In Real Life

Ever Wonder How The Nintendo Zapper Light Gun Worked?

Today’s shooting gallery games take advantage of high-tech infrared sensors and cameras. Back in the days of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, things were much simpler.


October 27, 2008
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National Gaming Day at Your Local Library

November 15th is National Gaming Day at your local library (apparently); they’re billing it as ” the largest, simultaneous national video game tournament ever held! Kids will be able to compete against players at other libraries and see their scores in real-time online while playing at their local library.” What’s pretty cute is the justification for holding such an event — the FAQ is a thing of beauty, including questions like “aren’t video games just a passing fad?”:


June 22, 2008
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More on the Playstation-edu Initiative

We mentioned the new Sony Playstation-edu initiative when it was announced; now, Senior Manager of Developer Support at SCEA Mark Danks explains a bit more about the program and it’s goals (and the cost). If colleges and universities enter into this sort of relationship with Sony, they will have lovely legal language to follow, but can get access to PS2 and PSP dev kits for $AU 2,100 and $AU 1,055 a pop, respectively: