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TUESDAY, 4th October 2005 Interface [s] Montréal 5:30pm Immersion and Virtual Reality] Beyond reality and interactive reality experience From aerospace to surgery, and in all things game related, the simulators and immersion environments developed to serve humankind are indispensable tools that significantly improve human knowledge and enhance our reality experience. Speakers: Yves Gonthier - Canadian Space Agency ; Jean-Claude Artonne - Immervision ; Jocelyn Faubert - Université de Montréal, École d'optométrie ; Carl-Éric Aubin - École Polytechnique de Montréal,...

Sept. 27 issue of Neurology reports results of a study, which has investigated the effect of simulator-based training on driving after stroke. The research has involved 83 subacute stroke patients randomly assigned to either simulator-based training or control group. Then, all patients were evaluated in off-road and on-road performance tests to assess their driving ability after training....

The central thesis of Ray Kurzweil's new book titled The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is that human evolution will soon be irreversibly transformed by information...

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) systems can be viewed as environments in which people will increasingly live their lives. Ubiquitous AmI technologies and systems like personal digital assistants,...

The new edition of Scientific American Mind   Smarter on Drugs By Michael S. Gazzaniga We recoil at the idea of people taking drugs to enhance their intelligence. But why? The...