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Facebook AI protects life from Live Streaming

In an era when everyone lives online, Facebook, the biggest social platform, adds constantly new tools for the user. One attractive feature is live streaming. Despite chatting and concerts that we are used to see, live video shows us...

By Anna Vallianatou on 09/23/18 Comments Off

The Innocence of Infographics

Interactive infographics are becoming a major trend in data visualization. Infographics are a relatively new way to simplify complex stories, data and findings. They can be very useful in organizing a large amount of information in an easy...

By Sander van Haren on 10/08/13 Comments Off

Fail and Prejudice: Using Inkscape as an alternative to Illustrator

I was already familiar with Illustrator (CS3). However since it’s been a while ago, I thought I could use Inkscape without prejudice. Think again. The point was to make a head upside down, half filled with blood, dripping out....

By Emina Sendijarevic on 10/31/10 Comments Off

What Real Time Strategy game must I play?

So you like Real Time Strategy games and want to find new games previously unknown to you, but potentially worth playing?

By Kai Henriquez on 11/24/09 Comments Off

Google Takes Command: Shaping the Web

Even though the web doesn’t have a central point, sometimes Google, or search engines in general, seem to form the center of this universe. Bringing together all these different websites into one database, ready to be searched. Google’s software,...

By Harro Heijboer on 10/14/09 Comments Off

Rivers of Reputation

This post will be about Lifestreaming, or Data Streams. “Lifestreaming, in essence, is a site dedicated to collecting and publishing online activity – all in one place. In its most basic definition, lifestreams are information aggregators that funnel...

By Daphne Ben Shachar on 12/16/07 5

Games as tools @ cinekid

The lecture was meant as an introduction to the workshop given by Mediamatic on games as tools, but also as an inspirational talk to all involved/ interested in film making and new media. First to talk was Friedrich Kirschner (zeitbrand.net...

By Tjerk Timan on 10/18/07 1

Football with the boys 2.0

As a new media student I'm always interested in examples of how new media applications find their way in peoples everyday lives. My football team is a good example off a social event that formerly only took place in...

By Rikus Wegman on 10/16/07 2