Natural or Virtual?

My Research and Methodology class (CPSC699) has been a great introduction to the requirements and flow of graduate studies. From journals, conferences, scientific posters and thesis proposals, the exposure to academia and some of the requirements of my Masters forced...

Windows 10 workstation

My 2012 MacBook Pro started to act up last week and unfortunately, it appears RAM related. If I would have bought the last MacBook Pro version that allowed for swapping out RAM this may not have been a problem. But I didn’t. I decided to jump in whole hog to the...

AR will change the world

I tend to stay away from broad, generalized technology pronouncements. However, augmented reality (AR) is poised to change the world. I can’t agree more with Tim Sweeney of Epic Games in his talk on the future of AR in the next decade (“Augmented reality...

A Scholarship…from the Queen?

I received a Graduate scholarship (Queen Elizabeth II) last week and it’s pretty cool. The Queen finally came through for me. Putting in the hard work over 24 years ago finishing up my undergraduate degree in Fine Arts was never about getting good grades. It was...

So Many Tools!

I love creative software tools. Not like. LOVE. When I started with Director in 1993 I used Photoshop, Illustrator and Alias Sketch! to build my digital portfolio and taught myself each one. It was an exhilarating experience reading books, manuals and pure trial &...