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As part of their monthly series of informational panels, Theater Resources Unlimited presents Dust off Your Dreams: The Long-Awaited Return of Our Favorite Festivals on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 via Zoom.

London Reconnections 19 Min read Both meaningless and meaningful, the phrase ‘driverless trains’ is a recurring one in London politics. In this piece, we explore the reality behind the phrase and what it means in a London context. On 1st June 2021, the Department for Transport and TfL agreed a further funding settlement, with conditions. This settlement was required due to the continuing financial pressures placed on TfL by the government’s requirement that they continue to deliver as ful...

Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month we talk to Joe Brammer, Studio Head and CEO at Bulkhead Interactive Bulkhead looks to have found its space in the market with competitive FPS titles, was that always the plan? Ha, what’s a plan? We had some cobbled together strategies in the early days like “Let’s use UE4, everyone else’s games look like the same drab Unity games.” But really we just made Battalion 1944 because well… we wanted...

TechShout - Games like Among Us are a dime a dozen these days, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t one worth playing. We’ve rounded up some of the best games with similar mechanics to play today. Games like Among Us are called social deduction games, which are typified by players having to figure out who the imposters among them are and stop the saboteurs. Specifically, in Among Us, the crew on a space vessel must complete objectives while seemingly innocuous crew members strive to sabota...

We’re all familiar with the stereotypical conception of the librarian as a person—often a woman—of a certain age carrying a massive pile of books, eyeing you with suspicion over reading glasses before sternly shushing you. Nowadays there’s not as much need for shushing, as libraries are much louder and livelier than they used to be—budget cuts have spurred interest in community programming, and public computers combined with printers have raised the volume on average. It’s more like...

A thank-you to our educators Samuel Baylie proudly holds up a “My State” sign to declare his transfer to CSU from Front Range Community College in 2019. In late August 2020 at Colorado State University, the first day back to classes during a pandemic was an especially unforgettable one. Walking to my class in a button-up, short-sleeve shirt, now tight from the 30 lbs. I gained from quarantine, was anxiety-inducing to say the least. The entrance to the Clark Building had a sign that said, �...

GPT-3 sucks at pick-up lines — here’s what that tells us about computer-generated language "You look like a thing and I love you." An independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists. An independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists. Have you ever wondered what flirting with artificial intelligence would look like? Research s...

Have you ever wondered what flirting with artificial intelligence would look like? Research scientist and engineer Janelle Shane has given us an idea by training a neural network – an algorithm loosely inspired by biological brain structures – to produce chat-up lines. Some of the results are hilarious and completely nonsensical, such as the inelegant: “2017 Rugboat 2-tone Neck Tie Shirt”. But some of them turned out pretty well. At least, if you’re a robot: I can tell by your red ...

I can tell by your red power light that you’re into me Computer-generated chat-up lines might not work in the real world Some of the results are hilarious and completely nonsensical Daniel Smith Can I see your parts list? (Image: Getty) GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in ...

Have you ever wondered what flirting with artificial intelligence would look like? Research scientist and engineer Janelle Shane has given us an idea by training a neural network – an algorithm loosely inspired by biological brain structures – to produce chat-up lines. Some of the results are hilarious and completely nonsensical, such as the inelegant: “2017 Rugboat 2-tone Neck Tie Shirt”. But some of them turned out pretty well. At least, if you’re a robot: I can tell by your red po...