I want to get into game development for android. Where do I hang out online, who do I talk to, what do I need to know, and what do I read?
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posted by Cogentesque
on Jun 6, 2011 -
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Game/puzzle suggestions please! I like unravelling things, solving a mystery or puzzle backwards.
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posted by belau
on Jun 5, 2011 -
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I've got a memory of seeing a long list of books, either recommended reading or as acknowleged sources of material, in an early edition of the Warhammer 40K rulebook. In my recollection it neatly sumarised all the works that influenced WH40k. Did this actually exist? What were the books on the list?
posted by Artw
on May 31, 2011 -
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L.A. Noire has lots of references to Bioshock -- namely (heh), Fontaine and Ryan.
Why?
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posted by bardic
on May 30, 2011 -
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what technology is involved in developing a web card game (or any game) so that users can see each others screens?
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posted by xetere
on May 29, 2011 -
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My Meetup group has grown too large for our regular trivia night. Help me brainstorm ideas for a group of 10-15 people (sometimes more, sometimes less) to play trivia, drink beer, and socialize.
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posted by aabbbiee
on May 26, 2011 -
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What games are good to keep kids occupied on a long car trip? Looking for ds, psp, cellphone games etc.
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posted by mudkicker
on May 26, 2011 -
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Where can I find board games for sale in New York City that, in addition to being tons of fun, could be considered vintage, collectible, obscure, quirky, what have you.
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posted by undercoverhuwaaah
on May 23, 2011 -
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I haven't look at a new pen-and-paper RPG since sometime in the mid 90s, but I'm kind of curious what's happened in the past 10-15 years or so? What are the best fairly recent pen-and-paper RPGs -- what are the most popular ones that are new. I assume stuff like D&D and World of Darkness are still around, but what are some fairly recentish ones that have gotten big followings?
Have there been any that introduced really new mechanics or game play philosophies?
posted by empath
on May 21, 2011 -
12 answers
My friend is currently out serving somewhere in the middle east for the next six months and would like some new computer games to play. The problem is that he has absolutely no internet connection so anything that needs to go online (eg. multiplayer or - more annoyingly - DRM) won't work. What good games can you recommend I buy and post to him?
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posted by mr_silver
on May 19, 2011 -
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I want to build a city. Are there any contemporary computer games that are anything like SimCity?
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posted by huskerdont
on May 6, 2011 -
13 answers
I will be teaching a high school class about game design to 9th and 10th graders in New York City starting next Tuesday. Looking for some suggestions for a wide range of interesting and conversation-provoking (free) online games I can have the kids play in-class.
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posted by chasing
on May 5, 2011 -
28 answers
I'm interested in novel recreational uses of snail mail, both historically and currently. Aside from pen-palling and exchanging goods, what kind of games or similar activities take place via old fashioned letters and postcards?
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posted by iamisaid
on May 5, 2011 -
26 answers
My wife went to a party with co-workers, and enjoyed the heck out of a Wii dancing game they played.
If I were to invest in a console, which would have the most fun dancing games for it?
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posted by Slap*Happy
on May 2, 2011 -
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After much grueling labor and self-denial, I have created a virtual Windows 98 machine on my macbook using VirtualBox, all in the name of playing my favorite computer game from high school. The only problem? The most colors the virtual machine wants to display is 16, and this game requires at least 256. Ugh. How to remedy this?
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posted by Ash3000
on May 1, 2011 -
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I have an opportunity to get an new xbox for cheap, and I have a huge (really huge) library of games available for me to borrow from and play for free. If I do go this route, which games should I look at? I'm not really a gamer...
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posted by cgg
on Apr 18, 2011 -
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When you played Hide and Seek as a kid, what did you call the "base" and what rules existed, if any, about the base?
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posted by bondcliff
on Apr 8, 2011 -
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What was the Atari game with numbers that you had to pick from bushes (bouncing on your dog if necessary) in order to destroy monsters in a cave? I've been googling for ages with no luck, hoping someone else can recall it instantly.
posted by BlackLeotardFront
on Apr 7, 2011 -
5 answers
Is there any site which is as awesome for playing Go with a friend as
lichess is for chess? "Awesome" means more specifically lightweight (dial-up friendly), browser-based, ad-free, no registration required.
posted by Wolfdog
on Apr 6, 2011 -
6 answers
I am on the planning committee of an annual event held by my grad program in which the students and faculty do various activities and performances, play games, and generally make fun of each other. I need some ideas, preferably involving laughter and/or making the faculty do slightly embarrassing stuff.
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posted by quiet coyote
on Mar 28, 2011 -
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What are games that exist today that have similarities to the Redeemer Arena mods for Unreal Tournament 2K4?
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posted by arimathea
on Mar 26, 2011 -
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I just got a CD-ROM of my favorite computer game from the mid-90s! After several tries with different emulators, though, I'm having no luck getting it to run on my machine. Can you help me play
In the 1st Degree again?
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posted by Ash3000
on Mar 26, 2011 -
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ID this online game. You grew a brain by answering yes/no true/false questions by moving your mouse up or down. Get it wrong and get a shock. Get it wrong enough and get blown up. Questions asked by cute Einsteinish professor.
posted by sapphirebbw
on Mar 19, 2011 -
4 answers
How do I oppose and deal with censorship in Australia? The Australian government has just
announced it'll fine people $100,000 if they import Mortal Kombat. I'm not asking how to import it, but what if I want to import something else on the banned list? What do I do if the government decides something I say is illegal? And what organizations can I join to defend free speech in Australia?
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn
on Mar 15, 2011 -
38 answers
Advice to an absolute beginner: Should I try to learn Flash and ActionScript for creating games and rapid prototyping of ideas? Or some other technology? Because of iOS, is Flash going the way of the dodo? If I try to learn Flash, will I be painting myself into a tech corner, so to speak?
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posted by Cool Papa Bell
on Mar 14, 2011 -
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I want to turn off my work programming brain and turn on a game design programming brain as a hobby. What books should I read to start down this path?
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posted by ShootTheMoon
on Mar 7, 2011 -
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