Finance minister Mike De Jong says the government quickly revised its provincial budget over the last few days to lower its expected revenue from natural gas royalties in the next year. De Jong says the change was made after advice from independent economist Tim O'Neill, who found the government over-estimated natural gas revenues in five of … [Read more...]
Touch Feedback in Android Apps: Immersion Meetup
January 29, 2013 by
Come and meet the Immersion team who are in town from San Jose and check out the latest in Haptics technology! Haptics, also known as touch or tactile feedback, has long been included in console gaming to engage players with a sense of realism. Android developers can now offer similar effects in mobile games by leveraging Immersion’s free tools and … [Read more...]
Council seeks feedback on transportation plan
October 30, 2012 by
Vancouver City Council is considering feedback to it's Transportation 2040 plan. Reactions from the dozens speaking at council are generally positive, but a number of groups with vested interests think there is room for improvements. Both the Vancouver Board of Trade and Downtown Vancouver Business Association expressed concerns that … [Read more...]
Park board seeks feedback on charging stations
May 5, 2012 by
The Vancouver Park Board is hosting an open house Saturday on installing charging stations for electric cars.The stations are proposed at three parking lots along Beach Avenue -- at Broughton, Bute and Bidwell Streets.They'd also have a cellular pole to increase cellphone capacity during crowded events.Gordon Barber with the Park Board... "It's … [Read more...]
Surround Haptics could bring force feedback to vests, coasters and gaming (video)
August 11, 2011 by
Haptics and gaming have gone hand in hand for centuries it seems -- well before the Rumble Pak made itself an N64 staple, we vividly recall snapping up a vibration jumpsuit for our Sega Genesis. 'Course, it was on clearance for a reason. Ali Israr et al. were on hand here at SIGGRAPH's E-tech conference to demonstrate the next big leap in haptics, … [Read more...]
