The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Gerhard Widmer at Austria's Johannes Kepler University has published a manifesto for music information research. He argues the field should refocus so it can facilitate...Motherboard From ACM TechNews | October 12, 2016
Researchers at the U.K.'s Imperial College London recently demonstrated a device that enables paralyzed stroke patients to play computer games as physical therapy...Imperial College London From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2016
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are using the videogame "Doom" as an artificial intelligence research platform as part of the Visual Doom AI Competition....Pittsburgh Post-Gazette From ACM TechNews | October 6, 2016
Google is hoping to develop its Assistant, a Siri-like technology to be included on the company's new smartphones and other products, into something like the computer...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 4, 2016
While 3D technologies that make headlines are not truly holographic, holographic techniques are furthering advances in important applications such as biomedical...Marina Krakovsky From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2016
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Florida plan to use a custom-designed videogame to improve educational outcomes in middle...NCS News From ACM TechNews | September 21, 2016
New York City wants to make Wi-Fi available to anyone who walks its streets. But Gotham is finding out the hard way that free and open Internet access is ripe for...Technology Review From ACM News | September 15, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a technique to make augmented reality technologies more immersive.Digital Trends From ACM TechNews | September 15, 2016
Researchers at Disney Research say their new keyword-spotting system works better with the video game "Mole Madness" than commercial speech-recognition systems....EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | September 13, 2016
Several research groups are using the "Grand Theft Auto" video game to educate algorithms with potential application to self-driving vehicle navigation. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | September 12, 2016
Google has built a half-trillion-dollar business out of divining what people want based on a few words they type into a search field.Wired From ACM News | September 9, 2016
Researchers have created a technique for virtually transmitting a fully-sized, three-dimensional image of a person that viewers can see from different angles. Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2016
Most Star Trek stories from the vaunted franchise turning 50 this week take place in a distant future we're not likely to see.CNET From ACM News | September 8, 2016
Graphical processing units have emerged as a major powerhouse in the computing world, unleashing huge advancements in deep learning and AI.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2016
Internauts, today we celebrate this glorious technology that brings us all together! On August 23, 1991--25 years ago today--the public gained access for the first...CNET From ACM News | August 23, 2016
On a sleek white coffee table in Apple CEO Tim Cook's fourth-floor office in late July, beneath framed posters of Robert F. Kennedy, the Rev. Martin Luther King...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | August 15, 2016