Both Computer Science and Software Engineering are fantastic subjects that deserve credit for the research and output they’ve delivered to our world. These fields have brought us countless applications that we use on an hourly basis throughout our lives, and they now branch out and take on different approaches to further improve our lives in [...]

The whole Web 2.0 thing has annoyed me endlessly for a while now. Whilst there have been some fantastic websites built over the past few years self-claimed entrepreneurs have tried to cash in on this by releasing as many websites they can without vowels in their names. Clone websites of YouTube and Digg appear every [...]

Artificial Intelligence is a vastly important field in Computer Science today. It’s also one of the few fields that gives and receives knowledge from other fields, such as maths, biology, psychology, sociology and other social sciences. From it’s assumed beginning in 1956 it has built itself into its own discipline off of other discoveries, although [...]

A bit of back-story for you: It’s exam time for me, so I’ve been spending a lot of my time revising certain subjects. One thing I love to do to unwind after hitting the books is watch Scrubs. Scrubs is a show we can all appreciate, especially when a lot of it most like happens [...]

Paint this picture in your head. It’s three in the morning and you’re adding the final touches to a report you’ve been working on non-stop for the past five days. You’re just about to finish your finishing points when your computer dies. After a lengthy caffeine-induced panic you get your computer up and running again [...]

Blogging is a strange beast. To the left is the useful side of it, where people can document interesting facts and information to help others, as well as giving their websites’ interactivity with its audience. To the right is the crappy side, where people write overly opinionated crap about everyday life, and even that wouldn’t [...]

With great power comes great responsibility.”
Whilst we’re all very familiar with the quote from Spiderman it brings a few truths home for those who enjoy their gadgets and entertainment systems. One variety of system that has gained more power than most is the Video Games console.
Over the past few years the power of consoles has [...]

1. History of HCI
In today’s world, people, businesses and industries thrive on advances in technology. These innovations and new products aid us in performing vital tasks, such as emailing clients, paying employees, and presenting data to others.
These advances in technology have brought about the subject of HCI. Standing for Human Computer Interaction (or Human Computer [...]