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September 2007 · p. 2 of 3
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Inclusive Pong Documentation

For “Inclusive Game Design” we had to implement changes in the game to make it more accessible for people with disabilities. I’ve identified the following problems with the o…

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Computational Forms first homework

Wow - this is a long assignment - but great to learn the basics of C… Here it is - only a 1/3 done at the moment of this posting - will keep updating it: http://www.lucaslongo.co…

Reading assignment

For “Computers for the Rest of You” we had to read two texts about consciouness: What Consciousness is Not and Power of Now and comment on them. Here are some excerpts that I f…

Video Games do not affect kids

This might be old for some of you but I think it is a great statement - actually made by a Nintendo CEO, supposedly :) …

Pong Flash Game

For “Inclusive Game Design” we had to improve on this Pong game in Flash… what I did was the following: - score decreases instead of increasing - added color to the ball so t…

The KISS Principle

Now this is a great solution! They definitely understand the KISS principle - Keep It Simple Stupid - forget Microsoft’s multi-touch table, Apple’s iPhone and other research pr…

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Computational Forms

This is the 4th class I am taking - “Computational Forms” taught by Jared Schiffman - a class that will look at building and creating 3D forms programmatically using C and open…

Machinimia Google Earth

For our first homework for “From Physical to Virtual Spaces and Back” taught by Jean-Marc Gauthier, we had to capture our first experience within a virtual world… I played ar…