November ← 2007 ← Greenbush Labs

Rich’s Blog: The long awaited Yahoo for teachers is now available

Nov

2007

The long awaited Yahoo for teachers is now available: [beta.teachers.yahoo.com]

Rich’s Blog: Edusim High Order Bits For the Future of “Immersive Touch” 4

Nov

2007

Here are the big broad strokes of where I would like to go with the Edusim “Immersive Touch” project in time. Focus: Low Cost, Low Barrier, 3D, Small Footprint, Natural, K-12, Immersive, Direct Manipulation, Multi-User Edusim generation 1 (current development) * Surface devices (augmenting what the interactive whiteboard is) * 3D – engaging – lesson ...

3D augmented environments using print material & your mobile device *****

Nov

2007

_ Some pretty interesting technology (similar to QR Code tags) that use print material and your mobile device camera to create a 3D experience: Via http://mlearning.edublogs.org This video demonstrates what can be achieved by the convergence of mobile and virtual technologies. Created as a promotion for Wellington Zoo (New Zealand), it allows printed codes to ...

Rich’s Blog: The Evolution of the Classroom Chalkboard & Edusim

Nov

2007

It is my belief that Edusim is an evolutionary step in what started with the classroom chalkboard. The chalkboard gave way to the dry erase board, then that to the electronic surface doing digitally what the user once did on the dry erase surface – and now a surface with a multi-user virtual environment, the ...

Rich’s Blog: Winter Wonderland on my wall using the eBeam !

Nov

2007

Winter Wonderland is now available for download. [edusim3d.com] Blog Reactions: [jlombardi.blogspot.com] [guttorm.hveem.no] [www.mytech.it] [ikt-diginalet.blogspot.com] Clif's notes on interactive whiteboards

Rich’s Blog: An Ebeam turns any surface into an interactive surface ! 1

Nov

2007

I turned my wall into an interactive surface .. how cool ! … and Dino land is shaping up ! [www.luidia.com] Blog Reactions: [www.crunchgear.com] [www.commun-it.org] [punto-informatico.it] [tecnomagazine.net]

Rich’s Blog: Dino-land changes on the way – kids should really like the new effects !

Nov

2007

Dino-land changes on the way – kids should really like the new effects !

Rich’s Blog: Greenbush Island – Secondlife WindLight on a Smartboard interactive whiteboard

Nov

2007

Greenbush Island – Secondlife WindLight on a Smartboard interactive whiteboard

A bit closer to the ultra-mobile internet devices – Android brings the tools to you Spectrum brings the network *****

Nov

2007

_ As you know I have frequently posted about how a nation wide broadband wireless network will dramatically change what mobile devices we use and how we use them… in school, work, and play… And with the Jan. spectrum auction soon to come …. Google starts to show its hand.. first with Android … now ...

Rich’s Blog: Dino Land is now available for download !

Nov

2007

Stop by and grab it here! [edusim3d.com] Blog Reactions: [www.pizarradigitalcv.org]

Rich’s Blog: Greenbush Island through the new Secondlife Windlight Client

Nov

2007

Wow, I was blown away at the detail at Greenbush Island by using the new Secondlife Windlight Client.. its a first look viewer.. but WOW. Greenbush Island is located here: Come give us a visit ! [slurl.com] [sl.greenbush.us]

Rich’s Blog: Darren Couch’s Newest Take2 Bumper

Nov

2007

Couch's newly produced take2 bumper *LOL* .. good stuff You can tune into the Take2 podcast here: [take2.greenbush.us]

Rich’s Blog: The ones I call the “Play Station Generation” : Here comes “Generation V”

Nov

2007

You heve heard me refer to them as the "Playstation Generation" – Computer world has an interesting article (refering to them as Generation V). Article here: [tinyurl.com] The latest group, dubbed Generation Virtual, or V, is made up of people from multiple demographic age groups who make social connections online – through virtual worlds, in ...

The real impact of the IPhone – Android 2

Nov

2007

The Iphone and the Google android interface are leading the charge for the direct manipulation interface ….. This will be huge in the fact that it is just the start of the direct manipulation movement (I think) on a grand scale … changing the way people interact with their technology (directly from the screen – ...

Rich’s Blog: Coming soon – Dino Land for Edusim

Nov

2007

Coming soon – Dino Land for Edusim ! Blog Rections: [selbictnews.blogspot.com]

Rich’s Blog: Updating the Edusim releases – update may take a few days

Nov

2007

Updating the Edusim releases – update may take a few days – you will see the changes as they become available.

Rich’s Blog: Haptics on the direct manipulation & natural input surface 2

Nov

2007

As you may be aware of my interest in natural input and the direct maipulation of virtual objects in education by my work with the Edusim project (http://edusim3d.com). Natural input is the concept of using natural type of movements to interact with digital devices. Direct manipulation is the concept of moving, creating and manipulating virtual ...

Rich’s Blog: One more reason – The trends ahead & Google’s Open Source Mobile Platform

Nov

2007

One more reason my belief the two big emerging technologies Greenbush can leverage most to our advantage are mobile media and virtual environments: Google's Open Source Mobile Platform Via [wwwslashdot.org] As expected, today Google took the wraps off of the gPhone (as the media have for months been referring to the rumored project). Google is ...

Edusim tips and tricks – apply textures – create dissectable object

Nov

2007

Edusim tips and tricks – apply textures & create dissectable objects Blog Reactions: [scyuen.wordpress.com] [cindymedina.blogspot.com] [lions.dist57.org:8080] [rogercarlsen.net]

Rich’s Blog: Forest world sim for Windows is available for download

Nov

2007

Forest world sim for Windows is available for download [edusim3d.com] Blog Reactions: [www.skolmarknad.info]