Kinect: Dance Central Full Motion Preview with Jessica Chobot. 3D Videogames Coming to the PlayStation Network in the United States. Following an announcement made for the Japanese market, Sony is now saying that full three dimensional videogames are coming to the United States PSN, after the PlayStation 3 received a firmware update, which enabled the technology in April. This comes just as the entertainment giant is launching its line up of 3D-capable High Definition television sets under the Bravia brand.John Koller, who is the director of hardware marketing at Sony, revealed on the official blog of the company, “We’re extremely excited to be at the helm of a whole new gaming experience unlike anything offered before.” He also announced that the company was aiming to soon deliver another firmware update to the PlayStation 3 allowing the home console to play back movies from the Blu-ray in full three dimensional mode.
Gamers will also be able to experience a demo version of MotorStorm, featuring a buggy on the Kanaloa bay track. 3D plus Kinect.. why not? Statistics Help for Journalists. Numbers can't "talk," but they can tell you as much as your human sources can. But as with human sources, you have to ask! So what should you ask a number? Well, mathematicians have developed an entire field — statistics — dedicated to getting answers out of numbers. Now, you don't have to have a degree in statistics in order to conduct an effective "interview" with your data.
But you do need to know a few basics. In 1996, I first published Statistics Every Writer Should Know, an online tutorial for math-phobic journalists. I majored in a program called "Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences" at Northwestern University (try to fit that on a job application!) Running a business demands at least a basic knowledge of math and math concepts, so I'm including this tutorial as an appendix my 2012 book, How to Make Money Publishing Community News Online.
Here, described in plain English, are some basic concepts in statistics that every writer should know... So, You're a Beginner? Moving On.