Today, motion capture is used in movies and video games to create realistic movement in animated characters. In the Motion Analysis Lab at Rush University Medical Center, Dr. Kharma Foucher uses motion capture to study hip osteoarthritis.
One of Illinois’ top statehouse Democrats wants the state to become an international hub for internet gaming, the purpose being to draw new revenue into the state’s meager coffers.
As officials batten down hatches for marches that could draw thousands of out-of-towners, some Chicagoans are clearing space, allowing tents in their yards, even opening spare bedrooms.
Daniel Clowes returns to his old stomping grounds, Chicago. Clowes grew up in Hyde Park and now he'll spend the weekend in his old neighborhood at a comics conference featuring a megawatt lineup of graphic artists.
Why, if NATO was built to contain Soviet aggression, does the military alliance continue to exist more than 20 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union? No one at the summit will pose that question — but demonstrators will.
