Showing posts with label GAMES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GAMES. Show all posts

GAME: Foldit beta (Center for Game Science at University of Washington) 2008

Title: Foldit beta  (download for Win, Linux or Mac)
Author: Center for Game Science at University of Washington in collaboration with UW Department of Biochemistry
Year: 2008
Region:USA




The players from this game solved a complex biological problem (somehow related to HIV).

See this article published on Sept. 18 2011: 

Crystal structure of a monomeric retroviral protease solved by protein folding game players

GAME: A pajarito's life (Tyrannus) 2010

Title: A pajarito's life 
Author: Tyrannus
Year: 2010
Region: Argentina

Play
A pajarito's life (Tyrannus) 2010

GAME: Game of Life (John Conway) 1970

Title: Game of Life
Authors: John Conway  developped by bitstorms
Year: 1970
Region:UK

play 
or download it for  win    mac   linux
The standalone program adds features like open and saving shapes and resizing the window.
developped and hosted by Edwin Martin (Netherlands) @ bitstorms



GAME: After (Aaron Oldenburg) 2010

Title: After  
Author: Aaron Oldenburg 
Year: 2010
Region:USA

Download game for Win + Mac here



or video extracts there:

GAME: Watching You (Kaywire) 2010

Title: Watching you
Author: Kaywire
Year: 2010
Region: UK






See also: Tron Experiment
                  Horror Simulator Demo

GAME: Blendings (Increpare) 2010

Title: Blendings   (download for win, linux, mac at increpare's) 
Author: increpare
Year: 2010
Region: Ireland

 
Author's autodescription: "My name is Stephen and I make games." Stephen Lavelle's interview 

GAME: Run Jesus Run (Molleindustria) 2010

Title:  Run Jesus Run (aka the 10 second gospel) 
Author: Molleindustria 

Year: 2010
Region: Italy

Play it on newgrounds
Play it on La Molleindustria  
win exe.zip   -  mac app.zip



   
Author's autodescription :
"Molleindustria aims to reappropriate video games as a popular form of mass communication. Our objective is to investigate the persuasive potentials of the medium by subverting mainstream video gaming clichè (and possibly have fun in the process)."









GAME: Mondo Agency (Cactus) 2007

Title: Mondo Agency 
Author: Cactus
Year: 2007
Region: Sweden

User ID: AGENT -65386

autodescription:
"CACTUS IS A SWEDISH GAME DEVELOPER BASED IN GOTHENBURG. HE SPECIALIZES IN DEVELOPING GAMES OF AN EXPERIMENTAL NATURE. WHETHER IT BE THROUGH BIZARRE PLOTS, NEW GAME MECHANICS OR STRANGE GRAPHICS, YOU'RE ALWAYS BOUND TO FIND SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. HE IS WELL KNOWN FOR HAVING A CONTINUOUS OUTPUT OF GAMES AND HAS DEVELOPED OVER FORTY TITLES TO DATE. HE HAS REACHED WIDE ACCLAIM THROUGH HIS WORKS, WHICH ARE OFTEN FEATURED ON WEBSITES, BLOGS, AS WELL AS GAME AND ART FESTIVALS ALL OVER THE WORLD. HE HAS RECEIVED TWO NOMINATIONS AT THE PRESTIGIOUS INDEPENDENT GAMES FESTIVAL AND IS OFTEN FEATURED IN MAINSTREAM GAMING MAGAZINES.
TO CONTACT CACTUS, EITHER DROP A MESSAGE ON HIS FORUMS OR SEND AN E-MAIL TO ARKANSAS2000 (aT) HOTMAIL.COM.
"

Q406-Q205-M239
-10°C
All functions normal
Game by Cactus
Graphics by Cow and cactus
Music by Aaron Kurtz

Freeware
Video Walkthrough by cactus


See all Games by Cactus

GAME: Don't look back (Distractionware) 2009

Title: Don't look back

Author: Distractionware
Year: 2009 
Region:  Ireland
win.zip    mac.dmg

Play On Line @ distractionware 
Play On Line @ kongregate 


 by Distractionware
autodescription: 
"Heya! My name’s Terry Cavanagh. I’m 25, and I live in Dublin Monaghan, Ireland. I make video games! "
by Distractionware