These are two of my favorite things, but together in a unique way.
I don't imagine that it's any secret that I love science-fiction at this point. I mean, if you're anything like a regular or semi-regular reader of this blog, then you know that science-fiction is kind of my "thing". But, what may not be quite as apparent is how much I love LEGO. When I was a kid, back in the dark ages, I could spend hours building things...
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I've had a rather grim and brutal week at work, so I'm going to share a rather grim and brutal, but oddly engaging game with you all today.
The game, called Drowning In Problems, is just a little too true to life to be "fun" exactly. But, it is oddly compelling. And, it only takes about ten or fifteen minutes to play a round, so it's not too, too depressing. It is, however, simple, text-based and created by Minecraft creator Markus...
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I feel like I've cheated my readers lately, so I'm offering two links that are kind of related.
Well, they're related in the sense that both links are about making beautiful things.
And, I'm sharing two links this week because, well, I realize how distracted I've been by so many things outside my control and the way I deal with that is by trying to be of service to others. It brings me back to center and helps me get a better...
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So, my "Tools for Tuesday" posts are getting a bit more challenging for me time-wise and quality-wise.
That's why I missed last week, actually. I was just too busy to get a good review post done and shared in time. And, I think maybe it's time I start scaling that feature back, just a bit, to one post every other week. I hope it will let me maintain both the quality and quantity of "Tools for Tuesday" posts.
Free, open source tools are the future of software.
I'm not the only one who thinks so, either!
One of the coolest tools out there that's both free and open source is Blender. Blender is a full-featured 3D program that lets you do everything from sculpt the models to rigging and animating them, complete with shading and realistic physics, for everything from static images to movies. It even has camera and motion tracking as well as compositing to let you integrate special...
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Another game this week.
This one takes a bit more time than the last one. 500 years, actually.
Okay, not five-hundred actual years, but five-hundred game years. The game is called Super Planet Crash, but the goal is to not crash planets. The idea is simple, design a solar system that will last at least 500 laps around the Sun. You add in planets of various sizes and densities and let them go. The more planets and more complicated your solar system,...
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Another kind of weak Tools for Tuesday post, but, at least it's better than nothing.
No, not the year the world will end. I'm not that kind of crackpot.
No, in this case, I'm referring to the incredibly simple, but addictive game; 2048.
The premise is simple; just double the value of tiles until you reach 2048. The tiles start out with either a two or a four on them and you just slide the tiles until they collide with another tile of the same value, then they add themselves together, doubling their value. So two tiles...
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