Posts Tagged ‘Era’
Total Immersion and the “Transfigured City:” Shared Augmented Realities, the “Web Squared Era,” and Google Wave
Above is an image above from Total Immersion’s augmented reality experience developed for the “Networked City” exhibition in South Korea, – “a fun scenario created for a u-City’s infrastructure and city management service” “To the naked eye, the exhibit looks like a bare bones model of a city. But when visitors put on the special AR goggles a whole new world unfolds – as graphics overlaid on the city model. ” ( Games Alfresco) “The Networked City,” is a large scale augmented v
Reducing energy usage in the home
Now is the era of the “green home.” It is important that we reduce the amount of energy used by our houses. We need to look at our appliances and at our home insulation , particularly spray foam insulation . Let’s walk through the house to see in how many places we can save energy. Our first stop is the kitchen. }There are a lot of|We can find many} places in the kitchen where energy can be saved. The rule of thumb is to look for appliances with an Energy Star rating. The biggest energy hog
Cities in the Era of Climate Change
Alexandros Washburn, Urban Design Chief, City of New York government, argues that major cities must mitigate greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions and adapt to climate change while engaging in “resource creation.” Smart cities can adapt to climate change and create new value in the form of renewable energy and open spaces at the same time. NYC currently has .00125 percent of the world’s population, but accounts for .00250 percent of its GHG emissions. In total, the U.S. has 8 percent of the world po
ORGANIC BY JOHN PATRICK, SPRING SUMMER 2010
The crowd of editors was pleasantly surprised by the old Hollywood chic afoot at Keen’s Steakhouse where designer John Patrick showed his Organic line. While supporting “green” fashion has never been more en vogue , the clothes themselves often left style-o-philes something to be desired. Such was not the case for Patrick’s Spring Summer 2010 collection. The designer wasn’t going for the typical boho fare but instead was inspired by another recessionary era, the Krazy Kat club scene of the 1920