October, 2019 | Design for Immersive Technologies

Games

First impressions: FlowPlay adds tycoon feature to addictive new game ‘Casino World’

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| Oct 21, 2019

Seattle-based developer FlowPlay went live this week with its newest project, Casino World, a free-to-play collection of gambling-themed mini-games that you can access through your web browser. It’s so interested in getting you directly into the game that even registering an account on the website is treated like it’s optional. Within about 45 seconds of… Read the full article…
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Visual Data Collection: Making Sense of Tally Sheets

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| Oct 21, 2019

By Michael Morgan For those of you who are wondering exactly what Visual Data Collection (VDC) is, you can read my article “Increasing Your Research Velocity with Visual Data Collection,” which describes the method in full detail. You can also read my subsequent Discovery column, “Sensemaking with Annotations,” which covers the various annotations I use… Read the full article…
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User Experience

Book Review: Redesigning Leadership

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| Oct 21, 2019

By D. Ben Woods John Maeda has been an influential figure in the creative, technology world for decades. He began his career as a computer-science student, then pivoted to art and design. He was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he led the Media Lab; became president of Rhode Island School… Read the full article…
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Speaking Up for Conversation Design

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| Oct 21, 2019

By Clint Miller Voice-first user experiences are now ubiquitous. Smart-speaker sales are up, as is their usage. Older adults are benefiting from the use of voice assistants. However, a large percentage of users still find the experience of talking to voice assistants unnatural. So how can we make voice experiences better? While understanding conversation design–best… Read the full article…
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Homeworld is getting a tabletop RPG

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| Oct 21, 2019

Modiphius Entertainment wants you to get lost in space with Homeworld: Revelations. Read the full article…
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The Walking Dead season 10 episode 3 review: “A script that rarely justifies the constant deceleration of pace”

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| Oct 21, 2019

Be warned: This review features full spoilers for The Walking Dead season 10 below Read the full article…
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What’s scarier than Resident Evil 2’s Mr X? A Mr X that looks like the goose from Untitled Goose Game

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| Oct 21, 2019

Goosebumps Read the full article…
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Link’s Awakening: Eagle’s Tower Complete Walkthrough

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| Oct 21, 2019

See how to destroy every pillar in Eagle’s Tower in Link’s Awakening. Read the full article…
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Games

Save Big on these Gunnar Optiks Gaming Glasses and More

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| Oct 21, 2019

Have you noticed your eyes straining lately when you’re playing your games? Maybe a migraine or two on that 12th Apex Legends game? That harsh blue light coming from your TV or Switch screen is almost definitely responsible. Instead of futzing with your TV settings (and making everything else look worse), try out a pair… Read the full article…
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Resident Evil 2 Mod Turns Untitled Goose Game Into a Honking Nightmare

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| Oct 21, 2019

Geese are scary, but you knew that going into Untitled Goose Game, as you chased around innocent children and grumpy gardeners. Well now a Resident Evil 2 modder has made the survival horror remake all the more terrifying by adding an oversized Goose in place of Mr. X. The modder, known as Alister/ZombiAli, is also… Read the full article…
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Games

The Precautions To Be Taken To Select New Casino Sites UK

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| Oct 21, 2019

Online casino gaming has become very popular now. More players are selecting this option for their entertainment. The small betting… Continue reading on Medium » Read the full article…
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Games

The Isle

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| Oct 21, 2019

The Isle adalah sebuah game Open World Survival Horror. Dalam game ini kita menjalankan kehidupan sebagai dinosaurus dan dapat menjelajahi… Continue reading on Medium » Read the full article…
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General Info

????? Learning ??????? 21.10.2019

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| Oct 20, 2019

LX notes Continue reading on Medium » Read the full article…
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General Info

Usability- Why it matter to you.

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| Oct 20, 2019

This is the era of Attention economics, Mobile Apps/website which can get the user attention are successful and others eventually fade… Continue reading on Medium » Read the full article…
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Startuper’s Log. Day 15. Final hypothesis formulation

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| Oct 20, 2019

There is no day 14, because we’re did nothing. Today we’re started analysis of interviews by UserBit app and it’s going well. There is no… Continue reading on Medium » Read the full article…
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User Experience

20+ Best Club Flyer Templates

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| Oct 20, 2019

Designing an amazing flyer is an effective way to get everyone excited about a party or an event. You can find a great flyer design to promote your next event from this collection of party and club flyer templates. You don’t have to be a designer to make a professional looking party flyer (we’ve written… Read the full article…
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Tilting Point acquires game monetization startup Gondola

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| Oct 20, 2019

Tilting Point announced yesterday that it has acquired Gondola, a company that aims to increase game monetization by optimizing in-game offers and video ads. Tilting Point CEO Kevin Segalla described his company’s model as “progressive publishing” — usually, mobile game developers start working with Tilting Point because they need help with user acquisition, and then… Read the full article…
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These 40 NES games cost an American dentist over $1 million

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| Oct 20, 2019

“Experts consider it to be one of the foremost collections in the world, both in terms of overall value and rarity” Read the full article…
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Remedy pulls Control PC patch after it forced players to use the Epic Games store launcher

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| Oct 20, 2019

Remedy takes back Control Read the full article…
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Man Claims to Have Early Copies of Modern Warfare, Selling for $250 Each

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| Oct 20, 2019

A man claims he has multiple copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare well before its October 25 public street date, and that he intends to sell them for $250 a piece. He’s one of at least two individuals on social media who claim to have acquired copies of the game, according to Eurogamer. The… Read the full article…
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