Viridian - creating an RPG in 40 hrs

A person after my own heart. Veridian is going to creat an RPG in 40 hrs of programming. I cant wait to see what he/she comes up with. You should read the blog to follow along as well.

TechCrunch bbq - a blast

I went to the TechCrunch bbq last night and it was a blast. To see all of those people who are passionate about their ideas, and finally able to meet up with other folks who either share their passion or are keen on seeing what's next for Web 2.0. I got to see some very cool things such as meebo and talk to some folks who may change the world - such as the buy from communitywalk - a way to create your own personal maps.

ColourMod

What a great tool -- picking colors has never before been as - colorful. Or fun! Check it it out.

GET LAMP : The Text Adventure Documentary

From the site:

GET LAMP is a documentary about Text Adventures (later Interactive Fiction), the storytellers who created them, and their unique place in the history of computer games. It is being created by Jason Scott, director of "BBS: The Documentary", located at bbsdocumentary.com.

AJAX Massive Storage System

This article describes a very clever use of flash to allow basically unlimited storage of data on your user's browser (with their permission of course). Think cookies on steroids.

Peer 2 Peer Storytelling

Here's an interesting article talking about many ideas that are near and dear to my heart - storytelling, online games, and creating a system where you can create your own "world" but also come visit mine as well.

Play Atari MULE online

I found this on XanderMol.com: Relive the good old days of yesteryear by playing an internet-enabled version of Atari MULE. I personally never played this game, but appearantly folks who did were pretty avid about it. Two stars for retro gaming goodness.

Nifty DHTML and CSS tricks at HedgerWow

This is a site from a fellow Yahoo employee and DHTML coder who's got some pretty nifty tricks on his site. I especially like the ability to dyamically add ellipses for firefox users.

Simple Design Tips for Non-Designers

Do you feel more comfortable with coding than poking about in Photoshop or Illustrator? Frustrated that all of your work looks like it came out of a bad samples CD? This article offers up some simple rules of thumb for non-designers.

Flexarcade - make your own coin-op

Ever want to have your own coin-operated game? Feel like you have a great game that would be perfect for selling via arcades? You might find this an opportunity to create a new game or make more sales off one of your older games.