SpicyNodes is a way to visualize online information that mimics that way that

people look for things in the real world. Bits of information — such as text, links,

photos, and other media — are placed into "nodes," which are then linked together

in an appealing interface that invites exploration. SpicyNodes can be used for

everything from mind maps and content portals to organizational charts and

lesson plans. Visit our FAQ for more information.

Should you pay for SpicyNodes? It depends... SpicyNodes has been made freely

available by IDEA as a public service to encourage and support online communication

and educational efforts. Free members get a great way to share, and we want you

to use SpicyNodes. Paid memberships are designed for when you need more control.

Read why you should pay.

• Story. SpicyNodes was developed out of a passionate belief that traditional ways

  of finding information aren’t always useful or applicable to information published

  on the Web, and that finding new information should be a fun, exploratory journey

  rather than a cumbersome chore. SpicyNodes also arose out of a core principle

  to enhance scientific, artistic, and cultural literacy by improving how people find

  and interact with online information, as well as to contribute to the information

  infrastructure of the Internet. Learn more about our story.

• One idea. From one cool place. SpicyNodes was born at the Institute for

  Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA). Founded in 2002, this nonprofit

  organization recognizes the Internet’s potential to transform the learning process

  by making information accessible and engaging. IDEA is dedicated to identifying

  unique challenges that prevent the Web from reaching its educational potential,

  and developing creative, innovative approaches and technologies to solve those

  problems. You can support IDEA’s ongoing research by joining IDEA or becoming

  a SpicyNodes Organization or Enterprise member. Learn more about IDEA.

• Who came up with SpicyNodes? A team of programmers, scientists, visionaries,

  and other creative people knew there was a better way to view information.

  They put their heads together and created the recipe for SpicyNodes.

  Learn more about the team.

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The Department of Virtual Worlds / Digital Games is concerned with technologies,

systems and occurrences of virtual and augmented realities (VR/AR/MR) as well as the

individual manifestations of digital games (serious games, pervasive games, online games,

mobile games, etc.). Their production, content and usage/adoption in particular with regard

to their application-relevant potential are investigated and new applications are developed

in an interdisciplinary (technology and social science based) approach.

Thematic Topics

Mobile Mixed Reality: The increasing availability of powerful mobile devices offers new opportunities for extending the users’ real environment by virtual content or even replacing it entirely. We research the necessary technologies as well as the effects of their usage.

Augmented Reality (AR) technologies: we research technologies simplifying and extending the usage of AR. This includes computer vision based interaction techniques and markup languages for AR

Game-based learning: We focus on the technological challenges and the social analysis of the opportunities and impact of serious games e.g. for formal and informal knowledge transfer or for training purposes.

Virtual worlds / Virtual Reality (VR): How can we develop virtual worlds and VR (as its corresponding interaction metaphor) for new user groups and novel application areas? How can we overcome existing media breaks when using VR?

Read more at www.tu-ilmenau.de

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Augmented reality adds a layer of information with 3D rendered imagery into

the real world, on the other hand, there is another definition opposite to

augmented reality, called Diminished reality. Here you can get some ideas

about Augmented Reality and Diminished Reality.

The Pleasure and Danger of Augmented Reality

Smart phones. One can’t imagine life without them.  Ah, the endless convenience: looking up a restaurant on Yelp, finding out a movie’s rating on Rotten Tomatoes, seeing that cute guy’s profile on Facebook.

Augmented reality adds a layer of information on top of everything in front of your eyes. How? By making you wear glasses that have tiny video cameras in them. These cameras “see” the world on your behalf and livestream it to the inside of your glasses. You feel like you’re watching the world through transparent glasses, but in fact you’re seeing a movie of the scene in front of your eyes.

One can immediately see the value of augmented content. Just imagine being a tourist in Paris and having a quick history of the Eiffel Tower displayed next to it. You’d never need holiday guidebooks like Lonely Planet again!

Augmented reality adds content to a live streaming video, but it could just as easily remove content as well.

See more at bigthink.com

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