April 2012
14 posts
How The Home 3-D Printer will revolutionize... →
Just as low cost and powerful software tools and platforms have disrupted software companies, 3-D printing will change manufacturing.  Low cost home 3-D printers will be as revolutionary as the internet, allowing creators to not just develop content, but parts and products. This is the beginning of a trend that will transform engineering education.  I think elementary school children should start...
Apr 30th
Groupon is over-rated and over valued →
Good article from Fast Company that points out the obvious.  As a consumer Groupon is great.  As a business, it’s not so clear.
Apr 28th
'Prince of Persia' creator Jordan Mechner on... →
‘Prince of Persia’ creator Jordan Mechner on telling stories in 48 kilobytes or less (15 points) HACKER NEWS | APRIL 27, 2012 Ever since he began programming from his dorm room at Yale University, Jordan Mechner has wanted to make games that tell stories. Read more
Apr 28th
Apr 27th
Article: Ludum Dare - Home →
Ludum Dare - Home (
Apr 27th
Article: How to make a Text Adventure - William... →
How to make a Text Adventure - William Edwards, Coder (
Apr 27th
Article: DIY launches a community for creative... →
DIY launches a community for creative kids who make things (
Apr 27th
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For geek dads: create video games with your kids
Here is an aggregated list of game development tools that would make for a fun project with the kids and help to teach them about programming.  The games industry has changed dramatically over the past 10 years because of all the easy- to-use tools that enable anyone with a good idea to create a game without having to be an amazing programmer.   These tools will allow you to create games for web...
Apr 26th
The Jig Is Up: Time to Get Past Facebook and... →
The Jig Is Up: Time to Get Past Facebook and Invent a New Future (201 points) HACKER NEWS | APRIL 18, 2012 After five years pursuing the social-local-mobile dream, we need a fresh paradigm for technology startups. Read more
Apr 19th
Article: Webcast: Turning Your Game Ideas into... →
Webcast: Turning Your Game Ideas into iPhone & iPad Apps from the book Tap, Move, Shake (
Apr 14th
Website creation tools →
-John
Apr 14th
Article: DRM is crushing indie booksellers online →
DRM is crushing indie booksellers online (
Apr 7th
Exploring The Studious World Of Adventure Game... →
Exploring The Studious World Of Adventure Game Studio ROCK, PAPER, SHOTGUN | APRIL 3, 2012 _Adventure Game Studio is a free engine and toolkit for the creation of point- and-click adventure games. Since its appearance in 1997, it’s grown in… Read more
Apr 6th
82 Apps Development Blog: The Gamer Brain part 1:... →
82apps: I recently finished reading a book called Drive by Daniel H. Pink. It’s a fantastic book about human motivation and describes three attributes of real-world tasks - Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose - that increase intrinsic reward. Tasks with these characteristics are enjoyable for their own sake,…
Apr 6th
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