Getting your computer ready for a software install can often make the process a lot less painless.  And I am all about making things a bit easier.

I visited the Windows Installation Guide for True Combat: Elite.  As I mentioned I am not a real gamer, but I know enough that if your machine isn’t powerful, you can’t run the games.  So looked over the “Preparation” section carefully.

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I realized that to be true to my experiment of writing this exclusively online, the readers of TechLife who only read the syndicated print column may find some of my posts a bit awkward.  For example I was finishing up the January column for my editor when I realized I needed an ending, which turned into this post.  (Hmm, maybe this is odd for online readers too.) 

I needed to explain to the syndicated readers why they should visit the online edition.  First I have a few more links in every post that I can’t reproduce in the print edition.  More importantly you can see the “sister posts”.  For example the multiple posts on Line Rider and on True Combat:Elite from this month, complete with cool video footage and additional photos.  Finally comments!  Sure I love your email, but a comment on the site the whole world gets to see forever.  Try it. It’s easy.

 

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I know we are in the middle of a series of How to’s for installing True Combat: Elite, but everyone needs a break from the hard work of installing one game, so they might play simple time wasting games.  Don’t say you weren’t warned, this is the first in TechLife’s series of “Friends of Line Rider”.

Line Rider is the original.  What is it?  A simple Flash game (works in any browser with Flash) that let’s you create a track for your rider.  You draw a line, and let gravity take over. Of course just like any addiction, some people have created some great Line Rider creations.   Get inspired with the video below of a great ride.  What can you create?  Let us know.

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As we jump in with two feet today, I felt it would be cool to use another immersive metaphor, first person shooter (FPS) games and this one is FREE!  For those unfamiliar, this a game where your on-screen view matches the perspective your character is seeing the world.  An example:

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A trailer for a free video game.  Gotta love the dedication.

You hear a noise above you, you actually need to make your character look up to see it, from the first person view.  The shooter part should be pretty self explanatory.

So I found a really neat game, True Combat: Elite, a free FPS based on another free game called Wolfenstein – Enemy Territory (both downloadable at the True Combat site). 

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The Dojo's Cubed Addict - Multiplayer Real Time game for Android, Mac, PC and Linux.

As we meet with client’s the hardest thing for them to wrap their arms around is that on the web, your business is instantly global.  “Awesome, bring it on.”  “Yeah, so, no big deal.”  These are some of the common answers we hear from client’s.  It is then we sit them down and using their enthusiasm or lack thereof, we coach them on doing business in a global economy.  It’s not always easy with i18n (shorthand for internationalization) and l10n (shorthand for localization) and social networking and web 2.0 and e-commerce.

Now imagine adding mobile customers to the mix.  That is exactly the challenge David Kainer of The Dojo experienced.  Provide his customers a gaming platform globally that easily works for all mobile devices and Linux, Mac and Windows computers (<=computer download link, start playing today) based customers.  He also added in multi-player real-time , and to top it all off…it is all FREE.

Techlife sat down with David, who from his Sydney office, works with the London office to learn about The Dojo.  How?  Why? How hard?  It’s all in there, and we even cover why he chose Google’s Android first over Apple’s iPhone. 

Techlife: What is The Dojo?

David Kainer: The Dojo is a global platform for uniting game players in interactive gaming, irrespective of platform. It’s aim is to provide great multi-player experiences on mobile and online and really begin to blur the boundaries between the two. Best of all – it’s free.

T: How did you come with the idea for The Dojo?  Was it based on something?

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