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In gaming news, Wired.com covered the 2010 Game Developers conference, and among the ones noted in their coverage video was a not-so-handy game sphere called the Virtusphere. It's basically a giant plastic hamster ball paired with a set of virtual reality goggles and, in this case, a game-controller gun that lets you perform first-person games. The Virtusphere costs around $30,000 and is 10 feet high. It detects your head movement via your goggles so that the display in your goggles reflect the direction you are facing and the sphere acts like a hamster ball so that you could just walk endlessly. The virtusphere was first used for military applications for training.
Windows Mobile 7 Apps will only be on Marketplace
Hot off the net, it is confirmed that Windows 7 Phone apps will only be available via the Windows Marketplace. The Windows Phone Marketplace, also just detailed by Microsoft, supports credit card purchases, ad-supported content, and, depending on your operator, billing features.
Engadget seems to be very excited about the new Windows Phone Maketplace with its quicklaunch saving capabilities and panoramic view, however, they don’t seem too excited about the fact that Windows 7 Phone apps can only be downloaded via the marketplace. App developers will now, in addition to developing apps, have to comply with Microsoft screening rules including technical and content guidelines in order for their apps to be usable with the software. This is sounding very Apple-like, but Microsoft ensures transparency to avoid submission booboos. Microsoft’s Todd Biggs also noted that their company will release this May a comprehensive set of guidelines and policies regarding apps and the Windows Marketplace.
3D Gaming
More on gaming, it seems the release of 3D TVs is paving the way for 3D game development. The problem with 3D is that it requires double frame rate since it is basically rendering images for both eyes. A decent 3D gaming tower will cost $4,000, but unless you’re a big 3D buff, it is suggested to wait for the PS3 3D gaming upgrade sometime in June or the upcoming 3D upgrade for the Xbox 360. Nevertheless, don’t expect current consoles to have fully featured high resolution 3D games just yet. The consoles are having a hard time rendering at current framerate, much less the required double rate of 3D.
The Firewall of China will fall?
China has been dubious about its internet censorship, just look at the Google vs. China talks that has been going on. Currently Google is keeping filters on Google.cn, but it seems the website won’t be up for long. The fast-developing industrial giant is known to censor various Internet content that it deems harmful. This includes content like pornography, violence, and most importantly, poilitically sensitive material. In his statement, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams stated that the firewall of China will soon give way to the Internet, stating further that "[t]he Internet is a tidal wave that is going to be impossible for everyone to keep out."
Militant and Hate groups using social networking sites.
I don’t blame China for being protective, not with reports that 11,500 social network sites host militant groups, hate groups, and even terrorism. The report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center states that this value is even a low-ball value and indicates a 20% increase in the number of hate-sites from last year’s 10,000.
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