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Submission + - Implanting Telescopes in Eyes (singularityhub.com)

Submitted by kkleiner
kkleiner writes: CentraSight makes an implantable eye telescope that expands the center field of vision so that the image coming into the eye can be captured on the part of the macula that is still healthy. Advanced macular degeneration affects millions of Americans, and about 500,000 of these have cases advanced enough to benefit from CentraSight. According to VisionCare, that number will likely double by 2050. That means hundreds of thousands of people in the US alone may be able to see again with the telescope.
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Submission + - Should computer games adapt to the way you play? (newscientist.com) 1

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jtogel
jtogel writes: "Many games use "rubberbanding" to adapt to your skill level, making the game harder if you're a better player and vice versa. Just think of Mario Kart and the blatantly obvious ways it punishes you if you drive too well by giving the people who are hopelessly behind super-weapons to smack you with. It's also very common to just increase the skill of the NPCs as you get better — see e.g. Oblivion. In my research group, we are working on slightly more sophisticated ways to adapt the game to you, including generating new level elements based on your playing style.

Now, the question is: is this a good thing at all? Some people would claim that adapting the game to you just rewards mediocrity (you don't get rewarded for playing well). Others would say that it restricts the freedom of expression of the game designer. But still, game players have very different skill levels and skill sets when they come to a game, and we would like to cater to them all. And if you don't see playing skill as one-dimensional, maybe it's possible to do meaningful adaptation? What sort of game adaptation would you like to see? I'm very interested in your feedback here..."

Comment Re:Uhm? (Score 1) 98

by xonar (#28112255) Attached to: Testing So-Called 'Unified Threat Managers'

Ever heard of computer loaded with *nix and configured as a gateway/router/proxy with snort or something similar loaded? Back before you young whippersnappers came in with your fancy firewall appliances, that's what we had. And we liked it that way!

And still like it that way

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