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Access Controller now shipping for PS2/PS3/PC - Hack a Day
"[Ben Heckendorn]’s Access Controller is now shipping. The controller is designed to be used with just one hand. It has six openings that the five control modules can be placed in. It’s easy to reconfigure depending on the player or game. While the prototype was built using Xbox 360 controller parts, this newly released unit is available for the PS2, PS3, and PCs. The Xbox 360 version is still being reviewed for final production. [Ben] says that in the coming weeks he’ll post a how-to for building your own modules. There’s always one empty slot and the bus like design should make this fairly simple."
The Play Generated Map and Document Archive
"PlaGMaDA's mission is to preserve, present, and interpret play generated cultural artifacts, namely manuscripts and drawings created to communicate a shared imaginative space. The Archive will solicit, collect, describe, and publicly display these documents so as to demonstrate their relevance, presenting them as both a historical record of a revolutionary period of experimental play and as aesthetic objects in their own right. By fostering discussion and educating the public, it is hoped that the folkways which generate these documents can be encouraged and preserved for future generations. "
Pentagon Researcher Unveils Warcraft Terror Plot | Danger Room from Wired.com
"I'm in ur base, killin' ur manz."
Scientists, We Need Your Swords! -- Bohannon 320 (5874): 312b -- Science
On May 9-11, the first scientifc conference will be held in World of Warcraft. Awesome!
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Anyone with an Internet connection can take part, from anywhere in the world. All you have to do is install the game, create a character, and join the guild called "Science" on the Earthen Ring US server.
A few words with Wafaa Bilal - we make money not art
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My underlying premise for this piece is that hate is being taught - it's not a natural emotion. And video games are one of the technologies being used to foster and teach hate. I am especially concerned by the ones created by the US military, which are intended to brainwash and influence young minds to become violent. Though Al Qaeda's game where Bush is hunted down and killed generated much international outrage, the U.S. Army's own free on-line game is equal to the Night of Bush Capturing in its propaganda motives. Since I belong to both nations fighting in this current war, and since I am an American, I have the ability and right to question my own government's use of these video games to teach violence and hatred.
Dwarf Fortress:About - DwarfFortressWiki
The about page for the Dwarf Fortress Wiki, continuing my Dwarf Fortress sideline obsession.
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Dwarf Fortress is an ASCII game which includes both a roguelike adventure mode, and the more popular Dwarf Fortress Mode, which focuses on the creation and survival of a small dwarven settlement. It has a very steep learning curve, partly due to its ASCII graphics, but also due to the fact that it is one of the most complex games ever released. Dwarf Fortress is completely free.
Before you play, you must generate a world to play in, which persists until you create a new one. World generation can be time consuming, even on modern computers, but be patient. It's worth it.
Nerve-tapping neckband allows 'telepathic' chat - tech - 12 March 2008 - New Scientist Tech
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This "necklace" allows users to speak and transmit speech using only sub-vocal neural impulses.
Good-bye looking like you're crazy during cellphone conversations.
- envarh on 2008-03-12
W. James Au at etech08: Why Won't Second Life Just Go Away, Already? - we make money not art
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I love that someone else has asked the question which has been plaguing me for so long, about why a "gameless game" like Second Life is so wildly popular and seen as a viable space for entertainment and exploration when all of my experiences with it have been buggy, unpleasant, and noisy.
- envarh on 2008-03-11
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Throughout 2007, publications like Wired, Forbes, and the LA Times pronounced Second Life over-hyped, while negative press over Ponzi schemes, porn, etc. suggested imminent disaster. Meanwhile, the world's user base tripled (both in terms of monthly active and maximum concurrent users), and continues attracting about a half million new sign-ups a month. How can this possibly be happening?
Gamasutra - Interview: The Making Of Dwarf Fortress
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Continuing my Dwarf Fortress obsession, an interview with the creator of dwarf fortress, Tarn Adams.
- envarh on 2008-03-03
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