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Angela Pause

Angela Pause has been writing professionally since the launch of Apple’s Mac 512k. Since then she has written about everything from astrophysics to zoology. She’s also a curator and speaker coach for TEDxWaterloo, a competitive CrossFit athlete and a catalyst for fun.

Waterloo's Stacey Scott puts the importance of face-to-face discussion back on the table

Waterloo’s Stacey Scott puts the importance of face-to-face discussion back on the table

The Person: She’s the woman who is bringing the future of interactive, digital tabletops into your living room and office meeting space. Also known as Dr. Stacey Scott, Assistant Professor, Systems Design Engineering, with a cross appointment to English Language and Literature, University of Waterloo. Serial co-founder: IMMERSe; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) […]

By Angela Pause — Apr 3 '14

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An exclusive look inside BlackBerry's hackathon to unearth commercial app ideas

An exclusive look inside BlackBerry’s hackathon to unearth commercial app ideas

As athletes gave it their all during the first days of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, BlackBerry employees from around the world hunkered down  for their own version of competitive excellence at the second annual BlackBerry Employee Hackathon earlier this month. While no uniforms were worn or anthems sung, 419 men and 21 women gathered […]

By Angela Pause — Feb 19 '14

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Bach vs. Megadeath: A musical smackdown in 3-D virtual learning

Bach vs. Megadeath: A musical smackdown in 3-D virtual learning

Does your 3-D virtual environment or online game have less than amazing visual quality?  Try adding some classical music audio to fool the mind into perceiving visual fidelity as more kickass than it really is. It turns out that a little Bach on the audio track convinces the mind that what it’s seeing is of […]

By Angela Pause — Dec 12 '13

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AVA: The technology that's allowing digital signs to stare back at you

AVA: The technology that’s allowing digital signs to stare back at you

That digital sign you’re reading knows you’re there, and it’s reporting that fact. No, it’s not Nineteen Eighty- Four’s Big Brother, it’s Anonymous Video Analytics (AVA) software, and its job is to record and file your approximate age, gender and how long you gazed upon the sign. Despite its Minority Report-ish feel, AVA doesn’t really know […]

By Angela Pause — Oct 31 '13

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David Haynes talks about the good, the bad and the ugly in Canadian digital signage

David Haynes talks about the good, the bad and the ugly in Canadian digital signage

How is Canada faring in the global digital signage industry?  There’s probably no better person to answer that question than David Haynes, digital signage industry blogger, consultant and writer. “Canada is a leader in just about every respect in digital signage,” says Haynes. “Places like Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo and Montreal have some of the very first and most successful […]

By Angela Pause — Sep 11 '13

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