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Akihabara – Replacing Flash Games with JavaScript

By kzurawel | Published: May 2, 2010
I recently saw an impressive new JavaScript game engine called Akihabara. Take a look at it if you haven’t already – it’s really quite spectacular. The Akihabara site has demos of five complete games built using the engine, and while they’re somewhat rough, the experience is what’s truly impressive. Why so impressive? Well, for starters, [...]
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Making life into games

By kzurawel | Published: August 20, 2009
Earlier today, Web Worker Daily ran a fascinating article about beating procrastination by making your work into a game: There’s been some interesting discussion recently on using gaming metaphors to change behavior — everything from the RPG-like metaphors of Weight Watchers, to the underlying psychology of Nike Plus, to the MPG readout of Toyota’s Prius [...]
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