Flexible sensors could revolutionize prostheses... and robots!

A group of researchers at Stanford University have created a stretchy sensor that could possibly provide sensation to touch screens, prostheses and even robots. Picture and video after the jump.

Working with video games

As of this week, I am officially employed in the gaming industry. I am a game tester working on EA titles. This is a fairly common job in Baton Rouge nowadays, being that the North American Testing Center employs hundreds of people. We are one of a handful locations that do this kind of testing in North America, and what we do helps games to get made.

Real-life Seattle superhero promises to keep fighting crime after court appearance

CNN reports that Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones appeared in court last week after he was arrested under four counts of assault the previous weekend. After being told he was not being formally charged with anything, he promptly walked out. On the street, he told reporters he would continue to fight against crime, then left without taking questions.

All settled in. Mostly.

After months of moving from one location to another, including an obscene amount of international flights, I hadn't slept in the same bed for more than one week until last month, upon arriving in Baton Rouge. Even then, sleeping arrangements were temporary until our permanent bed (along with a truckload of stuff we forgot we owned) arrived last week.

The Assassin's Creed Doctrine

We've all seen sequels. They're everywhere. Usually, as is often the case in the film industry, sequels take what was good about the original and try to recreate it. This only works rarely. In the gaming world, things can be reversed, with the original acting like a dry run for the sequels. This is something that I've started calling the Assassin's Creed Doctrine.

Ubisoft announces Self-Defense Training Camp for Kinect

Ubisoft has recently confirmed rumors that it is making a self-defense game for Xbox 360. The game, titled Self-Defense Training Camp, will be a Kinect exclusive and is set to release in North America November 8. Trailer after the jump.

Diablo III may be banned in South Korea

A law in South Korea may delay Diablo III's South Korean release - it might even be banned entirely.