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• Is it 'Logica

  

  John Westra

  

  OpenGL's successor is ready to improve gaming graphics

  Engadget - Steve Dent

  'Vulkan' gives games and apps speedier access to GPUs on PC and mobile. Games on devices of all kinds could soon be running better because Vulkan, the successor to OpenGL, has finally been released officially. The new standard gives developers low-level access to discrete and on-chip graphics, …

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  John Westra

  

  Ehang's autonomous helicopter promises to fly you anywhere, no pilot required

  The Verge - By Ben Popper

  If this sounds crazy and illegal, well that's because currently it is. Right now Ehang has no plans to fly it in the US, where it hasn’t been tested or approved as airworthy by the FAA, so unfortunately a live demo at CES isn't happening. It says it has completed successful flight in China, but the …

• http://vrfocus.com/archives/27393/new-to-vr-investigate-the-solar-system-close-up-with-dsky-vr-celestrion/

  

  John Westra

  Jan 5, 2016
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  John Westra

  

  More human than human: the making of Ex Machina’s incredible robot

  The Verge - By Bryan Bishop

  Bryan Bishop: Let’s talk about making Ava. Other than the restrictions with budget and time, what were the biggest challenges? Andrew Whitehurst: I think there’s a sort of film historical precedent issue, which is we didn’t want Ava to look obviously like a robot from any other film that people …

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  John Westra

  Will Autonomous Big Rigs Beat Self-Driving Cars to Our Roadways?

  govtech.com

  (TNS) -- LAS VEGAS — Although much attention has been paid to autonomous vehicles being developed by Google and traditional car companies, one truck …