CAPTCHA – When you get asked to copy some letters
You will have used some form of CAPTCHA, this is a nice break down on what it is and where it came from.
Game hackers who were sued
Blizzard, Activision, XBox, Playstation and several other companies decided to sue people who were hacking games. It’s worth a watch and figure out what you think. Were the companies justified? Were the hackers in the wrong?
Sprites vs polygons
Little look at why pixel graphics are making a comeback, but polygon graphics can look dated, even though they’re newer. A good excuse to stick to 2D pixel graphics for A-level projects!
What Tricks Do Developers Use To Identify Game Pirates?
A look at some real games and techniques they used to stop piracy. And why DRM is bad.
Why 3D sucks
Explanation of why 3D technology hurts.
Internet across the Atlantic
This video is probably a bit long to show during the lesson on the Internet, but it’s a good video about how they got the different sides of the Atlantic connected. Goes all the way back to Morse code in 1937 and on to fibre optic internet.
Apple’s Genius Bar and an inability to fix things
An interesting segment on Apple charging customers a lot and the alternative of actually fixing the issue.
Battleship Algorithm
An introduction to algorithms. You can use algorithms to solve most tasks, this video looks at the optimum algorithm for winning a game of battleships.