Mobile App Training with AS3 and Adobe AIR
Friday, January 13th, 2012 Posted in Gaming, LaGuardia, New Media, Tech Job Scene, Tech Training, Technology | No Comments »One of the areas in new media that is experiencing phenomenal growth is mobile app development. Students see a large audience using smartphones and tablets, and as developers and entrepreneurs they want in on the market. I can't blame them. ...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Launch
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 Posted in Comics and Sci-Fi, Entertainment, Gaming, Lifestyle, Technology | No Comments »So last night I get in late from teaching an evening class and my son meets me at the door in damn near a panic. He tells me they are finalizing the pre-order sales for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ...
My new article on student motivation – HETS Online Journal
Friday, March 25th, 2011 Posted in Digital Video, ePortfolio, Gaming, LaGuardia, New Media, Publications & Presentations, Tech Job Scene, Technology | No Comments »I wanted to share with you a recently published article on the topic of the student motivation that I authored. The title of the piece is "Motivating at Risk African Americans and Hispanics Through the Study of ...
iPad 2…..ehh!
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 Posted in Digital Video, Entertainment, Gaming, New Media, Technology | No Comments »Overall, I was very disappointed at what Apple announced today concerning their much anticipated update to the iPad. Let me state for the record that I absolutely love my 1st generation iPad. I love it so much that I touched ...
2010 NYC Comic Con
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 Posted in Comics and Sci-Fi, Digital Video, Entertainment, Gaming, Lifestyle, New Media, Technology | No Comments »Just a quick video on my weekend with the kids at the Comic Con. I was extremely proud of my 9 year old son who shot and edited much of the above video on his own. I am hoping to ...
Just look at what the CAT dragged in!
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Posted in Digital Video, ePortfolio, Gaming, LaGuardia, New Media, Tech Training, Technology | No Comments »In the fall of 2008, Peter Katopes Vice President of Academic Affairs at LaGuardia Community College) appointed me to the CUNY wide Committee for Academic Technology (CAT). I was asked to act as LaGuardia's representative on all issues pertaining to ...
The Grand Theft Auto IV Launch party
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Gaming, Lifestyle, New Media, Technology | No Comments »I guess I am gonna have to finally breakdown and finally get a Playstation 3 (PS3) because Grand Theft Auto IV has just been released. I have put it off buying a next gen system because I really wanted a ...
Microsoft IT Tech Trends Speech
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Gaming, LaGuardia, New Media, Publications & Presentations, Tech Job Scene, Technology | No Comments »The footage above is the actual video of the speech that I gave to a group of High School juniors and seniors during the Microsoft sponsored IT Tech Trends seminar earlier this month. The purpose of the seminar was to ...
My first Video game system
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 Posted in Entertainment, Gaming, Lifestyle, Technology | No Comments »I was watching Attack of the Show on G4TV and saw a reference to the first video game system that I ever owned, the Magnavox Odyssey. The Odyssey, while more primitive than games found on today's cellphones, was cutting edge ...
New Media Capstone course
Monday, December 17th, 2007 Posted in ePortfolio, Gaming, LaGuardia, Tech Job Scene, Technology | No Comments »Since being appointed the Program Director for LaGuardia's New Media Technology degree I have started to make revisions to the overall curriculum. One of my priorities is in establishing a more effective capstone course for LaGuardia's New Media program. ...
