I'll admit that there was a time when I played quite a bit of multiplayer online gaming (LAN games of Age of Empires when I was in college) but I've never gotten into this whole MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) thing that has exploded in the last couple of years. Obviously the forefront of this has been World of Warcraft, which has 11.5 million monthly subscribers. I'll admit, it looks fun. What I didn't realise was the short code language that has developed around the game.
This NBC Bay Area report highlights the oddness (sorry gamers) of how conversation has developed around the game.
Admittedly this guy is clearly hamming it up, and exaggerating the whole thing, but I have no doubt when he doesn't have his girlfriend in the room he becomes incomprehensible.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Gamer Speak
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Temperature Sensite Glass
Paper, plastic and textiles that have colour-changing dyes aren't a new idea, but this is the first time I've ever seen something similar in glass. Available in numerous colours and sensitivities, these new glass tiles change colour based on ambient temperature, body temperature or water temperature – basically whatever they’re touching.
Zumba Phone
The BBC recently reported on what it calls "the world's first fully accurate voice recognition system for mobile phones." Without doubt that should get anyone's attention. The device, known as the Zumba Phone, is currently in development by IA Technology, a 40-person strong ejector-seat technology company from Hereford England.
An odd story altogether, but the optimist in me (and technofile) hope it gets made.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Think - Road Safety Campaign
This is one intense ad, like some sort of cross between a Japanese horror movie and Eastenders. I think Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO (the agency behind this) have done an incredible job for the British Department for Transport.
Jim Fitzpatrick, the British road safety minister said: "We now want motorists to consider the consequences of speeding for them: what is life like for the driver who kills because they are in a rush to get home and how does that split second decision affect the rest of their life?
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