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First person shooter using Google Maps API scrapped by (who else) Google
Sure, we are familiar with the Call of Duty’s of the world where we are given full license to kill people with big guns and enjoy it. But there was something about Dutch company Pool Worldwide’s Google Shoot View that seemed a little…off. Using an API, the creative agency overlaid a huge hunk of gun
Are we playing enough Skyrim to alter the economy?
We’ve all heard it: the unemployment rate is depressingly high, the economy continues to waver, and the world is of course set to end next year. It’s looking pretty grim out there. But in a recent post by Dave Banks for Wired, the blogger makes a bold accusation that has had people talking throughou
PAUSE: Reduce, reuse, recycle, respawn
Why would you simply chuck your old Nintendo NES Advantage joysticks when the folks at Broodr can give them new life and renewed sense of purpose as a flashy wall clock or desk lamp? Think of it as Nintendo reincarnation. [pic: Unconsumption]
Facebook adds suicide prevention.
A new Huffington Post article states that Facebook is launching a new effort to assist with suicide prevention. The article reports: If a friend spots a suicidal thought on someone’s page, he can report it to Facebook by clicking a link next to the comment. Facebook then sends an email to the person
SIMS GLITCH OF THE DAY: Warping space and time
This Sims glitch illustrates what happens when you neglect one of the lesser-knows Sims needs: maintaining proper distance from an event horizon.
