Game designer Jason Rohrer recently won a prize at the GDC (Game Developers Conference) for creating A Game for Someone. A Game for Someone is very interesting because it is not designed to be played now, but by people 2,000 years in the future. In case you are wondering what makes this game so advanced, I can't tell you. You see, the rules of the game are written as … [Read more...] about The Game for Someone meant to be played by humans 2,000 years from now
Archives for April 2013
Facebook Home could transform Android phones into social networking machines
In addition to the HTC First, Facebook was quite a busy company with the introduction of Facebook Home. Facebook Home is a "suite of apps and a homescreen replacement for Android phones". It is an entirely free, and it makes the home screen about content rather than a bunch of apps. All of your friend's updates are seen in real-time on the device's homescreen, which is … [Read more...] about Facebook Home could transform Android phones into social networking machines
HTC annouces the “First” Facebook phone
Just so you don't get confused on the headline, I'm not trying to say that HTC is announcing the first phone with Facebook. For years, I have been hearing that Facebook was going to make an official phone, and now here it is. Peter Chou, the HTC CEO, stated that the First is going to be the "ultimate social phone". It has a 4.3 inch display and a dual core Qualcomm … [Read more...] about HTC annouces the “First” Facebook phone
Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World, a point-and-click App
One of the best games I played when I was young wasn't from Nintendo or Sega, it was from Sierra. Sierra recently went out of business, but every once in a while, I see a great point-and-click adventure. If you aren't familiar with point-and-click adventures, you have to think back to cool games like Myst or the Monkey Island series. There is nothing more that I love … [Read more...] about Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World, a point-and-click App
First cell phone call made 40 years ago
Cellular phone technology is really taken for granted these days, but there was once a time when we didn't have this convenient method of communication. Forty years ago, on April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper of Motorola made a call from the DynaTAC phone. In case you are wondering who he called, it was Joel Engel, a rival over at AT&T. Cooper then went to a press conference … [Read more...] about First cell phone call made 40 years ago
Jenga Boom takes the block-stacking game to another level
You take a block from the bottom, and you put it on top. That is the Jenga jingle, and it is also the rules. Jenga is probably one of those board games that works well due to its simplicity, like Battleship. Of course, I have seen Battleship done up when it shouldn't have, like that movie they did last summer. You might ask why Jenga should be improved. Perhaps it … [Read more...] about Jenga Boom takes the block-stacking game to another level
EyeFly 3D screen film makes the iPhone 5 capable of 3D content
I don't know if you know this, but glasses-free 3D has come to phones. Do you remember the HTC EVO 3D or the LG Optimus 3D Max? I saw these phones two years ago at CTIA, but they didn't exactly change the world of mobile phones as we know it. This EyeFly 3D film could change things, in an after-market kind of way. This special type of film uses a half-million … [Read more...] about EyeFly 3D screen film makes the iPhone 5 capable of 3D content
Hyundai Announces the E4U Personal Vehicle
The New York Auto Show is of course the place where a company like Hyundai would show off, I don't know, a car or something. Hyundai took advantage of another car show, the Seoul Motor Show, to show off their E4U concept vehicle. The E4U, which I would imagine stands for Easy For You, was designed by the Advanced Design Department at Hyundai, and has the ability to drive … [Read more...] about Hyundai Announces the E4U Personal Vehicle
Cesar Chavez on Google, and apparently some Christians are upset
I'm sure that you are familiar with Google, and how they often put some interesting graphic to commemorate a historic anniversary or something. Apparently, some Christians got pretty upset when Cesar Chavez showed up on Google instead of something Easter related. I believe that Glenn Beck was one of them, but I don't consider Glenn Beck an official spokesperson for … [Read more...] about Cesar Chavez on Google, and apparently some Christians are upset
The Jak MultiShare USB from bCoda
It was easy to classify bCoda's Coda One as a Bluetooth Speaker, but I'm not certain how to classify a product like bCoda's Jak. I suppose that the best description would be the MultiShare USB, but I don't know if that will let you know what it is. The Jak is made to fit in a USB Jack of a TV, Car Stereo, Home Stereo, or computer, and then allows you to stream music, … [Read more...] about The Jak MultiShare USB from bCoda
Will the television that you can smell invade your house soon?
I never did see a good demonstration of bringing the olfactory element into video games from Sensory Acumen's GameSkunk, but there is apparently some researchers at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology who debuted a "smelling screen" at a IEEE Virtual Reality conference in Orlando. The television is a normal LCD scren with four fans that create some targeted … [Read more...] about Will the television that you can smell invade your house soon?
Meet Mantis, the hexpod robot
Just the other day, I was writing about a robot that was modeled after a dragonfly, and now you can see this Mantis. The Mantis isn't exactly modeled after a praying mantis, but this hexapod moves like an insect. The Mantis weighs in at two tons, and is powered by diesel. It is designed for all terrains, which means that it can go on some pretty difficult terrains like … [Read more...] about Meet Mantis, the hexpod robot