Michael Poh

Michael is a freelance blogger and regular contributor for Hongkiat.com. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a double major in Psychology and Communications & New Media in 2011.He believes in the power of the written word to influence and inspire. An enthusiastic video gamer, Michael is also actively engaged in various physical activities in his spare time.

Latest posts

10 Good Habits to Develop an Innovative Mind

If I could sum it all up, creativity is really about being able to see associations when others couldn’t. Being innovative, on the other hand, is ab…

8 Technologies That Will Shape Future Classrooms

What does the future of learning hold? What will classrooms of the future be like? Emerging technologies such as cloud computing, augmented reality (A…

The Future of Cinematic Pleasure: 3D Movies and Beyond

3D films have been around longer than most people think. They’ve existed for about a century – since 1915! We’ve seen the growing popularity of …

10 Most Influential Video Games Of All Time

There’s probably no consensus on what the top 10 video games ever released are but most of us have an inkling based on review sites and word-of-mout…

The Top 8 Game-Changing Acquisitions by Google

Note: This post was first published on Aug 19, 2013. From its humble beginnings as a search engine, Google has evolved into a diverse Internet giant, …

10 Epic Tech Battles Fought on The Internet

Note: This post was first published on the 6th August, 2013. The Internet is the single most liberating force today where knowledge spread and ideas f…

Evolution of Video Games User Interfaces

Over the past few decades, video games have been refined by graphical enhancements, increased processor speed of video game systems and other technolo…

10 Most Bizarre Crimes Linked to Facebook

Facebook has been such an integral part of our lives that even recent crimes are cropping up; crimes with a specific M.O. that involves Facebook as an…

How Augmented Reality Is The Next Big Social Experience

First coined in 1990 by Tom Caudell, a researcher at aircraft manufacturer Boeing, ‘augmented reality’ used to refer to a head-mounted digital dis…

What Social Media Platforms Reveal About Your Personality

From staying updated on current events to catching up with friends, social media platforms have become integral to our daily lives. They serve as hubs…

The New PlayStation 4: Everything You Need to Know

Note: This post was first published on March 4, 2013. The Sony PlayStation 4, the next-generation video game console, was officially announced on Febr…

20 Reasons Why You Should Date a Geek

Geeks are becoming the new cool. It could be because geeks are making a significant impact in a world that is becoming increasingly reliant on informa…