WTIU did a nice segment about GameZombie.tv and the Webby honoree award it received a few weeks ago. You will need iTunes to view the video.

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From Ted’s post on Terra Nova:

Some of you may have been following the Arden project (reported in Nature and the Chronicle of Higher Education). I’m pleased to announce that the project has come to fruition. With generous support from the MacArthur Foundation, we have created a fun game environment and used it to conduct a month-long experiment. Our experimental question (kept secret up to now) was: Are fantasy game players economically “normal”? Or on the contrary, when they make themselves into elves and dwarves and hobbits, do they stop taking economic decisions seriously? We created two virtual worlds, one an exact copy of the other, except that in the experimental world the price of a simple healing potion was twice as high as in the control. If people are taking prices seriously in this fantasy environment, they should buy fewer of the potions when potions are more expensive.

It is good to see that the results from the experiment will be released soon. Good luck to all of the presenters at ICA!

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MILO: Waking Up! has been released on Big Fish Games, which is a large casual game website. Here is a description of their site and services:

Big Fish Games is a global leader and innovator in the online games industry, producing and delivering the world’s best games and game experiences. Big Fish Games Studios develops and publishes the industry’s leading brands for computers, mobile devices and consoles. Its portfolio of hit games includes Mystery Case Files®, Hidden Expedition™, Azada™ and Fairway Solitaire™. Big Fish Games’ portal at www.bigfishgames.com distributes more games worldwide than any other online site and offers visitors a rapidly expanding selection of content by launching A New Game Every Day!™

Unlike some of the other game portals we’re on, Big Fish Games actually gives game developers a cut of their advertising revenue. This is all based on a number of factors, but it is still a great incentive for developers and a wonderful opportunity to attract new gamers because BFG is a very popular site.

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Student-produced GameZombie.tv Web site named a Webby Honoree

From the press release:

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — GameZombie.tv, a popular video game review Web site created and run by students in Indiana University’s Department of Telecommunications, has been selected as a Webby Awards Honoree, recognizing excellence in their use of the Internet.

It is a nice writeup about GameZombie.tv, which is a video game review site that I have been working on for a little over a year now. Neat!

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YHTBTR is a silly Flash game that I guarantee you will complete the first time you play. If for some odd reason you cannot beat it, press refresh and start again. Still having trouble? There is a video walkthrough for the platforming-challenged.

For a game that lasts no more than a minute, YHTBTR plays extremely well and has really fun graphics. The music and sound effects are probably the game’s most interesting aspect. If you get the chance, give it a try.