Archive for August, 2007

Skaf energi

August 29, 2007

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ElectroCity er et New Zelandsk produceret spil om energi – et lille tile baseret spil med masser af muligheder. Du skal administrere en by og dens omkringliggende natur ved at balancere energi, forurening, landbrug og forlystelser i forhold til dine indtægter. En af de ting som virkelig gør dette til et sjovt spil er, at hver tile kan blive ved med at videreudvikles for hver tur og igen efterhånden som du får flere penge. Et spil består af 150 ture!

Så er det ellers rart at se et initiative som bruger computerspil til at undervise i noget så vigtigt som enegi forbrug. Efter at have spillet dette spil et par gange, begynder man faktisk og tænke over det forhold der er mellem energi, underholdning, forurening og menneskelig overlevelse. Det er alligevel godt gået af et computerspil – og så er det altså sjovt!

Syndes også lige jeg ville nævne, at det er ved at ligne en trend med disse tur-baserede tile universer. Vi har i hvert faldet set noget lignende på FNs store succes Stop A Disaster, hvor man på samme måde gør en dyd ud af at vise de isometriske tiles der så igennem spillet kan udvikles. Men altså, det ser jo godt ud.

Der er et yndigt land

August 29, 2007

Jeg har nu besluttet mig for at føre denne blog på dansk. Det er trods alt mest den danske debat, jeg er interesseret i, så derfor vil jeg også skrive på dansk.
Fremover vil jeg også prøve at skelne mere mellem to slags indlæg. Jeg vil skrive indlæg om spil, jeg har fundet på nettet og som jeg syndes er interesseate. Der ud over vil jeg også skrive indlæg om mine egne tanker, ideer og andet godt om online computerspi.

Håber i nyder det.

What I am playing right now

August 2, 2007

Right now I am playing two online games. They are both adgames and both only take about 5-10 minuet of play a day to keep going. However, both games stretch over several weeks.

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The first game is called Sharkrunners, made by area/code and is a promotional game for an upcoming SharkWeek on The Discovery Channel. Basically, you are a sharkrunner which means, you are a scientist that roams the ocean, tracking down sharks to gather scientific information – you are hooked on studying sharks. You steer your boat around the costal area off California, where you can see indications of shark observations. The fantastic idea is that while your boat is digital and fictional, the shark information is based on current and real data. The game uses real GPS data to locate the sharks as many sharks are already tagged for scientific observation. Great idea!
You set the course of your boat and wait. When a shark is spotted, you receive either an SMS or an email and you then have 3 hours to react before it is too late and the sharks are gone. From here, you gather your scientific information about the sharks, sell it to institutions and when you reach port again, you upgrade your boat, crew and equipment from the money your observations have earned you.

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The other game I am playing, is also a promotional adgame – this one for the promotion of the new Bourn film starring Matt Damon. The Ultimate Search for Bourn has been launched by Universal Pictures and Google and sets you on a while goose chase around the internet to find Bourn. To play, you will need to have a Google account and some patience – but it is worth it. You are given a daily mission to solve which will involve finding information from an agent through a (fake) dating site, analyzing YouTube videos as well as applying other Google tools. Generally, the gameplay is not kept to in the interface, but scattered across the internet. It’s a fun idea and it will have you cracking codes the next 15 days. At times it’s a little slow but it is worth a play simply for the idea.

Enjoy.