Month: October 2015

  • code drawing catalog

    code drawing catalog

    I’ve spent the last ten days creating a comprehensive catalog of my code drawings. I’ve set up an infrastructure so that I can catalog my other projects as well. First the drawings from 2015. Then the posts for the drawings from 2013 and 2014 were backdated to the date of the creation of the respective…

  • RafaelFajardo / code drawings

    RafaelFajardo / code drawings I’m building a comprehensive catalog of my code drawings at my website. come over for a visit.

  • DoJ to Apple: your software is licensed, not sold, so we can force you to decrypt

    mostlysignssomeportents: The DoJ is currently trying to force Apple to decrypt data stored on a defendant’s Iphone, and Apple, to its great credit, is fighting back, arguing that on the one hand, it doesn’t have the technical capability to do so; and on the other, should not be required to do so. A new filing…

  • Para

  • What did older students see in ScratchJr that kept them experimenting, revising, and sharing? Perhaps ScratchJr gets right its tools for personalizing characters. Its drawing tools are intuitive and fun. Only a few students drew characters completely from scratch (like an arrow that players could tap to control another character), but many students used the…

  • Fichter For Understanding: ScratchJr: What Can It Offer Older Students?

    Fichter For Understanding: ScratchJr: What Can It Offer Older Students?

  • There are no enemies in the game and nobody is killed, and yet since its launch in April 2014 Monument Valley has sold 5 million copies and generated $13 million in revenue by attracting a broad base of fans beyond hardcore and experienced gamers including kids, old people, families, and newcomers. (via Secrets behind the…

  • Batchelor: For those who somehow missed Apple’s announcement last month, what is 3D Touch? How does it work? Wafer: 3D Touch is a new screen technology that Apple developed for the iPhone 6S and detects variable pressure placed on the screen. It works by using capacitive sensors, which can measure microscopic changes in distances between…

  • Sex, art and picnics: the rise of the alternative video game festival

    Sex, art and picnics: the rise of the alternative video game festival

  • savemillsbookart: This morning, I got word that the Mills College Book Art Program—the program in which I earned my MFA—is in danger of being eliminated. This program has meant so much to me and the thought that the foolish advice of a consulting company may lead to its complete removal for future generations of book…