The Wii has a lot of potential as a golf simulator/ practice program. With the introduction of the Wii balance board the opportunity for using weight distribution has become a real factor, and, though I know nearly nothing about golf, balance and weight distribution during a club swing has to be critical. Now using the balance board to monitor weight distribution is somewhat obvious. However, very accurate motion sensing from the controller would also be […]
Category: fun
linkeridoodah, linkeriday
I found my animal of the month, so it’s time to post some links! Animal of the Month: Tamandua (30s) The Killing Machine: “Partly inspired by Franz Kafka’s ‘In the Penal Colony’ and partly by the American system of capital punishment as well as the current political situation, the piece is an ironic approach to killing and torture machines. A moving megaphone speaker encircles an electric dental chair. The chair is covered in pink fun […]
Dependence Logic vs. Independence Friendly Logic
I picked up Dependence Logic: A New Approach to Independence Friendly Logic by Jouko Väänänen. I figure I’ll write up a review when I am finished with the book, but there is one chief difference between Dependence Logic and Independence Friendly Logic that needs to be mentioned. On pages 44-47 when describing the difference between Dependence Logic and Independence Friendly Logic Väänänen says, The backslashed quantifier, ∃xn{xi0,…,xim-1}φ, introduced in ref. [20], with the intuitive meaning: […]
Links, to appease the Gods of Blogs
I offer this links post as a sacrifice to the… oh I have no idea why I do this. Animal of the Month – Elephant (8:28): lies i’ve told my 3 year old recently, by raul gutierrez, as emphasized by swissmiss: Trees talk to each other at night. All fish are named either Lorna or Jack. Before your eyeballs fall out from watching too much TV, they get very loose. Tiny bears live in drain […]
Video Game Design 2: Marionette Theater
Apropos my first post on video game design, I have thought up a new “game” for the Wii. It is a marionette theater simulator: you would get to create virtual marionettes, with customizable bodies and outfits (Mii integration if possible, lots of different clothing options), and levels would include performing different scenes from plays or entire plays. The accelerometers of the Wii controllers would function as the strings on the virtual marionettes. As you tilt […]
Links, BEcause
Not that everyone hasn’t already seen everything on the ‘net. Animal of the Month – Armadillo girdled lizard: YouTube – A History of Evil (5:40) “Animated Documentary-Mockumentary about Evil in western civilization from Ancient Greece to present day.” Nils Frederking‘s Brilliant Folding Furniture (0:52) [via]: garfield minus garfield “Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the […]
More links, again….
More ID. Industrial Design and Interaction Design, that is. Some random links. Design: A Chat with the Designer of the Google Logo | WebProNews Advice posters 2007 – a photoset on Flickr Clarence Larkin Dispensational Charts Really well made charts for explaining heaven and the like. Shaker’s sweet success – Los Angeles Times: CONSIDER this humble sugar shaker, a staple of kitchens and coffee shops across the land. About 35 million have been sold — […]
63rd Philosophers’ Carnival’s a Laugh
Welcome to the 63rd Philosophers’ Carnival. The subject was Comedy and there are three sections: the first is about theories of comedy and philosophy, and second is a roundup of recently funny things with a philosophical bent. At the end I put submissions of non-comedic philosophical musings. Part 1: Comedic Theory Did you hear the one about the philosopher writing a book on humour? via Continental Philosophy Philosophy Through Humor on ‘Philosophy Talk’ radio program. […]
Some Links, not that you really needed more
IGN: Bob Ross Paints on Revolution That’s right. There will be a ‘Joy of Painting with Bob Ross’ video game coming out for Wii. Bold Escape Not First Try for Inmate – New York Times Guys escaped from prison Shawshank Redemption style. Draw a pig personality test YouTube – Groovy Dancing Girl Music by DAFT PUNK – “Harder Better Faster Stronger” Video Beatbox Fame Game It’s a cooking show… kinda. plump plum: Clara Bow Blood […]
Design junkie
Perhaps two people know this about me but I am a design junkie. Notcot.org is my favorite blog of all time. Recently I’ve even contributed a few posts (#7106, #6974). I’m not sure what it is about design that I like so much. There is always that form/function distinction but I don’t think that is exactly what attracts me. It is more along the lines of personal engineering: with the right stuff you can do […]