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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    What Can the Video Game Business Learn From Airlines and Uber?What Can the Video Game Business Learn From Airlines and Uber?
    Technology

    Answer: How to price products in ways that will keep people coming back, according to a startup called Gondola.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Re/actions: Bathroom Simulator Is a Really Crappy Video GameRe/actions: Bathroom Simulator Is a Really Crappy Video Game
    Technology

    “It’s really nice to see the great minds of tech flushing it all away.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    New GoPro Patent Points to Smaller, Square CameraNew GoPro Patent Points to Smaller, Square Camera
    Technology

    No official product announced yet, but...

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    SmartNews Raises $10 Million, Plans U.S. ExpansionSmartNews Raises $10 Million, Plans U.S. Expansion
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    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Instagram for Twitch? This Social Site Is About Short and Shareable Gaming ‘Moments.’Instagram for Twitch? This Social Site Is About Short and Shareable Gaming ‘Moments.’
    Technology

    “Games are designed to have these moments of delight.” Is sharing them delightful, too?

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Gamergaters Are People, Too, Says Gaymer X’s Matt Conn (Q&A)Gamergaters Are People, Too, Says Gaymer X’s Matt Conn (Q&A)
    Technology

    “We can’t have this civil war going on forever. I don’t want it to be like politics.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Oculus VR’s Chief Scientist: “We’re All Headed Down the Rabbit Hole Together”Oculus VR’s Chief Scientist: “We’re All Headed Down the Rabbit Hole Together”
    Technology

    “Good VR isn’t perceived as pictures at all. It replaces, rather than augments, the real world.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    In Virtual Reality, Are Your Hands the Best Controller?In Virtual Reality, Are Your Hands the Best Controller?
    Technology

    Leap Motion says yes, and has announced a new partnership with Razer to make its case.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Andreessen Horowitz Invests $20 Million in Distributed Computing Company ImprobableAndreessen Horowitz Invests $20 Million in Distributed Computing Company Improbable
    Technology
    The First Video of Magic Leap’s Technology Looks FakeThe First Video of Magic Leap’s Technology Looks Fake
    Technology

    A video that makes you go “hmm ...” and maybe not for the right reasons.

    By Eric Johnson

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