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  • GameSetWatch – Chewing Pixels: 'For Sale: Hero Shoes. Once Worn.'
    "Still, it’s 110 days (or 2,663.18 hours) that I’m sort of responsible for taking from a girl’s life. Phileas Fog circumnavigated the globe in less time than that." A lovely piece of writing from Simon Parkin, tracking down a digital life he sold long ago.
    (tags: finalfantasyxi mmorpg mmo journalism writing simonparkin )
  • chewing pixels » Getting Gamers to Keep Their Games
    "…one final achievement, ‘Remember September ‘44′ rewards players with no less than 50 achievement points for simply playing the game at some point on September 17th, the anniversay of the events depictied in the game. As you have to be connected to Xbox Live at the time, there’s no way to cheat by fixing the time on your console’s clock, meaning that gamers who want the full 1000 points on offer will have to hang on to the game for close to a year from now…"
    (tags: games play sale resale persistence brotherinarms achievements longevity )
  • Photomake – Ponoko
    "Turn photos of your designs into real life things." Fabbing based upon photographs or illustration. Blimey.
    (tags: prototyping fabbing making design manufacture service )
  • Evil League of Evil
    "The rumblings you've been hearing in the criminal underground since July indeed are true: At long last, we are seeking new applicants to the League." Eeeeexcellent.
    (tags: evil evilleagoueofevil media video drhorrible )
  • Wireframe Graph Paper Notepad | Konigi
    "The Wireframe Graph Paper Notepad is made for visual designers, interaction designers, and information architects… These pages are great for sketching, but also work well when producing high fidelity drawings. The grid consists of 24 columns with gutters, so you can easily divide your canvas into common divisions…" Oh, yes please.
    (tags: wireframe design notepad notebook paper )

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