Underground Hill

… izvesni James Gosling sa saradnicima iz kompanije SUN privodio je kraju razvoj simpatičnog uređaja pod imenom *7 (“StarSeven”). Deceniju i po kasnije, u prilici smo da uživamo u genijalnosti prezentovanih ideja, danas oživljenih u nešto drugačijem obliku i pod sasvim drugačijim imenom. Ako ni zbog čega drugog, ovaj video bi trebalo pogledati zbog geek-ovskog osećaja koji prosto provejava kroz sve kadrove

Linkovi:

• James Gosling: The Green UI
• Java Technology: The Early Years

(PS Veliko hvala Wrki na prvom linku i skretanju pažnje na ovu temu)

Dodatak za Oblivion, koji Vam omogućava da uzmete ulogu nekog od heroja Middle Earth-a, moguće je pronaći na adresi: http://www.freewebs.com/merptc/home.htm. Ostavljam vama da proverite koliko je sve ovo zaista igrivo, a ja ću u međuvremenu potražiti nešto slično u Morrowind izvedbi (za nas sa slabijim grafičkim akceleratorima .

Obsidian Portal je mesto na kome, kroz wiki interfejs i nenapadan dizajn, možete besplatno hostovati svoje RPG kampanje:

Obsidian Portal allows you to create campaign websites for Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop role-playing games. Rather than trying to automate the playing of the game, Obsidian Portal provides tools to help facilitate the storytelling. Every campaign gets a shared blog/wiki to showcase their story, as well as integrated tools to help track NPCs, locations, treasure, and all the other minutae that makes up an RPG.

Sada već legendarno uvodno izlaganje Cala Hendersona na DjangoConu. Javnost se uzburkala, a posledica čitave priče je mogućnost da Django dobije oficijelnu maskotu. Inače, slajdove sa predavanja možete pogledati ovde i ovde.

GameSpy nam prenosi impresije o novom Dungeons & Dragons online servisu (tačnije MMORPGu) baziranom na četvrtoj generaciji pravila:

The tiles revolve around the key feature of Insider: the ability to play digitally. In the maps you’ve assembled, players can manipulate virtual miniatures, make their dice rolls, and play the tactical level of D&D almost as easily as if you were all in one room together. With integrated voice and text chat, the program becomes an easy-to-use, centralized solution for playing D&D without having to get an entire group into one room.

Ceo članak pročitajte na http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/867/867920p1.html.

Surfujući po Internetu, slučajno sam naleteo na Abandoned Novel:

At AbandonedNovel.com, we’re seeking the greatest stories never finished. We want the best beginnings to your unfinished novels to publish in a new book with other stories that never found their conclusion.

Pronađite vaše nedovršene priče i prijavite ih do 30. novembra ove godine.  U svakom slučaju će biti interesantno videti krajnji rezultat ove ideje …

Ukoliko Vas sledeći pasus zainteresuje:

Dominion Rules is a simple yet comprehensive rules system for historical or fantasy roleplaying using the twelve-sided die. Features include a readily expandable game mechanic, sophisticated combat rules, richly detailed rules for priestly characters, freeform and spell-based magic, and a modular game design that makes it easy to choose which rules apply in your gaming world and which do not.

6.85 megabajta kvalitetnog besplatnog RPG materijala vas očekuje na dominionrules.org. Odličan dizajn i kvalitetan sadržaj. Jednom rečju – preporuka.

PDF link: http://www.dominionrules.org/dr3.0.pdf

Pošto sam veliki ljubitelj besplatnog RPG materijala u PDF formatu, malo je reći da sam se oduševio kada sam naleteo na DriveThruRPG, koji pored velikog broja artikala nudi i određeni broj besplatnih naslova. Ceo sajt odiše profesionalizmom (obratiti pažnju na kvalitetne kritike), a posebno mi se svidela Product preview sekcija koja omogućava online pregled dostupnog sadržaja:

Ukoliko ste zainteresovani za kupovinu originalnih knjiga, figurica, kockica i ostalog roleplaying materijala, nemojte propustiti da prvo posetite Rpg Overstock, sajt koji nudi zaista velike popuste (preciznije 50%-99%) na navedene kategorije:

The majority of the products you see here come from our brick and mortar store: Game Universe. They are all in new condition and most are being sold at a net loss to us. We simply want to make room for newer products on our store’s floors. Be assured you’ll get our same great service when you order from us!

web2py Enterprise Web Framework Tutorial from mdipierro on Vimeo.

Prezentacija  web2py (ex Gluon) Python frameworka.