Open Source Imageworks
July 31, 2009 at 8:51 pm | Posted in Animation, CG, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: Animation, CG, cgi, Gratis, imageworks, open source, Software
Glum Buster
July 27, 2009 at 9:45 am | Posted in Games, Software | Leave a commentTags: charity-wear, Games, Software
A delightful little charity-ware game. Pay what you think the experience was worth.
Apps For America
July 26, 2009 at 1:31 am | Posted in Gratis, Politics, Propaganda, Software | Leave a commentTags: activism, democracy, Gratis, Politics, Propaganda, Software
Sunlight Labs held a contest for creating software that promotes grassroots political activism. Here are the winners.
The Agreeable Cat
July 16, 2009 at 9:41 am | Posted in Legal, Software | Leave a commentTags: cats, eula, Legal, loophole, Software
Little Big Star
January 16, 2009 at 4:40 am | Posted in Education, Games, Gratis, Music, Software | Leave a commentTags: Education, freeware, Games, Gratis, guitar, Music, Software
Tired of Rock Band/Guitar Hero and want to learn a real instrument? Behold the next generation of rhythm game, now with extra Gratis.
Apophysis
January 13, 2009 at 1:12 am | Posted in Eye Candy, Gratis, Mathematics, Software | Leave a commentTags: abstract, Eye Candy, fractals, Gratis, Mathematics, Software, wallpapers
A free piece of software that allows you, too, to create stunningly beautiful fractal images.
Knytt Stories
December 15, 2008 at 1:02 am | Posted in Art, Games, Gratis, Software | 1 CommentTags: Art, Games, Gratis, Software
Many things make Knytt Stories an absolutely excellent game. It is critically acclaimed. It is free. You can make new levels, as many others have done.
Complexification
December 15, 2008 at 12:54 am | Posted in Art, CG, Eye Candy, Gratis, Software, Technology, Webware | Leave a commentTags: Art, CG, Eye Candy, Gratis, Software, Technology, Webware
With stunning do-it-yourself procedural pieces like Substrate and Happy Place, there is little doubt that Complexification is a place where art and technology collide.
Songbird
December 6, 2008 at 8:42 am | Posted in Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: Gratis, killer-ap, Music, open source, Software, songbird
The open-source all-platform iTunes killer has officially hit version 1.0.
The Unfinished Swan
November 4, 2008 at 2:39 am | Posted in Art, Games, Software | Leave a commentTags: a reasonable man, Art, Games, Software, unfinished swan
A game, still in development, with a great deal of potential.
The GreenDot Project
October 29, 2008 at 6:13 pm | Posted in FutureTech, Software, Technology | Leave a commentTags: artificial intelligence, body language, FutureTech, machine learning, Software, Technology, vision
With the nothing-short-of-ambitious objective of training computers to identify the “body language fingerprint” (i.e. “intrinsic biometrics”) if a person on video, the GreenDot Project could be the next step toward a robot friend, or particularly disturbing surveillance.
Good Old Games
October 27, 2008 at 6:33 pm | Posted in Commerce, Games, Software | Leave a commentTags: Commerce, computer games, Games, Software
.debris
October 17, 2008 at 12:49 am | Posted in Games, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: .debris, .theprodukkt, doing the impossible, FPS, Games, Software
The software wizards at the .theprodukkt brought us the 96kb first-person shooter with .kkreiger. Now, witness the marvels of what they can do with a whopping 177kb.
The Super Metroid Redesign
August 5, 2008 at 2:05 am | Posted in Games, Gratis, Mashup/Remix, Software | Leave a commentTags: console games, emulators, Games, Gratis, metroid, redesign, remix, romz, Software, super metroid, vintage
For some people, a game widely heralded as near-perfect in its day just isn’t good enough. They have to go and redesign the whole game from scratch. You’ll need a few resources to play it yourself. And because it is (unsurprisingly) much more difficult, you may want a little help.
Artweaver
July 29, 2008 at 7:54 am | Posted in Drawing, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: Drawing, freeware, Gratis, Software
Making A Handwriting Font From Scratch In 24 Hours
July 19, 2008 at 1:09 am | Posted in Drawing, Reference, Software | Leave a commentTags: Drawing, fonts, how to, Reference, Software, typography
Three Beautiful Quicksorts
July 13, 2008 at 11:05 am | Posted in Mathematics, Software | Leave a commentTags: computer science, lecture, Mathematics, programming, quicksort, Software, videos
Pluribo
July 3, 2008 at 9:51 am | Posted in Advertising, Commerce, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: Advertising, Commerce, firefox, firefox plugins, Gratis, plugins, Software
This clever Firefox plugin rapidly creates aggregate reviews of Amazon’s electronics (and, some day soon, other products as well).
Cambrian Games
July 3, 2008 at 9:47 am | Posted in Games, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: computer games, Games, garage games, Gratis, Software
A garage gaming outfit (i.e. one guy) with a penchant for abstract forms.
Dangerous High School Girls In Trouble!
June 29, 2008 at 11:38 am | Posted in Games, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: flappers, Games, Gratis, high school, Software
A cute free game focusing on the school antics of 1920s girls.
The World Community Grid
June 25, 2008 at 10:17 am | Posted in Charity, Science, Software, Technology | Leave a commentTags: Charity, crowdsourcing, distributed computing, grid computing, nonprofit, Science, Software, Technology
Don’t just waste those unattended CPU cycles: devote them to science and charity!
The Virtual Ball Pit
June 24, 2008 at 4:59 am | Posted in Eye Candy, Software | Leave a commentTags: Eye Candy, Software, visualization
This clever little application puts the fun back into anonymising video footage.
Toribash
June 24, 2008 at 4:57 am | Posted in Games, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: combat, fighting games, Games, Gratis, Software, toribash
Battleships Forever
June 24, 2008 at 4:55 am | Posted in Games, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: freeware, Games, Gratis, sci-fi, Software
Inspired by Warning Forever, this fleet combat game has turned a number of heads.
Last Scenario
June 24, 2008 at 4:53 am | Posted in Games, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: console rpg, freeware, Games, Gratis, jprg, last scenario, rpg, Software
Presumably named in homage to Final Fantasy, this fan-made freeware JPRG holds together remarkably well.
MMORPG Tycoon
June 12, 2008 at 4:05 am | Posted in Games, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: Games, Gratis, independent games, indie games, mmorpgs, Software, tycoon games
When you think about it, this indie game seems like an obvious idea. More here.
PMOG
May 14, 2008 at 9:47 am | Posted in Games, Gratis, Software, Technology, Webware | Leave a commentTags: firefox plugins, Games, Gratis, internet, pmog, Software, Technology, Webware
PMOG is a “Passively Multiplayer Online Game” that overlays a cooperative/competitive game system over your everyday Firefox web browser. Don’t be a stranger, stop by and say hello!
Sorting Algorithms, Visually Conveyed
May 10, 2008 at 8:13 pm | Posted in Reference, Software | Leave a commentTags: bubble sort, programming, quicksort, Reference, Software, sorting
You’ve heard Quicksort is fast. Now see for yourself how fast.
Mapping The Distraction That Is Wikipedia
April 29, 2008 at 8:27 am | Posted in Gratis, Software, Webware | Leave a commentTags: distractions, Gratis, procrastination, Software, Webware, wikipedia
ScummC
April 25, 2008 at 8:05 am | Posted in Crafts, Games, Gratis, Software | Leave a commentTags: adventure games, compilers, Crafts, do-it-yourself, Games, Gratis, open source, programming, scummc, scummvm, Software
An open source compiler for the venerable ScummVM game environment.
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