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Retro Revisited: Chaotix

teachertubeEDU — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:17:25 +0000

By Life Coach, 2009/10/23Sega’s Megadrive 32X. Hands up if you remember it. Now hands up if you ever owned one. My condolences to the two of you.The 32X came about at a time when Sega, after living upon a tower of extreme complacency for the past few years, found the Megadrive’s 16 bit rule was coming to an end with frightening announcements of Playstations, Jaguars and other 32 bit powered hardware.A department of Sega Japan, in conjunction with Sega of America, were ordered to design a 32 bit

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Molyneux picks his top 5 most innovative games

LynchburgUserGroup — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:58 +0000

Speaking at BAFTA’s Annual Video Games Lecture last night, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux revealed what he believes to be the 5 most revolutionary games from the past 20 years. In a typically passionate and engaging presentation, Molyneux spoke of the need for designers to defy perceived wisdom and custom, saying, “The best innovations come from challenging the foundation stones of conventional wisdom.” The 5 games selected by Molyneux were specifically chosen for their success in doing just tha

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The New Advances in Architecture and Engineering on the Web – See How it Affects You

cadlearning — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:27:20 +0000

Remember the good old days when drawings were done with pencil and paper, and not by the click of a mouse? They’re way over, somewhere between VHS and Blue Ray. Technology advances in the past 20 years have made them obsolete because it’s quicker, cheaper and more efficient now. With this new software computers can generate 3D models in rendering by the time it takes you to brush your teeth in the morning. Years ago it would have taken nearly a week for detailed designs of that precision.

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I am back.

jasonwpratt — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:45:22 +0000

Yea I know. I took a week off, I meant to make a post this past Wednesday showing you the cool lighting I did for my 3D room, but I left the files on the school computers and this weeks project is just an adaptation of last weeks assignment, I figured I would just wait and show you the finished finished product. Saturday I went rock climbing for the first time. I was really excited to finally get to go because I had to time it well with one of my friends since I am under a guest pass so it w

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Twitter Link Roundup #16 – Design, Small Business, Social Media And More

LynchburgUserGroup — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:02:13 +0000

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! 800+ Categorized Photoshop Tutorials, Plugins and Brushes – http://bit.ly/Dsllp 30 Complete Photoshop Guides for Beginners – http://bit

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Acer introduces new ‘Liquid’ Android + Snapdragon smartphone

anthony — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:15:42 +0000

Starting all the way back in December of 2008, Acer let it be known that it was working on a self-branded smartphone. Then, this past June, Acer up and joined the Open Handset Alliance and said that it would release its first Android device by Q4 of 2009. Well what do you know. Q4 is here and Acer has actually put its money where its mouth was with the announcement of its first Android-based, Snapdragon-powered smartphone, Liquid. Acer is touting its new Liquid mobile (previously known

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Be Inspired Award Winners Announced

jasonwpratt — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:09:56 +0000

event coverage, geovisualization, sustainabilityOctober 14th, 2009 The winners of Bentley’s Be Inspired Awards were announced on the evening of Oct. 13 at a dinner and ceremony in Charlotte. This annual event recognizes innovative application of Bentley software for the disciplines of building, structural, civil engineering, plant and geospatial. In the past, this event was held in conjunction with the BE Conference, but with this year’s conference moved online it was incorporated into a speci

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Slides from Barcamp Derry

teachertubeEDU — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:08:55 +0000

As mentioned in the past few posts, I done a presentation on [i] The History of Video Games and [b] Serious Games at the Barcamp Derry conference on Saturday. At the end of the talk I promised to upload my slides to my blog, and here they are! I’ve uploaded them to SlideShare, so they can viewed online or downloaded (by pressing the menu button) for offline/viewing or editing. You can find them after the “ read more ” link below, as well as a list of recommended reading. Side A

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I Love Kdia by Kristen Noel | Accessories Collection

autodesk — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:51:41 +0000

Kanye’s girlfriend, Amber Rose, isn’t the only one making her move into the fashion world. This past weekend, I got an email about Kristen Noel’s debut accessories collection called I Love Kdia . You might know Kristen as Don C.’s (Kanye’s manager) girlfriend or you might remember her as one of the models for American Apparel, but soon you’ll know her for her accessories line. In the past year Kristen has taken her focus off modeling to pursue her goal of starting her own accessories line

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Nail Art Stickers – Simple Nail Art Method!

AshampooCAD — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:10:52 +0000

It is a grand happening for the nail art industry to be totally revolutionised by a single technique or product. However, nail art stickers are just such a product. With nail art stickers, even extremely fledgling stylists often make exceptional designs to contend with advanced nail technicians. And as nail art stickers get increasingly common, more designs are rising to the forefront.

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