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- "games are better at motivating rather than educating" (will wright, and I could not agree more)
- Google Maps: My Favorite Places (Gavin Newsom, SF)
- The Long Tail of digital games? Maybe not
- Dizzee Rascal - "Holiday"
- Sid & Nancy "Kidzz" (aka lastnightparty.com the official video)
- Weezer - "Kids/Pokerface" (I know, I posted this before, but it just rocks)
- Confide - "Such Great Heights" (crank it up)
- eat that, nikeplus!
- Walk It Out (genius)
July 2009
The Long Tail of digital games? Maybe not
"Consoles are currently missing a lot of the long tail enablers, he continued. Without an Amazon-like recommendation engine, user ratings, ease of search and more dynamic pricing functionality allowing selective discounts and bundling, the long tail on digital download services will struggle to grow." (David Edery, principal of consultancy Fuzbi, and former worldwide games portfolio manager for Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade service; article by Simon Parkin, Gamasutra)
eat that, nikeplus!
"Strong evidence shows that thickly cushioned running shoes have done nothing to prevent injury in the 30-odd years since Nike founder Bill Bowerman invented them, researchers say. Some smaller, earlier studies suggest that running in shoes may increase the risk of ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis and other injuries. Runners who wear cheap running shoes have fewer injuries than those wearing expensive trainers. Meanwhile, injuries plague 20 to 80 percent of regular runners every year." (Dylan Tweney, Wired)
Walk It Out (genius)
"Konami Digital Entertainment announced today that it is developing Walk It Out, a rhythm-based physical fitness title for the Nintendo Wii.
In Walk It Out, players stroll through a virtual world that evolves in sync with an on-screen avatar's footsteps. Skyscrapers, windmills, and lighthouses will spring up as players successfully step to the beat of a background music track." (Danny Cowan, Gamasutra)
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