In an interesting new study, scientists in the UK are seeing an alarming return of Rickets . . . and, they believe video games is the cause . . . .
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10439333-71.html
Get off your butts and go play outside!
Category: Video Games
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Driving Simulator–Using Google Earth
Web 2.0 has just moved in a new direction–then it signaled a turn, stepped on the brakes, and parked.kohring is a flash developer from Japan who incorporated google maps in a REALLY fun new application. He coded a driving simulator that uses Google maps as the backdrop.
If your internet connection is fast, the video is nearly seamless (it boasts 40 frames/second). If your reflexes are fast, you can drive through the streets of Tokyo, London, Manhattan, or the Google plex without crashing.
Give it a whirl: http://geoquake.jp/en/webgame/DrivingSimulatorGM/
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Literature-Based Adventure Games
I have always been a mash-up of things including (but not limited to) literature and video games. In that lovely space between sleep and awake I have envisioned a Tomb-Raider-esque tours through Dante’s “Inferno” and Homer’s “Odyssey,” and espionage games based upon Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.”At first, I thought Second Life might provide the answer . . . although the closest that I could find was troupes of Anime fans recreating comic book wars.
We Tell Stories may be the beginning of something incredible–or, at least something written/created for the target audience where I so happily belong.
Read the review:
Interactive game mixes classic novels with Web 2.0 mashups | Geek Gestalt – A blog by Daniel Terdiman – CNET News.comOr, play the game:
We Tell Stories
