This weekend, independent video game developers and fans gathered for the international IndieCade Festival in Los Angeles. One of the featured speakers Saturday was sound designer Ben Prunty, who integrates audio into some of the most popular independent video games. Prunty composed the soundtrack to the computer game Faster Than Light, which was nominated for…
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Upon reading that recent message from my inbox, I wanted to shout out “let your child fail.” The shouting was not due to frustration, rather to be sure that my voice was heard by many. And when I say fail, I mean fall. Let them fall. How can we learn to get back up if…
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@JoolieBoolie210 The curtain call dance alone made me want to see the show again. Similar:I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporc…I have a daughter who does things. Here’…CultureShe was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a slasher movie past midnight Monday, and was pre…AcademiaDaughter doing a thing.…
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Enjoying a bit of Beatles nerdology from the audience in Joula’s lunch keynote on textual analysis. @THATCampPGH #tcpgh13 Similar:Jury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentTweet: Came around the corner and saw my kids huddled on…Came around the corner and saw my kids h…TweetsProto iPads and Paper Coexist in Classic Star TrekRewatching the classic Trek…
Most of the attendees at my Scratch workshop also wanted to hear about Inform7. #tcpgh13 @THATCampPGH Similar:It's been nice knowing you, iPad3 It’s been nice knowing you, iPad3, but…TweetsHow hate and misinformation go viral: A case study of a Trump retweetOn Sunday night, President Donald Trump …Academia10 Rules of Internet – Anil DashA very useful,…
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Very interested in the proposal on pros & cons of letting patrons tweet during theater performances. #tcpgh13 @THATCampPGH Similar:How hate and misinformation go viral: A case study of a Trump retweetOn Sunday night, President Donald Trump …AcademiaRT @PhilKomarny: A floppy disc… In #context htt…RT @PhilKomarny: A floppy disc… In #co…TweetsRT @JordanFor: One of the counters…
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Also pitching a workshop on Informy @THATCampPGH #tcpgh13 inform7.com/if/anth/Introd… Similar:What kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationAnd the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear t…And the girl has succeeded in getting me…TweetsHabits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of lifeHabits…
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@THATCampPGH is getting started. I spent a half hour wandering around Chatham… made it to registration just before things got started. Similar:She doesn't have keys or a phone or an ID. Why does my tween need a purse?To stash her Lemonheads and Smarties. ht…AmusingAnd the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear t…And the…
I haven’t tried GameSalad yet… and won’t even download it until at least after I’ve submitted midterm grades next week, but it looks very promising. (I haven’t yet exhausted the possibilities of Scratch, but since Scratch games don’t work on an iPad, I’m looking at alternatives.) GameSalad Creator is a powerful game design and mobile…
Random House, which jacked up its ebook prices to libraries 300 percent last year, limits the number of check-outs per ebook. This means libraries have to lease another “copy” when they reach a certain threshold … as if the ebook had died or something. In fact, that’s the problem some authors have with ebooks —…