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Experimental VR Art Project at Google’s Venice HQ

by David | Mar 3, 2017 | Design, Friday Noon Videos, UX/UI, Video

Depending upon your tolerance for the sight of people wearing virtual reality helmets all craning their necks and looking about themselves, this video is either really charming or really alarming. Thanks to Kluge interactive for the invite to this special event....

The Cure to Swine Flu Hysteria: Laughter

by David | May 1, 2009 | Amusing Nonsense, Friday Noon Videos, Online Video, Video

The swine flu pandemic – er, ahem H1N1 virus (now the officially gov’t sanctioned name for the Aporkalypse) – has generated hysteria in the news that rivals the Deadly Y2K Bug That Was Gonna Kill Us All (if you don’t remember – a sample...

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