July 17, 2007 6:34 pm –
Tei
So I’m at work, and I’m doing research…about gaming and blogging…Just kidding! I’m honestly doing technical research, but some of these web sites look fun and goofy with colored backgrounds, funky images, and text colors. They don’t look serious, and they give me guilty pangs when a co-worker walks by behind me. If I were reading plain, boring-looking pages, I wouldn’t feel so bad.
Introducing Bookmarklets for Zapping Annoyances to the rescue - easy to install, simply drag these bookmarklets (the grey squares) onto your browser’s bookmarks toolbar like so:
Feel free to try them out, but of course, pay attention to the browser compatibility. I will demo these three: zap colors, zap images, and linearize. So take a silly, fun-looking website like this:
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So I’m at work, and I’m doing research…about gaming and blogging…Just kidding! I’m honestly doing technical research, but some of these web sites look fun and goofy with colored backgrounds, funky images, and text colors. They don’t look serious, and they give me guilty pangs when a co-worker walks by behind me. If I were […]
July 10, 2007 5:12 am –
Tei
Holidays just around the corner? Or is your gamer’s birthday coming up soon, but you don’t know what to get her? Thanks to this thread, I was able to create cool figures for my friends to hang on the wall.
Here’s what you need:
1. Video Game Sprite(s)
Some sites to start you off:
Note: Be mindful about the sprites you choose - some are easier than others. Also, I tried to create one from a cartoon character but it was difficult due to the proportion - I wouldn’t suggest that.
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Holidays just around the corner? Or is your gamer’s birthday coming up soon, but you don’t know what to get her? Thanks to this thread, I was able to create cool figures for my friends to hang on the wall.
Here’s what you need:
1. Video Game Sprite(s)
Some sites to start you off:
Video Game Sprites
Game Sprite Archives
The […]
July 6, 2007 4:05 am –
Tei
If you like anime, digital illustration/art, video games, and/or dolls but have never visited Gaia Online, I would suggest you to explore it. This networking site is designed as an RPG, without the leveling or the monster killing. Instead, it focuses on dressing up your avatar. Plus, it’s free! I’ll give a quick rundown of this cute site so you get a feeling of how it works.
1. Create Your Avatar
Create your name. Be aware that once you create your character’s appearance, you cannot alter the eyes or the hair without additional gold. Your character’s mouth can be adjusted accordingly to your mood. Here’s my avatar (after being here for over a year):
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If you like anime, digital illustration/art, video games, and/or dolls but have never visited Gaia Online, I would suggest you to explore it. This networking site is designed as an RPG, without the leveling or the monster killing. Instead, it focuses on dressing up your avatar. Plus, it’s free! I’ll give a quick rundown of […]
July 4, 2007 4:24 am –
Tei
I am going to talk about perspectives in a general sense because it’s an important aspect in gaming. I had a discussion with a co-worker about this recently. First-person and third-person are popular points of view in video games, and while he mentioned second-person without much thought (and I laughed), it’s rare…but it does exist!
First-person: Me, Myself, and I
A first-person narrative would read, “I went to the market today. The cashier handed me some coins.” In life, we all experience first-person perspective - I cannot see my own face unless I look at a reflective surface. I can, however, see my own hands…holding a mouse, cooking, driving, folding laundry, etc.
In a video game, first-person is equivalent to holding a video camera to your eye, or having cameras embedded into your eyeballs. You cannot see the character’s face (unless she stands in front of a reflective surface). Here’s my amateur drawing to try to illustrate this point:
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I am going to talk about perspectives in a general sense because it’s an important aspect in gaming. I had a discussion with a co-worker about this recently. First-person and third-person are popular points of view in video games, and while he mentioned second-person without much thought (and I laughed), it’s rare…but it does exist!
First-person: […]
