Niantic Project 17 Offbeat Holidays and Anniversaries to Celebrate in December Halfway through last December, we gave you 11 unusual holidays to make the month even more festive. While we still highly endorse observing National Wear a Plunger on Your Head Day (December 18th) and National Cover Anything With Chocolate Day (December 16th), we found plenty of other reasons to keep your spirits bright all month. 1. December 1st: (A Proposed) Scrabble Day Much to the chagrin of the Scrabulous inventors and the annoyance of Words with Friends, this granddaddy of word games is copyrighted. 2. Getty Images SMS was born on this date in 1992. 3. December isn’t exactly lacking in opportunities to indulge in sweet treats, but today it’s your offbeat-holiday-given right to mix, bake, and/or eat as many cookies as your glycemic index can handle. 4. The official website of Ninja Day alleges this holiday not only honors all things stealth and nunchucks, but also combats the more nautical offbeat holiday, “Talk Like a Pirate Day,” which takes place in September. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Teaching Generation Text! Using Cell Phones to Enhance Learning Niantic Project Tycho Sees Coming soon While i was working on my new Ingress comic, I decided to go back and explore previous visions. It led me to revise my last two comics, discovering details that previously I had not sensed…. My name is Tycho. If you read comics, you’ve probably seen my work a hundred times. I’ve never done any work of my own. I don’t know what they are, but since I’ve been having them, mysterious people have been watching me. Who are Niantic? I don’t know who they are. Can you help? If any of this means anything to you, please help me. I will be at Comic-Con, because I think I can learn the truth there. Buck Rogers Panel, Friday 6-7pm, Room 4. I know some of the people on that panel, I know they will have some insight.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review → December 3, 2012 Director Peter Jackson's fourth trip to Middle-earth can't quite recapture the greatness, emotional impact or charm of his Lord of the Rings trilogy, but there's nevertheless much to enjoy about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. A classic book known to millions worldwide, most of whom were introduced to it in childhood, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is appropriately lighter in tone than the more apocalyptic Lord of the Rings trilogy. It's a happier time in Middle-earth -- or so many believe until word comes of a Necromancer and a vague, but definite threat looming somewhere that foreshadows the later events of LOTR -- when Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) finds himself besieged by Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) and 13 dwarves asking this meek, comfort-loving hobbit to leave behind his home and join them on a dangerous quest. they endure a series of dangerous encounters with the many creatures and races of Middle-earth.
bia College Chicago : Course Description: Zombies in Popular Media Zombies in Popular Media This course explores the history, significance, and representation of the zombie as a figure in horror and fantasy texts. Instruction follows an intense schedule, using critical theory and source media (literature, comics, and films) to spur discussion and exploration of the figure's many incarnations. Daily assignments focus on reflection and commentary, while final projects foster thoughtful connections between student disciplines and the figure of the zombie. The OASIS system is maintained by the IT department. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this website; however, this website is not a contract, but rather a guide for the convenience of students.
Ingress, du virtuel au réel, la conquête silencieuse selon Google En novembre 2012, Google a lancé discrètement un jeu basé sur son Google Maps, illustrant plusieurs innovations en cours dans les jeux de stratégie, mais également dans la perception de l’espace liée à l’introduction de la réalité augmentée et laissant présager de potentielles applications sur lesquelles le géant du web n’a pas encore communiqué. Une histoire d’agents et de complot Ingress se présente comme un jeu en ligne massivement multijoueur (MMO) en réalité augmentée et géolocalisé, accessible uniquement sur les interfaces mobiles Android. Il est entièrement développé, financé et hébergé par Google à travers un de ses « bureaux » baptisé Niantic Labs. Le jeu fait l’objet d’une beta fermée qui oblige tous les utilisateurs à s’inscrire dans l’espoir d’obtenir une invitation, créant ainsi un sentiment d’exclusivité parmi les joueurs, ce qui fait partie intégrante du scénario. Le scénario d’Ingress emprunte de nombreux codes issus de l’anticipation (K. Le portail des Invalides à Paris