While doing research for a project on virtual identities this year, I spent a lot of time over at the Daedalus Project. Nick Yee, a research scientist at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), dedicated about five years of his life to study Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). He’s the expert in the…
Every school has hosted talent shows before, and even though it’s just for fun, most of contestants take it very seriously. Churchill’s Got Talent is a talent show hosted in Sir Winston Churchill High School and for everyone’s entertainment I will post some of the special performance. [youtube P6YPoIlG2uY] This performance is a song called “Sorry Sorry”…
Earth Hour: what started as an initiative to stop climate change in the city of Sydney, Australia quickly spread internationally and became a ‘global sustainability movement’… …giving people a voice on the future of our planet and working together to create a sustainable low carbon future for our planet. Why should you care? Think about…
I recently received an e-mail about this intense national youth competition in Canada known as Impact Microcredit. I like to think of Microcredit as a war of entrepreneurs. Teams of youth across Canada are given a small amount of $100 from Impact – hence the microcredit – and you invest it in a business venture…
On Ukraine’s Got Talent, Kseniya Simonova did a sand art piece about the Holocaust, and the video of it on YouTube has gotten almost 5 million views. I think that art is such an awesome way to express how you feel about anything that has affected you in your life, or even things you’ve just…
In Social Studies at school, I’m learning about economics. We played a game to introduce us to supply and demand and other economic concepts when starting this unit. In this game, we were able to run our own virtual lemonade stands, where the player controls all the aspects of the Lemonade Stand, from pricing, to…
I recently read an article by Douglas Hopper which made me revisit some thoughts I’ve had on Lady Gaga and her role in popular culture. I’m not a fan of Lady Gaga’s music. Her brand of pop-dance isn’t my thing. But beyond her music, there is something I can appreciate about her. She’s a determinedly…
Going to the movies is one of our favourite ways to amuse ourselves nowadays. They’re fun and can also help reduce stress. Over the last few months, Avatar was HUGELY discussed by EVERYONE. It got a lot of high praise for the awesome 3D graphics and in-depth story. But this month…guess what? The most-talked about film has become Alice in Wonderland! This movie is 3D as well,…
So yesterday, I made a trip down to the Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant to take a tour around the facilities, and I have to say from what I heard there and read, it is probably one of the most important infrastructures we have in Calgary. In a nutshell, Bonnybrook takes about 70-80%0 of all the sewage in…
It’s here! It’s here! IT’S HERE!! Okay, maybe that’s a little over the top…. but I’m a nerd, so accept it 😉 So, the Calgary Youth Science Fair (CYSF) is this weekend!! (Missed my first post? Check it out here). The CYSF public day takes place at the Big4 building on the Stampede grounds on Saturday,…
Now that you’ve learned all about photography from YAA’s Perspective series, why not put your new skills to use in… …the MEE’s Photo Contest! But before we get caught up, let’s backtrack for a moment. What is MEE? MEE stands for Mayor’s Environment Expo. This year, Calgary’s MEE is happening from June 1 to June…
Combining music and social networking is one of the many popular gimicks of today’s online world. I’ve blogged about LoudCrowd and The Sixtyone, and other websites like Last.fm follow similar formulas. But what’s wrong with a little formula when you get free stuff out of it? I recently stumbled across RCRD LBL which has partnered…
Now if you don’t live under a rock chances are you’ve heard the song, I’ve Got A Feelin’ or Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas and you’ve probably danced along too. I like to blare it when I’m getting ready in the mornings, but that is besides to point. After a short break,…
My friend Shelley has been planning a concert for some time now, and it’s finally going to happen! This Sunday, the Eyesight for Life Charity Concert is on March 21, 2010 at 2:30pm. It will be held at the Steinway Hall at Irene Besse Keyboards, and will feature musical performances from talented youth musicians. All of the concert’s…
Do you ever stare at a sheet of data, reading the numbers across the page, and you just don’t understand what the numbers are implying? Or even at just a bunch of ideas and concepts you cannot connect the dots for? Pivot can help you make sense of all those information and data that is readily available…