Edmund Mcmillen

Shortly after that last post I took a peruse of his site and found out he's released the 'This Is A Cry For Help' CD, containing quite a lot of his work spanning the last ten years - for $10! Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available anymore, probably because that update was two years old! However, digging around his site I found the above video. I think it helpfully illustrates why I think he's so awesome.


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Tom Waits and Tin Hat Trio

What an incredible combination! You might remember the game 'Tri-achnid' that I hosted on this blog years ago - it was actually my second post ever! It's a beautiful game and I heartily encourage you to play it. I'm a big fan of all of Edmund McMillen's games - he's got a certain flair that I really think pushes the boundary a little in the world of flash games - a genre that can be surprisingly experimental.

In any case, it was thanks to him and Tri-Achnid that I first discovered Tin Hat Trio, and I am so glad they did!


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New Links

You may have noticed some new links crop up in the side bar recently. Here's a summary of what they are and why they're here:

Digital Guyana:

For obvious resons. Site contains musings and information about the team's experiences out here in Guyana.




gotoAndLearn():

A fantastic resource if you want to make the step into programming flash applications in Actionscript. This site includes the tutorial I used to program the Dead Cat Player. Lee Brimelow's video's are informative and comprehensive. I haven't made the jump to Actionscript 3.0 yet, but when I do I have a feeling it will be using one of his videos.


Creative Cow:

This website facilitated my learning of After Effects and is another great resource. Thanks to this site I was able to do the special effects for my one minute star wars movie having only touched the program for the first time about eight weeks or less before.


Instructables.com:

A website I use a lot when experimenting with home-brew electronics. Learn to make all kinds of things on this site, from a high-voltage tesla coil or a CRT ocillioscope to udon noodles in miso sauce or a cheesy onion casserole







Hacked Gagets:

DIY technology at its best. A great site to check out for inspiration, and just to be awe-inspired by what some of the geeky tech-heads our in the world have been up to. One of my personal favourites includes jet-powered flying man!

Check them out, there's some incredible stuff out there.

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