Archive for December 2006
In game ads don’t work?
Advertising in games is something that has been getting a lot of media attention recently. Some reports say that gamers love it, provided things are in context (ads on billboards in a city for example) and, more recently, they say they don’t like it… as mentioned in the report posted on gamesindustry.biz
The audience sampled was only 120 gamers which sounds a little low to me, but the opinion matches those of other gamers I have spoken to about this. ...
Video Games are good for the brain
Just spotted a report mentioned on Yahoo! stating that video games may be good for the brain.
The idea that video games exercise your brain is, I would have thought, obvious but it’s nice to see there is research that confirms my thoughts.
Despite claiming to be an avid gamer there was also this quote from the researcher…
He suggested that somewhere down the road, video games might be tailored to help the elderly keep their minds sharp.
Which seems a little strange ...
Time in France
A couple of weeks ago I took my girlfriend to Paris for a long weekend away. I would have written about it earlier but two days after returning I went to Turkey (Istanbul) for my Christmas party with work, so I haven’t had a chance until now.
Anyway, it was Jo’s (my girlfriends) birthday so I thought I would treat her to a visit abroad. Jo had never been on a plane before so I decided to fly us there rather ...
Free icons
You can never have too many icons and these ones from Brand Spanking New are very nice indeed.
These aren’t the first icons set’s made by Timothy Groves. I’ve put a list of all the icons (I am aware of) below.
Niklaus – Christmas 2006 icon set Doctype Icons 2 Mini Icons pack 1Text-link-ads on Binary Moon
Just over a month ago I added Text-Link-Ads to this website and I have been amazed by the response – not from the people reading my website – they haven’t said a word, but by the huge piles of cash I was sent last month.
Ok… huge piles of cash is exaggerating more than a little bit, but so far I have earnt $350 for adding a few links to my site. That can’t be bad right?
If you haven’t noticed ...
Eragon – all pervasive
I read the first two Eragon books recently, the third and final is currently being written. My timing seems to have been quite good because as I was reading the second book, I found out that there was a film being made… and then there are the inevitable video games. Now on the company I work at are running ads for Eragon on our website. It’s everywhere!
The youth of Christopher Paolini, the author, and the success it ...
Elebits – domino course
Elebits is a new game for the Nintendo Wii and until I saw the following video I wasn’t overly interested in it.
It rather reminds me of the Half Life 2 physics demo that was set up all that time ago, albeit on a smaller scale.
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Rocket Boards is a super fast 3D rocket boarding action. My first "commercial" (shareware) product. Didn't do amazingly well but was a good learning experience
Bubble Bomb is a polished update of a game originally built by Warren Marshal (who works at Epic games - developers of Unreal and Gears of War)
My own update of Bubble Bomb, Bubble Blitz was almost a total rewrite adding loads of new features and a shiny new look.
Seths Puzzle Boxes is a puzzle game with a surprisingly enjoyable story line, unfortunately it's quite short so won't take long to complete, but while it lasts is great fun.