Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders

Why Blu-ray Beat HD-DVD

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on March 4, 2008

 
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Summary: If you are curious to know why Blu-Ray won the standards battle against HD-DVD for High Definition DVDs, this interview is for you. 
 
Subject: Our guest today is Steve Lang who operates the MadMaxMedia.com blog. Steve believes that the decision by Sony to include a Blu-Ray player in the Play Station 3 gave Blu-Ray the edge. While Microsoft’s X-Box could double as an HD-DVD movie player, the consumer was required to purchase an added external drive. 

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Immersive Learning Simulations

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on September 1, 2007

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If you would like to learn how serious multi-player online games, (Immersive Learning Simulations) can provide productive learning experiences for management, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Steve Wexler who is the Director of Research for the eLearning Guild. Earlier this year he, and his co-authors, completed a research report on the value of computerized Immersive Learning Simulations. 

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