max Frisch 2014 Mar 03 Mon 18:16 May 7 quotegarden.com
  • It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. ~Albert Einstein
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      What makes technology important in video games is amazing. Quote ~Albert Einstein 2014 Mar 03 Mon 18:16 May 7 quotegarden.com
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10 Educational Technology Quotes | TeachBytes - 1 views

  • “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is most important.” - Bill Gates
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      What technology does in the gaming is magnificent. Paraphrase -Bill Gates 03.01.12 May 7 http://teachbytes.com Paraphrase: Technology is just a gadget. In ways that get children to work all together and encourage them, a teacher is more valuable.
  • “There can be infinite uses of the computer and of new age technology, but if teachers themselves are not able to bring it into the classroom and make it work, then it fails.” - Nancy Kassebaum
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      How technology works in video games is great. Paraphrase -Jennifer Fleming 03.01.12 May 7 http://teachbytes.com Paraphrase: There can be uses of computers and of new technology, though teachers cannot bring it into classrooms and make it work, then it is of no use.
  • “Teaching in the Internet age means we must teach tomorrow’s skills today.” – Jennifer Fleming
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      What makes technology important in video games is amazing. Paraphrase -Jennifer Fleming 03.01.12 May 7 http://teachbytes.com Paraphrase: Learning with Internet means we have to teach the up coming day's work today.
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HowStuffWorks "Video Game System Comparison" - 2 views

  • The Xbox 360's processor is a customized Power-PC based CPU from IBM. It has three symmetrical cores that run at 3.2 gigahertz (GHz) each. This processor has a lot of horsepower, but it lacks the Cell architecture of the PlayStation 3 design.
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  • The Nintendo Wii's processor isn't quite as impressive. It's an IBM Broadway 729 megahertz (MHz) processor. While the chip isn't in the same league as its competitors, Nintendo executives say the processor is more than powerful enough to provide a fun gaming experience.
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  • Next let's look at graphics. The PlayStation 3 uses an RSX graphics processing unit (GPU) that runs at 550 MHz. The Xbox 360 has a 500 MHz ATI GPU. The ATI Hollywood 243 MHz card powers the graphics for Nintendo Wii. The PlayStation has the edge on the specs, though some gamers say they feel that the Xbox makes better use of its capabilities than the PlayStation. Meanwhile, Nintendo claims that the company wants to focus more on making games fun and less on beefing up graphics.
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  • The PlayStation 3 is also a Blu-ray DVD player, which might give it the edge over the other two consoles. For people who want a Blu-ray player and a game system, the PlayStation 3 is a tempting choice. Before the end of the high-definition disc wars, Microsoft released an external HD-DVD drive that users could connect to its Xbox 360 console, but discontinued production in February 2008 after the HD-DVD format gave up the ghost [source: GamerScore Blog]
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  • Just like the world of computers, video game systems are constantly getting better. New technology developed specifically for video game systems is being coupled with other new technologies, such as DVD.
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  • The PlayStation 3 uses a Cell processor. Developed by Toshiba and IBM specifically for the game system, the concept behind this processor was to create a chip that acted like a biological cell in an organism. It's distributed computing on a single chip. Cell processors can cooperate with each other, making it possible to create virtual supercomputers by linking multiple cell processors together.
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