Pulse Lets You Play as a Blind Person

Team Pixel Pi, a group formed from the Vancouver Film School’s Game Design Program, have come up with Pulse, a game that guides you through a world entirely experienced through sound. You play the part of Eva, a girl who has been struck blind, as she searched for her lost brother in a strange forest. She uses creatures called Mokos that make noise and “light” her way through the game world. Although the game is sight-based, everything you see is defined by the way sound bounces off of it. The game is free and can be downloaded from the Team Pixel Pi website.

Video game lets players immerse themselves in world of the blind – The Globe and Mail.

An Infographic of Steve Ballmer’s Reign

MBA Online has released a rather cutting infographic of Microsoft’s performance since Steve Ballmer took over as CEO. While it is funny to see such an SEC bad boy being brought low within a decade, it won’t be good for anybody if Microsoft drops out of the innovation game entirely. Apple and Google need competitors, otherwise they are going to get too comfortable with their business models and ultimately share Microsoft’s fate.

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The Secret Circle Fans Send 300LBS of coins to ABC Family

http://youtu.be/jXiRM9ZS0z4

In their latest appeal to save The Secret Circle, fans of the show delivered 300 lbs of plastic gold coins to the studios of ABC family. They also dropped off an appeal letter to president of the network, Michael Riley. I’m not sure how much good this is going to do to get the show back, but you have to admire The Secret Circle fans for their gusto.

Source:YouTube

Valve game Designer Cayle George comes in2nd place in World Pinball Championships

The International Flipper Pinball Association held its 9th annual tournament last weekend on Bainbridge Island near Seattle, WA. Among the contestants was the previous year’s champion, Team Fortress 2 Level designer Cayle George, who came in 2nd behind Daniele Celestino Acciari of Italy. Contestants had a choice of games from all over the pinball lexicon, including Cyclone and Lord of the Rings.

Source: GeekWire.

Mr. Gold’s Pawn Shop is Closed For the Season

Friend of the Blog Ivy Fong sent in some super charming photos of Mr. Gold’s pawn shop from Once Upon A Time, which is currently shut down until production begins again in July.

Costumes from The Secret Circle found at Studio Liquidation Sale

 

YVRshoots caught sight of some of the outfits from The Secret Circle being sold at the North Shore Studio’s Liquidation sale last week. I wonder how many of these outfits made it to eBay?

Source: yvrshoots

The Ninja Turtles Return to Vancouver

At least there’s one aspect of the TMNT movie that won’t change. After being turned into aliens and adults, the Ninja Turtles movie has been scheduled to shoot in the summer and fall of 2012 in Vancouver, B.C. exactly like its live-action predecessor. The movie is to be directed by Wrath of the Titans‘ Jonathan Liebesman and written by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. The probability of your childhood being molested is still likely.

Source: TDW Geeks.

Sign This Petition to Help the #EXPBar!

After being foiled at ruining everyone’s fun at the Rio Theatre, the BC Liquor board has banned the use of video games in the EXP bar, Vancouver’s first video game themed restaurant. It’s always something isn’t it? Brian Vidovic has set up this petition at change.org so we can let the BC government know that we don’t take kindly to these kinds of shenanigans. The EXP bar isn’t just an attempt at a funky themed restaurant. It’s going to build community and camaraderie for a maturing industry that has for too long suffered from a branch plant mentality under the major game publishers. New companies will be born from this venture, and that’s the only thing that can make our economy grow. So sign the petition, and while you’re at it, pre-order another gift card so you can actually buy a drink too.

Source:Change.org.

Gabe Newell Meets his Worst Enemy


It appears some vindictive fans have led Gabe Newell into a dastardly trap. How will the Gaben escape from this foul predicament? Hit the jump to see his undoing!

Source: Reddit
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Can’t Stop The Serenity Screening This Weekend

 

The 7th annual Can’t Stop the Serenity Marathon Screening is returning to the HR Mcmillan Space Center in Vancouver on Saturday June 9th.  It will be a six and a half hour celebration of all things Whedon, with screenings of Dr. Horrible, Trivia contests, silent auctions and of course a screening the Firefly movie, Serenity. Tickets are $16 each and proceeds go to Equality Now.

Source: Can’t Stop the Serenity