Feb
11

Fun and Games from Burgundy

Well, nowadays it’s hard to talk about computer games without mentioning modern 3D games, and the insanely powerful requirement for them to play. Sure they look beautiful but sometimes,
the only thing these games have are the the cutting-edge graphics and the super-famous franchise. Yet they often forget the storytelling and gameplay.

Speaking of gameplay, mini games from Internet have now become popular due to their small size and relatively low PC requirements. I have stumbled upon a great site that offers numerous kids’ games and Mac games, called Midoritech.com.

According to the site, Midori is a place in Burgundy, France, which is surrounded by wineyards. Hmmm, that’s got nothing to do with gaming. Anyway, the company presently offers recreational games and softwares aimed for all ages. So it’s pretty safe for your kids and family.

The games don’t really need top-of-the-line PCs and mostly available for both PCs and Macs. I happen to be attracted to Global Warning, which teaches the players to do small things that can be done in real life to save earth.

There are games for kids and the young-at-hearts such as Ladybugs (3 maze games which are both educational and fun), Smack Mahjong (mahjong tile-matching game for everyone), YooDoo (comprised educational games that let you create pictures and even monsters!)

Mac users can play innovative mac games, like Venice Mystery, mahjong-style tiles-matching game which is pure fun. Risk and strategy games lovers, will love to play Lux, which is based on classic Risk game style that’s fun and easy to play. For the sim-game addict, Virtual Villagers lets you train your villagers to do some basic surviving stuffs and solve mysteries, set in an unknown island.

Well, enough of my babbling. Just try them! I’m sure you’ll like at least one or two.

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Jan
15

Off to Bali: What to bring?

beach in Bali
I’m having a workshop tomorrow for 3 days and 2 nights in Bali. That’s the beach in the picture. In case you haven’t been to Bali, it’s the most wonderful place on Earth. At least for me since I’ve never been out from Asia. :) There are no tall buildings, since they are prohibited. The sky is very blue and very clear, almost any time of the year, since there are only dry season and rainy season.

Anyhow, I’m a little bit confused on what to bring during my workshop-vacation thing. :) more…

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