From Gamasutra… — PopCap’s hit strategy game Plants vs. Zombies accomplished a rare feat — it made casual audiences interested in playing a strategy game, a genre often reserved for only dedicated, hardcore players. At GDC 2012 on Friday, Plants vs. Zombie creator George Fan explained why the game reached such a broad audience. The biggest reason, Fan argued, was [...]
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Kids are moving away from consoles to tablet games
From Gamasutra - What’s Happening to Kids Games? — There’s a sea change when it comes to kids’ gaming, as evidenced by recent turnabouts by publishers that had been successful in that space. …there’s a lot kids that used to be playing that are no longer playing, says Carla Engelbrecht Fisher, president and founder of No Crusts Interactive, [...]
What makes a bad game?
Posted on Gamasutra, May 31, 2012, by Josh Bycer — [What separates a good game from a bad one? Gamasutra contributor Josh Bycer takes a look and identifies several factors, ultimately diving into design, examining several different games and determining what made them winners or losers when it came to gameplay.] Anyone who has ever played a [...]
All It Takes is One Smash Hit
Ottawa may be better positioned than Montreal to take advantage of the rapidly expanding demand for video games, according to industry expert Jason Della Rocca. Speaking at the first Ottawa Game Conference in downtown Ottawa Tuesday, Della Rocca told the sold out crowd that the future of big-ticket blockbuster games is in jeopardy as console [...]
Is Facebook and the ad-supported Web doomed?
From MIT Technology Review, — The Facebook Fallacy For all its valuation, the social network is just another ad-supported site. Without an earth-changing idea, it will collapse and take down the Web. … The daily and stubborn reality for everybody building businesses on the strength of Web advertising is that the value of digital ads [...]
Draw Along Pip rated A+ by Mogul Baby
Published at Mogul Baby, MAY 20, 2012 — I’ve never heard of the Pip the Penguin books until I downloaded the app Draw Along Pip to the iPad recently. Pip the Penguin has so far sold 600,000 copies in hard cover worldwide, and has been translated into Japanese, Swedish and French. Now it’s an eBook thanks to the development team [...]
Skyreader Media on Canada AM
Canada AM: Draw along e-book unmatchedThe CEO of Skyreader Media Kevin Gillis and the author of ‘Pip the Penguin’ Leslie McGuirk explain how a new interactive book app for children works.
Draw Along Pip for the iPad
Pip the Penguin is a new chapter for Skyreader Media. We are attracting top authors like Leslie due to our unique ability to create true interactive experiences for creative authors to engage readers without boundaries. This is a game-changing approach to storytelling,
Skyreader’s New App – Draw Along Pip!
The first interactive children’s ebook from international bestselling writer and illustrator Leslie McGuirk. Now with Skyreader’s Draw Along feature! With over 600,000 copies sold worldwide, Leslie McGuirk originally introduced the world to Pip the Penguin through a beloved series of board books. “The adventures of Pip the Penguin are among the stand-out new board books” – Pittsburgh Post Gazette [...]
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Google tries to win more converts to Chrome operating system with new laptops from Samsung
by danlargo on May 30, 2012 in Commentary
I wonder if they got it right this time? Google tries to win more converts to Chrome operating system with new laptops from Samsung StevieD – Sent telepathically from my iPad 2