{"id":11243,"date":"2014-12-16T16:17:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T21:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=11243"},"modified":"2014-12-16T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T21:17:19","slug":"the-geek-month-in-review-november-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=11243","title":{"rendered":"The Geek Month in Review: November 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JB Sanders<\/p>\n

Is it Turkey Day yet?<\/p>\n

Ancient Home Video Games in Your Browser<\/a> <\/Strong>
\nWant to play your favorite Atari 2600 game from yesteryear? Want to do it without leaving your web browser? Ta da!<\/p>\n

Bowling Ball and Feathers Falling in a Vacuum<\/a><\/Strong>
\nWanna see how gravity (mostly) reacts the same to two objects with different weights? Watch the video.<\/p>\n

Algae Farm Over Highway Eats Pollution<\/a><\/Strong>
\nA French and Dutch design firm has created a prototype algae farm over a highway in Geneva, Switzerland. It eats the CO2 from car and truck exhaust, and could be used to produce biodiesel, green electricity, medication, cosmetics, or even food.<\/p>\n

Interact With 3D Models of Space Vehicles Like Iron Man Would<\/Strong>
\nAnyone else remember that scene in Iron Man where Tony Stark (billionaire, philanthropist, genius) is moving the holo projections around like they\u2019re real-world objects, instead of cool bits of light in the air? NASA rocket scientists have developed an app (definitely iOS, possibly others) that uses the smartphone\u2019s camera, a real-world reference marker, and superimposes a full 3D model of a variety of NASA vehicles and satellites into virtual space. Seriously, this is scifi-type future stuff, here. You can turn the \u201creference marker\u201d (or printed piece of paper with the special pattern) and the 3D model of, say, the Mars Curiosity rover will move with it. You can zoom in on specific details simply by moving the phone closer to the virtual 3D model. The future is here, people.<\/p>\n

Search your favorite app store for: \u201cSpacecraft 3D\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a video, showing off the action:
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