March 2010
27 posts
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WatchURBANSCREEN: dialog between art and urban communication
The merging of physical architecture with virtual skin can unlock creative potential. This takes 3D movies such Avatar to a whole new level and is one more variation on augmented reality. (link)
Don’t mess with Texas! (Link)
WatchHEALTHCARE REFORM: 2400 pages reduced to 18 points
The Huffington Post has compiled a list of the top 18 immediate effects of the health care bill as well as some that will take effect in the first year of implementation (Link)
WatcheHealth: RememberItNow uses Prezi to explain their offering
This post is not about eHealth or RememberItNow but about the Flash-based app that lets you break away from the slide-by-slide approach of most presentations. Prezi allows you to create non-linear presentations where you can zoom in and out of a visual map containing words, links, images, videos, etc. It even has a Pecha Kucha timer for...
WatchI’M STILL HERE: a shift in living with alzheimer’s
For John Zeisel, it’s about quality of life for the people with Alzheimer’s and their families. As president and co-founder of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care, John developed the Artists for Alzheimer’s™ program, which involves art emersion for people with the disease. The shift? People who appear to be lost to the world can still be...
WatchHEALTHCARE REFORM IN THE U.S.: what will it look like and what does it mean?
In this MIT overview of the reform debate to date,
Jonathan Gruber describes “what needs to be resolved to make it across the finish line.”
Joseph J. Doyle, explains that in a decade or two, the U.S. will spend 10% of its GDP tending to health needs.
Amy Finkelstein examines the economic consequences of expanding...
WatchURBAN INFORMATICS: metrics on steroids
Multi-sensory interaction design merges with architecture, planning and an urbanism informed by everyday data. By Arup’s Dan Hill.
An early mock-up of the concept. Milwaukee’s Gas Building built in 1930. The flame changes colors in a number of different ways to communicate the weather forecast for the city.
Next step? Foursquare App projects your...
