magicsocket ~ Adobe Flash development
http://www.magicsocket.com/
carrera
magicsocket: actionscript development, interactive art direction, designGROW TOWER(GAME) (EYEZMAZE --FLASH GAME--)
The latest Grow game that I forgot to post earlier.
Yaaaaaay new Grow game! These things are just about my favorite flash games ever.10 iPhone Games You Must Own | Game | Life from Wired.com
Latest list of games you must have if you own a iPhone/iTouch.
January 2009 01/2009LÖVE - Free 2D Game Engine
Scratch for older kids?LittleBigWorkshop.com
XBox immersive environment. Centre for Digital Media Masters program likely going to use with their collaborative design and problem solving sessions.Play Perfect Balance, a free online game on Kongregate
light and dark game
a neat puzzle game with an eraserhead-like feel.
Very minimalistic and surreal black and white side scrolling puzzle game with a unique feel. Carry balls of light to the exit.
Awesome. A puzzle game about carrying you're own space exploration with your avatar, creating reality around youdesktopgaming
destop backgrounds
great wallpapersMonopoly Repackaging | Andy Mangold
Monopoly, in spite being the classiest of all board games, unfortunately is packaged just as boringly and uncreatively as every other garbage board game on the shelves. So, I decided to repackage it... turning the class up to 11.
nice redesign of monopoly packagingJeopardyLabs - Online Jeopardy Template
JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world. Building your own jeopardy template is a piece of cake. Just use our simple editor to get your game up and running.
Jeopardy Labs lets you build a Jeopardy game board without the use of Power Point! All that you have to do to start is enter a password so that others can’t edit your game. Then it is as simple as titling it, typing in categories and then entering questions and answers.Welcome to KENKEN™!
fun
Math objectivesOrioto's deviantART gallery
马里奥、塞尔达、恶魔城等等
Classic video games repainted to see what they'd look like with modern day graphics.
Art - community of artists and those devoted to art. Digital art, skin art, themes, wallpaper art, traditional art, photography, poetry / prose. Art prints.The Casual Collective - Social Gaming & Casual Networking
بازیهای آنلاین جالب،با فلش پلیر
Can't guarantee the originality - but nice execution!
multiplayer online casual gamingYouTube - Escape From City 17 - Part One
you HAVE to watch this in HD. This is amazing!!!!!!
The Escape From City 17 short film series is an adaptation based on the Half Life computer game saga by Valve Corporation. Originally envisioned as a project to test out numerous post production techniques, as well as a spec commercial, it ballooned into a multi part series. Filmed guerilla style with no money, no time, no crew, no script, the first two episodes were made from beginning to end on a budget of $500.
awsome
Great video that captures the feel of Half-Life.
This is part one in a series of shorts entitled Escape From City 17. They're all based on Half Life. Filmed guerilla style with no money, no time, no crew, no script, the first two episodes were made from beginning to end on a budget of $500.The 20 Best Free PC Games - Gaming by ExtremeTech
Build your own virtual Chicago park playground. Leo Burnett and Domani Studios have launched a site that supports Allstate and the U.S. Olympic Committee's joint effort to create an Olympic bid for the city of Chicago. The two creative parties developed an interface that lets kids and adults alike build a virtual playground step-by-step using various accessories and colors. The site was initially conceived as a contest where the top vote-getter will have their design actually built within Jesse Owens Park on Chicago's South Side. While the winners won't be announced until March, the public can nonetheless view a gallery of entries for inspiration and try their hand at building a playground all their own
build a playground :-)VAN FUCKIN HALEN
building the game step by stThe Pac-Man Dossier
Sehr interessante Abhandlung über die Mechanik des Spiels „Pac Man“.
This web page is dedicated to providing Pac-Man players of all skill levels with the most complete and detailed study of the game possible. New discoveries found during the research for this page in December 2008 have allowed for the clearest view yet of the actual ghost behavior and pathfinding logic used by the game.
[everything you may not know about PacMan]Physics Games - online physics-based games
A cool 2D port of the game. I must say its a bit less nauseating than the full game
Nice 2D version of the 3D videogame by EA.Arcade game
なつかしいgame系サイト。Dot絵もあり
Retro arcade game for WatchmenКлавогонки
multiplayer online casual gamingDrum Set
menu 3D flashHow old are you ? Picture rating - pic age guessing, how old do I look
age guessing
quelle age avez vous ...
schätzen lassen, wie alt man istHow Game Theory Solved a Religious Mystery - Mind Your Decisions by Presh Talwalkar
a meditative exercise (in 3D)
Click here for YouTube video
"A calm and meditative game of wrapping rope around wooden sculptures."
iPhone game looks pretty sweet
Beautiful game meets meditative puzzle. Easily worth the $5.Gamasutra - 1500 Archers on a 28.8: Network Programming in Age of Empires and Beyond
Network Programming
This paper explains the design architecture, implementation, and some of the lessons learned creating the multiplayer (networking) code for the Age of Empires 1 & 2 games; and discusses the current and future networking approaches used by Ensemble Studios in its game engines.Pasta&Vinegar » Blog Archive » Evolution of game controllers
Online Games
Página de juegos clásicos para pasar el rato.GotGame Rogue: In Game Web Browser
Navegador web para videojuegos
World of Wacraft In Game BrowserMulti Theft Auto | Index
Multi Theft Auto (MTA) is an open-source software project that adds full on-line gaming support to Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PC game, in which this functionality is not originally found. It is the first open-source modification that adds a highly customizable network play element to a commercial closed-source single-player PC game.
Multi Theft Auto (MTA) is an open-source software project that adds a full multiplayer network play functionality to Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (GTA:SA), in which this network play element is not originally found. It is one of the very few modifications to incorporate an extendable open-source network play element into a closed-source single-player PC game.29 business models for games « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog
Pretty good list of options for burgeoning game developers.click bored - Interactive DHTML demos
This shit is trippy.http://balldroppings.com/js/
Neat!
Create music with balls and linesClass sessions — Open Yale Courses
This can't be as hard as I'm making it.
Solve the Pearl Jam Ten Game puzzle to preview Pearl Jam music from the Pearl Jam 10 reissue.OnLive: The Future of Video Games
cloud computing online games, no need for latest gaming computer, gaming for the mass market arena
Tag: : The Future of Video Games
OnLive: The Future of Video GamesThe Complete and Utter Newby Tutorial for Dwarf Fortress - Part 1: “WTF?” « After Action Reporter
"The PushButton Engine is an open-source game engine and framework that's designed for a new generation of games. This game engine helps you spend less time with code conventions and more time designing fun experiences."
PushButton Game Engine is a Flash game engine using components, with a strong community and component store. The Flash game engine is created by Push
The PushButton Engine is an open-source game engine and framework that's designed for a new generation of games. This game engine helps you spend less time with code conventions and more time designing fun experiences.
An open-source game engine allowing people to program games themselves
Pushbutton Game Engine: an open-source game engine and framework6 Twitter Games To Make Tweeting Fun
Awesome twitter games!
will try these games laterMonopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre
'One of the driving factors in Settlers—and one of the secrets to its success—is that nobody has reliable access to all five resources. This means players must swap cards to get what they need, creating a lively and dynamic market, which works like any other: If ore isn't rolled for several turns, it becomes more valuable. "Even in this tiny, tiny microcosm of life, scarcity leads to higher prices, and plenty leads to lower prices," says George Mason University economist Russ Roberts, who uses Settlers to teach his four children how free markets work. Wheeling and dealing turns out to be an elegant solution to one of the big problems plaguing Monopoly—sitting idle while other players take their turns. Since every roll of the dice in Settlers has the potential to reap a new harvest of resource cards, unleash a flurry of negotiations, and change the balance of the board, every turn engages all the players. "The secret of Catan is that you have to bargain and sometimes whine."'
In 1991, Klaus Teuber was well on his way to becoming one of the planet's hottest board game designers. Teuber (pronounced "TOY-burr"), a dental technician living with his wife and three kids in a white row house in Rossdorf, Germany, had created a game a few years earlier called Barbarossa and the Riddlemaster, a sort of ur-Cranium in which players mold figures out of modeling clay while their opponents try to guess what the sculptures represent. The game was a hit, and in 1988 it won the Spiel des Jahres prize—German board gaming's highest honor. Winning some obscure German award may not sound impressive, but in the board game world the Spiel des Jahres is, in fact, a very, very big deal. Germans, it turns out, are absolutely nuts about board games. More are sold per capita in Germany than anywhere else on earth.
Settlers of Catan, SiedlersFun 4 The Brain - educational games for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, science and english
instruction on your kidsDeepLeap: The Fast-Paced Time-Wasting Word Game!
like scrabble but with a time limit and disappearing tiles
Points: 639 - Multiplier: 1.7x, bitches! http://deepleap.org/
Scrabble/boggle... word game
The Fast-Paced Time-Wasting Word GameBrokenPictureTelephone.com - The Game of Miscommunication
this is sooo funny to read!!!!
web game: telephone w/pictionary
Broken Picture Telephone is a game similar to the childhood game of Broken Telephone - the game in which children sit in a circle, and whisper a sentence or phrase in a circle. If you've ever played the game, you know that very quickly hilarity ensues. Broken Picture Telephone is the web-incarnation of that old children's game, with a slight variation in how it's played. Rather than whispering words to strangers around the internet, the game alternates between words and drawings.XreaL
The highly advanced id Tech 3 engine and free indie game project
XreaL The highly advanced id Tech 3 engine and free indie game project XreaL will be a non-commercial multiplayer only first person shooter based on a heavily modified Quake 3 Arena engine (id Tech 3). The aim is to push the rendering technology until it can be compared with current commercial titles and then to produce a playable Total Conversion.Scarygirl
Creepy illustrationhttp://www.scarygirl.com/world.php
Good flash game
This flash game combines platforming, adventure, puzzle and arcade style elements. 14 levels of gameplay.
Another highly-anticipated-by-me game launch announcement! This letter is a little shorter, though. From my inbox: "The Scarygirl game is officially online and free to play! Visit http://www.scarygirl.com/ ¶ "Please spread the word and enjoy"シムシティーの仕組み
By Will-Wright
ウィルライトがあかすシムシティSarien.net - Instant adventure gaming
police quest !!
Sarien.net is the portal for reliving classic Sierra On-Line adventure games, multiplayer, in your browser.
Welcome to Sarien.net, the portal for reliving the classic Sierra On-Line adventure games. With its focus on instant fun and a unique multiplayer experience, Sarien.net hopes to win new gamers' hearts and promote the adventure game genre.…shot then » Blog Archive » 8-bit Hip Hop medley
this is awesome
...de la musique hip-hop en 8 bit NINTENDO.95 Old School Games You Can Play Online | AMOG - Alpha Males of the Group
You loved your classic NES so much you would blow the cartridges for hours on end just to play. Now you can play those same wonderful games online for free.Find Country - Improve your geography knowledge
Cool game for finding countries!http://ludomancy.com/games/today.html
today i die?
want to check this out later. need CPU cycles for now.
"Today I Die"
A wonderful game. Charming.PrairieMod: Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO Sets
I really thought this was a joke.
A very exciting day for LEGO enthusiasts, the company has announced a Frank Lloyd Wright Series to their new division, LEGO Architecture. The division will also feature other works from around the world and different architects. I shed a tear today wishing this division had existed in my youth. /AMCPlay Splitter, a free online game on Kongregate
Play Splitte
Check out the physics engine for this game! Very lifelike!Lifehacker - Back Up and Play Your Wii Games From an External Hard Drive - Wii
A disc that never leaves the case can never be scratched. Save your Wii games to an external hard drive with this handy tutorial for speedier and scratch-free playback.Pick the Perp
a place where you try to guess who's the criminal for a crime
via AF identify which of these people committed the crime in question. funny/horrible
Match the mugshot to the crimeFascinantes momies d'Égypte - Quand la science remonte de fil de l'histoire : Musée de la civilisation
Amazing interactive display about ancient Egypt
Nicely animated site focused on Egyptian Mummies.
schöne seite vom musée de la civilisation zur aktuellen ausstellung über mumien
Una interesante interfaz del Museo de la Civilización de Quebec Canadá basada en una experiencia de navegación en 3D. Tiene además una propuesta educativa y lúdica con participación del usuario.W I N D O S i L L
this is so awesome <3
vector parkのPatrick Smith作
A downloadable game from Vectorpark.Order in the Library v4.0
Student Librarian activity. Brillant!
Library Helper game
Good assessment or training for library helpers
Shelving practiceMad Libs Official Website » Fun Stuff
Holy cow. This is an amazing animation for the opening cinematic on the upcoming Beatles for Rockband. Side note - I will be purchasing.
Man, I'm getting serious Norwegian Wood for the new Beatles version of Rock Band...
©2009 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. The Beatles: Rock Band developed by Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. The Beatles is a trademark of Apple Corps Ltd. ‘Apple’ and the ‘Apple logo’ are exclusively licensed to Apple Corps ltd. Harmonix, Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., an MTV Networks company. MTV: Music Television, MTV Games and all related titles and logos are trademarks of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Abertura The Beatles Rockbandflixel
"flixel is a completely free collection of Actionscript 3 files that helps organize, automate, and optimize Flash games; an object-oriented framework that lets anyone create original and complex games with thousands of objects on screen in just a few hours, without using any of the Flash libraries."
Halp! How mak gaems? flixel is not intended to be used with the Flash IDE, since it is a
completely free collection of Actionscript 3 files that helps organize, automate, and optimize Flash games; an object-oriented framework that lets anyone create original and complex games with thousands of objects on screen in just a few hours, without using any of the Flash libraries.The Beatles Rock Band
foda!
this actually looks pretty goodPlay Nano War, a free online game on Kongregate
Succeed in the war of the tiniest.ファルコム音楽フリー宣言
日本ファルコム株式会社(以下、当社)のすべての楽曲を自由にご利用していただくことを目的とした宣言です。
太っ腹すぎ
日本ファルコム株式会社のすべての楽曲を自由にご利用していただくことを目的とした宣言です。2D Boy: I love you, 2D Boy! » Blog Archive » Rapid Prototyping Framework
game prototyping frameworkFAST GAMES - Little Wheel
sort of a game, more of a kind of interactive animation. very stylishCC - Games > The Space Game
Construct a well-fortified space station and mine asteroids.Grumpy Gamer Stuff and Things and Monkey Island
Grumpy Gamer Stuff and Things
Ron Gilbert plays the original Monkey Island for the first time in 15 years and shares his thoughts.
About a year and a little more ago, as I began designing the uber-awesome DeathSpank at Hothead Games, I played all the way through The Secret of Monkey Island to refresh myself on the puzzles and dialog. I know this will come as a shock to many of you, but I don't spend my evenings playing through Monkey Island. It's probably been 15 years since I sat down and really played it. Much like the experience of watching the Maniac Mansion Speed Run, it bought back a lot of memories and little tid-bits of facts, so I started keeping notes and in celebration of all things Monkey Island, I thought I'd share them
The Making of Monkey Island, by creator Ron GilbertA List Apart: Articles: Managing Werewolves
y or may not want to reveal themselves as the Seer, a.k.a. Werewolf Enemy Number One). It’s not much to
We kill the quiet ones cause they aren't helping.
This was an amusing, insightful... overall a good read.25 awesome Cross-platform games you can download for free
The title says it all
25 awesome Cross-platform games you can download for freeJiggmin.com - Effing Hail
Game
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Nicely-designed flash game.
Here's some creative game design. You're an updraft, and you have to keep hailstones in the air while they grow big enough to cause more severe property damage.Circle the Cat ~ Grandma Faith's
a good one..not very difficut..but mind you not a cake walk as well :)
抓貓、困住貓、遊戲、黑貓
fun simple game
Thanks for this Kat - I was going to do some work todayジャンル別ゲームの作り方とアルゴリズムまとめ - Logic Edge
言語別もある
ゲームの作り方とアルゴリズムをジャンル別にまとめてみました。ゲーム制作や、プログラミングの勉強用にご活用ください。言語別ゲームプログラミング制作講座一覧もあわせてお読みください。Game Theory, Salary Negotiation, and Programmers - Steve Hanov's Technology Blog
[via http://friendfeed.com/mtanski/40cd35d3/game-theory-salary-negotiation-and]Source Code of Several Atari 7800 Games Released! | ProgrammerFish - Everything that's programmed!
Exactly what the title implies.Lost Garden: Flash Love Letter (2009) Part 1
Over the past couple months, I've spent a bit of time looking at Flash gaming on web portals like Kongregate and Newgrounds. There are over 14,000 games spread across 30,000 portals with hundreds of new games coming out every month. The output alone is amazing. Let me cut to the chase. I think that you, Flash game developers, are some of the most talented and inspirational people working today in game development. Your passion for building games burns so incredibly brightly. Your ability to quickly make and distribute games is second to none. You hold immense potential to transform the future of games.
Ads are a really crappy revenue source For a recent game my friend Andre released, 2 million unique users yields around $650 from MochiAds. This yields an Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) of only $0.000325 per user. Even when you back in the money that sponsors will pay, I still only get an ARPU of $0.0028 per user. In comparison, a MMO like Puzzle Pirates makes about $0.21 per user that reaches the landing page (and $4.20 per user that registers) What this tells me is that other business models involving selling games on the Internet are several orders of magnitude more effective at making money from an equivalent number of customers. When your means of making money is 1/100th as efficient as money making techniques used by other developers, maybe you've found one big reason why developers starve when they make Flash games.
In order to understand why this promising game platform is such a surprising dissapointment, we'll look at Flash games from three perspectives: * Chapter 2 - Making money: How do Flash developers currently make money. * Chapter 3 - Generating value: How Flash developers currently create 'valuable' game for their players? * Chapter 4 - Reaching customers: How developers currently reach their players. * Chapter 5 - Premium Flash games as a service: A mental model for understanding the new world of web gaming.Games@NOAA
online games re ecology, recycling, oceans, etc.
Environment Games
games to help Oscar the otter protect his environment80 Absolutely Beautiful Video Game Wallpapers | Wallpapers
Kongregate free online game Street Fighter 2 CE - Official version by Gametap. /!!\ COMBOS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING (?) BUTTON (at the top right).... Play Street Fighter 2 CEThe Game Crafter - Your game REALIZED - Home
Looks interesting - how can I hack it ?
open source game
A
.The Game Crafter - Your game REALIZED - Home
website where you can publish your own game
Print-on-demand comes to game making. Quite a cool resource for rapid prototyping.
They make boardgames that you design.
self publishing site for diy board games
It is time you took that game you created and publish it.Christopher M. Park - Blog: Designing Emergent AI, Part 1: An Introduction
and that stroke of luck propelled them to the top. Not to take anything away from their hard work, but lots of devs out there are working just as hard on games that are reviewed as well or better.7 Very fun games that are actually good for your brain
madmen avatar maker
Lovely little bit of viral marketingAchron - Time Travel is Coming
time travel RPG game? this is very interesting
World's first meta-time strategy game
Hazardous Software's Achron, meta-time strategy game: a real-time strategy game with freeform time travel, where players and units can jump to and play at different times simultaneously and independently.
time travel game
the world's first meta-time strategy game, a real-time strategy game where players and units can jump to and play at different times simultaneously and independentlyDie Fail Whale: Have You Played?
Die Fail Whale is a free social gaming utility for killing fail whales in real-time.
Shooting gallery featuring the Twitter fail whaleThe 15 Games You Need For Your New iPhone (pg. 01) | Offworld
Yet another list of games.Red Remover :: Silvergames.com
Flash physics game. Remove the red blocks without letting the green ones fall off screen.
Kids might enjoy this physics based puzzle game.Play Pixel, a free online game on Kongregate
Kongregate free online game Pixel - These puny pixels can pack quite a punch!. Play Pixel
A fun game, nice relaxing music.
nice sjov shooter, MANGE pixels på skærmen på samme tid :) spil med en rigtig mus
KongregatePlay Multitask, a free online game on Kongregate
So, you think you can multitask?
This game is rad.
this is the most exciting game ever. no. really.
"Think you can handle multiple games at once? See just how coordinated you are."Red Bull Soapbox Racer
れべるたけぇー。30 Classic Games for Simple Outdoor Play | GeekDad | Wired.com
When I was a kid, we played outside with the other kids in the neighborhood with most of our free time. We also made the most of recess at school. We kept ourselves quite occupied without any of today’s modern technologies. Listed below are some no-tech games that you may have enjoyed as a kid. I sure did. Some can be done indoors. Some can be done by yourself or with just one friend. But most of them are best when done outside with a group of people. Also, most of these games can be changed or improved by making up your own rules. Use your imagination!Hack Your Wii for Homebrew without Twilight Princess - Wii - Lifehacker
Bummed because you've got a new Wii and the Twilight Princess hack won't work on it? Have an older Wii but you don't want to buy Twilight Princess just to install Homebrew? Try the free and easy bannerbomb exploit.Wired.com Reports: How Game Design Can Revolutionize Everyday Life
"It's exactly like a leaderboard in a game, where you want to have the bragging right of being on top, so you work harder at getting better," says Steffen Walz, a game theorist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Walz says governments worldwide are hiring designers to create games that encourage healthier behavior; he himself is creating one, where teenagers will run around their city with GPS-equipped mobile phones, unlocking prizes by visiting different locations.
using rewards & tracking to encourage everyday behaviours
"Games create drama and excitement," as Jane McGonigal, one of the leading thinkers in the field, told the crowd at this year's O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference. "We've done that for years with videogames, and now we can apply that thinking to the rest of life."
Every employee is given virtual tokens — say, 100 a week, — that they can attach to e-mail they write. If you really want someone to read a message now, you attach a lot of tokens, and the message pops up higher in your correspondent's Outlook inbox. Reeves figured this would encourage people to send less e-mail: Those who are parsimonious would wind up with lots of tokens, which means when they really have something to say, they can load it up with tokens and make sure it'll get through. Sure enough, that's what happened. When a work group at IBM tried out Attent, messages with 20 tokens attached were 52 percent more likely to be quickly opened than normal. E-mail overload ceased to be a problem.bartbonte
A cross between Boggle and Tetris
gamePlay Free Multiplayer Games At OMGPOP
jogos on-line
OMGPOP is the #1 place to play free multiplayer games with your friends. Our multiplayer games have been played over 100 million times!Seven | 七 | Sept | семь | Sieben | Sette | Siete | 칠 | Sju | سَبْعَةٌ | Yedi | Saat | ๗
jeu ressemblant à marioCANABALT
Beat 1074'
Awesome side scroller ONE BUTTON game!
surprisingly fun flash gameThank You Mario! - Super Mario Brothers Animated Text Generator
un generateur de texte marioWhat's luck got to do with it? The math of gambling - physics-math - 11 August 2009 - New Scientist
Even if you can't beat the system, there are some cunning ways to tilt the odds in your favourMonopoly City Streets
a world of property empire building on an unimaginable scale will be launched! A live worldwide game of MONOPOLY using Google Maps as the game board. The goal is simple. Play to beat your friends and the world to become the richest property magnate in existence. Own any street in the world. Build humble houses, crazy castles and stupendous skyscrapers to collect rent. Use MONOPOLY Chance Cards to sabotage your mates by building Hazards on their streets.
Monopoly City Streets, you versus the world in the biggest live game of MONOPOLY in history!Monopoly City Streets: Google Launching Online Version of Monopoly
This could be very addictive: GoogleGoogle is teaming up with board game maker Hasbro to launch a Google MapsGoogle Maps version of Monopoly. A monopoly game to let you buy any street in the world.
Monopoly City Streets: Google Launching Online Version of Monopoly http://ow.ly/ou9g [from http://twitter.com/10minuteexpert/statuses/3840751105]
Google (Google) is teaming up with board game maker Hasbro to launch a Google Maps (Google Maps) version of Monopoly (Monopoly). Monopoly City Streets, which launches Wednesday, allows users to compete in a live, worldwide version of the popular game, creating the biggest Monopoly tournament ever played.
Google is teaming up with board game maker Hasbro to launch a Google Maps version of Monopoly. Monopoly City Streets, which launches Wednesday, allows users to compete in a live, worldwide version of the popular game, creating the biggest Monopoly tournament ever played.How to Build a Kick-Ass MAME Arcade Cabinet from an Old PC | Maximum PC
If you were born in the 70s or 80s, chances are good that a big part of your childhood was spent wasting quarters at the local arcade, or in front of the Pac-Man machine at your local pizza place. Sure, games have become a lot more complex since then, but the old titles had a lot of charm, and in some cases a level of skill and patience-rewarding challenge that hasn’t been matched since. Sadly, the arcade is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Now that PCs and game consoles have become so powerful, the only way for arcades to compete has been to offer games with enormous, complicated controls, which end up costing a dollar or more per play. And besides, that’s only if you happen to live next to one of the very few remaining full-sized arcades. For most people, the closest thing they’ve got to an arcade is the worn-out Initial D machine at their local multiplex.
XArcade that make great pre-made units at reasonable prices. Save yourself a lot of aggravation :) Side and front machine 'Marquees' and overlays make your machine look great, check out www.mamemarquees.com Buy a 'frontloader' application that will handle all emulator switching and controls. For $25 I picked up a copy of Maximus Arcade at www.maximusarcade.com and it looks and works awesome. You can switch seamlessly through forty or fifty emulators like Mame, Daphne (Laser Disc Games), Stella (Atari 2600), etc. Pick up a "Smart" power strip. These strips have one outlet that will automatically turn on the power to all the other outlets if the device in the original socket turns on
MaximumPC.com is the best online resource for PC Features. Visit Maximum PC and read about How to Build a Kick-Ass MAME Arcade Cabinet from an Old PC.Monopoly City Streets
使用googlemap的大富翁Monopoly City Streets
performance
MonopolyCitySts4 Sites Where You Can Download Old PC Games For Free
save
Classic text-adventures played through the browserJSNES: A Javascript NES emulator
A few months ago, I stumbled across Matt Westcott's excellent JSSpeccy. I had seen some pretty imaginative canvas creations, but Javascript emulators? What a perfect idea for a daft new project. I got underway shamelessly porting vNES into Javascript. Although not the most efficient, it didn't have any of the pointer memory mapping magic associated with emulators written in lower level languages. As such, it was more or less a direct port, bar a few tweaks to compensate for the lack of static typing, and obviously a rewrite of all the I/O. I highly recommend you use Google Chrome to play JSNES. Thanks to its high performance canvas element, and a clever optimisation by Connor Dunn, it runs at full speed on modern computers. Mac builds are also available. Otherwise, it just about runs on Firefox 3.5 or Safari 4, but it's hardly playable. The source is available on Github, contributions welcome!
I highly recommend you use Google Chrome to play JSNES. Thanks to its high performance canvas element, and a clever optimisation by Connor Dunn, it runs at full speed on modern computers. Mac builds are also available. Otherwise, it just about runs on Firefox 3.5 or Safari 4, but it's hardly playable.Cheese or Font
fun
@mogrify made this. The idea came from @dickchiclets. follow @cheeseorfont on twitter.
Cheese or Font displays the name of either a font or cheese - all you have to do is correctly choose which! Whilst you won't get a score as you play - you can simply keep on playing ad inifitum - the game does tell you the percentage of folks who gave your answerHome | Trollim
Trollim is a skill evaluation and comparison platform assessing the coding level, performance and skill set of programmers worldwide. Programmers of similar skill sets and coding languages compete against each other either by one to one or many to many coding challenges (Battles).Smokescreen § Homepage
Awesome online game
A new, Serious ARG (SARG?), from the people who brought you Perplex City. This time, commissioned by Channel 4 and aimed at teens. '...its goal is to illustrate the threats, dangers and opportunities of life online'. It doesn't have any offline activity, as far as I can tell, which makes sense with this demographic, the fact that Channel 4 is involved and the subject matter. It's a little to leading in the interactivity though, and not at really transmedia, so not strictly within the realms of what has come to be known as ARG. Still, interesting to see a current, non-commercial example of a participation drama.
Game supposedly teaching how to behave "responsibly" on social networking websites (and alike).
Nuorisolle suunnattu peli nettiturvallisuudestaeChalk: periodic table tetris game
This game may be of interest to science teachers who need students to memorize the Periodic Table.
Web 2.0 version of Tetris Periodic Table
science chemistry periodic game periodic table tetris
Tetris-style Periodic table game.
Guide falling elements into the correct place in the periodic table.10 free Educational Game sites
10 free Educational Game sites These free sites provide students an opportunity to learn in a fun, interactive environment.Artwiculate - A word of the day game for Twitter
To play, just use today’s word in context in one of your tweets. That’s it. Your tweet will appear here where people can tell you if they like it. You’ll get points if they like it or retweet it.
The twitter-based Word of the Day competition that helps clever people look clever and helps the rest of us learn new words. .To play, just use today’s word in context in one of your tweets. That’s it. Your tweet will appear here where people can tell you if they like it. You’ll get points if they like it or retweet it.
毎日、「今日の単語」が出題される。その単語を使って美しい文章を作り、Twitterでハッシュタグをつけて投稿すれば、他の人が評価してくれる、という仕組み。Play CycloManiacs, a free online game on Kongregate
joguinho de corrida, vc vai abrindo bicicletas e personagens novos e tem q vencer diferentes tipos de desafios... mto divertido..Alexandre Gomes | An introduction to game physics with Chipmunk
An introduction to game physics with Chipmunk. Learn about Chipmunk Physics Engine and how to start developing games for the iPhone and other platforms.5 Cool Websites to Play Chess Online !
Chess is one of ancient game that is played since ages by intellectuals and common people alike. Playing chess requires skills and acquit concentration. It also helps in improving once strategies and decision making power. Chess is played between two players so if you do not have an opponent to play with you can always find one on Internet. Internet is one large community with millions of users online at any time. There are some dedicated sites for playing chess online where you can find players to play with. If there are no players then you can always play the game against computer.Icycle
裸のおっちゃんが自転車を漕ぐゲーム
La prochaine période glaciaire s’est installée. La Terre est gelée, l’humanité est éteinte... ou presque. Il reste un bonhomme qui, tout nu sur son vélo, suit une mystérieuse piste de bulles de savon dans l’espoir de retrouver un lieu plus accueillant. Criiii, criii, criii... La bande sonore est saisissante : le grincement de la bécane en stéréo, les hostiles courants venteux, le craquèlement des glaces, et (surtout) le petit cri désespéré qui accompagne les fréquentes chutes dans le vide... Flèches gauche et droite pour gérer la vitesse, flèche du haut pour sauter. C’est tout simple, et pourtant le jeu est loin d’être facile. Surtout au niveau 6, qu’on recommence une quinzaine de fois sans broncher pour ne pas abandonner le petit monsieur frigorifié à son sort.lose/lose
Lose/Lose is a video-game with real life consequences. Each alien in the game is created based on a random file on the players computer. If the player kills the alien, the file it is based on is deleted. If the players ship is destroyed, the application itself is deleted.
Lose/Lose is a video-game with real life consequences. Each alien in the game is created based on a random file on the players computer. If the player kills the alien, the file it is based on is deleted. If the players ship is destroyed, the application itself is deleted. Although touching aliens will cause the player to lose the game, and killing aliens awards points, the aliens will never actually fire at the player. This calls into question the player's mission, which is never explicitly stated, only hinted at through classic game mechanics. Is the player supposed to be an aggressor? Or merely an observer, traversing through a dangerous land? Why do we assume that because we are given a weapon an awarded for using it, that doing so is right? By way of exploring what it means to kill in a video-game, Lose/Lose broaches bigger questions. As technology grows, our understanding of it diminishes, yet, at the same time, it becomes increasingly important in our lives. At what point does
a video-game with real life consequences
Lose/Lose is a video-game with real life consequences. Each alien in the game is created based on a random file on the players computer. If the player kills the alien, the file it is based on is deleted. If the players ship is destroyed, the application itself is deleted. (via geekologie)
holy shit game that deletes files on your hard drive. epic and imaginitive
a videogame that deletes your files!Can't you see I'm Busy! - Home - Play at work without damaging your career!
jogos que parecem que vc está trabalhando
Muy buenos juegoscesmes.fi
dots rgar split into smaller dots when moused over
ロールオーバーするとどんどん分裂していくインターフェイス。。 感覚として凄く気持ちい感じがしていて心地よい。
円、分裂、マウスオーバーPlaying chess helps children excel in maths — Chess Blog
siin räägitakse midagi tarka maletamisest!
food for thought to integrate into our current math program
chess learning; good for childrenMachinarium
decent time passerPlay Clockwords: Prelude, a free online game on Kongregate
Kongregate free online game Clockwords: Prelude - Clockwords is a hectic word game set in Victorian London. You are a genius inventor who discov.... Play Clockwords: PreludeDragon Age Journeys
A new animation game where you could play as single or multiple player.
Dragon Age online.Cutthroat Capitalism: The Game
Fun to play if you're bored. You get to be a pirate!!
Wired Magazine's game about the business of Somali pirating; see related article published in Wired, "An Economic Analysis of the Somali Pirate Business Model." Commentary at http://jag.lcc.gatech.edu/blog/2009/07/cutthroat-capitalism.html
"You are a pirate commander staked with $50,000 from local tribal leaders and other investors. Your job is to guide your pirate crew through raids in and around the Gulf of Aden, attack and capture a ship, and successfully negotiate a ransom."
See the latest multimedia and applications including videos, animations, podcasts, photos, and slideshows on Wired.com
You are a pirate commander staked with $50,000 from local tribal leaders and other investors. Your job is to guide your pirate crew through raids in and around the Gulf of Aden, attack and capture a ship, and successfully negotiate a ransom.15 iPhone Apps to Tame the Kids
Summer (which has just begun for half the world) is a time for road trips and vacations. That means lots of family fun, but it also means long boring car orScamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell
Wie sich Farmville
via cpalow, alok
Major media can’t stop applauding the companies long enough to understand what’s really going on with these games. The real story isn’t the business success of these startups. It’s the completely unethical way that they are going about achieving that success.
facebook economyUDK - Unreal Development Kit - Epic Games
Experience the power and potential of Unreal Engine 3. Create amazing games, lifelike scenes and fantastic worlds... for free.EnergyLab
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לא ברור אבל ממש מגניבLifehacker - Absolutely Amazing Video Game Remake Wallpapers, Take Two - Video Game Wallpapers
looks good!
Hands-down one of the best puzzle games I have ever played.
Hopefully they do a Linux port soon.全日本バーベイタム選手権 | Verbatim Championship
自分で作ったモンスターを戦わせる3D格闘ゲーム。城戸さん最新作。
やべえ
いや、すごい。口あんぐりですpallo.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)
you can do it
Fun little thingie that allows one to playhttp://adamatomic.com/fathom/
sidescrolling fodahttp://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/welcome
"PASADENA, California -- NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars. Drawing on observations from NASA's Mars missions, the "Be a Martian" Web site will enable the public to participate as citizen scientists to improve Martian maps, take part in research tasks, and assist Mars science teams studying data about the Red Planet...." ☺☼☺ ( Mars.Jpl.Nasa.gov)
Welcome to the Be A Martian! website. If you use an assistive technology, we care about your experience on this site. If you have improvements to suggest, email BeAM.Access@jpl.nasa.gov
Age of virtual exploration and the human-robotic partnershipHomepage | Eclipse Phase
すごい情報量だなーQuake Flash :: Silvergames.com
See high res text graphics. Master physics bending puzzles. Escape the test chambers. Play ASCIIpOrtal ! This game is awesome and runs on all OSes.別におぼえたくないのに…Javaの方から勝手に脳に入り込んできて、気がつけばJavaを習得してしまうゲーム「Robocode」 - a_a___a_a
くそっ リア充め!
簡易コードでプログラミングして戦うログインに載ったゲームは「ロボットバトルV」かな?→id:stealthinu
銀の戦車w/バイナリな人向けにはRedcodeとか? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcodeグリー躍進、本当の理由(前編):日経ビジネスオンライン
※湯川さんがブログで紹介した記事Continuity: A Flash Puzzle Platformer
Continuity is a student project, created by Ragtime Games www.continuitygame.com great largo music
Un jeu de plateformes/réflexion simple mais ingénieux !Bruce Bueno de Mesquita predicts Iran's future | Video on TED.com
Is it the beginning of the Asimov's psychohistory ? Ted Talks: http://bit.ly/1CBp #TED [from http://twitter.com/LoXD/statuses/1470242301]
Once he stated as a premise that people are rational I kindda lost interest. Everybody CAN be rational, but not everyone is rational and definitely not all of the time. Just like his example, some people sometimes revert to being like 2 years old.
TED Talks Bruce Bueno de Mesquita uses mathematical analysis to predict (very often correctly) such messy human events as war, political power shifts, Intifada ... After a crisp explanation of how he does it, he offers three predictions on the future of Iran.EffectGames.com
meget små spil som kan spilles
web-based toolkit for making and sharing hosted JS games
Toda uma plataforma que permite usar javascript e dhtml para criar jogos excelentes que rodam em qualquer browser. Permite acessar teclado, mouse, joystick, tocar som, e com sistema de colisões, deformação, camadas, etc.
this is a weird duck: game development library/hosting (?!) that abstracts away the DOM for writing sprite/tile-based games (doesn't use html5 canvas!). I think it's sort of limited by the fact that your games *must* be hosted on their site, and the engine itself doesn't seem to be open source. wonder if they're going to try to license it...?Rands In Repose: Gaming the System
The ever-knowledgable Rands waxing intellectual on nerds and their games. A great read.
a must-read, as usual.
How games appeal to the nerd mind.In game c++ map editor tutorial with IndieLib engine that dosen't use tiles but pieced images like in Braid or Aquaria games
ferent parallax layers and camera zooming. You can have several tilesets and you can of course to save / load the maps using XML files. This type of editor is used in games like BraiBrowser Pong
During play, the negative space between windows is transformed into a playing field—the abstracted tennis court of Pong.
Super!Basketball - Online Games
Game did not load.
geography gameThe Atari 7800 Pro System - The Atari Museum
Atari Source Code
source code to many classic Atari games (Digdug, Joust, Ms Pacman)
7800 game sourceInvent with Python
A little art game about alienation and refusal of labour. Made in 6 days for the Experimental Gameplay ProjectアフォBlog C言語勉強したけどゲーム作れないぞコラって人向けに
ず、ゲームを作るときにはどのようなゲームか頭の中に完成形がないといけないわけです 「かいわれ育成ゲーム」想像してみてください 水をやったり、肥料をやったり 登場人物は・・・・天気は・・・・舞台は・・・・・
今回作るのはかいわれ育成ゲームです///
はい、色々想像できましたね? それ全部忘れてください。そんな複雑なの嫌ですPerformous - Announcements
opensource guitarhero-style game
Juego musical para PC que junta Singstar, Guitar Hero y DDR
Performous is a free cross-platform band game game.xkcd - A Webcomic - Game Theory
love - the only winning move is to not play... no wait... dammit
Schöne Wargames-Hommage.
love: the only winning move is not to play
Game theory AI. love.
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.60 Educational Game Sites That You’ve Probably Never Seen « Tech:-)Happy
Toddles Lightworker is in here, hated the "mission" paradigm, looking a NZVS ( Virtual School -== distance learning ) but what ever taht means it is not the same as Virtual Environments or Virtual Reality
13 upThe best FREE iPhone games | GamesRadar
The only apps worth downloading for gamers who are broke from buying an iPhoneGalactic Arms Race (GAR)
Picture (High Res) of the complete Gameboy Timeline, from the Game&Watch up untill the Nintendo DSi
1989, baby!! (via Rhea)DESIGNER NOTES » Blog Archive » Game Developer Column 5: Sid’s Rules
Sid Meier's Rules http://bit.ly/atPXx (via @newsycombinator) [from http://twitter.com/tadej/statuses/1715393349]
Source of Sid's famous "double or half it" rule.
Double it or Cut it by Half One Good Game is Better than Two Great Ones ...
Rules to game design by Sid Meier
"If a unit seems too weak, don’t lower its cost by 5%; instead, double its strength. If players feel overwhelmed by too many upgrades, try removing half of them. In the original Civilization, the gameplay kept slowing down to a painful crawl, which Sid solved by shrinking the map in half. The point is not that the new values are likely to be correct - the goal is to stake out more design territory with each successive iteration."Brain Games: Play Free Puzzle Games Online, Free Puzzles
Brain Games: Play Free Puzzle Games Online, Free Puzzles
Blogean txertatzeko joku desberdinak, sudokuak, zopa letrak...
Crear tus propios puzzles y otros juegos personalizados para incrustar en tu blog/web.
Proprofs – Juegos para ejercitar la memoria y la agilidad mentalTuper Tario Tros.
Super Mario Brothers crossed with Tetris.
I like the idea of videogame mashups... a lot.crazy...creative...it's a fine line
Every year, we throw a big, game party to ring in the new year. This year (2010) is our house's 100-year birthday, so we celebrated with cupcakes......and the cupcakes were a game. Here they are in random order - see how many you can guess! Mouse over the question mark to reveal the answer.
brilliant - includes settlers of catan, carcassone and sorry :)Cocoa with Love: An Asteroids-style game in CoreAnimation, Part One.
Example code
How would you write an arcade-style 2D game in CoreAnimation? Over the next few weeks, I'll show you how to write a resolution independent, high-speed, model-view-controller designed, Asteroids-style arcade game using CoreAnimation as the screen renderer. In this first of four parts, I'll detail the concept for the overall application and show you how to create a resolution independent window for the game.
If I ever want to learn native code on the mac instead of just using HTML5 I should read this.
A normal document style object can be swapped with another document or recreated. A singleton is lazier and simpler since it doesn't need to be connected to every object which needs to access it (since it is globally accessible).Pentagram - What type are you?
What type are you?
password: character
Typeface Personality TestGamasutra - Features - Game Design Essentials: 20 RPGs
20 RPG game series with descriptions
[In the latest in his popular Game Design Essentials series, which has previously spanned subjects from Atari games through 'mysterious games', 'open world games', 'unusual control schemes' and 'difficult games', writer John Harris examines 10 games from the Western computer RPG (CRPG) tradition and 10 from the Japanese console RPG (JRPG) tradition, to figure out what exactly makes them tick -- and why you should care.]プログラム未経験からiPhoneアプリを作った僕が今度はiPhoneゲームを作りました。というわけで参考資料等のまとめ。 - frnk*blog
プログラム未経験からiPhoneアプリを作ったWolfire Blog - World of Goo design tour
David Rosen of Wolfire Games presents design lessons from 2D Boy's World of Goo in a youtube video.
aky way to have higher image compression ratios. That’s completely right, which is funny, since that was a case of a technical limitation that actually caused the game to look better with more depth. Very perceptive, thumbs up!”
Cool gra ;]List of Flash Gaming Engines — FlashRealtime.com
Flashゲームのライブラリ一覧
2Dから3DまでFlashのゲームエンジンいろいろ
AS3のゲームを作るのに役立ちそうなライブラリのまとめ記事
ゲームエンジン集
FlashゲームエンジンまとめCONSOLLECTION
An excellent streaming media site.
nintendo sagaThe 53 Best iPhone Games - iPhone games - Gizmodo
Say goodbye to any productivity
When you don't have the time or resources to commit to a full-fledged FPS, strategy game, or RPG adventure, a fun, fast, browser-based game is sure to satisfy. We reveal our favorites—both current and classicKODU Game Lab
Kodu is a visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone.
Programming as a Creative Medium The core of the Kodu project is the programming user interface. The language is simple and entirely icon-based. Programs are composed of pages, which are broken down into rules, which are further divided into conditions and actions. Conditions are evaluated simultaneously. The Kodu language is designed specifically for game development and provides specialized primitives derived from gaming scenarios. Programs are expressed in physical terms, using concepts like vision, hearing, and time to control character behavior. While not as general-purpose as classical programming languages, Kodu can express advanced game design concepts in a simple, direct, and intuitive manner.Free App A Day . 10
Adobe 的Flash平台游戏技术First-Person Tetris
The good old tetris realized as flash online game.ryanb's ruby-warrior at master - GitHub
ruby game to practice ai
Like CRobots for Ruby!
"This is a game designed to teach the Ruby language and artificial intelligence in a fun, interactive way. You play as a warrior climbing a tall tower to reach the precious Ruby at the top level. On each floor you need to write a Ruby script to instruct the warrior to battle enemies, rescue captives, and reach the stairs. You have some idea of what each floor contains, but you never know for certain what will happen. You must give the Warrior enough artificial intelligence up-front to find his own way."FlashPunk Library
FlashPunk is a free ActionScript library designed for developing 2D Flash games. Its goal is to provide you with a fast, clean framework for prototyping and developing games; this means most of the dirty work -- reliable framerate, sprite rendering/animation, player input, and collision detection (to name a few) -- has been covered with a set of base classes and functions for your ease of use. This gives you more time and energy to concentrate on the design and testing of your game. It's important to note that FlashPunk is targeted towards the development of games with 2D raster/bitmap graphics, as opposed to vector graphics. It can manage thousands of animated bitmap sprites on-screen at a time without slowing, a lot faster than Flash normally could, because it operates under the assumption that your game primarily uses bitmapped graphics. FlashPunk is not designed for use in the Adobe Flash IDE, you'll be working with an alternate coding environment. I personally use (and have come
FlashPunk Library - http://flashpunk.net/Boing Boing: Games To Get
BoingBoing's curated games page. Personal fav: Everyday the Same Dream
games to get, from boing boing30 commercial games released for FREE | GamesRadar
Fallout, King's Quest, Bonk, and more. Download the best titles that companies gave awayMath Run - how fast is your brain? A simple Brain Training Game for everyone
Math Run - how fast is your brain? A simple Brain Training Game for everyoneDoom Iphone code review.
Doom Iphone code reviewFantastic Free Google Earth Game: Ships | Google Earth Blog
Ships plug in game for Google Earth
Fantastic Free Google Earth Game: Ships http://bit.ly/ZTecT [from http://twitter.com/FelipeMorales/statuses/1905071327]
Google Earth game - Ships
RT @cogdog: Play Ships! Shipping simulator/game- barges, cargo ships, the QE2 in Google Earth API http://bit.ly/IOGzN [from http://twitter.com/retrogrrl/statuses/1844099445]Clickteam.com - Creative Tools for the Creative Age
The Games Factory provides everything you need to manufacture Arcade games, Platform games, Adventures, Screen Savers, and much, much, more. You simply click on an object, drag it to the play field, and click on the action it should perform. We supply all the heroes, monsters, powerups, and other objects you need, plus the sound and music for your games. Of course, you can easily add your own, custom items if you choose.
A great programming software program for kidsRecord Tripping - A Bell Brothers Game
record tripping, a bell brothers game
An immersive gaming experience that begins with the scratch of a record.101 Free Games 2010: The Best Free Games on the Web from 1UP.com
ゲーム アート iPhone
かなり参考になる。 最初の<The Unfinished Swan>が特にすごい。Glitch
mmo game from the founders of FlickrGwaredd Space: Game Development in a Post-Agile World
this is a great articleFreeciv.net - online multiplayer strategy game
Freeciv.net is an Open Source strategy game which can be played online against other players, or in single player mode against AI opponents.Gamasutra - Features - Intelligent Mistakes: How to Incorporate Stupidity Into Your AI Code
How to the design a chees/poker AI without frustrating the player
An interesting Gamasutra article on how to introduce human-like stupidity into your AI by making your AI smarter rather than dumber.無料のiPhoneゲーム最強25選 : Gizmodo Japan(ギズモード・ジャパン), ガジェット情報満載ブログ
家に帰ったら落とすCommand & Conquer Classic | Command & Conquer
Free download of classic C&CThe Messy Notebook » Javascript Tetris Pt 1: Rationale
Ya it's the classically Tetris implemented in javascript:)
Good Software Engineering Applied To A Javascript Tetris Game18 Embarrassing Game AI Bugs Caught On Tape... and Fixed! — AiGameDev.com
The leading Game AI community site, information source and knowledge base focused on helping developers learn how to build artificial intelligence into their simulations.
18 AI hatası ve çözümleri
Fantastic collection of AI bugs.Jesse Schell’s mindblowing talk on the future of games (DICE 2010) « fox @ fury
Great video talking about "gaming" invading every day life and blurring the lines with realityRobot Unicorn Attack - A Free Online Flash Game From Adult Swim
SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMBO OF A ROBOT, A UNICORN, AND THE MUSIC MEANS I CANNOT STOP PLAYING IT.10 Fun and Free Browser-Based Games | Web.AppStorm
Throw the shoe at George Bush - see how many times you can hit him!
Sent by Cousin Bill after the Iraq journalist sheo throwing incident in 12/08pong
Delicious popular
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sylvain pong with javascript windows
window pong in a browserPlan to Fail: Old Game Characters
So you wanted to play a game about a brilliant, british, female archeologist, huh? Well, knock yourself out
Personajes de juegos de computadora envejecidos.
I've noticed a lot of nerd artists tend to draw G-Dawg here as this brave, heroic, smirking bad ass crushing alien faces with a crow-bar, but if there's anything my life has taught me, it's that nerds aren't bad asses, and the way the first Half-Life game was played was far from bad ass action hero. It was a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants game of ammo-management, with really suspenseful silent parts, and frantic action parts. If anything, Gordon Freewww.Farbs.org - Quirky little games for your edification
2010-01-18 09:45:46 <Gariiiing> http://www.farbs.org/Message.htmlGAME ON: Top 5 Social Networks for Gamers
Carsten
rede-social social-network gammers
GAME ON: Top 5 Social Networks for Gamers
As per Mashable. Social networks that appeal to gamers.
Five great social networking destinations for gamers to hang out online.IEEE Spectrum: Bots Get Smart
Computer games driving developments in AI (bots getting smarter)
By Jonathan Schaeffer, Vadim Bulitko, and Michael Buro First Published December 2008 Can video games breathe new life into AI research?
This project has so far produced a formal system for analyzing and classifying a team’s opening moves. That may not sound like much, but this task proved immensely challenging, because positions and actions are not nearly as constrained as they are in a game like chess. Researchers in our group have used this formalism to analyze computer logs of more than 50 hours of tournament-level play between seasoned Counter-Strike teams. Soon, we expect, computer bots programmed to learn tactics from such logs will play reasonably well—doing things a person might do. It’ll be a long time before these bots will be able to beat expert human players, though. But that’s not the objective, after all—they just need to make for entertaining adversaries.
The game is called F.E.A.R. , short for First Encounter Assault Recon, and its use of AI, along with its impressive graphics, are its prime attractions. The developer, Monolith Productions of Kirkland, Wash., released it in 2005 to rave reviews, including the GameSpot Web site’s Best Artificial Intelligence award. Such recognition means a lot to the game’s creators, who face stiff competition in what has become a multibillion-dollar industry.
Can video games breathe new life into AI research?Download Dozens of Commercial PC Games Free - PC World
Where do computer games go when they die? Nowhere, if you know where to look.Gamasutra - Features - Examining Game Pace: How Single-Player Levels Tick
I believe there is plenty more that can be discovered about pacing in games -- certainly some more scientific studies of heart rate, etc whilst playing games might unearth some real revelations about what makes the pace in games so emotionally involving and also what simply does not work.
game design possibilities: speed, tempo, threat, carrot/stick, chase
Interesting look at level pacingJane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world | Video on TED.com
Die Welt Verbessern durch Spiele. Interessante Idee, muss ich mir aber beizeiten mal ansehen.The Great Sperm Race - Exclusive - The Great Sperm Race Game - Channel 4
Another educational triumph?
The great sprem race- game for reproduction cycleSteamBirds | Armor Games
Jogo porreta de avião
combattimenti aerei a turniВне зоны комфорта - Fallout 2009 «Ничто человеческое»
The costuming and setting is amazing!
Fallout LARPers. Seriously.
freaking awesome
Superb costumes from a Russian Airsoft LARP troupe.Miegakure: A puzzle-platforming game in four dimensions
Use this free site to access interactives in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geology, Living Environment, Meteorology, Nature of Science, or Physics. Click on a subject to view a list of games. Click on the teachers section to receive great tips, create your own games, and download study sheets for use in class. 1
Flash drill games
Interactive educational games, all subjectsPlacefy - fun geography game, twitter game, travel game.
A geography game that uses pictures as questions.
Fun site!!! I could play this site all night long.
Placefy is a fun and challenging geography game that uses pictures as questions. Placefy presents players with an image of a city square, buildings, and other famous landmarks. Players then have to choose the correct answer from four answer choices. Playing the game is simple, but the images as questions make it a challenging game.Dailymotion - PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN. - une vidéo Art et Création
Box game animation
Classic video game characters invade New York.
pixels
PIXELS+by+PATRICK+JEAN. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcv6dv_pixels-by-patrick-jean_creationCoding Horror: The World's Largest MMORPG: You're Playing it Right Now
Recasting the experience as a game means it can be simultaneously complex and easily learnable. That's something we couldn't accomplish through traditional applications, which are designed to be usable but not necessarily fun. They've failed to design for fun. And in an era of ubiquitious web community , that's a big mistake.
Diseñar aplicaciones como si se tratara de juegos. Plantear el aprendizaje de nuevas aplicaciones a través de ir aprendiendo a utilizar las herramientas que se le ofrece. Ejemplo: stackoverflow.
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do to improve the signal to noise ratio. Perhaps that was actually the point I was really trying to make: that using these game elements is an excellent way to improve the quality of interactions. I'm still convinced there is a way to have a civilized discussion online with complete strangers, but we haven't gotten there yet. The only really viable way I can see is heavy-handed moderation. When I say heavy-handed, I mean don't allow users to post "me too!" replies. Don't allow straying wildly off-topic. Don't post threads just to chat in specialized forums. And for heaven's sake, don't ever let people talk about other forum peop
Thesis: the internet is like a giant MMORPG.
game mechanics in everyday lifeHacking JavaScript for Fun and Profit: Part II [JavaScript & Ajax Tutorials]
In the first part of this series, you learned enough JavaScript and CSS to make an animated character move around your browser. In this article, I will explore some computer game techniques that will allow us to animate multiple sprites, as well as have them interact with each other.
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Sitepoint - Hacking JavaScript
CSS & Javascript version of Mario10 iPhone Games You Gotta Have - PC World
Hmm these make Nokia ngage games look sexier.
Simply the 10 best iPhone/iPod touch games so far!
Ragdoll Blaster
Here's a list of the ten games that every iPhone or iPod touch owner should have. If you're missing any, download it now so you're not humiliated the next time somebody asks to check out your iPhone.Swfme.com - Simple fast swf hosting
Wie der Name schon sagt...MOST AWESOMEST THING EVER
It's Hunch.com for those who've seen too many Bruckheimer films.
Most Awesomest Thing Ever http://bit.ly/cTozJWHow to Back Up and Play Your Wii Games from an External Hard Drive - Wii - Lifehacker
A game design post pertaining to implementing sword fighting in games
An interesting model for making duelling fun.
Via Wilson Miner (platte).Music Catch 2 - Ninja Games - Play free online games at HiddenNinjaGames.com
Captura las notas musicales
Auditorium meets Guitar Hero!Gamasutra - Where's The Cash For Flash?
A really good article outlining possible ways to generate revenue with your Flash games.
we've ever had on our site have been sold. At a minimum, developers selling their first game ever -- if it falls into the 'good-to-great' category -- make about $500-and-up." At "the high end," a not-so-typical example of how lucrative Flash development can get is Auckland, New Zealand-based studio NinjaKiwi, the developer of the Bloons games, says Hughes. "They have created an entire game-specific site -- Bloonsworld," he notes, "which enables them to make $30,000 a month or more by leveraging their IP in various ways, including creating an online community around their games, in-game ads, banner ads on their site, and various licenses on their games. And that, in fact, is what developers need to do to make their work lucrative -- maximize the number of revenue streams they create." For instance, developers can allow specific branding in thei
一篇关于FLASH游戏开发的见解性文章
Going to want to read this one. its about making money building Flash gamesCrickweb | Flash Page
Symmetry. Sorting shapes by lines of symmetry.
Sort shapes as to reflective symmetry
Determine which shapes have 0, 1, 2 or more lines of symmetry.
How many lines of symmetry does a square have? Find out this and more in this symmetry sorting activity. Available as a bounce back demo or without bounce back for assessment.
print for quizPlay Free Online Games: Action, Strategy, RPG, Puzzle, Sports & Shooter ...
Welcome to Ponged, the latest and greatest destination for real gamers looking for FREE, fun, online games! Ponged serves up a library of over 500 free games across seven different genres – including Action, Shooter, and Strategy. Our games have been hand-picked by hardcore gamers with a “quality over quantity” mindset, and represent some of the best free online games currently available.Akihabara
HTML5 tool for creating pixel gamesゲームメーター - あなたのゲームを管理・共有
プレイしたゲームや欲しいゲームなどの管理・共有www.benjoffe.com
Like the original Ultima games??Super Mario Crossover
Awesome flash reboot: play Contra, Zelda, etc. characters in SMB
Play the original Super Mario Bros with characters from classic Nintendo games.
Play Super Mario Bros. as Mario, Link, Samus, Simon Belmont, Mega Man, or one of the Contra guys. Too bad it's in Flash.Click Maze 2 - Bring the red ball home without damage.
Click Maze 2 - Get the red ball home without smashing and avoid all the black walls and obstacles. When you click the red ball will follow your cursor.Minotaur China Shop :: Blurst
Andrew shared this link: http://dwdb1.tk [from http://twitter.com/Andrewstopheles/statuses/5282050993]
Funny flash game where you play a minotaur who owns a China shop
Play an adorable and earnest Minotaur wobbling around your delicate shop (you can earn money by selling goods, or by going nuts and smashing everything for a Rage Insurance payout).
Serve fine china to discerning mythological customers. Breaking items will cost you money. However, break LOTS of items and you'll enter Minotaur Rage, a crippling psychological condition. Your insurance will reimburse you for any items broken while enraged.Bejeweled Creator Spills Secrets of Addictive Games
e paper variants going back to the 1800s that hide illustrations in the little curlicues of the margins. And there are new videogame versions like Mystery Case Files. For thousands of years, we've derived satisfaction from searching and uncovering—and we still do each time we turn up lost car keys.
brief description of the top addictive games and why there addictive.
Short takes on some addictive puzzle games.
on tetris: "A timeless classic. Fitting pieces together feeds the same pleasure center of the brain that gets off on packing a suitcase really well or squeezing all your groceries into a single bag."tigertown » Games
Games like Family Feud, Survivor, Jeopardy, etc...
Check out these game templates.
This wiki contains game show templates, music, sound clips and directions that can be used for lessons.The Humble Indie Bundle (pay what you want for five awesome indie games)
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Bonne initiative que ce Humble Indie Bundle : un pack de 5 jeux originaux dont VOUS fixez le prix http://j.mp/9WtdAm
all Mac/linux compatible games; contributions to EFFAdmongo.gov
How can we understand ads
Game teaching you about advertising.
a game and curriculum designed to educate preteen students about the forms and methods of advertising. Admongo's primary feature is a game in which students earn points by collecting advertisements as they move through a fictional city. As they advance through the game, students will see short videos that explain the type of advertisements they see and how those advertisements attempt to get them to take an action. Watch the video below to learn more. Applications for Education Admongo provides a curriculum for teachers to use with 5th and 6th grade students. The curriculum is designed to complement the lessons students learn by playing the game. On the Admongo curriculum page teachers will find posters, handouts, quizzes and other printable materials to use in their classrooms.
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Game to teach advertising techniques. Teacher's guides, lesson plans, etc.
Admongo where advertising is all around you. Online. Outside. On television. Who makes ads? How do they work? What do they want you to do? Here, you will explore, discover, and learn. Can you make it to the top
" * Home * Parents * Teachers * Text Version Admongo.gov * About * Help * Glossary * Ad Library Spread the Word Live the Adventure - AdMongo Welcome to Admongo where advertising is all around you. Online. Outside. On television. Who makes ads? How do they work? What do they want you to do? Here, you will explore, discover, and learn. Can you make it to the top? To get there, you'll answer: Who is responsible for the ad? What is the ad actually saying? What does the ad want me to do?"Digital: A Love Story
An adventure game set five minutes into the future of 1988
A computer mistery/romance set five minutes into the future of 1988.
A computer mystery/romance set five minutes into the future of 1988.
amiga arpanet bullitin board computer bbs ai internet modem dial-upPortal is FREE!
Portal is free on the Mac and on the PC. Until May 24th.
Portal is apparently free (as in percuma/gratis) until May 24th http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/ /via @harisbinali
Portal is apparently free (as in percuma/gratis) until May 24th http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/
今週末はこれだね
Portal is one of the coolest video games around, and is free for a couple weeks!
portal is free?!? want!Welcome to the SuperThinkers Website!
SuperThinkers is a fun and challenging site targeted for learners in grades 5 through 8, but also fun for learners of all levels. Our mission is to inspire creative problem solving, critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and logic. We call this kind of deeper thinking - "SuperThinking."
Has a feature game regularly to get kids thinking10 Awesome Vintage Video Games You Can Play Online
10 Awesome Vintage Video Games You Can Play Online http://ff.im/-ku0dzA Visit to id Software on Vimeo
Dan Linton, owner of a hugely successful BBS called Software Creations, visited Texas and made his way to id Software. This is the footage he recorded one night in November 1993.
In 1993, Dan Linton, owner of a hugely successful BBS called Software Creations, visited Texas and made his way to id Software. This is the footage he recorded one night in November 1993. Shown are several of id's employees at the time: Jay Wilbur, Shawn Green, John Romero, Dave Taylor, Sandy Petersen and Adrian Carmack. Bobby Prince was visiting to finish the music and create the sound effects. This video has 21 minutes of DOOM before the sound effects were put in as well as some early deathmatching with Shawn Green.
awesomeWelcome | Strategery for iPhone and iPod Touch
Strategery for iPhone and iPod TouchTop 50 Best Game Design Blogs - Becoming a Computer Technician
Top 50 Best Game Design Blogs - http://tr.im/p2dW - Interesting and useful list of resources. (via @smashingmag) [from http://twitter.com/tadej/statuses/2238492287]Play Whiteboard Tower Defense, a free online game on Kongregate
Whiteboard Tower Defense
Kongregate free online game Whiteboard Tower Defense - Critter warfare at its best!. Play Whiteboard Tower DefenseCoding Horror: Finishing The Game
"This problem, although seemingly simple, is hard to understand. For cognitive reasons that are not fully understood, while our intuitions regarding a priori possibilities are fairly good, we are easily misled when we try to use probability to quantify our knowledge. This is a fancypants way of saying there were almost a thousand comments on that post, with not a lot of agreement to be found. "
someone who told you they had two children, and one of them is a girl. What are theGoogle
Interactive Google logo celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pacman. Playable to 255 levels. Click "Insert Coin" a second time for 2-player mode (control with ASDW).
Google doodle Pac-Man http://ow.ly/17tjKr – Javascript News (del_javascript) http://twitter.com/del_javascript/statuses/14579416618
a google doodle as a playable pacman game糞ゲーはだいたいこういう流れでプロジェクトが進む。
一連の起点
とりあえずプロデューサが作りたいゲームを語る。酒の席だったりする。
なんだか目に浮かぶようだ
一応存在するプランナの締め切りが迫ってくると当然毎日徹夜して仕様書を作成していくのだが、なんど書き直しても「つまらない」「ここはこういうつもりじゃなかった」「字にすると面白そうに見えないから名前を考えて」「(仮の)絵が気にくわないからインスピレーションが~」「やっぱこうの方がいい」「昨日いいこと思いついた」等の必殺技に返り討ちにされる。
どの業界も似たようなもんかなBoomGames.com - Free Online Games And Free Video Games Directory - Worlds Hardest Game
El juego mas dificil del mundo
El juego más dificil
pues eso... una tontería pero que enganchaSid Meier's Civilization - Official Site
Civ V announced for Sept 2010 (when for mac? ipad?) Note: site nav is all flash, so no good on ipad.UUA: Deep Fun
Directions for about 25 well-proven games for groups are succinctly supplied by this free PDF book, aimed at community building.
Kevin Kelly: "Directions for about 25 well-proven games for groups are succinctly supplied by this free PDF book. These games originated in church youth groups, but I've seen them used at camps, large family gatherings, company retreats, and even a few tech meetings. They are aimed at building community, and are primarily ones that can be run indoors. I've played a number of these games as an adult over the years and they really are deep fun. It is amazing how fast you can unleash your inner kindergartner. Some of this group fun, like Silent Football, have been around since ancient youth camp times. I wish more folks would enliven their stuffy meetings and offsites with a few of these games."
fun games to play with groups, via CoolToolsCS-TR-339 Computer Go Tech Report
An Introduction to the Computer Go Field and Associated Internet ResourcesBall Pool
ボールが物理が中村的な
Javascriptalicious.What the Hex?
They give you a hexadecimal number and you have to guess which of five colours it applies to.
Gissa färgen! :)Dextrose AG - The Browsergames-SDK Aves-Engine
E3에서 다시 선보인 HTML5 기반 웹게임엔진 Aves. 아이폰/아이패드/안드로이드에서도 잘 동작한다고.. 플래시기반 게임들중 라이트한것들은 정말 HTML5기반으로 가게될듯 http://j.mp/cxAXDt – 권정혁/Chris Kwon (xguru) http://twitter.com/xguru/statuses/16274245094DotWar
Want a good time waster? Let your Twitter avatar battle it out with another avatar: http://dw.sipo.jp/Flash Game Dojo
Interested in making #flash based #games? Check out Flash Game Dojo, a project by indie devs @adamatomic and @chevyray. http://bit.ly/9zfAl3
Flash Game Dojo was started in March 2010 by Chevy Ray Johnston and Adam 'Atomic' Saltsman as a way to pool their collective knowledge of ActionScript programming, provide a trusted and benevolent host for SWF files, and to help ease new coders into the murky, shark-infested waters of creating their own Flash games. Flash Game Dojo is an ad-free, not-for-profit enterprise for game design education.First replicating creature spawned in life simulator - physics-math - 16 June 2010 - New Scientist
IF YOU found a self-replicating organism living inside your computer, your first instinct might be to reach for the antivirus software. If, however, you are Andrew Wade, an avid player in the two-dimensional, mathematical universe known as the Game of Life, such a discovery is nothing short of an epiphany.
First replicating creature spawned in life simulator
Posted by SupybotHTML 5 Asteroids | Doug McInnes
12 Helpful jQuery Plugins
This is a list of 12 helpful jQuery plugins you are maybe missing. The list contains some plugins that are really helpful for your up-coming projects. If I was missing something crazy, feel free to share it in the comment section. Enjoy the list and don’t miss any awesomeness this month!10 of the best free games you should play today | News | TechRadar UK
10 of the best free games you should play today Releases new and old from every genre : TechRadar UKGoogle Pacman
... a most excellent puzzle game, wherein you build little machines to test robots. [via Math Less Travelled blog]8 Ways FarmVille Designs for Engagement | Making sense of good and bad content
Interssante #socialgaming insights uit #Farmville “@ProximityWW: Insights on social gaming provided by Zynga http://bit.ly/dePTnk”
Every web experience designer can learn from the tactics deployed in FarmVille to engage members over the long term. Here are 8 tactics you should include...
Designing compelling user experiences
RT @philmichaelson 8 Ways FarmVille Designs for Engagement | Making sense of good and bad content http://bit.ly/bqa9BMWord Games - Play Word Search, Crossword, Puzzles and Sudoku Games
Applications for Education There is no shortage of word games and typing games on the market, but what I like about Word Games is that they've put a large collection of good games in one place. By having both word games and typing games at the same place you can have your whole class go to the same url at the beginning of a lesson, but then branch out to work at their own pace on different skill sets.
Web based word games.
A large collection of online word games and typing games. The word games range from simple word searches and crosswords to games that require players to complete sentences and phrases. The typing games are a mix of simple sentence typing for speed and games that require accuracy to "defend" a character or move a character through a scene.RBox: A diy 32 bit game console for the price of a latte - rossum's posterous
ARM Cortex M0 parts from NXPPHPで大規模ブラウザゲームを開発してわかったこと
Playing Super Mario Bros. Crossover requires Flash Player 10. Click here to get it. Get Adobe Flash player
いろんなキャラクターでスーパーマリオcells. A massively multi-agent Python programming game. « Phonons
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RT @JorgenLinkas: Super Mario Bros kunsverk -> http://vimeo.com/13118504
RT @likeomg: too awesome! RT @tcollins: Super Mario Bros in real life [video] http://bit.ly/cN0wRmJRA | CINEMA KEIBA ON WEB JAPAN WORLD CUP
競馬シミュレーションゲーム + スキージャンプペアの人。 普通におもしろい。実は競馬はやったことないんだけど、馬券の説明もオッズ表の見方もちゃんと教えてもらえた。たぶんターゲット層って、競馬ブーム後の若者世代だろうし、まさにドンピシャっぽい効果じゃないのかなと。これ考えて実現させたプラン力に脱帽ですね。ちなみにCGの外注費用ってどのくらいなんだろう・・・?
スキージャンプペア × 競馬。CINEMA KEIBA Japan World Cup http://jra-jwc.jp
JRAの提供するカオスとの噂の競馬ゲーム
CINEMA KEIBAをウェブコンテンツとして体験する事の出来るスペシャルサイト。スキージャンプペアでお馴染みの真島・茂木コンビがお届けする一味違った競馬の世界観をお楽しみ下さい。
JRAのプロモサイト。口コミ型キャンペーン。「スキージャンプ・ペア」の真島×茂木コンビ最新作。JRA | CINEMA KEIBA ON WEB JAPAN WORLD CUP
競馬シミュレーションゲーム + スキージャンプペアの人。 普通におもしろい。実は競馬はやったことないんだけど、馬券の説明もオッズ表の見方もちゃんと教えてもらえた。たぶんターゲット層って、競馬ブーム後の若者世代だろうし、まさにドンピシャっぽい効果じゃないのかなと。これ考えて実現させたプラン力に脱帽ですね。ちなみにCGの外注費用ってどのくらいなんだろう・・・?
スキージャンプペア × 競馬。CINEMA KEIBA Japan World Cup http://jra-jwc.jp
JRAの提供するカオスとの噂の競馬ゲーム
CINEMA KEIBAをウェブコンテンツとして体験する事の出来るスペシャルサイト。スキージャンプペアでお馴染みの真島・茂木コンビがお届けする一味違った競馬の世界観をお楽しみ下さい。[Step by step modding-Guide]: Turn Baldur's Gate and its sequel into the single best CRPG experience you'll likely ever encounter : gaming
Bladur's Gate
A step-by-step howto guide on modding Baldur's Gate (both games and its expansions) into one massive, awesome RPG.[Step by step modding-Guide]: Turn Baldur's Gate and its sequel into the single best CRPG experience you'll likely ever encounter : gaming
Bladur's Gate
A step-by-step howto guide on modding Baldur's Gate (both games and its expansions) into one massive, awesome RPG.[Step by step modding-Guide]: Turn Baldur's Gate and its sequel into the single best CRPG experience you'll likely ever encounter : gaming
Bladur's Gate
A step-by-step howto guide on modding Baldur's Gate (both games and its expansions) into one massive, awesome RPG.Javascript and HTML5/Canvas Game, No Flash
html5로 만든 겔럭시 게임...
This game, written in JavaScript using the HTML5 Canvas and Audio objects, was developed as a proof of concept that a shooter-style game can be coded without the use of any Flash.Javascript and HTML5/Canvas Game, No Flash
Galactic Plunder This game, written in JavaScript using the HTML5 Canvas and Audio objects, was developed as a proof of concept that a shooter-style game can be coded without the use of any Flash. The first level of the game is fully implemented, and the second is in development.
html5로 만든 겔럭시 게임...Alien Swarm on Steam
free steam game alien swarm pcJavascript and HTML5/Canvas Game, No Flash
Galactic Plunder This game, written in JavaScript using the HTML5 Canvas and Audio objects, was developed as a proof of concept that a shooter-style game can be coded without the use of any Flash. The first level of the game is fully implemented, and the second is in development.
html5로 만든 겔럭시 게임...Self-Referential Aptitude Test
The solution to the puzzle is unique, and in some cases the knowledge that the solution is unique can actually give you a short-cut to finding the answer to a particular question, but it's possible to find the unique solution even without making use of the fact that the solution is unique. (Thanks to Andy Latto for bringing this subtlety to my attention.)
20. Standardized test : intelligence :: barometer :
The first question whose answer is B is questionSelf-Referential Aptitude Test
The solution to the puzzle is unique, and in some cases the knowledge that the solution is unique can actually give you a short-cut to finding the answer to a particular question, but it's possible to find the unique solution even without making use of the fact that the solution is unique. (Thanks to Andy Latto for bringing this subtlety to my attention.)
20. Standardized test : intelligence :: barometer :
The first question whose answer is B is questionIan Bogost - Cow Clicker
The making of cow clicker, and a look at the trend of social games
In which he describes the hows and whys.
Une excellente crique et analyse sur les "jeux" sociaux.
Compulsion explains the feeling of struggling to return to something in spite of ourselves. Its flipside involves the disrespect of time that we might otherwise spend doing more valuable things—or even just pondering the thoughtful and unexpected ideas that an asynchronous game might raise. Social games so covet our time that they abuse us while we are away from them, through obligation, worry, and dread over missed opportunities.
"You get a cow. You can click on it. In six hours, you can click it again. Clicking earns you clicks. You can buy custom "premium" cows through micropayments (the Cow Clicker currency is called "mooney"), and you can buy your way out of the time delay by spending it. You can publish feed stories about clicking your cow, and you can click friends' cow clicks in their feed stories. Cow Clicker is Facebook games distilled to their essence." -- Reminds me of the game where you do the dishes.
The dialectic between theory and practice often collapses into a call and response panegyric. This in mind, I thought it might be productive to make an example that would act as its own theory.