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PoleRiders aims to frustrate you; your friends
Bennett Foddy is at it again. The former member of Cut Copy, doctor of philosophy at Oxford, and dude who just knows how to use his time better than you recently released a new experiment in finger twisting, PoleRiders. Face off with a friend and try to overcoming the (purposely) difficult controls
Developer does a post-mortem on his divorce
A developer post-mortem is usually intended to show where a developer thinks they failed or succeeded and use that as a tool for future devs. Mike Slone, one of the developers behind Saints’ Row 2, uses the format to discuss how he dealt with his crumbling marriage while working on the game. “Even a
New York’s worst architect makes Rampage-style buildings
If you live in New York, you’ve probably seen the drab, boxy condo designs of Karl Fischer, the man hailed throughout the city as the most boring architect in existence. The New York Post just ran a short profile on Fischer, who after delivering quotes such as, “Even though many people say they reco
Want to use your Kinect to make music?
Thanks, Boston Music Hackday! You’ve given us a new musical thing to do with our Kinects, beyond playing Dance Central 2. The above image is from the BeatWheel, which allows you to tweak samples with your hands. It’s sort of like DJing, only your turntables are invisible and, wait. It’s nothing like
PAUSE: Suddenly you want to play with Legos again
But seriously, make Minecraft a lego theme here. -Lyndsey Edelman [image]
At last, 3D glasses you might actually want to wear
Epson Japan recently unveiled its Moverio 3D glasses, which combine the wonder and magic of 3D with the wonder and magic of not getting a headache when you’re done playing the game in 3D: The Moverio creates the experience of watching 3D (or 2D) pictures on a virtual 80-inch display that’s 5m away
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