Japan has started moving away from URLs in printed media in favour of pictorial search boxes containing recommended search terms.
The “Konami code” is hidden in hundreds of games. I had no idea it was so widespread.
Disclaimer: I don’t actually own a paper copy of this, I’m just in the process of working through it online at djangobook.com. But while I’m at it I just wanted to jot down a few thoughts that are fresh in my mind.
OCR-ed copy of Howard Zinn’s epic volume countering the adage that history is written by the victors.
Interviews from Susan Lammers’ well received 1986 book. This was the inspiration behind the recent “Founders at Work” by a founding partner of Paul Graham’s Y Combinator, which is a pretty interesting read in it’s own right.
University thesis exploring bot AI in general and then delving deep into the specifics of the Quake III bot implementation.
Noah Falstein and Hal Barwood’s rules of thumb for game design (with contributions from other notable industry veterans). Currently 112 items in the list, it’s an ongoing project.
Nova Scotia based comics person with a kooky wit and a lyrically doodling pen arm. Her site is filled with good stuff.
Beautifully produced educational flash game for the BBC by Amanita Design who did the two Samorost games.
“These weren’t your typical kits like you buy today where you just snap part A to part B and hook up a 9 Volt battery. No, these were in a class of their own.”