How to Get Motivated to Study Boring History
Binge watch these TV series and learn a bit about history. Even though not 100% historically accurate, these shows inspired me to google around for historical facts. Might work for you as well :]
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Three Experimental Games You Should Try
https://alexanderperrin.com.au/paper/shorttrip/ Play as a kitty tram driver. Cool paper-like visuals. http://www.pippinbarr.com/games/itisasifyouwereplayingchess/ Pretend like you’re playing chess. https://pippinbarr.github.io/itisasifyouweredoingwork/ Following the example of the chess game above, in this game you’re “working”.
Raytracing is Here! and Review Farms (TWIL)
https://growthlab.com/make-money-while-you-sleep/ What does passive income and making money while sleeping actually mean. #biz https://theconversation.com/how-ai-could-help-you-learn-sign-language-105708 AI as a sign language teacher. #ML https://thecolorsofmotion.com/ Average color from each frame in a movie and into a poster. #art
Design Crimes, Dev Crimes and Vacuum Cleaners are Becoming Level Designers (TWIL)
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/03/why-exercise-alone-wont-save-us Do not exercise, but keep moving. #fitness https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/the-future-of-computing-depends-on-making-it-reversible About reversible computing – “A conventional computer is, essentially, an expensive electric heater that happens to perform a small amount of computation as a side effect.” #tech https://trends.uxdesign.cc/ The State of UX in 2019. #UX
Why are Rabbits Weird & The Google Cemetery (TWIL)
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AnatolyShestov/20181212/332084/The_Game_Designers_Toolbox_User_stories_or_how_to_help_a_player_get_a_grasp_of_new_content.php How to inform players about a new feature. #gamedev https://store.steampowered.com/app/994140/Lightmatter/ One of my friends has created a Steam page for his upcoming game. Check it out, it’s pretty good Portal-like puzzle game. #fun https://www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2018/12/unforeseen-consequences-half-life.html Comment on Unforeseen Consequences, A Half-Life Documentary by Danny O’Dwyer (NoClip). #gamedev TWIL stands for This Week I Learned. Basically, sharing bunch of interesting links […]