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Zynga will provide $1.4M in scholarships for North Carolina A&T State as part of social impact fund

September 22, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Social mobile game publisher Zynga announced it has partnered with North Carolina A&T State University, the largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), to help expand gaming development through Zynga’s Social Impact Fund. As part of the partnership, Zynga will grant the university’s college of…
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Iranian COVID-19 Patient Photo Wins Nikon Photo Contest 2021

September 22, 2021
Nikon has announced the winners of its Photo Contest 2020-2021, a competition that has been active for over 50 years. This year’s winning image depicts a senior citizen in Iran who was admitted to receive treatment for COVID-19. Nikon says that the winners of its Grand Prize, Excellence Award, and set of Special Encouragement Awards were selected from a total of 65,062 entries submitted from…
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The 10 Hottest 35mm Cameras You Could Buy in 1991

September 22, 2021
1991. What a great time to be alive. Seeing movies like Robin Hood and Hook in the theatres, and hearing hits like “Joyride” by Roxette or “Losing My Religion” by REM are some of my favorite pop culture memories of that time. Not to mention watching TV shows like Home Improvement, America’s Funniest Home Videos, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Of course, being eleven years old, my…
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How Aspherical Lenses Fix Aberrations and Improve Sharpness

September 22, 2021
What is an aspherical lens and what does it do? Canon has shared a video that explains the problems engineers face in lens design and how the company solved them using aspherical lenses. Canon recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its aspherical lens technology through a new exhibit in its virtual Canon Camera Museum. The aspherical lens exhibition has multiple articles and videos on…
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