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elections08
January 29 | 7:01AM
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Canadian Elections 2008
Getting Started With GameMaker and RPG Maker (By: adamclare)
RPG Maker RPG Maker is what it sounds like: a game engine for making RPGs. It has a good map editor and you can piece together good simple RPGs in a very quick time, you can also make rather complex and intricate games. The limit is your imagination , oh and it only runs on Windows. Here’s a good tutorial on building a village and... (read more)
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elections08
January 19 | 5:01AM
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Canadian Elections 2008
Getting Started With Some Interactive Fiction (By: adamclare)
Interactive Fiction (IF) is a solid way to deliver a fun game experience. You can find numerous examples at the IF Archive . Here you can play the IF of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy But how does go about making these games? Here’s an introduction for getting your IF on I recently presented: Relevant links from... (read more)
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elections08
January 17 | 9:01AM
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Canadian Elections 2008
Scout Game Jam Day Information (By: adamclare)
You can view the badge guidelines here: Game badge outline You can follow the livestream for the day here: We’ll be focusing on GameSalad and Scratch today but not limited to those two programs. GameSalad Scratch List of other options   Agenda 9:00 am – Welcome and dividing scouts into small groups... (read more)
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elections08
January 7 | 9:01AM
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Canadian Elections 2008
Internet Archive Releases Massive DOS Game Collection (By: adamclare)
Stunts! The Internet Archive is amazing and it got even more amazing this week with the release of DOS games you can play in any modern browser! There are still some minor bugs I ran into but overall it works fine. Check out the complete collection here. Here are some choice games: Stunts Dune 2 – The Building of a... (read more)
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climate
February 20 | 10:02AM
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Opponents Offer Fierce Resistance to Tar Sands, Enbridge and Keystone XL (By: ighih)
picture via Portland Rising Tide Cross-posted from RAN’s Understory Don’t fool yourselves: Big Oil and their craven politicians aren’t giving up on tar sands or any other dirty fossil fuels. The only thing that’s gonna stop the tar sands and these pipelines is us. In 2011, we were all galvanized by the Tar Sands... (read more)
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climate
February 4 | 4:02AM
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#NOKXL: Thousands Across The U.S. Say “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” (By: ighih)
Boston, MA. Pic via Adam Greenberg Cross-Posted from the RAN Understory We can’t stop. We won’t stop. Our Indigenous friends and allies in the U.S. and Canada have vowed to not let the “ Keystone XL Black Snake ” cross their sacred land. In Nebraska, 115 landowners refuse to sign agreements with TransCanada and are willing to... (read more)
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elections08
December 15 | 11:12AM
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Canadian Elections 2008
A Modern Take On The Fireplace (By: adamclare)
Here’s a video I created for fun one day. It’s a video of a video of a fire in a fireplace which was originally posted to fire. Let the recursive hear warm you up on a snowy day. (read more)
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elections08
November 15 | 11:11AM
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Canadian Elections 2008
Watch: A Short Animated History Of The English Language (By: adamclare)
This is a nice 10 minute long video on the evolution of the english language and provides a look into how and why it’s so messed up. I feel lucky I grew up speaking english because learning it as a second language must be painful and confusing. via bOing. (read more)
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elections08
November 11 | 8:11AM
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Canadian Elections 2008
Watch A Documentary On Minecraft and Mojang (By: adamclare)
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang is now on YouTube and free for the watching a year after it’s official release. This covers the success of Minecraft and, by extension, Mojang (the company formed to run the game). It seems appropriate that this film started on Kickstarter for some reason. (read more)
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elections08
October 29 | 8:10AM
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Canadian Elections 2008
The Last Of Us Characters In Detail (By: adamclare)
The amount of work and detail that went into making the main characters look so real is rather impressive. (read more)
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