Facebook Restaurant City Tricks (continue)

Restaurant City is another popular and addictive Facebook game. You manage a restaurant and all that goes with that. I found quite a few tips early on but have learned some more along the way.

1. To speed up the activity in your restaurant, toggle the visual quality of the game to its lower level by going to the icons in the upper-left corner and clicking on the Toggle Quality icon so that it turns red.

2. Use waiting chairs to slow down the rapid exit of impatient customers. Place 7-10 chairs across the room from the door. Customers will go sit there and wait a little longer for a table to free up.

3. Here are the answers to some Food Quiz questions:

Q: Bechamel sauce is also known as…
A: White Sauce

Q: Which of these chillies is the spiciest?
A: Naga jolokia pepper

Q: Dim sum originated from which country?
A: China

Q: Which sauce used in Egg Benedicts?
A: Hollandaise sauce

Q: To garnish a food means?
A: Add final touches

Q: What is Hashi?
A: Chopsticks

Q: Naan Bread is served with… ?
A: Indian Food

Q: What is Saffron?
A: Spice

Q: Raisins are dried…?
A: Grapes

Q: The main ingredient of Ratatouille is?
A: Tomatoes

Q: Dulce de leche is prepared by heating…?
A: Sweetened Milk

Q: Foie gras is food made from which part of an animal?
A: Liver

Q: The main ingredients in Tzatziki are?
A: Yoghurt and Cucumber

Q: Sauerkraut is made from?
A: Fermented Cabbage

Q: What is the color of Rhubarb?
A: Red

A New Artifact: Part 2

In my previous post, I introduced you to my concept of an artifact-centric text adventure game. However, as some have pointed out, my post lacked depth. Indeed, the concept, as I presented it, proved sufficiently nondescript as to garner itself criticism that it bears little relation to the concept of artifacts in design. As such, I felt that a supplementary post could help to clarify things a bit.

A More Detailed Look at the Concept
Last Wednesday, I established that my semester project proposal was the following: a single-player, text-based, narrative-driven adventure focusing on design. However, I failed to go into detail about what aspect(s) of design the project would deal with.

The game’s focus would be on having the “player” traverse various stories, which would be presented in a second-person perspective. Similarly to Kim’s proposed project, many stories would be collected from the field. Unlike Kim’s project however, this would not be a requirement, as stories could also be fictional. To illustrate, consider that stories in the game would generally fall into two categories: concept-oriented and user-oriented.

Concept-oriented stories are intended to dramatically illustrate a particular concept or concepts. They can be purely fictional, derived from real world scenarios, or even true stories collected from the field. These stories could would be comparable to the anecdotes found on the “Creative Whack Pack” cards.

User-oriented stories, on the other hand, would only represent real-world anecdotes collected from the field. While user-oriented stories may illustrate a concept as well, this is not a requirement. The purpose of these cards is to help the designer see things from a different perspective (namely that of a user, though not necessarily that designer’s target-user-in-mind), hopefully learning something in the process.

As the player progressed through the game, they would collect an “inventory” of all the stories though which they had played, and could view the main point of any story by selecting it.

The project targets two groups: beginning designers looking to learn about fundamental design concepts in a story-driven and immersive way, and more experienced designers searching for inspiration or perhaps perspective. These targets are comparable to what I perceive as the IDEO card set’s intended audience. (Perhaps you’ve noticed that I’m not targeting anyone-searching-for-inspiration, as the Creative Whack Pack does. This is because game is planned to be a more design-centric product than the generically-focused CWP.)

How does this tie into artifacts, again?
Is this game an artifact in and of itself? Not really, no. But keep in mind that previously, it was established that “stories” can be classified as artifacts — this is an integral part of Kim’s project. This concept provides the basis for my view that this project contains artifacts — after all, each “story” through which the player traverses and “collects” is another artifact.

Chrome OS netbook Hadir Bulan Ini

CEO Google Eric Schmidt mengumumkan bahwa netbook pertama menjalankan sistem operasi Google Chrome akan muncul pada akhir tahun. Namun, kami tidak mengharapkan pada bulan Oktober, dan menurut Shanzai.com dari sumber-sumber yang terpercaya, yang pertama akan memulai pemakaian Chrome netbook dalam beberapa minggu.

Para pembuat netbook Cina dilaporkan, mengembangkan netbook dengan harga terjangkau, dengan harga $ 200 netbook powered by Loongson berbasis MIPS CPU.  Tentu saja, Anda sebaiknya tidak mengharapkan perangkat ini tersedia di seluruh dunia, kemungkinan akan tersedia di pasar Asia . Terlepas dari itu, tampaknya Google telah memulai dengan membuat kemajuan pada OS dan ditampilkan dalam desain lainnya.

Sudah lama ada rumor bahwa Acer dan HP akan menjadi di antara para pembuat PC besar pertama untuk mengadopsi sistem operasi yang baru, tapi tidak akan mengherankan jika perusahaan-perusahaan kecil yanga akan mengirimkan beberapa perangkat di masa depan.

Pengenalan Windows 7 dalam beberapa minggu, serta peluncuran Intel Atom  berikutnya pada akhir CPU P4, bisa menciptakan harga yang sedikit lebih murah, sederhana karena alternatif netbook Wintel semakin mahal. alternatif dari OS, kami maksudkan adalah dirt cheap smartbooks, powered by non-x86 chip dan sistem operasi terbuka, seperti Chrome OS.

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Can I Play Playstation 2 Games on Playstation 3

When you hear people say PlayStation, you primarily think of great games on a great game console. You think of Sony as the developer of a one-of-a-kind high quality game console and you also think of a gaming console that changed the way people think about home entertainment systems.Today, one of the most enthusiastically awaited game consoles in the market is the PlayStation 3. This gaming console promises to yet again, revolutionize the way people play games on game consoles all over the world. With features that are considered as state-of-the-art and integrated technology that are highly advanced, people, Game, will really want one for their own home.Aside from the sleek and attractive looking outer shell, PlayStation 3 packs one of the best technologies in the gaming console world. This, Game, particular gaming console is expected to be one of the greatest gaming consoles ever developed and released in the market.PlayStation 3 has a powerful graphics chip together with a powerful 3.2 GHz CPU and 512 MB of RAM that, Game, will make you experience a one-of-a-kind game play. Another contribution for maximum enjoyment is the Blu-ray drive. The Blu-ray disc can handle data 5 times higher than your conventional DVD. This means that game developers will have more leverage in designing, Game, PlayStation 3 games and this will result in more, Game, realistic characters with detailed and also realistic environment.Because of, Game, this, games will far more be realistic, Game, and detailed than ever before. In fact, Playing PlayStation 3 games on blu-ray discs, Game, will make you feel as if you are a part of the game itself and not just a person on the outside, Game, world playing, Game, with some game.PlayStation 3 can definitely give you that extra spice you want in a game.Another great contributor in PlayStation 3 is the game controllers. The game controllers,, Game, Game, for PlayStation 3 games are Bluetooth capable. This, Game, means that you can play PlayStation 3 games wirelessly. This will give you more freedom when playing with your PlayStation 3 games. For example, if you like football or soccer, you can literally run around your room like a football or soccer player who just scored a goal, Game, while holding your PlayStation 3 controller.PlayStation 3 controllers are also integrated with the multi-axis motion sensing system technology that will allow you to control the game in real time and with maximum precision. With this system, the game controller will virtually become a natural extension, Game, of your body.PlayStation 3 also has a backward compatibility feature. This feature will enable you to play with your old PlayStation and PlayStation, Game, 2 games in this console. This means that your investment, Game, in your old games will not be wasted. With PlayStation 3, you can play all your PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3 games. In fact, because of the HDMI features of the PlayStation, Game, 3, it, Game, will even further enhance your old games.Not only that, PlayStation 3 will enable you to play your DVD movies, and Audio CDs. PlayStation games arent the only discs, Game, that this game console can play. It is a game console that is also a DVD player and CD player.So, investing in this game console is definitely not a wasted investment at all. So, watch out for it when it is released on November 2006 in Japan, United States, and Canada and on March 2007 in Europe and Australasia.When you hear people say PlayStation, you, Game, primarily think of great, Game, games on a great game console. You think of Sony as the developer of a one-of-a-kind high quality game console and you also think of a gaming console that changed the way people think about home entertainment systems.Today, one of the most enthusiastically awaited game consoles in the market is the PlayStation 3. This gaming console promises to yet again, revolutionize the way people play games on game consoles all over the world. With features that are considered as state-of-the-art and integrated technology that are highly advanced, people will really want one for their own home.Aside from the sleek and attractive looking outer shell, PlayStation 3 packs one of the best technologies in the gaming console world. This particular gaming console is expected to be one of the greatest gaming consoles ever developed and released in the market.PlayStation 3 has a powerful graphics chip together with a powerful 3.2 GHz CPU and 512 MB of RAM that will make, Game, you experience a one-of-a-kind game play. Another contribution for maximum enjoyment is the Blu-ray drive. The Blu-ray disc can handle data 5 times higher than your conventional DVD. This means that game developers will have more leverage in designing PlayStation 3 games and this will result in more realistic characters with detailed and also realistic environment.Because of this, games will far more be realistic and detailed than ever before. In fact, Playing, Game, PlayStation 3 games on blu-ray discs will, Game, make you feel as if you are a part of the game itself and not just a person on the outside world playing with some game.PlayStation 3 can definitely give you that extra spice you want in a game.Another great contributor in PlayStation 3 is the game controllers. The game controllers for PlayStation 3 games are Bluetooth capable. This means that you can play PlayStation 3 games wirelessly., Game, This will give you more freedom when playing with your PlayStation 3 games. For example, if you like football or soccer, you can literally run around your room like a football or soccer player who just scored a goal while holding your PlayStation 3 controller, Game, .PlayStation 3 controllers are also integrated with the multi-axis motion sensing system technology that will allow you to control the game in real time and with maximum precision. With this system, the game controller will virtually become a natural extension of your body.PlayStation 3 also has a backward compatibility feature. This feature will enable you to play with your old PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games in this console. This means that your investment in your old games will not be wasted, Game, . With PlayStation 3, you can play all your PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3 games. In fact, because of the HDMI features of the PlayStation 3, it will even further enhance your old games.Not only that, PlayStation 3 will enable you to play your DVD movies, and Audio CDs. PlayStation games arent, Game, the only discs that this game console can play. It is a game console that is also a DVD player and CD player.So, investing in this game console is definitely not a wasted investment at all. So, watch out for it when it is released on November 2006 in Japan, United States, and Canada and on March 2007 in Europe and Australasia.

Computer Game Programmer Insights

If you are computer gaming programmer then you are always looking for new ideas to help modify the game, increase action, interface and make the game more real-life. Often as we see the developers of computer games and genres they choose it seems as if they take quite a bit of potential future technologies and weave them into the game. But how can a computer programmer, Computer, Technology, or computer game designer determine which types of future technologies, Computer, Technology, may be used and which of them should be in the game.I have some recommendations for this. You see, I believe that if one is to go to the bookstore and search through all the latest scientific magazines and perhaps go to a used bookstore which sells magazines and buy a ten years of old Popular Mechanics, Scientific American, Popular Science, Omni Magazine and MIT Technology Review, then I believe flipping through those pages may give you better insights into deciding, Computer, Technology, which future type events to include and that the user will enjoy and therefore render a more pleasurable gaming experience due to the possible futures that are recognizable and plausible.There are also several online Ezines, which all so can help a computer game programmer and designer stay up with the, Computer, Technology, latest possible future technologies. It is essential for the integrity of the computer gaming industry to stay, Computer, Technology, closer to science fiction and future technologies than slip too far into science-fiction fantasy if you want to hit the mainstream and sell more computer games. Consider this in 2006.”Lance Winslow” – Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative, Computer, Technology, thoughts and unique perspectives,, Computer, Technology, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/

Some Updates Sean Kingston's Concerts Starting & How To Get The VIP Backstage Pass!

Hey guys this is Jimbercane posting. Some cool updates came to Planet Cazmo today. The first one has to do with houses. Both in the Ambassador Houses section, and the Moderator Houses section, the number of houses available have been shortened. I find this very unfair, because Soccer, neo, and ShU Mai are not the only Ambassadors of Planet Cazmo, and derek, Jeff, oceanna, Qizzy, soniCron, and whitman are not the only moderators of Planet Cazmo. (This update could be seen by clicking on the House Icon on your chatbar, then on either the Ambassador button, or the Moderator Button.)

The next update has to do with the Map Icon on your chatbar. Now, the icon looks different.

Next, there are some new clothes that you can buy. The easiest way of buying them, is by clicking on the Newspaper then on Hot Deals. Finally, hover over any clothes you like and click on them to buy them.

Finally, Sean Kingston’s concerts will begin today. Make sure you see him at 7pm today! The show will go on to 12pm at night, and then start tomorrow again at 12am in the afternoon and end at 12pm at night. If you are really a big Sean Kingston fan, then go on to the VIP Backstage Area, and get your autograph from Sean Kingston! It’s easy, first go to the CazRox Cafe, and then to the VIP area.

Now, go ahead and talk to him. After talking to him just click on the option, ‘Can I Have Your Autograph?’, and then you will get your VIP Backstage Pass signed by Sean Kingston! To view the pass, click on your the playercard then on CazBook and finally click on My Tickets. There you will find that the pass. (If you don’t see it, just click on the right arrow at the bottom.)

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Caulk the Wagon and Float it

Do you remember the 8-bit graphics of the early 90s version of Oregon Trail?  It was the only computer game you were allowed to play in Elementary or Middle School and it was AWESOME because, well, for obvious reasons it’s awesome anyway, but there weren’t any other crazy games out there except Doom and it’s much more fun to fight off typhoid than kill monsters if you’re 9 year old me.

I used to name my characters Faith, Hope, and Charity, and pretend they were real 19th Century pilgrims.  My father character was always a doctor so he could ward off disease and snakebite, and much like my normal life, I played conservatively in the hopes of arriving in Oregon with all my kids in one piece.  Those darn boulders in the river at the end always gave me trouble though.  Clearly I have some unfinished Oregon Trail business, but I can get back to that later.  Suffice it to say I took my responsibility as their hand-picked guide to the land of plenty seriously.

Apparently not everyone played the game the way I did.  Some way or another Joe and I got on the topic of Oregon Trail and we were reminiscing and I realized, horror upon horrors, that he thought my well-conceived plan was a pile of hooey.  He would have much rather been killing monsters.  So, to rebel against the pioneer spirit, he would TRY to lose his charges in Utah rather than ensure their safety.  Ford the river?  Sure!  Guides are expensive, after all.  Instead of Felicity and Mary as names, he used Poop, Fart, and Diarrhea.  Except, he said he couldn’t spell Diarrhea, so it always wound up looking like Diharreahh or Diyarea, which, remarkably, could pass as 19th Century names if you didn’t know any better.  I almost lost it when he mentioned that Dyarrheah nearly always died of dysentery.  Oh, the irony.  He was the one pumping buffalo with bullets like there’s no tomorrow and shooting 1429 pounds of meat but only being able to carry 56 of it back to the wagon because dear old Pimple, his oldest and strongest, died of cholera.

What a metaphor Oregon Trail is for life.  We balance each other well, but can you guess who is the more fun-loving of the two of us?  I pay for a guide and wait two days; he caulks the wagon and floats it.

P.S. Did you know that Poop and Fart are second cousins once removed?