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Selasa, 21 Januari 2014

Pacific Skies tablet certified

By 2K
Price - $4.99
Buy it for Apple iPad
Buy it for your computer on Steam
Category - Games

Greg's Review
Sid Meier is a gaming legend. He created the seminal video game Civilization as well as Railroad Tycoon, Pirates, and Alpha Centauri. Most old school gamers were raised on Sid Meier's classic strategy games.

Mr. Meier has not retired from video game creation. He has his first iOS apps out now. Pacific Skies is his second game. It is the second app both being turn based strategy based which take place during the Pacific theater of World War 2.

The player controls a squadron of WWII fighter pilots as they battle over the ocean. The pilots gain skills and plane upgrades as they gain experience.

I enjoyed the combat system greatly. It is like playing on 3 game boards stacked on top of each other. Fighters can can elevations as they move.

From Developer
Battle to Rule the Pacific Skies!

Take flight over the treacherous Pacific waters where ace pilots redefine historic World War II battles! Skillfully pilot the most iconic American and Japanese fighter planes of the Pacific War while representing the Army or Navy. Upgrade your fighters and promote your leading pilots so they master new skills needed to ambush an enemy VIP, rescue POW pilots or torpedo bomb enemy targets!

Can you turn the tide of war? Or will you go down in flames to an enemy ace?

Features:
• Enlist in over 180 missions set in iconic WWII battles like Pearl Harbor, Midway and Guadalcanal
• Expertly pilot fleets of American or Japanese aircraft while representing the Army or Navy
• Earn promotions, equipment upgrades and advanced Ace maneuvers
• Personalize your pilot profile and aircraft to set you apart in battle
• Single player battles & Multiplayer missions with leaderboards through Game Center

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Kamis, 09 Januari 2014

What is Steam?

From Greg
I have been using Steam since it was introduced in 2002. It isn't perfect. It feels like software made during a Microsoft hackathon. However it works. If you love video games you need Steam.

If I buy a game on Mac and there is a Windows version I get a free copy. If I buy a new computer I can automatically download my games and get back to Call of Duty.

Valve is now make a console system that will compete with the new Playstation and XBOX. It will let you play games without a PC. You just need to hook the Steam Box to a TV.

See Steam's collection of games HERE

Steam Box Example

From Valve
Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multi-player, and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute games.

Though initially developed for use on Microsoft Windows, it has expanded to include OS X and Linux , and limited functionality on the PlayStation 3 console and for both iOS and Android mobile devices.

As of October 2013, there are over 3000 games available through Steam, and over 65 million Steam accounts. In December 2013, Steam surpassed over 7.1 million concurrent players. In October 2013, it was estimated that 75% of all digital games purchased for the PC are through Steam.

Through Steam, fans can easily buy, play, share, modify, and build communities around Valve products as well as titles from other independent game studios. Steam is available in 237 countries and 21 different languages.

Here is a Valve promo video for the Steam Box.

The Steam Controller

A different kind of gamepad
We set out with a singular goal: bring the Steam experience, in its entirety, into the living-room. We knew how to build the user interface, we knew how to build a machine, and even an operating system. But that still left input — our biggest missing link. We realized early on that our goals required a new kind of input technology — one that could bridge the gap from the desk to the living room without compromises. So we spent a year experimenting with new approaches to input and we now believe we’ve arrived at something worth sharing and testing with you.

The Steam Controller is designed to work with all the games on Steam: past, present, and future. Even the older titles in the catalog and the ones which were not built with controller support. (We’ve fooled those older games into thinking they’re being played with a keyboard and mouse, but we’ve designed a gamepad that’s nothing like either one of those devices.) We think you’ll agree that we’re onto something with the Steam Controller, and now we want your help with the design process.

Traditional gamepads force us to accept compromises. We’ve made it a goal to improve upon the resolution and fidelity of input that’s possible with those devices. The Steam controller offers a new and, we believe, vastly superior control scheme, all while enabling you to play from the comfort of your sofa. Built with high-precision input technologies and focused on low-latency performance, the Steam controller is just what the living-room ordered.

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Ozobot Unveiled

From Greg
The search for great items at CES 2014 continues.

Here is a mini robot that can play games with you. The company has a Kickstarter campaign starting in January. They hope to sell the robot for $59.99.

Read the full story at mashable.com HERE

From Developer
Ingeniously Fun.
Ozobot is the world’s smallest smart robot that plays on both physical and digital platforms. Ozobot has an intelligent ability to follow, recognize and react to multiple codes on both physical and digital paths and can communicate through color light sequence feedback.

Ozobot Aims to Intrigue, Challenge and Entertain.
Ozobot is the intelligent robot revolutionizing digital gaming. Through its patent pending technology, Ozobot can recognize over 1000 different instructions, reading different line and light colors on boards, paper and digital tablet screens. With four free app games available for download on iOS and Android at launch, Ozobot aims to intrigue, challenge and entertain its owners and bring back the fun to “game night.”

Ozobot is the world's smallest line-following robot measuring slightly over 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter and height. It can follow lines not only on non-light-emitting physical surfaces but also on digital screens such as tablet devices. Moreover, Ozobot automatically detects whether it is driving on a physical or a digital surface and is capable to seamlessly transition between one and the other.

Goto the developer web site at ozobot.com

From Mashable
Ozobot, a game-playing robot, wants you to get physical with digital games — and it could be on to something.

According to a recent study by the Entertainment Software Association, more than half (58%) of all Americans play video games, which may lead some to believe that fewer people are playing physical board games. On the other hand, the same study says 34% of online gamers play puzzles, board games, game shows, trivia and card games, which suggests many still yearn for some old-school gaming.

These findings could help explain the motivation to develop a product like Ozobot. It’s a tiny, one-inch-tall robot designed to work on top of tablet and smartphone screens, as well on as paper. What's more, it will follow both digital and physical lines that players draw on the fly, and can even reportedly tell the difference between a digital and physical surface.

“We set out to breathe new life into game night –- that experience which, as an individual or as a group of friends –- has become a bit tired and repetitive between board and video games,” said Nader Hamda, CEO of Ozobot.