On October 7th, the IndieCade Conference will open its doors to some of the most innovative minds in the independent gaming industry. The three day event located in Culver City, California includes presentations by notable indie designers, workshops, galleries, and mixers. On the following day, however, the IndieCade Festival begins. Unlike the conference, the festival includes events targeted at gamers and the general public. While a $15 wristband will grant you access to keynotes, events, a...
Children under the age of 13 possess insight that can blow the minds of their elders, but not the wherewithal to make important life choices for themselves. This is exactly why there are strict rules against marketing cigarettes to them. In 2000, a law went into effect called the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act that institutes similar consumer protections for our youth's online identities, prohibiting companies from soliciting personal information from children under 13 years of age ...
Minecraft might still be in development, but that doesn't mean a creative guy like Notch doesn't have time for other projects. A few months ago he and his company Mojang announced their second game, a digital collectible trading card affair called Scrolls. A simple title (perhaps too generic if anything), but it's not the name of an extant game, and it's appropriate given the visual style and card-based gameplay of the game itself.
Hard drive space is one of the cheapest things you can add to your computer. But people take it for granted, thus game developers have given up any efforts in keeping games compact. With all of its expansion packs, World of Warcraft takes up more than 60 GB of hard drive space, and almost any AAA game consumes a gig or two.
Ball Pythons have become big business in the pet trade industry over the years, due to them being one of the most docile snakes in the constrictor family usually preferring to roll into a tight ball hiding it's head than to striking out with the intent to bite. These snakes come in a vast assortment of colors and patterns many of which are highly sought after and can get to be rather pricey. If you are considering adding a ball python to your home please put serious consideration into the nee...
Superb costumes generally fall into two categories; artfully crafted, time intensive, pricey facsimiles or the low budget option—ingenious, cheap and scrappy. When undertaking the admirable task of creating "one cool (or not) idea every day, for 365 consecutive days, from January 1st until December 31st", option two is most viable. And the most fun.
Here's a rich man's problem for you: two NYC East Village penthouse condos and the need for one combined living space. What do you do? Simply add a helical slide! When the homeowners came up with this fun idea for combining their two condos, they contracted architecture firm TCA to design and construct two separate options to descend and ascend between the two living spaces— an Italian-made "Rintal" stair (an open spiral staircase), or the much speedier and much livelier option: a stainless s...
There are several ways you can go about creating your NURBS helix curve in Maya; I will demonstrate the two easiest ones.
Without Richard Channing Garfield the world would be a much grayer and less interesting place today, at least for all of us. He created Magic in college, playtested it throughout, accidentally found a publisher for it, and wound up the the most well-known and successful paper game designer in the world (sorry Guygax, make something new why don't ya?). He does not seek the limelight, has not had a snappy biography written about him (or his game, amazingly enough) and I thought we should pay a ...
Here you will find some excellent charts to help you master the Crafting Goods and get signs you can place on your farm! For more in depth information and ideas please see the FarmVille Crafting Building Mastery and Recipe Guide.
In the top right corner of your farm you will see a little drop down menu that shows you your stats!
Check out MY quick intro and some tips for the Crafting building then watch my video for more in depth, live action information! This post is NOT copied from the Zynga boards, so it's unlike any you have seen yet!
This clip offers a quick tip on using Photoshop’s Fill command. Learn how to use blend mode options to fill an object with a new color while retaining shading and texture of the object. For more information, including detailed instructions, and to get started taking full advantage of the Adobe Photoshop fill command yourself, watch this free video software tutorial. Use the Fill command in Adobe Photoshop CS5.
Weddings are expensive, but there is a way to have all the glamour and beauty of a wedding day without it costing a fortune.
Says Metafilter, "YouTube has launched Disco. From TestTube - the GoogleLabs of YouTube - it's like Pandora lite with videos. Create and share playlists, or just search for an artist and see what it comes up with."
If you are using, or plan to use Camtasia Studio 5 software to record screencasts, you definitely want to check out this tutorial. It covers the options to optimize your recordings so you get clearer video, smaller file sizes, and other enhancements like removing black bars, and dealing with camera video. Get the best quality & smallest file size in Camtasia.
This video shows you how to convert a hand-drawn sketch to a vector drawing using the Live Trace Tool in Illustrator CS3. You learn how to manage tracing options, fill in gaps, and convert a Live Trace object to traditional Illustrator shapes or a Live Paint group. Check out this video by Matthew Richmond now! Convert a sketch to a vector drawing with Illustrator.
Pasting on your iPhone has never been easier. You're familiar with the old way of doing things — long-press in the text field to bring up the "Paste" option, then tap that option to paste your text. It's not necessarily hard, but trust me when I say there's a better way.
If you're watching videos over Wi-Fi on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, iOS 10 lets you adjust the quality for when you want to save data or need help watching a movie or TV show on a poor connection.
Windows 8 had an easy "Set for monitor" option that allowed you to use different wallpapers on a multi-monitor setup—an option that is seemingly absent from Windows 10. But with a quick command, you can easily restore this function on Windows 10, so that it behaves like Windows 8.
...since the old reliable F8 doesn't work anymore. There is a way to do it. Step 1:
Google is God of the internet. The clouds in the sky, the light at the end of the tunnel, the all knowing mysterious field of pure white. And soon they will have an optional home page that aesthetically expresses their God-like super spartan minimalism.
We've all been waiting for it, and now it's finally here— Video Skype for the iPhone 4. It's no longer just a voice over the phone, now you can finally see those rosy-red cheeks of your fellow Skyper, and maybe even their underwear. Check out the official Skype for iPhone - now with video commercial: So how do you do the Skype iPhone video? It's so easy, I'm sure you can figure it out.
It was bound to happen. And just as anticipated, it took less than a day before someone successfully rooted the new Nexus S smartphone from Google and Samsung.
Learn how to use the new displacement ratio tool in modo 302. The Displacement Ratio render option optimizes projects which utilize large displacement mapped surfaces such as ground planes or water. modo 302 is a service update, free for all modo 301 users. Use displacement ratio in modo 302.
Crocheting in stripes of different colors doesn't need to be difficult; it just takes a slightly different technique than crocheting in spirals. Picking up this technique will open up options for new and different crocheting projects. Learn how to crochet in a stripe pattern by watching this video crafting tutorial. Crochet stripes of different colors.
Photographer Chris Alvanas goes under the Filter menu and explores some of the things you can do with the Lighting Effects options. Use lighting effects in Photoshop.
Rick Sammon explores some of the color and style options you can use when applying a sketch filter in Photoshop. Use the sketch filter in Photoshop.
Here's an introduction to some of changes in Illustrator CS3 concerning anchor points. Learn about new display options, the new control palette, and the new vector eraser tool. Use anchor points in Illustrator CS3.
Learn how to change the HTML ExpressShow template for single output, non-SCORM productions. The HTML template appears as the background around the video. ExpressShow is a video branding option within Camtasia Studio 5. Customize the HTML template for ExpressShow production.
A delicious combination of a cheese, bacon, and egg based quiche. A tasty option for lunch or dinner. Enjoy our classic quiche Lorraine recipe. Make a classic quiche Lorraine.
Another method of feeding your newborn, when breastfeeding all the time is not an option, is to use what's called a "breast pump." Express your milk when convenient without sacrificing your schedule. Use a breast pump.
They say it's all in the details. And when it comes to dog fashion, accessories are a must have for any puppy lover. See what your options are and how to put them on your pooch. Accessorize your dog.
Create and customize players using single title and multi-title template options. This tutorial also covers the basics of player distribution. Create players on Brightcove.
This video shows you how photographers can use Bridge to work effectively. You learn how to batch-rename files, add metadata and keywords, and rate, sort, and compare images. You also learn how to inspect images with the new Loupe tool, and create a slide-show with new transition options. Use Bridge CS3 in a photography workflow.
This video shows you how to add, update, and remove information in headers, footers, watermarks, and backgrounds of PDF files in Acrobat 8. You also learn how to manage options and settings, crop a PDF file, add printer marks, and adjust images. Modify PDF files in Acrobat 8.
This video shows you how to create and update a table of contents for one or more documents in InDesign. You learn how to manage formatting options and how to hide text that needs to appear in a table of contents but not on the referenced document page. Check out this cool video from David Blatner now! Create a table of contents using InDesign CS3.
This video shows you how to organize information in an InDesign table. You learn how to select parts of a table, control the table layout, select and format text in a table, and manage table options (such as borders, fills, headers, and footers). Check out this video by Anne-Marie Concepcion now! Create and format tables in InDesign CS3.
One of the easiest ways to allow readers to search through your documents is by using an index. This video shows you how to create an index for a document in InDesign, and how to manage formatting options. Check out this cool video created by David Blatner now! Create an index in InDesign CS3.
This video shows you how to design a website with InDesign, export the content as XHTML, and then open the XHTML file in Dreaweaver. You learn how to set up XHTML export options in InDesign to effectively export your work, and how to create styles in Dreamweaever. Check out this video created by Lynn Grillo now! Design websites with InDesign and export to XHTML.
