Games for Non-Gaming

In coded transmissions last week Lance revealed to me secret plans he holds for this battle station. Among them is a regular survey of games technology that has non-gaming applications. In that spirit I reveal that as part of CUNY's Science & the Arts series, a lecture on virtual German synagogues will be conducted at the end of this month. From the event description:

During the Nazi era, over 1,400 synagogues were destroyed. Through a student initiative at the Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, several synagogues have been virtually recreated using computer aided design, revealing a rich and diverse architectural history. These synagogues destroyed by the Nazi regime have been virtually recreated in beautiful graphics that provide viewers with a three-dimensional, multi-vantage point experience of the original buildings. Manfred Koob and Marc Grellert (Darmstadt University of Technology) and Carol Herselle Krinsky (New York University) will show the re-creations and provide historical and contemporary context. Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies, Science & the Arts, and the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa).

#7428 - Monday, October 29, 6:30 PM