2D Boy rapid prototyping software

Indie game developers 2D Boy have just released their open-source program for rapid prototyping.

http://www.offworld.com/2009/05/gimme-indie-tools-2d-boy-unlea.html

2D Boy is the company behind the great WiiWare title "World of Goo." This might be worth looking into if we are going to move forward with rapid prototyping as a method of development.

Video Games Find New Market With Mobile Devices



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iPhone Apps for New Moms

Perhaps this will help us think of some creative games for the progeny of these new moms...

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1896919_1896920,00.html

Wearable, Projected Computer from MIT

The "sixth sense" is a prototype out of MIT's Media Lab that allows you to wear the computer around your neck, and project (and then interact with) onto any surface... your hand, your wrist, the wall, a bar code... Very inspiring and a fresh approach to interface.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

Paper Moon

This game looks amazing. Limited palette and old-school platforming ahoy!

http://blurst.com/paper-moon/play

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Popular Science:

"According to the Entertainment Software Association, 40 percent of video game players are female, while women over 18 represent a larger built-in audience than even teenage boys. But where are the titles"