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...Let's just admit it: the Nintendo people are total geniuses. I was one of the first journalists to see the Wii, in Kyoto in the spring of 2006. I even tried it out. I played fake mime-tennis. I caught a virtual fish by casting with the Wii controller. I did a little dance and watched a little guy do a little dance on the screen. At the time my thoughts were as follows: 1) Technologically speaking, this is a pretty amazing hack; 2) too bad the graphics suck; and 3) nobody will buy this ever...
...Let the games begin. I had a chance to play a simple dodgeball-type game called Ricochet, in which you just punch and kick and head balls at a three-dimensional wall. It's weird to be playing a game with nothing in your hands - if you've ever played a theremin, the sensation of playing with Project Natal is not dissimilar. It's spooky. But it's also very immersive. When a ball comes bounding at your head and you butt it back with your forehead, you can almost feel the smack of it against your skin...
...While it's not part of the chief restructuring officer's job description, Koch will also be responsible for getting rid of a lot of very bad industrial karma. "The GM that many of you knew, the GM that let many of us down, is history," says Henderson...
...Let us continue Harvard’s generosity beyond the financial arena, to provide the additional support that will help these students to acclimate more readily to the Harvard environment and make the most of their hard-earned Harvard opportunity...
...centralization of power, colleagues praised his willingness to support others’ projects without unduly interfering.“He was not a micro-manager,” said S. James Adelstein, executive dean for academic programs under Tosteson. “If [others] did a good job, he let them run with it and supported them as much as possible.”Tosteson was able to realize his expansive vision in part because of his prowess at fundraising. The endowment’s growth from $128 million to $1.1 billion during his 20 year tenure helped to finance...