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10 Innovative Game Features

2009-06-02T23:27:00.000-07:00

Posted by By Winston Malton on: 2005-06-17 22:29:25

Watch yourself struggle, sweat, collapse as you turn your video game console into a personal trainer.

Here are ten ways the latest development by Eye-Toy technology is doing away with the couch-potato stigma that's commonly attached to gaming, and developing the hottest new innovation moving the video game industry right now.

1. Dubbed Eye-Toy Kinetic, the game assesses your weight and your height to devise a workout for you. In some cases it will even devise a certain number of calories to burn. It designs a personalized physical training or workout program. You can customize your workouts to make it suitable for getting you in shape, losing weight, or toning your muscle. It feature exercises from four different disciplines, four exercise zones available to you: cardio, combat, toning, and mind & body, such as meditation and yoga.

2. You go at your own pace and monitor your progress along the way. It will also take advantage of the PS2's internal clock to keep you on a regimented 12-week workout. It's not a game so much as a virtual home fitness center and cheaper than a gym membership.

3. You interact with one of two virtual fitness trainers to keep you motivated. One is male, the more gung-ho type with his loud fitness platitudes, and one is female, the more reassuring of the two. Miss a workout and expect to get an earful from one of them.

4. This game technology requires a user to step face to face with the screen used with a console. A minicamera beneath the screen to project your image onto the screen and allow you to capture a full range of motion onscreen. It will use the EyeToy peripheral to actually track your activity and motion.

5. A boxing match places you in the center of your TV screen and pits the virtual you against a Mr. Universe. Another challenging game has you facing off with an likeness of yourself, punching balls coming at you on the screen, while steering clear of other ones. Here you are playing the game with real punches that tire a you out, jumping on a small mat. You work up a good sweat.

6. Exercise different muscles, muscles that you don't normally use. Staying fit is the name of this game. It's a good cardiovascular workout. You work up a light sweat, be short of breath, and sweaty at the brow after punching for almost 10 minutes.

7. The exercise factor has become a hot new selling point. Manufacturers' biggest problem is getting women more interested in gaming. Now, for the first time, they are going to see it. It's made for all fitness abilities. For example, in one three-minute exercise you beat back punching bags coming towards you from the four corners of the screen. This could be accomplished either through precise punching and kicking or wild flailing; either way, you burn calories. It's fairly intense as the bags coming at you faster and faster.

8. It would allow players to have their body interact with the machine, instead of twiddling a joystick wiht buttons. The next wave in video gaming is all about bombarding your senses with real sensations. So plan on throwing away your old plastic joysticks.

9. Eye-Toy isn't only for virtual boxing; it comes in versions that include ping-pong and even dancing in a dance studio or a Zen garden.

10. Games do not have to be an unhealthy exercise. Now you can finally put a video game to work for you with EyeToy. Appease your addiction to games with your body's need for exercise.

Winston Malton is dedicated to offering news, articles, and instruction on all types of games. You have a definite choice in how you play! Visit http://www.askfreegame.com for more information.

New Helicopter Design for Your Video War Games

2009-06-02T23:26:00.000-07:00

Posted by By Lance Winslow on: 2005-06-17 22:29:33

Using Underbelly Cone with Slots Facing Up On a Helicopter to Increase Payload and Liftoff Force. Picture a helicopter model sitting on top of a funnel. The edges of the bottom of the funnel on the table has an additional lip on it which raps around the edges with a little space between it. At the rotor blades force air under the helicopter into the ground cushion below they are forces into the inside of the cone. As the pressure build under it, it forces all that energy to the helicopters C.G. (Center of gravity). This continues as the helicopter lifts up.

It will cost us about $10,000 to build a prototype of this concept. Using a RC helicopter like one of these. Which will be a smaller model of an existing helicopter. We also plan to use some of the most recent micro helicopter technology as practice versions. We figure a micro version will cost us about $15,000 or less to perfect. RC Type Prototype platform to start tests prior to wind tunnel to prove concept:

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Micro-MAV Helicopter Platform starting point:

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Unfolded Cone Wing Shape:

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Once the aircraft is off the ground, which requires a lot of thrust, the cone unhooks itself and spreads out into the shape of a wing similar shape to a bat. To show you the shape of the wing. Do this: Take a piece of paper and make a circle on it, six inches in diameter. Now cut that circle out. Then pick the center and make a dot, then make one cut into the center. Now fold the circle into itself to make a Yarmulke. Now fold it into a cone. This is the cone we will use. Now unfold it to the original circle. Now make another cut to the center exactly opposite of the first cut. But do not cut it all the way thru, leave half and inch to keep the circle from becoming two halves. Now fold the circle the other way but keep it flat, this is the shape the cone will become in flight. A bat shaped wing. With a little anhedral bowed into the leading edge as it sits under the helicopter.

The manufactured shape of the underbelly cone will actually be the shape of a wing, but hydraulics will fold it into the shape of a cone after landing. The wing will be used to slow decent and also to help with softer landings by adding to the ground cushion while landing.

The cone can pivot at the C.G., which can also help as the transition is made from hover to forward momentum as the collective is pulled up. Since the top of the cone pivots on the bottom of the helicopter the angle of attack in the wing configuration will also be adjustable. During rapid decent the inherent manufactured material will also be somewhat folded so the wings will curl down and will mimic wing tips of a "Swift" bird for high-speed dives. The swift can dive at up to 217 mph.

Now then as it comes in for landing the wing is used as a barrier to trap air underneath for an air cushion, for trouble free landings.

The micro helicopter could be enough to transport a hamster or mouse, even with the small six-inch rotor blades and six-inch wing when extended. We are currently making pictures, artist renderings and a design. There are many uses for this micro helicopter concept for MAV style surveillance and nano or insect size MAVs.

On the larger model helicopters and actual full size human version units, the cusp of the cones slats will act like slots or slats do on Short Take Off and Landing STOL Aircraft. This concept makes a lot of sense for many reasons, we still are working through the types of materials to be used, strengths and manufactured material concepts to provide for rigid shape while flying, but bendable for cone structure yet, strong enough to support the weight of the helicopter. Luckily the vertical strength of the cone can be manufactured as the primary objective, yet the unbent material can be flexible for the wing configuration. Many choice to look at.

By Lance Winslow

Ten Things You Should Know In Video Games

2009-06-02T23:25:00.000-07:00

Posted by Gab Thom on: 2005-07-02 00:42:16

You are not an hardcore person in playing video Games and if you want to know the facts which I set hereunder, there are many attraction in playing video which I may share an idea to those wish to play video games:

1.Two giant video games company, that is ATARI and SEGA having its own unique historical. Why unique? Because ATARI is a company formed in United States Of America but was only using its Japan name, while SEGA means Service Games a company formed in Japan as its Headquarters. Was founded in 1954 by David Rossen an American National. This man is an Ex- army who fought during Korean war. Names of those wellknown person who founded SEGA after Rossen is OKAWA and HIDEKI SATO.

2.Many Japanese language were used in video Games Industry. Three Japanese langguage very popular that is ATARI were taken from Japan Go Games which has the same meaning as “check” ( Syamat ) in playing chess. Nintendo is another video games giant company “Good Luck” which they belief will bring them to heaven. KATANA is a console Video Games produced by SEGA in 1998 which has it meaning “Sword”.

3.Nobody expert that sony the first to produce Radio Transistor which is now a video Games manufacturer number one. In 2002 Sony dominated the world market in video games followed Nintendo and Microsoft. It started in 1995 from their first product named playstation. About three billion video games were sold through out the world.

4.Not only the songs were listed as Evergreen, Playing video games is not excluded. Two video player has it “Evergreen” where people playing without limitation of time that is PACMAN and Tetris. PACMAN were produced by Namco in 1980 having its verses as M/S PACMAN only to be played in House. SUPER PACMAN were targeted in Japanese Market and PACMAN PLUS (New Verses) using Coca Cola Tin as a new bonus replacing the Original bonus using fruits. Tetris were introduced in 1989 when it was sold out by Nintendo through it product called Game Boy. Very unique, Tetris invented by Rusia and at the same time dominated by the United States Of America and Japan. Both Games were very popular without considering its status, ages and peoples in General.

5.Sega is always in frontline in manufacturing Video Games though it has failed to promote its marketing. As an example, SEGA has first introduced in the world playing video by using technology 16-bit, which is known as Genesis in 1989 that were failed to overcome the market when Nintendo introduced SUPER NES PACKAGE (Nintendo Entertaintment System) on the same year. In 1995 SEGA once again in frontline when its invented video player by using technology 32-bit SATURN but was later being “Cut Off” by Sony when its Playstation product were introduced in the market on the same year.

6.Although SEGA cannot overcome worldwide marketing but at least the “Tiredness” were paid when its another product DREAMCAST were selected as the most best Inovative product in 1999 by POPULAR SCIENCE MEGAZINE. This is because Dreamcast were the first console that can be played online through Telephone. This System is known as SEGA NET allowing Players all over the world playing through ONLINE.

7.Nintendo ever made analysis jointly with other world video equipments producers. As an example, Nintendo has jointly with SGI (Silicon Graphic Inc.) in producing player to be used with console N64. Nintendo also has jointly with IBM and produce console Gamecube in 1999.

8.Although ATARI were not known at this time, but its name were famous in the end of 1970’s and through out year 1990’s. Playing console Pong were best selling item 1975 while Konsol 2600 identified as the longest ever in market in 1977 until 1990. Colour system Playing video were the product of ATARI, the first in 1989 and were known as LYNX.

9.Game Boy player were the product of Nintendo very successful in video Games history where 100 millions unit were sold worldwide since it was introduce in Global market in 1989. Nintendo also invented Communication System which is known as MOBILE ADAPTER GB allowing customers Communicating Game Boy to cellular Telephone and also allowing customer playing game online and also opening Email anda transfer of File.

10.Playstation 2 were the product of Sony in year 2000, and it is believed that the first Console using technology DVD.

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Zuma Deluxe Style Games Evolution

2009-06-02T23:24:00.002-07:00

Posted by By Denis Snow on: 2005-07-25 22:22:36

As I think most of gamers who play in shareware games know game called Zuma Deluxe. This game was extremly popular some time ago and still popular now. It's now a classic game!

Long time nobody in game industry try to make a game with Zuma gameplay. It was a fear of fail - as someone can know big portals like RealArcade or Shockwave.com don't take for publishing game clones.

But in last time we see a lot of games what takes a Zuma gameplay idea plus some interesting own ideas. Let's look at whis games.

First game will be Luxor.

Main idea is the same, but here one deferent feature - you blast a colored spheres from the bottom line. Game use ancient Egipt styling with pyramids and Pharaoh, you explore the path of the Nile. The game very popular right now.

Next game we will look at is TumbleBugs.

IMHO this game have one of best graphic work (also as last game) and use very interesting design - you need to save your beetle buddies from the Black Bug Empire. According to game info "In a deep dark lair, in Any Backyard USA, creep the Evil Black Bugs. You, the hero "Tumble", hold the fate of your beetle buddies in your hands. Save the colorful beetles from being enslaved by the Black Bug Empire". It has some unique power ups not presented in other games and has some features to talk about - how about two sources and to plases to shoot from?

Another two games Bubblefish Bob and Aqua POP uses sea adventure design. It first game you need to save small fishy friends. The second game objective not known. As I think this game was created in zuma gameplay with only design changes.

Next game have extremly diferent gameplay but use some ideas from parent game - Twistingo.

Main Zuma idea - colored shperes presented, but gameplay based based on the bingo cards and the numbers on it. It requires you to stay focused and yet still full of situations to think over in every minute. You need to explore the Big Island step by step to find and save the cute animals that need your help.

Last game I want to say named Zzed.

This game was created by developers from Russian Federation and have very interested idea mixed with some zuma elements. It's puzzler-shooter game with a space theme. In Zzed, you are a plot of space garbage truck. The space craft is located in the middle of the screen and can rotate both clockwise or counter clockwise. You can also move the spaceship, albeit in a very small circle. A continuous flow of space junk gravitates toward you (rather fast, sometimes) and you have to destroy it, before it damages the ship. This is the action part. What makes the game tricky (and addictive) is the puzzle part. All garbage is "color-coded". In order to destroy it, you have to get 3 or more pieces of garbage of the same color stuck together (here we have some Zuma ideas). Since you pilot a space garbage truck, not some super-cool X-Wing interceptor, you call only shoot with garbage pieces. Occasionally, as you get bonuses like missiles or bombs, which will allow you to feel yourself like a space commando for 0.17 seconds, but other than that, it's all about waste management.

The storyline of this also very interesting, but I don't want to open all - try by yoursef!

Here we see 7 games in some parts based on Zuma classic game. I try all of them and think what Zuma, Tumblebugs, Twistingo and Zzed is the best and have very much difference to explore. How you think?

Denis Snow. ChocoSnow.com sells Zuma style games at http://www.chocosnow.com/.

Try Zzed - http://www.chocosnow.com/games/zzed/ and Twistingo - http://www.chocosnow.com/games/twistingo/

Free Pocket PC Casino Game

2009-06-02T23:24:00.001-07:00

Posted by Search EzineArticles.com on: 2005-08-12 19:07:19

Casino Gambling Wherever You Like

Are you absolutely crazy about pocket pc gaming? One of the very best things about pocket pc casino games is that nearly all of them are free games. There is a free pocket pc casino game everywhere you look on the Internet. The downloads are simple, and the sites support a variety of devices, so no matter what kind of palm pilot, pda or ipaq you have, you can gamble your time and money away whenever you want to.

Freeware sites offer many different casino games, so it is likely that your favorite is among them, and it also gives you the opportunity to learn new ones. All the most popular casino games are available for free downloads. These games include blackjack, roulette, various types of poker, slots, craps, baccarat, and keno. If you play it in a real casino, you can play it on your pda.

These free pocket pc casino games offer the ultimate in privacy and security, too. Gaming sites use 128-bit encryption for protection. These sites value your participation and often give large bonuses for signing up with them. They make the free downloads easy and user friendly so that even the most inexperienced pda owner can do it.

So for all those palm pilot gamers, these free downloads of casino games make gambling convenient and highly entertaining. Gambling has never been so easy or so fun. Best of all, it can be done from the privacy of your own pda without anyone else being the wiser.

Dan Ayala is webmaster and publisher of PDA-Review-Online.com, offering reviews on PDAs, Palm Pilots, Pocket PC's, software and accessories. PDA Review Online provides free information and recommendations for your online resources that you can download anytime or anywhere.

Full Version Pocket PC Games For Free

2009-06-02T23:23:00.001-07:00

Posted by Search EzineArticles.com on: 2005-08-12 19:07:53

Play Games Instead

Do you like your full version pocket pc games free? Most people do. The world of freeware downloads for your pda or pocket pc is wide and varied. No matter what kind of games you prefer, you can find them online in full version form. RPG, sports, gambling, action, you name it, and there is a freeware download for you to get for your palm pilot so that you can play games at your convenience.

Most freeware sites offer downloads that are compatible with all the major brands of handhelds, and the downloads are simple and fast. The games are user friendly and provide the full range of levels, degrees of difficulty and the great graphics you have come to expect from your favorite ipaq and palm pilot games.

Now, instead of being incredibly bored while waiting in line, doing tons of laundry or being tired at work, you can play the full version games of your choice with the added benefit of being able to download them for free. Nothing gets better than that.

So if you are hungering for the full version of your favorite arcade game or action game, or simply want to gamble some of your latest paycheck away, you can do it with your pda, conveniently and privately. Freeware downloads of full version pocket pc games are one of the best uses for your palm pilot. Instead of paying attention to what is going on around you, spend your time playing the games you really enjoy.