The pandemic has bred a new dependence on online technologies for work and social engagement. Immersive technology such as that used in 3D video games, virtual reality and augmented reality can be designed now so that the person experiencing them is transported into a socially rich online world. This began with the design of massive online role playing games and […] … learn more→

Player opinion may not match OSRS quests tell different stories. Some are short and sweet, others are as long as an epic. Then there are whole questlines, such as the one for the elves. Each one is rated for difficulty with Grandmaster being the hardest. These are the most difficult and longest quests of all. […] … learn more→

Things have been pretty stale in the realm of World of Warcraft Classic for the past couple of months, but that’s all about to change. With the recent announcement that Blizzard has made during their BlizzCon 2021, The Burning Crusade Classic, the first expansion pack ever released for World of Warcraft back in the early […] … learn more→

There comes a time in your life when you no longer want to walk everywhere you go. When you cannot afford a vehicle and insurance, what options do you have left? Well, one thing is for sure, you do not need to be rich to afford a personal electric transport device.  What is a personal […] … learn more→

Starting the process of approaching and seducing the person we are interested in is not easy. During adolescence, motivated by hormonal changes, social norms or learned models, boys and girls feel the urge to experiment with this task . Between pushes – not too abrupt -, elbows, slaps, stolen kisses or some teasing, a process begins that […] … learn more→

Estimating a person’s vocabulary with total precision is a chimera, and all the data that have been proposed so far on this are, at best, good approximations. The reason for the poor success of vocabulary estimates lies in the wonderful ability of the human brain to use linguistic resources to create and modify words. We know […] … learn more→

Children, like adults, are spending more time online. At home and school pre-schoolers now use an array of apps and platforms to learn, play and be entertained. While there are reported benefits, including learning through exploration, many parents are still concerned about screen time, cybersafety and internet addiction. An increasingly popular technical solution is parental control apps. These enable […] … learn more→

New social networks emerge and grow complementing or substituting the existing ones. Not each one of them gets successful, but those going viral generate millions of dollars for their creators. Marketers, manufacturers, educators, and other service providers all tend to use these new tools to promote their products and services to the youth.  For example, […] … learn more→

In an effort to make Virginia roads safer, legislators have enacted a bill that is meant to decrease the number of accidents caused by drivers distracted by their cell phones. As of January 1, 2021, it is illegal to drive a vehicle while using a cell phone in Virginia. While similar legislation has previously existed […] … learn more→

Higher education has long been associated with the promise of a good life. Participation, however, has no guarantees. Former prime minister Gough Whitlam argued that Australia’s higher education system was not straightforwardly a “great instrument for the promotion of equality”. Instead, it mainly functioned as “a weapon for perpetuating inequality and promoting privilege”. Scholars, too, have demonstrated […] … learn more→