Monday 27 May 2013

The Saturday Paper: Use NEW IDEA On GENRE - Gamasutra (blog)









The Saturday Paper: Use NEW IDEA On GENRE

Gamasutra (blog)

We're reading Smart Terrain Causality Chains for Adventure-Game Puzzle Generation by Isaac Dart and Mark Nelson. The paper describes a new way of generating puzzles for point-and-click adventure games by simulating real-world systems like ...





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Toy store, bookstore to team up - Concord Monitor









Toy store, bookstore to team up

Concord Monitor

Herrmann purchased the assets of Imagination Village, and Miller will work at the new Gibson's Bookstore when it opens on South Main Street this summer. She'll run his stock of educational toys, games and puzzles, and organize children's and family ...





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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 28, 2013)

Two Men in the Forest



Two men went deep into the Dutch Forest: one, a small, meek man; the other, a monster.



They walked for days, until, out of food, they got desperate. The monster murdered the meek man, and ate him for dinner!



He left no remains, whatsoever, and was seen by no one. On his return to civilisation he told no one.



Who was the murdering, cannibalistic monster?





Check Braingle.com for the answer.

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (May 28, 2013)

Greek Mythology VI - Zeus

How much do you know about the king of gods?



Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Halcyon

hal-cy-on



adj. :: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.



"Anne spent a fortnight of halcyon days at Echo Lodge in the golden prime of August." -- Lucy Maud

Memory : Electroencephalogram (EEG)

An EEG measures the electrical activity of the brain by using electrodes placed on the scalp. The brain-wave patterns that are measured can be used to help identify epilepsy, sleep disorders and other conditions. There are four major types of rhythms that can be recognized on an EEG.



Delta Waves

Delta waves indicate the slowest type of brain activity. These rhythms are seen during deep sleep.



Theta Waves

In terms of activity, Theta waves fall between Delta and Alpha. They are characteristic of someone who is drowsy or in light sleep. They can also be produced by someone who is hypnotized, day dreaming, or lucid dreaming.



Alpha Waves

These brain-waves are characteristic of normal consciousness. When you are awake, your brain is probably producing alpha waves.



Beta Waves

Beta waves are seen when a person is very active, under stress or concentrating hard on a task. They are high frequency waves and indicate that the brain is working hard.

Creativity : Guesstimate Time

As we go about our daily business, we are constantly making decisions based on guesses and estimates. This exercise will help improve your ability to make educated guesses about time.



When you are estimating each answer, try to pay attention to how you are solving the problem. Are you guessing the whole number or are you trying to calculate it based on smaller guesses? Avoid using a calculator or pen and paper until after you have made your guestimate.



1. How much time per year do you spend on the Internet?

2. How much time per month do you spend in a car?

3. How long would it take you to count to a million?

4. If you were a bird, how long would it take you to fly to the North Pole?

5. How long does it take to fill up your bathtub?



With practice, you will get better and making estimates by making quick approximations and simplification.

Movie Review: 'Fast and Furious 6' - Get The Big Picture (blog)



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Daily Sudoku: Tue 28-May-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Tue 28-May-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Tue 28-May-2013

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TV Season Review: 'Arrested Development' Season 4 - Get The Big Picture (blog)



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Review: Jacob Jones And The Bigfoot Adventure Off To a Big Start - Cinema Blend









Review: Jacob Jones And The Bigfoot Adventure Off To a Big Start

Cinema Blend

When the first chapter of the episodic adventure/puzzle game, Jacob Jones, first popped up on the PlayStation Network a couple of weeks ago, I figured what could be the harm in giving the game a shot? What I knew about the game based on early teasers ...





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Capital Quiz: Tuesday, May 28 - The Dominion Post



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Interview with Jesse Eisenberg - Get The Big Picture (blog)



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The Nexus Telegraph: WildStar forges a path - Joystiq









The Nexus Telegraph: WildStar forges a path

Joystiq

Scientists scan things, pick up sidequests, and even solve puzzles, something that I think has long been sorely missing in MMOs as a whole. That alone merits more digression, since I've seen only two games that have really tried to build in puzzles at ...





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Basement Bar and WanesCotting

Basement Bar and WanesCotting


This is my basement “Sports Den and Bar”. It has a 5 person wet bar (sink accessible at the laundry area) with refrigerator built in. All custom cabinetry was made from 3/4” birch plywood and face frame/ doors are select Pine. The wanescotting wraps all the way around the whole room. Framing, Plumbing, Painted black “industrial” ceiling, insulation, drywalling, custom cabinetry, custom bar, Wood floors, carpeting, Brick veneer walls, heavy Timber (look alike, you can see the structural post and beams are wrapped with distressed lumber to make the appearance of heavy timber construction), and all the finishing touches took 5 months and 1 day to complete on a Firefighter’s schedule. It is a great place to invite people over to watch the game or just throw back a few beers while watching a few games (bar has a tv too!!)


This was my first MAJOR start to finish basement in which I did all the sealing, plumbing, framing, electrical (with inspection), drywall, all the carpentry and woodwork, and design. The only thing I didn’t do was install the carpet. Those guys, along with drywall tapers are too good. Next time I will hire out the Mudding and Tapping.


Here are a few more to go with the originals…






Yes the walls are Honolulu Blue!!! GO LIONS!!!!




You can see the Black Ceiling really well there.











Wouldn’t you know it, HD doesn’t sell Floor to carpet transitions, so I had to make the transition molding for the wood floor on the table saw. Fairly easy actually, a lot easier than I thought.







Storage under the stairs, hidden in the wanescotting.




and Finally, Crown Molding.



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