Instead of ruminating on all the serious things that have happened in the technology world today, I thought I'd share the creative brilliance of a man who made a great big Yoshi character out of lego.
And yes, I know anybody who didn't grow up playing Nintendo games hasn't got the slightest idea what this is about...
Friday, 8 January 2010
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Google's Nexus One opens the Flash door to free gaming
Hmm, not sure what to make of this story over at Pocketgamer.co.uk that Adobe has got Flash running so nicely on the N1 that you can play web-based games just as well as downloaded ones.
The threat of web gaming has been waved around for years now - it was going to be a big thing on Java handsets when Flash Lite was in the wings - and there will always be reasons why a gaming experience is more immersive, detailed and rich if you install a dedicated one rather than play in a browser.
But it's interesting to see another divergence in strategy between Apple and Google. For Apple to make good on its vision of turning the iPod Touch (and iPhone) to serious gaming devices, they don't need Adobe coming along and letting us play zillions of crappy and not-so-crappy Flash games for free.
The question is, what will consumers go for? My bet would be that the simplicity and convenience of a 59p or 99p play-antime-app beats a web-only experience. I guess we'll see....
The threat of web gaming has been waved around for years now - it was going to be a big thing on Java handsets when Flash Lite was in the wings - and there will always be reasons why a gaming experience is more immersive, detailed and rich if you install a dedicated one rather than play in a browser.
But it's interesting to see another divergence in strategy between Apple and Google. For Apple to make good on its vision of turning the iPod Touch (and iPhone) to serious gaming devices, they don't need Adobe coming along and letting us play zillions of crappy and not-so-crappy Flash games for free.
The question is, what will consumers go for? My bet would be that the simplicity and convenience of a 59p or 99p play-antime-app beats a web-only experience. I guess we'll see....
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
A new year, a new blogging effort....
How many posts like this have been written so far this year?
But the reality is that blogging has become a part of who a PR person needs to be - we cannot sell or advise on what we have not experienced ourselves. I've made my call early that the digital changes due in 2010 really will be pivotal not just to PRs, but to the media landscape in general. Not for the early adopters - but for the clients, contacts, businesspeople, conference organisers, journalists, graduates and everyone in between that makes the PR industry work. We are part of the same chain, and the rise and fall of traditional media, the shift from print to online, effects us all.
Anyway, this is where I will endevour to write and discuss and share aspects of the digital and technology landscape that I find noteworthy, important, or just fun. Anyone after a fix of things that are not related to work but still from me can always find me on Flickr, Tumblr and Twitter. But don't bother with Facebook as there really aren't enough hours in the day :-)
But the reality is that blogging has become a part of who a PR person needs to be - we cannot sell or advise on what we have not experienced ourselves. I've made my call early that the digital changes due in 2010 really will be pivotal not just to PRs, but to the media landscape in general. Not for the early adopters - but for the clients, contacts, businesspeople, conference organisers, journalists, graduates and everyone in between that makes the PR industry work. We are part of the same chain, and the rise and fall of traditional media, the shift from print to online, effects us all.
Anyway, this is where I will endevour to write and discuss and share aspects of the digital and technology landscape that I find noteworthy, important, or just fun. Anyone after a fix of things that are not related to work but still from me can always find me on Flickr, Tumblr and Twitter. But don't bother with Facebook as there really aren't enough hours in the day :-)
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