Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) follow a rather specific formula: create character, pick a “job” and level up in 3D world. Maple Story, on the other hand combines the escapism of role-play and the classic action of the 2D side-scroller. It’s the never ending coin-op arcade of awesome.
As a designer/artist, there are an incredible number of resources available to teach you some useful tips and tricks while working in Adobe Photoshop. Some of the finest, member-contributed tutorials can be found hiding behind the shield and they’re worth the search. Draw on some inspiration.
Online photo albums can hold some of the most fantastic moments frozen in time for all to see. However, the display of those photos can be so cumbersome in it’s presentation, let alone the management of the album, that the images, themselves, lose much of their luster. Todd Dominey’s incredibly helpful bit of software for Flash and Lightroom makes creating and managing photo albums a virtual snap. Presentation is fantastically customizable and all this for a mere $25 (for the Flash version). Your vacation slideshow never looked so good.
Rosetta Stone has been around for a while. No… not that stone. The language learning tool that makes learning even the most complex languages easier to learn. In a matter of minutes, you can actually have a fundamental grasp of any language you choose (which is 31 to date). Kadin ve kiz okuyorlar.
Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch gave his “Last Lecture” titled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” on September 18, 2007 after being informed that his surgically removed pancreatic cancer had metastasized to his liver and spleen. This incredible man’s philosophy on living your life, and ultimately to just have fun, is well worth the hour and a half of your time. Dream a little dream.
For years, computer graphics have strived to emulate the real world. Highly detailed and showcasing a striking color palette. Today, however, a new photography technique known as HDR (taking multiple shots of the same image at different exposures) has caught on whereby the final image defies realism. The above, extreme-version image was taken (5 exposures) and composited by “mapgoblin.” The technique is epitomized in a New York City skyline photo taken by Paulo Barcellos Jr. Say “Cheese.” Say “Cheese.” Say “Cheese.” Say “Cheese.” Say “Cheese.” …
Old news, but iPhone has an SDK now (since March 6th). That’ll be all.
Who wouldn’t want to be the hero of the kingdom? The richest man among your peers? The leader of the troll Horde as they strike victory over the inferior human Alliance? Countless millions invest their lives, and loves, into characters playing Massively Multiplayer Online games and the fine folks at Pure West Films have created a documentary, second skin_, about these lives in worlds that don’t quite exist.
As web development goes, there are a lot of programs involved and several windows to toggle between to do something as simple as update a paragraph (three programs are generally open at one time just to make one of these posts). Thanks to the calm, level-headed individuals at Panic, a one-window, simple solution to all your web development needs is bundled into one program: Coda. We should all take a leaf from Panic’s book.
Twitter has become one of the most built-upon web apps to come along in some time. Just about everyone is coding something to enhance, communicate with or otherwise “make awesome” Twitter. And twhirl is the next contender to sprout up; utilizing the Adobe AIR platform (of your platform) to power this desktop client. Give it a whirl, won’t you?
