Archive for 'games'
Portal
Portal was a game released in 2007 by Valve Corporation and “received praise for its unique gameplay and darkly humorous story.”1 I like the way Ben Gelinas puts it, “In Portal, your ‘gun’ isn’t really a gun at all, it’s a tool used to create doors (portals) in walls to [other locations]. Shoot a wall [...]
Posted: July 25th, 2010 under entertainment, games, physics.
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Golf Prone
My nephew has started a blog at joshlukenichols.blogspot.com. He says, My name is Josh Nichols. I love the God of the Bible, golf, my supportive family, my iPhone, John Piper, Coldplay, David Crowder Band, Kernersville, and most things Tiger Woods does.
Posted: June 17th, 2010 under Blogroll, games, performance, philosophy.
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Echochrome – Optical illusion puzzle game
More Echochrome Info Typically when you play a puzzle game, you are given an objective and perhaps a few different ways that you can accomplish this task. However, you’re not frequently asked to readjust the reality of the world simply by manipulating the camera to close gaps between platforms. The same could be said about [...]
Posted: June 1st, 2010 under entertainment, games, invention.
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Little Big Planet
Little Big Planet is the most brilliant game I’ve ever played. Think erector set plus legos, plus fire and poison gas. Then add mood lighting and music. Insert your Sackboy or Sackgirl and go to town. Let your imagination run wild. I enjoy games that let you freely explore a virtual world, like the Grand [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2009 under Uncategorized, art, entertainment, games, invention.
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Save the BPP!
Save the Bryant Park Project SaveBPP.org
Posted: July 23rd, 2008 under administrative, ai, art, backpacking, efficiency, entertainment, flight, food, fringe, games, graphics, hardware, invention, juggling, language, law, mathematics, movies, nature, performance, philosophy, politics, road, science, skill toys, software, travel, vision, walking, work.
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Nexuiz
Nexuiz is a free, open-source, first-person shooter.
Posted: June 8th, 2008 under games, software.
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World Freehand Circle Drawing Champion
Alexander Overwijk draws a perfect freehand circle 1 meter in diameter in less than a second. Basically he goes swoosh with a piece of chalk and he’s done. It’s quite impressive. The video is here.
Posted: March 19th, 2007 under games, graphics, mathematics.
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Billiards trick shots
Billiards trick shots.
Posted: December 12th, 2006 under games, performance.
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How to solve the Rubik’s Cube really fast
How to solve the Rubik’s Cube really fast
Posted: November 12th, 2006 under games.
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