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Ralph Osterhout: Toys That Find Their Way Into Combat
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This is an amazing video about technologies which cross from the civilian world into the military world and vise versa. As well, the video demonstrates emerging technologies which, if implemented, will, with out a doubt, alter the way we conduct warfare... not to mention all the civilian applications.
I personally find this interesting because I am currently in college for Mechanical Engineering in the hope that, one day, I will be able to get into the defense research and development industry and work on some of the technologies showcased in this video.
Anyway, below is some of the info available on the site hosting this video. The video itself is about 26 min long, but it's worth watching every minute.
Video Link
This is an amazing video about technologies which cross from the civilian world into the military world and vise versa. As well, the video demonstrates emerging technologies which, if implemented, will, with out a doubt, alter the way we conduct warfare... not to mention all the civilian applications.
I personally find this interesting because I am currently in college for Mechanical Engineering in the hope that, one day, I will be able to get into the defense research and development industry and work on some of the technologies showcased in this video.
Anyway, below is some of the info available on the site hosting this video. The video itself is about 26 min long, but it's worth watching every minute.
INFO
The Entertainment Gathering 2008
Monterey, CA
Dec 13th, 2008
Ralph Osterhout describes the "perverse symbiotic relationship" between the children's toy industry and military innovation.
EG is the celebration of the American entertainment industry. Since 1984, Richard Saul Wurman has created extraordinary gatherings about learning and understanding. EG is a rich extension of these ideas - a conference that explores the attitude of understanding in music, film, television, radio, technology, advertising, gaming, interactivity and the web - The Entertainment Gathering.
Ralph Osterhout
Known as a serial productizer of technology, Ralph Osterhout regularly ricochets between Advanced military Systems, High-tech Toys, Electronic Intelligence and Consumer Products. His major customers are the Department of Defense, major Toy Companies and perfromance-oriented product companies, worldwide. The common thread: high performance, low cost and meaningful innovation.