The Hound of the Baskervilles-Sherlock Holmes
Review: William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back
My review of William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back published by Quirk Books.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Quirk Books. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
The Great Steampunk Race!
The Great Steampunk Race!
The Great Steampunk Race!
Only the best of the best race steam trains have reached the final. Red Arrow accept a challenge of Iron Shark. Black villain is ready to do everything just to get to the finish line first. But his opponent is brave and courageous.
Steam up your engines, gentlemen!
Man-Made: The Chronicles Of Our Extraterrestrial Gods
Man-Made: The Chronicles Of Our Extraterrestrial Gods focuses on our most ancient of stories. It follows the text and chronology laid out by the myths themselves. Current scientific discoveries are then placed side-by-side with these early world views. Taken as a whole, what they reveal is astonishing.
Project Spark developers share users’ steampunk, apocalyptic, and pixel-art creations
Gamer Tuesday …
Originally posted on VentureBeat:
Building a fire requires fuel, oxygen, and heat. Building a game requires time, money, and tools. Project Spark, Microsoft’s ambitious new game-creation tool, is like handing out boxes of matches to amateur game developers and then letting them build a community bonfire and carry off torches into the night.
Project Spark is a free, versatile tool set that helps you build and edit your own games. Think of it as a shortcut for prospective developers. Starting with a fantasy-themed template, players can tweak the physics, graphics, and gameplay to make wild new creations.
We asked two of the developers on Project Spark, studio manager Saxs Persson and game designer Claude Jerome, to share with us the craziest creations that players have come up with in just two months of the Windows 8 open beta. Any of these can be downloaded, altered, and incorporated into different creations, allowing the community to remix and build on each other’s work. Nobody profits from a successful design on Project Spark, but notoriety and public acclaim are the primary incentives.
If these designs have you feeling inspired, the latest Project Spark beta hits Xbox One today. On the console, players will be able to to turn Project Spark into a motion-capture studio by recording original animations with the Kinect. With these new tools at their disposal, amateur game designers can make the gaming equivalent of a roaring fire without having to gather the wood.
In Debby’s Mailbox
Oh my! Got a very pleasant surprise from the good souls at Warwick Associates today in my mailbox! And I just can’t wait to read this and give a review. Stay tuned! (PS: MY mailman loves me! LOL)
Gadget Monday: Grammarly
Use Grammarly’s plagiarism checker because imitation is best left to monkeys and parrots. I use a Chrome App called Grammarly Lite (link), and I’ve enjoyed it.
Over the past month, Grammarly has flagged a few punctuation errors, and caught a few misspellings. Now, if they would only invent software that would take what I’m thinking and put it on a page.
Steampunk Hands Around the World – by Thadeus Tinker
Originally posted on Airship Ambassador:
Under the guiding hand of “Airship Ambassador” Kevin D Steil a group of steampunks from around the world have been talking about a global initiative to get steampunks to forge new links and friendships. This has long been a dream of mine too. I am very fortunate, I have managed to physically travel to many countries in the past and have always been delighted to visit new places and make new friends. More recently I have enjoyed attending steampunk events in several countries. I also have steampunk friends across the globe – some of whom I have yet to meet physically but due to the miracles of modern technology feel I can share ideas and dreams with.
The “Mission Statement” for hands around the world is posted here along with a link to Kevin’s introduction to the project.
Damien Anthony’s Steampunk Gent
Review: Steampunk Style
Steampunk Style: The Complete Illustrated Guide for Contraptors, Gizmologists and Primocogglers Everywhere!
Amazon: Steampunk Style
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Titan Books. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
