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2008-06-12T15:49:00.000+05:30

The best way to teach what is games is buy playing one!

Spectra by MSNBC

2008-05-28T16:58:00.001+05:30

The new-s viewing experience, Spectra has some pretty unique interaction patterns. If they can improve the individual article reading interaction, I would start using it right away! Its great to see news channels are finding engaging ways to popularize the cryptic concept of RSS and feed reading to the non-geek.

Check out the other products that MSNBC is trying out under the name 'Newsware'.

EQO

2006-02-15T12:23:00.000+05:30

After Skype, now talk for free anywhere on your mobile..

Popular Type

2005-12-10T10:39:00.000+05:30

Fonts based on popular (read, American) typefaces
http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm

* Play of words

2005-11-29T02:37:00.000+05:30

Now what the odds of me finding a new interesting word game, hours after I made public my interest.. Actually I did find one ! Its called CRICKLERS and its a "word sudoku" kind of fun puzzle.
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My passtime is on Wikipedia !! Helps me in lateral thinking. I love crossword, and those word games on miniclip. as him, then..

* genius !

2005-11-19T10:26:00.000+05:30

Nov18 2005
I found a blog featuring pixar animation studios today :)

Nov14 2005
I am impressed by the sheer genius these guys produce.. each and every thing they do has A LOT OF THOUGHT behind and that each and everything is a killer.. its basically hit and trial, but the final decision the director makes is the most important. Check the site here

Nokia Typeface

2005-11-18T13:34:00.001+05:30

One of the most successful global branding is done by Nokia. The exclusice typeface design makes the brand stand out anywhere, be it on the web, print, tv ads.. process describedby a typeface designer

* PS Revolution controller

2005-10-24T08:52:00.000+05:30

Nov 18 2005
UbiSoft Europe is developing a game for the PS Revolution. Details are yet to come in.
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Oct 23 2005
"Many people are writing off the Revolution controller because of
A.) it looks like a remote control.
B.) Because they think it is just a lightgun. I will start with A.

The shape of the controller is very ergonomic and is made for the motion sensing capabilities it has. It has a simple one hand interface that will be easy for even the noobies gamer to enjoy. Just because it is shaped differently doesnt mean it sucks. Also for the people that still do not like the remote style controller dont worry. There is a conventional controller that will be released for usage. now for B.

The Revolution controller is by no means a light gun. A light gun works by pointing at a certain point on a screen using a laser. The laser works by determining of the light is the right kind of light to count as a target, or if the fire is in the correct (x,y) coordination. This is limited to only shooting games and is still rather primative for that. The Revolution controller acts as an extention to what you are playing as or with in a game. It uses motion sensing to act as a 3-D mouse. It can determine position, movement, depth, angle, speed, and 3-D movement. This has endless possiblities for innovative games. Instead of being a pointer like a lightgun, it is more of an extention.

If you are playing a sword fighting game, the controller is like the sword. If you are playing a boxing game, the controllers are like your fist. If you are playing a FPS, the controller is like your gun. Plus it still has plenty of controls for using the motion sensing and button pressing in combonation together. I could go on and on and on about innovative game ideas, but i dont want to rant =) "

see original post here

Games Gathering

2005-10-22T08:00:00.000+05:30

I came to know about this online gaming site. Its called heavygames.com
This kid in my office is crazy about games and whenever he comes, goes to this site and happily spends time there. his favs ? Martial arts and strategy games.
I guess anime is becoming favourites for the next generation. Pokemon and Beyblade merchandise floating all over the market place. Competitions in "beyblading" (its a fancy lattoo we had here for ages..) are hot among the kids.. branding of games is also a big business along with the games themselves..

heavy stuff.. phew :P

Desi Jaal

2005-10-17T10:57:00.000+05:30

Indian Internet Guide on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Internet_Guide

Typo Wiki

2005-09-29T07:41:00.000+05:30

For type technologies and other typo related discussions
http://typophile.com/wiki/

Great Color picker

2005-09-25T07:36:00.000+05:30

This is a great colour or color-combination picking tool. I am yet to learn many nitty-gritties about the gigantic world of print media, the colors and design used are important..
http://www.sessions.edu/resources/design_tools/

Meta F3 engine

2005-09-23T06:10:00.000+05:30

dogpile.com displays results from the three biggest search engines google, yahoo and msn. And chooses the "best" results (I dont know how) for us. Here is a visual comparison of which results appear on Dogpile.

The SE has been given the metaphor of a dog named Arfie who fetches results (bones ?) from everywhere and creates his own pile.. By the way, the dog's name is arfie.. real cute :P

Latest Softwares

2005-09-20T20:32:00.000+05:30

Full versions, free to download - illegal of course
http://beam.to/xaliasx

ps: thanks Gaurang (the original net ogler)

Search Engine

2005-09-20T20:18:00.000+05:30

An internal search for your site is crucial part of its design. www.javascriptkit.com has some pretty neat and simple copy-paste code. Like in php-mySQL based blogs (in which each post can be categorised) this can be an alternative..

Browser Wars

2005-09-14T19:24:00.001+05:30

Some of today's Popular Browsers compared:

IE: Most users are married to this one. download IE7 beta
Maxthon: With hajaar plugins underneath the regular IE. download maxthon
Firefox: Well secured and developer-friendly, free. download Firefox

Other browsers list