Enter the Dream
My maiden voyage into the complex miracle of virtual reality

This year I’ve had not one but two experiences for which the descriptive powers of language fall woefully short. The first was witnessing the total … Continue reading
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This year I’ve had not one but two experiences for which the descriptive powers of language fall woefully short. The first was witnessing the total … Continue reading
On December 14, the FCC, led by Chairman Ajit Pai, removed Title II regulations on internet service providers (ISPs), effectively ending net neutrality regulations. On … Continue reading
Redefining Women in Tech (RWIT) is a nonprofit in Eugene that connects women with the communities and resources they need to thrive in tech careers. … Continue reading
I am not a gamer, but I am an artist. “What is art?” is an important question to me. The fine-art world’s answer has been … Continue reading
In an attempt to perfectly fuse the retro-dynamics of classic arcade games with the mechanical and functional detail of modern games, one local indie game-maker … Continue reading
There are 418 tech companies registered in Lane County, and many of them are hiring, according to Allison Weatherly, the event coordinator for Technology Association … Continue reading
Rosalie Vile began making games at age 12 when she got her first copy of Game Maker, software that she uses exclusively now when she … Continue reading
COVID-19 has taken a lot from our children this past year: no in person schooling, no socializing with friends and no sports. The elimination of … Continue reading
The daily mail delivery has become a comfort — thanks to the depths of the pandemic and working from home, and despite the U.S. Postal … Continue reading
When Miya Longsworth ran away from a dangerous foster situation in California at only 16 years old, she ended up on the streets of Eugene. … Continue reading
The image of gamers hanging out with pizza is a pretty standard one, but you usually don’t see crickets as the pizza topping. At the … Continue reading
Imagine internet so fast you could download nine hours of audio in less than a second, or a two-hour movie in less than 10. That … Continue reading
Eugene tech torchbearer Cale Bruckner had Middle Earth in mind four years ago when he dreamed up the term “Silicon Shire,” because of course he did. And he was correct if he thought it would strike the precise subliminal chords to produce charming pastoral visions of prosperity, while shoving Silicon Valley pitfalls out of the mental picture. Continue reading
According to a 2014 study in the Journal of Communication, up to 40 percent of parents are taught how to use computers by their children. Whether you think kids are tech zombies or you think computer coding should be taught as a second language, tech is here. And kids love it. Continue reading
Long associated with attempts to alleviate urban blight, urban renewal in Eugene has turned its sights upon technology, and the city is implementing a high-speed fiber network downtown. Urban renewal has been seen as a tool for good and as a tool for destruction. Here in Eugene urban renewal money helped construct the Lane Community College (LCC) Downtown Campus that has been seen as a lynchpin in downtown revitalization. Continue reading