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Gamasutra presents part three in contributor Matt Barton's extensive look at the history of computer role-playing games, this time exploring the years from 1994 to 2004. Part one, covering 1980-1983, and part two, covering 1985-1993, are also available. Link to the article

We are on our way to the delivery, my second child is about to pop out

PB addtional: I almost thought to delete this before realizing that this was more than just some random babble being sent in. I think this is a great opportunity to wish DrZool and his newest addition a boatload of congrats! Cheers to the proud papa!

The software takes a large collection of photos of a place or an object, analyzes them for similarities, and then displays the photos in a reconstructed three-dimensional space, showing you how each one relates to the next

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"The Into the Pixel exhibit features 16 exemplary works of video game art, selected by a panel of jurors from a field of submissions gleaned from artists around the world. The exhibition offers an opportunity for published video and computer game artists to be reviewed and recognized by the public and by their peers in both the art and video game milieu."

The 2007 collection has been announced and will be on display at the E for All Expo at the L.A. Convention Center, October 18-21st.

Go to the ITP website to view the 2007 collection online.

Hey, I'm posting this on behalf of Phil Hassey, who is currently hosting the competition. We sure could use some more graphic oriented competitors. Here is the message:

Ludum Dare 10 is coming! Ludum Dare is a regular community driven game development competition. The goal is, given a theme and 48 hours, to develop a game from scratch. Ludum Dare aims to encourage game design experimentation, and provide a platform to develop and practice rapid game prototyping.

• Website: http://www.imitationpickles.org/ludum/
• Rules & Stuff: http://www.imitationpickles.org/ludum/wiki/start
• IRC: #ludumdare on irc.afternet.org
• Dec. 7-14th - Registration and Theme Voting
• Dec. 14 at 7pm PST and runs until the 16th at 7pm PST

• Overall: http://www.imitationpickles.org/ludum/?mythumb_nav=1
• Per Author: http://www.imitationpickles.org/ludum/author/hamumu/
• Per Compo: http://www.imitationpickles.org/ludum/category/ld8/
• Per Tag: http://www.imitationpickles.org/ludum/tag/farm/

-Phil

Man Boy vs Doctor Sock is a short adventure game which tells the tale of our hero trapped in an alternate dimension by his nemesis, and must find a way to transport himself back to Earth before he misses the awards presentation ceremony held to honor his heroic achievements.