I'm not always in the mood to play an MMO for hours on end, sometimes I just want a distraction for a few minutes between loads of laundry or whatever else I need to do. I used to play solitare, or tetris, but more and more lately I'm turning to the free flash games found on various websites. So far, Kogregate is my favorite. Not only are there LOTS of games, there are new ones added all the time and many of them have mini achievements (not just high scores) that the site tracks for you, plus it lets you know what you've played and saves your favorites.
Yes, there are ads on the site, but another cool thing about kongregate is, they share their ad income with the game developers who submit the games to the site. They've also setup a rating and comments system so the players can let the developers know what they like, and they hold monthly and weekly drawings based on the highest rated games of that time period, giving the developers even more incentive to make good games!
There is a multi-player game category, but I haven't explored that very much yet, as I'm usually only playing any given game for a few minutes at a time (unless it's Baloon popping...not sure why, but I love that game!) Some of them have quite good reviews though, so I may check those out sometime soon.
Link: Kongregate
Monday, March 2, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
EVE: Online
The idea of space, and being able to travel from place to place at will has always fascinated me. It is the theme of several stories I'm working on - my active imagination loves the endless possibilities of what one might find "out there".
My first trial experience in EVE didn't go well. I had high hopes, and no idea of the steep learning curve required at the start of the game. As I didn't have anyone in game to learn from, I quickly lost interest.
Now, about a year later, armed with two current players for guides, access to a well written wiki full of great advice for new players, and a "corporation" full of new faces willing to help someone new - I'm having a blast. Sure, I've lost a couple of ships, and found myself lost more than once, but the experience is much more of what I was hoping for, in the first place.
Much like World of Warcraft, there is a player driven economy, which I find interesting, and a corporation system, which is pretty similar to a guild in any other MMO. I am still getting used to the idea of my character being merely a portrait, never a visible, controllable thing on screen, but I find that the variety of ships and fittings for those ships, combined with the extensive skill system is quite enough to keep me busy.
Will I become as entrenched in EVE as I have WoW? Hard to say, WoW holds a special place in my life because of the friends I have made, friends I hope to keep long beyond the expiration of my WoW account. But I shall enjoy the experience while it holds my attention, floating around in space...destroying space pirates and exploring the stars.
Link: EVE: Online
My first trial experience in EVE didn't go well. I had high hopes, and no idea of the steep learning curve required at the start of the game. As I didn't have anyone in game to learn from, I quickly lost interest.
Now, about a year later, armed with two current players for guides, access to a well written wiki full of great advice for new players, and a "corporation" full of new faces willing to help someone new - I'm having a blast. Sure, I've lost a couple of ships, and found myself lost more than once, but the experience is much more of what I was hoping for, in the first place.
Much like World of Warcraft, there is a player driven economy, which I find interesting, and a corporation system, which is pretty similar to a guild in any other MMO. I am still getting used to the idea of my character being merely a portrait, never a visible, controllable thing on screen, but I find that the variety of ships and fittings for those ships, combined with the extensive skill system is quite enough to keep me busy.
Will I become as entrenched in EVE as I have WoW? Hard to say, WoW holds a special place in my life because of the friends I have made, friends I hope to keep long beyond the expiration of my WoW account. But I shall enjoy the experience while it holds my attention, floating around in space...destroying space pirates and exploring the stars.
Link: EVE: Online
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Shelfari
I read, a LOT, and I like a variety of authors and genres. Keeping track of what I've read and what I want to read amid the sea of new books and old ones "reprinted" to look new, proves very tricky.
In my travels around the internet, I found a free bookshelf program, called Shelfari, and fell in love. Being free is a big plus, but it also has all the features I've been needing for so long. It pulls book info from Amazon, keeps track of all the books you enter by author, genre, title and if you've read or plan to read the book. I like the added ability to make private notes, or public reviews, and a star rating system.
I even managed to get Mom hooked on it, which is great! Not only are we now both more organized, our book sharing is much more efficient, and we won't constantly end up with duplicate books, or wondering who has read what.
My next project is to get the rest of the family hooked and using the wish list feature...that'll help with the Christmas shopping!
Link: Shelfari
In my travels around the internet, I found a free bookshelf program, called Shelfari, and fell in love. Being free is a big plus, but it also has all the features I've been needing for so long. It pulls book info from Amazon, keeps track of all the books you enter by author, genre, title and if you've read or plan to read the book. I like the added ability to make private notes, or public reviews, and a star rating system.
I even managed to get Mom hooked on it, which is great! Not only are we now both more organized, our book sharing is much more efficient, and we won't constantly end up with duplicate books, or wondering who has read what.
My next project is to get the rest of the family hooked and using the wish list feature...that'll help with the Christmas shopping!
Link: Shelfari
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