Long Live the Virtual Pet
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Looks like there’s no end in sight for the kids (and adults) who can’t get enough Virtual Pet-style action. And they obviously don’t care how crappy the game looks, either.
Archive for September, 2006


Looks like there’s no end in sight for the kids (and adults) who can’t get enough Virtual Pet-style action. And they obviously don’t care how crappy the game looks, either.
The dudes have got it going on: http://symbollix.com. Guerilla street marketing, advertising, and public art — and the police don’t know what to make of it, ’cause there’s probably no law against cleaning public property… Brilliant!
A Design “Don’t”…
When you acquire a client, never deny to the press that you have any relationship with them… This is apparently what Tribal in Dallas did. After winning a bid for a Wal-Mart campaign worth more than $500 million some wise guy told the press that they had nothing to do with the retail giant. Wal-Mart was obviously pissed and ended up terminating the contract. oops…
Desktop programs are a thing of the past, replaced by free, simple, Web-based apps that do everything from spreadsheets to e-mail–and more!
That’s the hype, anyway. But is it actually true?