Monthly Archives: April 2009

Papercraft Marketing, a New and Original Way to Reach Your Audience

By Peter Backx | Published: April 28, 2009

There are many ways to market your product. You might want to try and create a small game. If done correctly, free games can have a pretty major reach. But if that’s a bit too complicated or expensive, why not keep it simple and create a small and enjoyable “real” toy. Enter Cubeecraft. The Cubeecraft [...]

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Sony Vaio P is the Stylish Answer to People Bored with Apple Design

By Peter Backx | Published: April 24, 2009

At one point in time, my idea for this blog was to give a summary of the most expensive gadgets out there that allowed you to experience media in the most extravagant way. The Revox multiroom system is still part of my dreams and I’m sure it will give any owner a totally different look [...]

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13 Resources to Get Started in Game Programming

By Peter Backx | Published: April 21, 2009

I’ve mentioned a few indie games during my blogging days. Most recently, World of Goo last week. However, playing all those games, might have put a killer game idea in your head and have given you an appetite to become an indie developer yourself. In this posts, there are 13 links to get you started [...]

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Will Indie Games Surpass Big Budget Commercial Ones?

By Peter Backx | Published: April 17, 2009

The trend in gaming this year is certainly the rise of indie developers. One person or small teams that create incredibly good games with little to no budget. A trend, which might become popular in other avenues too. Design, music, news reporting, and many more can all be transformed into an indie equivalent. The writing [...]

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Streamhead, the Elevator Pitch

By Peter Backx | Published: April 14, 2009

As part of the 31 days to build a better blog challenge, I have been thinking about this blogs elevator pitch. What is it all about and how to communicate it to random people. I believe that this is a very important step in focusing a blog. I’ve been doing it from time to time, [...]

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New Shopping Experiences on the Web

By Peter Backx | Published: April 10, 2009

I’ve always been wondering about shopping on the Internet. And I’ve never been entirely satisfied. What’s the added value over “real-life” shopping? There’s a certain ease of use, you can just shop from your living room. And most online shops have a much larger inventory. But in return you’re giving up the experience of browsing [...]

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Textures and IRender Tweaks Spice up Your Sketchup Renders

By Peter Backx | Published: April 7, 2009

I can’t get enough of the IRender plugin for SketchUp. If that wasn’t yet clear to you, it’s about time you became a subscriber to this blog. In this post I’ll show you a few simple techniques that can really spice up your SketchUp renders. The most important technique you’ll need to really bring those [...]

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GTA on Nintendo DS: The Same Feel With a Retro Touch

By Peter Backx | Published: April 3, 2009

Quite some years ago, we discovered a little game called Grand Theft Auto (I think it was GTA 2). It involved a top-down view with tiny cars, lots of violence and large explosions. We used to play the multiplayer game religiously, trying to create the largest explosion. Then GTA moved into the 3D realm and [...]