Links for 2007-09-05
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“Dopplr is like the iPod of social networks.” – Now that’s a great sound-bite. Congrats to the Dopplr team for getting funded.
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Habbo has paid close attention to machinima I guess. They have a tool with which you can make your own movies in game and are now running a contest.
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I love these cute playful plates that encourage adults and children alike to have some fun with their food. Via Pixelsumo.
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These abstract shooters make me want to own a PC again. Can’t wait to get my MacBook and try these.
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Have been using Reader for quite a while but somehow never found this great little bookmarklet that lets you skip through new items in their original form right in your browser. Have set this to command-1 in Camino and am loving it. Via James.
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There’s a lot of discussion going on about Twitter Blocks. I don’t think interfaces have to be functionalist and utilitarian. Having a playful way of exploring data like Twitter’s (which is quite frivolous in and of itself) makes sense to me.
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“There are some things we’re just not good at and shouldn’t even attempt. A love story, for example!” GSW blogs Warren Spector’s questions to judge a game idea. Good stuff, but surprising he dismisses a whole genre as a bad idea!
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All the Bad Game Designer – No Twinkie! columns by Ernest W. Adams in one place, indexed on topic. Great resource for anti-patterns in game design.
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Interesting little casual Flash game that uses the concept of karma as its inspiration. Deceptively tricky to complete.
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