SECOND THOUGHTS ON SECOND LIFE

Feb 22, 2007 | games, Internet, web_services

Second Life looked like it was poised to be the Next Big Thing when the media gave it blanket coverage a few months ago. (I got caught up in the hype and wrote a description of it that was way too enthusiastic. I’m sorry.) It’s still growing and making its...

SAM & MAX RETURN

Oct 24, 2006 | games, web_services

Productivity is overrated. Close the e-mail program, shove those piles of paper aside, there’s more important things to do: Sam & Max are back in a new game, their first appearance on computer screens since the late, lamented Sam & Max Hit The Road in...

SECOND LIFE

Oct 17, 2006 | games, Internet, web_services

Make no mistake: MySpace is old news, YouTube is beginning its slide out of the headlines, Yahoo is over the hill, Flickr never stood a chance. Second Life is the hot online destination, the next cultural obsession, soon to be a household name.Second Life is an online...

XMAS FRUSTRATIONS – ANECDOTE 1

Dec 29, 2004 | games

Products are appearing on the market faster than we can understand them – and manufacturers are moving so quickly that the products are too often half-baked, or not documented well, or not supported well. Technology is bringing us wonderful things, but too much...

GLORY DAYS FOR GAMING

Dec 1, 2004 | games

A few years ago the gaming industry was in the doldrums. I recall articles predicting that computer gaming was on its last legs. New games looked like tired rehashes of old games. Gaming magazines were shrinking. The turnaround is complete. The sales numbers are huge....

PARADISE FOR ACTION GAMERS

Jul 29, 2004 | games

The computer gaming industry is about to get a double-barreled blast of publicity and revenue. Watch for the hype to begin, and be tempted by the extraordinary games that will be released soon – but keep a close eye on the hardware requirements! Doom 3 will be...