Grannies need to wii

I'm sure we've all been aware of the benefits of the nintendo wii for some time but just thought i'd add some links to related stories. Of particular note is the fitness aspects (as Jacob picked up on in his Oprah post, sure you don't watch it...) without the pain of the equivalent real world activity, like bowling. You've got to wonder what it does for their eyes though, but when you're a granny i suppose its past the point of worrying about that. So you can find an article about the uptake of computer games for mental and physical benefits for the elderly here http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/30/news/games.php
Here is a little excerpt
"It turns out that older users not only play video games more often than their younger counterparts but also spend more time playing per session. Pogo.com is a Web site that offers "casual" games, which are easy to play and generally less complicated than the war, sports and strategy games favored by hard-core gamers. According to Electronic Arts, the game publisher that runs the site, people 50 and older made up 28 percent of the visitors in February but accounted for more than 40 percent of the total time spent on the site. On average, women spent 35 percent more time on the site each day than men."

UT3 computer upgrade

Hey guys
I bought UT3 yesterday but my computer can't handle it.
I found my graphics card specs and they are a bit underdone.
So if anyone knows a bit about computers and upgrading and stuff let me know cause its been a while since i researched all that and am just wondering whether it is worth getting a new graphics card or a whole new computer.
My specs are:
Dell Dimension 8300 Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz
1Gig of Ram
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Graphics Card
I'm thinking a graphics card will do it but is it just a simple plug in or do i need other stuff

EXP 2 Feedback

My access has been sorted out for you now anonomous, sorry i took a while, i thought it was all working.

Final Montages

Final Montages are up, check out the link to the right or here they are...

Rough Montage

Hey guys here is a rough montage, mainly just as an experiment with Flickr and the 'notes' capability. Still not sure of how the textures link in with these notes but i'm sure all will become clear later today.
The montage is an attempt to show the isolation of the site by being surrounded by busy roads. This isolation is emphasised by the existing exhaust building being so tall and unattached to the rest of the site. Feel free to give me any thoughts, and if anyone else has a montage they're looking for ideas on i'm keen to have a look at where everyone is headed with this.

Traffic Survey for dummies

Hi guys
I've got a 40 minute video of peak traffic going past the site if anyone is interested in getting some stats or some sound of the surrounds from it. Starts at 4.50pm and finishes around 5.30 (when the memory on my camera ran out) Its not great quality but gives you some idea of the sounds and general busyness of the site. Peak hour doesn't end at 5.30 by any means, as was confirmed when i tried to catch a bus back home.
I am trying to upload it, so keep an eye out, but its about 300mb so probably just easier for me to give a copy to whoever wants it. And keep an eye out for possible future installments like "morning peak hour" and "sunday sport at the scg" which should help to give us some stats, should anyone want them.

Here is my final cut of Experiment 1
Hope you guys like it. I'll be presenting it in our next class that we are all at so wait till then so its still a surprise