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Full Sail University

“Full Sail on Monday, March 24, marked another landmark in its history by announcing that it has been awarded University status by the Florida Department of Education’s Commission for Independent Education (CIEICU) and its national accrediting body, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). Effective immediately, the new name of the institution will be Full Sail University.”

-Propeller (Full Sail’s News Publication)

 

 

The OLE Coordinate System & Echochrome

Sony Japan’s Echochrome is an innovative puzzle game based on Jun Fujiki’s Object Location Environment Coordinate System. The interesting thing about the OLE Coordinate System is that movement constraints are not only defined by the 3D coordinates of objects but also by the position of the camera, as demonstrated in the Echochrome video.

Test the OLE Coordinate System

Download OLE Coordinate System

System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista
  • Required Software: DirectX 9

Microsoft Loves Students

How would you like a free copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008? How about the entire Microsoft Expression Studio? Not enough…… how about Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and more?

For once, something that sounds too good to be true really is this good and really is true. Starting today (or soon in some areas), students worldwide will be able to download our professional development and design tools for free! It’s called DreamSpark and it is upon us.

Thank you Microsoft! Having access to powerful, not to mention expensive, tools like the ones DreamSpark provides is an immense help to aspiring designers and developers everywhere. Instead of rambling on, let me just say I can only hope that more companies follow suit and invest in college-level students.