Introduction
By Paula M. Bach
Magazine: December 2006 | Volume 13, No. 2
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At a crossroads
By Paula Bach, Chris Jordon
The digital divide
By Scott Dyer
Interesting complexity
By Caio Camargo
Preparing for a job in the games industry
By James Stewart
A lifetime in gaming
By Audrey Christophory
AI and the rise of gaming middleware
By Audrey Christophory
The Sims 2
By Chris Dondanville
Modding
By Caio Camargo
From chasing dots to reading minds
By Damien Marshall, Tomas Ward, Séamus McLoone
Achieving I/O improvements in a mass spectral database
Research in proteomics has created two significant needs: the need for an accurate public database of empirically derived mass spectrum information and the need for managing the I/O and organization of mass spectrometry data in the form of files and structures. Lack of an empirically derived database limits the ability of proteomic researchers to identify and study proteins. Managing the I/O and organization of mass spectrometry data is often time-consuming due to the many fields that need to be set and retrieved. As a result, incompatibilities and inefficiencies are created by each programmer handling this in his or her own way. Until recently, storage space and computing power has been the limiting factor in developing tools to handle the vast amount of mass spectrometry information. Now the resources are available to store, organize, and analyze mass spectrometry information.The Illinois Bio-Grid Mass Spectrometry Database is a database of empirically derived tandem mass spectra of peptides created to provide researchers with an organized and searchable database of curated spectrum information to allow more accurate protein identification. The Mass Spectrometry I/O Project creates a framework that handles mass spectrometry data I/O and data organization, allowing researchers to concentrate on data analysis rather than I/O. In addition, the Mass Spectrometry I/O Project leverages several cross-platform and portability-enhancing technologies, allowing it to be utilized on a variety of hardware and operating systems.
By Eric Puryear, Jennifer Van Puymbrouck, David Sigfredo Angulo, Kevin Drew, Lee Ann Hollenbeck, Dominic Battre, Alex Schilling, David Jabon, Gregor von Laszewski
Ultimate car entertainment systems
By Nick Datzov