Orbeon XML to URL converter

Ok, you may have to repeat this to yourself a few times to sorta "get" it.
This is a web service which allows you to send it an xml snippet. This snippet is converted to a "url" which it sends back to you. You can then later visit this URL - and the server will return your original XML data. So basically it serializes and compresses your XML into a string and makes it a url. The neat thing is then you can pass that to a service like tinyurl.com

Real-time 3D models in shockwave

This site has a number of very cool 3D models rendered in shockwave's realtime 3d engine. The spaceships and mechs are quite cool.

It's interesting to think of shockwave as something other than just cheezy bouncing balls or bad banner ads.

Solid to liquid and back, with just a jolt of electricity

Found this on digg -- There's a new kind of fluid that turns has hard as plastic with an electrical current -- and back to fluid when the current is turned off. Reminds one of the T-1000 in the Terminator.

E4X -- xml in javascript

You have your chocolate in my peanut-butter -- er I mean you have your XML in my Javascript! This is a proposal to make xml a first class object in JS. The preso shows off the concepts very well... Cool idea! I thought of doing this YEARS ago, and was laughed at in the js forums... So how about JS - CSS mapping as well?

War World -- new indie game

Just read on the indiegamer boards about a new game called War World. Think Unreal Tournament + Mech-like soldiers. I havent tried the demo yet myself (at work) but it looks way cool!

Engine001 - game creation engine

Game makers are a great way to break into the world of indie gaming. You simply want to take ideas for a game you have and bring it into reality, without worrying about all of the coding aspects like C++ or dlls. While there are many more mature game making applications, this one is pretty new and worth a look. Give it a try and make some comments in the forums.

3d game engine Truevision 3d

For many indie game developers, the choice of a 3d engine is a stressful and difficult one. I've heard from some indie gamer circles that this engine is fast and relatively easy to use. I dont have first hand knowledge of this, but perhaps you could give it a try yourself and make your own decision. For me, it has a cool demo to download and check out --- ooh pretty colors!