Tag Archives: Gaming

Is It Time? plays out stark realities of old age

October 18, 2011 – 12:44 pm

by Jana Branch WHAT’S HAPPENING For elders whose best days are behind them, when is life no longer worth the effort? More contemplative than ghoulish, Is It Time? is an online game created as an affecting exercise in empathy for the lonely, diminishing process of aging. The indie art game, based on the end-of-life experience […]

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Barcode Hero wants to make retail rock

September 8, 2010 – 8:56 am

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Keeping up with the Joneses is about to get a lot more complicated. Smartphone barcode scanning meets casual gaming with Barcode Hero, a first of its kind mobile app that attempts to personalize the in-store retail experience by letting friends compare product finds. Users must log in to the […]

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EpicWin transforms to-do lists from workaday to mobile play

July 28, 2010 – 8:05 am

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Mobile app EpicWin gets players tackling real-word chores by rolling to-do lists into a role-playing game format. Users set up a list of real tasks they need to tackle (do the dishes, walk the dog, etc.), and then receive virtual rewards and level-up opportunities for their EpicWin avatar upon […]

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Play now, pay later: Kwedit is a unique new honor system for buying virtual goods

February 24, 2010 – 8:53 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING Kids love to buy virtual goods from videogames, but if they don’t have access to Mom’s plastic, they’re often out of luck. That could change dramatically, now that Kwedit has launched. It’s a sophisticated honor system that allows anyone to buy virtual goods with a promise to pay later. How […]

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