Safe Weapons: the solution to gun control could be as small as a penny…
The debate over gun control in America has been raging for years. The NRA defends the constitutional right to bear arms ruthlessly; activists plead tirelessly as the cases of unintended violence from guns that got into the wrong hands continue to pile up; and legislators attempt repeatedly to enact laws that increase firearm safety but do little to solve the major issues. Seems to me that they are in desperate need of a third party. Enter: technology. The problem. Guns are dangerous...
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Tugg: A Social, Mobile Game to Fight Childhood Obesity
Wouldn’t it be cool if we could create a mobile game to fight childhood obesity? In the New Media Institute at the University of Georgia, we spent the Spring of 2010 tackling just that question. Our game, Tugg, utilizes a blend of mobile heart monitoring technology and social gaming to pit teams of kids against each other in virtual games of tug-o-war. The only way for kids to win is by literally raising their heart rate, thereby reducing the risk for and effects of childhood obesity in a...
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