Human Augmentation
„ We’re going to gradually merge and enhance ourselves. In my view, that’s the nature of being human — we transcend our limitations.” Raymond Kurzweil (Engineering Director at Google, developer and futurist) Imagine, that the…
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eSports – The next Big Thing in Entertainment
What is eSports? Nowadays almost everyone has the opportunity to compete against other players in a video game. In many games with multiplayer mode or online games we can participate in competitions. But these small…
Use of Virtual Reality in Therapy
Virtual reality is a computer-generated 3D environment that surrounds the user. The environment reacts to the individual actions of the user, creating an interaction in real time. So-called Head-Mounted-Displays (HMD), also called VR glasses, are…
The Future of Augmented Reality
Even in 2020 the hype about augmented reality technology will not stop. The virtual addition of reality with the help of AR offers more and more new possibilities and opportunities for a wide range of…
Voice Search Ads
Stephanie Haun, Michelle Rapp, Christian Traulsen and Jennifer Wißmann What is Voice Search? For readers in a hurry, there is a video at the end of this article that explains Voice Search Ads in a…
Chatbots in education
Chatbots are one of many great promises in information technology. They were conceived as a new interface, designed to replace or complement applications or visits to a website by having users simply interact with a…
The Sustainable Workplace
The current situation changed the way we live. And the way we work. In January, being quarantined for months would have seemed rather unlikely. Now staying home and working from home are everyday business. Because…
Artificial intelligence in personnel recruiting
“Artificial Intelligence is the study of how to make computers do things which, at the moment, people are better.” – Elain Rich (computer scientist) This quote by computer scientist Elain Rich describes artificial intelligence as…
BCI – Brain Computer Interface: From Gaming To Ethical Dilemma
You may have already heard about a system that creates a communication pathway between a functional brain and a peripheral electronic device like a computer. These systems are called brain computer interfaces (BCI). Brain computer…
Driving into the future
Cars driving without human guidance, that is something shown in science fiction movies – or could it be possible in the near future? And what are the impacts that autonomous driving could have on our…