The Name of the Game is Flex

A virtual game using a full bodied controller, modeled after “Hole in the Wall”

OK Go

Just watch the videos.

litl

a little look at litl

Psychology of Games, Level 2

I’m on a quest to find useful, factual, enlightening information pertaining to the psychology behind games- anything that helps explain the psychology behind games and gaming.

Psychology of Games, Level 1

I’m on a quest to find useful, factual, enlightening information pertaining to the psychology behind games- anything that helps explain the psychology behind games and gaming.

The Sims 3: Alice and Kev

The premise is to follow Alice and Kev, two characters in The Sims 3: “Kev is mean-spirited, quick to anger, and inappropriate. He also dislikes children, and he’s insane. He’s basically the worst Dad in the world. … His daughter Alice has a kind heart, but suffers from clumsiness and low self-esteem. With those traits, that Dad, and no money, she’s going to have a hard life.” And, these two characters do not have a house; instead, they live in a ‘park’ with benches. In other words, they are homeless.

How they Make Movies and News…

A bit of Wednesday Wackiness. Watch the 11th Best Picture Nomination of 2009 and How to Report the News.

Re-thinking the Surface

Several researchers have begun exploring the use of widely available surfaces, such as walls or tables, or even your arms and fingers, to replace static, often awkward, input surfaces. Skinput, Muscle-Computer Interfaces, and Sixth Sense are just a few of these impressive new ideas.

Retro Cereals

Trix turns into eye candy for adults (or grown-up kids who still enjoy sugar in the morning). General Mills goes retro in Target.

Kirsten the Canadian Cow

A really quirky commercial that made me laugh. It’s not very deep, but it makes me wish there were more commercials that were this witty and had this much thought behind them

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