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  2. Avatar (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Other avatar systems exist, such as on Gaia Online, WeeWorld, Frenzoo or Meez, where a pixelized representation of a person or creature is used, which can then be customized to the user's wishes. [19] There are also avatar systems (e.g. Trutoon) where a representation is created using a person's face with customized characters and backgrounds.

  3. 3R Computers - Wikipedia

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    3R Computers was founded in Westborough, Massachusetts, in December 1981 by Edward G. Grace, Brad Hebert (born 1944 [2]), and Fred Schlaffer. [3] [4] All three had previously worked for the Data General Corporation, a large minicomputer manufacturer whose headquarters were in the same city.

  4. Executable-space protection - Wikipedia

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    A technology in the OpenBSD operating system, known as W^X, marks writable pages by default as non-executable on processors that support that. On 32-bit x86 processors, the code segment is set to include only part of the address space, to provide some level of executable space protection.

  5. Roblox - Wikipedia

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    Roblox occasionally hosts real-life and virtual events. They have in the past hosted events such as BloxCon, which was a convention for ordinary players on the platform. [46] Roblox operates annual Easter egg hunts [52] and also hosts an annual event called the "Bloxy Awards", an awards ceremony that also functions as a fundraiser. The 2020 ...

  6. Roblox Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Former Roblox headquarters, now occupied by Guidewire Software. Roblox Corporation (/ ˈ r oʊ b l ɒ k s / ROH-bloks) is an American video game developer based in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, the company is the developer of Roblox, which was released in 2006.

  7. Haptic technology - Wikipedia

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    Haptic technology (also kinaesthetic communication or 3D touch) [1] [2] is technology that can create an experience of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user. [3] These technologies can be used to create virtual objects in a computer simulation , to control virtual objects, and to enhance remote control of machines and ...

  8. List of emerging technologies - Wikipedia

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    Civic technology: Research and development, projects Smart cities, more responsive government Smart city, e-democracy, open data, intelligent environment: Digital scent technology: Diffusion Smell-O-Vision, iSmell: DNA digital data storage: Experiments Mass data storage Electronic nose: Research, limited commercialization [20] [21]

  9. 2045 Initiative - Wikipedia

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    The 2045 Initiative has a roadmap for developing cybernetic immortality. [8] The Initiative has the goal for an avatar controlled by a "brain-computer" interface to be developed between 2015 and 2020, between 2020 and 2025 creating an autonomous life-support system for the human brain linked to a robot, between 2030 and 2035 creating a computer model of the brain and human consciousness with ...