In 1962 Kennedy gave a speech where he reaffirmed America’s ambition to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In his speech ‘We choose to go to the moon’, Kennedy squeezed 50,000 years of human history into 50 years to highlight the pace of human advancement. As the world stands on the edge of another defining moment in our history, this time economic, let’s pick up where Kennedy left off and use the same analogy to understand where we are today.
Now an established entity on the UK tech meet-up scene, Intellect’s Convergence Conversation’s have grown from strength to strength. The events aim to bring previously disparate industries together once a month to debate a whole bunch of issues under the convergence umbrella. Just some of the topics covered of late include; augmented reality, consumer data, social TV, location-based services, the internet of things, and publishing 2.0 (more…)
Gamification – applying the mechanics of gaming to non-game activities to change people’s behaviour
As one of the most talked about trends of the year, gamification has made it onto the 2011 Gartner Hype Circle for the first time. At the next convergence conversation we’ll seek to discover whether the concept is a serious application with the power to change people’s behaviour, or just pure hyperbole?
A group of MPs has announced the formation of a Parliamentary Inquiry into online child protection which will be taking evidence over the next few months from parents, ISPs and child protection expert.
We recognise that the convergence of device manufacturers and content creators is opening up new challenges around online issues and Intellect is therefore considering providing evidence to the inquiry. We have therefore invited member’s to give their views and will be holding a meeting to discuss this issue.