http://karmarogue.com Gaming, Offbeat News, Technology, and more. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:46:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever given thought to Zero-Player Games? Let's Information: Zero-player games are games that have no human players Wikipedia Entry Examples: Progress Quest NPC Quest Conway's Game of Life Most sports games (i.e. Madden Football) can be used to create CPU vs. CPU matches and are often used to simulate the outcomes of real games.  Fighting games, ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/08/07/zero-player-games/ How can anybody forget this gem of a commercial from the early nineties? Check it out after the jump! BOOKS! Check 'em out.. BOOKS! Check 'em out.. Because of books, we gotta' fantasy Imagination can take you to where you wanna be Are you curious? How can you find out? BOOKS! Check 'em ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/07/29/books-check-em-out/ Unreal World is an old-school video game that is hard to stop playing once you start. Not to cut the game down at all, but the fact that it produced the "just one more minute" syndrome in me surprised me. The reason it's surprising is that it is ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/02/25/unreal-world-unique-roguelike/ The U.S. intelligence community is developing software to detect violent extremists in the World of Warcrfaft and other massively multiplayer online games. According to a data-mining report from the Director of National Intelligence, this project, known as the Reynard project, will begin with profiling online gaming behavior. The ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/02/23/us-spies-target-world-of-warcraft-terrorists/ "What would Brian Boitano do If he was here right now, He'd make a plan And he'd follow through, That's what Brian Boitano'd do. When Brian Boitano was in the olympics, Skating for the gold, He did two sow cows and a triple lutz, While wearing a blind fold. When Brian Boitano was in the alps, Fighting grizzly bears, He used ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/02/01/what-would-brian-boitano-do-live/ At 17 years old, Bo Burnham is one talented young comedian and another Youtube sensation. Songs like "3.14 Apple Pie" and "Perfect Woman" are freakin' hilarious. Now, normally I embed the media right to Karmarogue but in this case I am going to give out a link right ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/01/30/bo-burnham/ Coast to Coast AM is a great late-night AM talk radio show with an emphasis on the paranormal. And for those that actually don't know, Half-Life is one of the all-time greatest first-person shooters that has a sci-fi story. If you're familiar with both, you will laugh your ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/01/20/gordon-freeman-on-coast-to-coast-am/ Japan: You are crazy. If I was suddenly able to ignore everything I've seen and read about your culture except for that show you did with Nasubi, I'd still think you were fucking crazy. Never heard of Nasubi? In the name of good television, Nasubi was stripped of all clothing ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/01/17/nasubi-a-remarkable-true-story/ If living in a treehouse is not your idea of a good housing arrangement, try living in a garbage truck instead! Once you see just how nice a garbage truck can be, you may seriously consider selling your home and going with the dumpster style! Apparently, somebody did not believe in this ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/01/17/garbage-truck-camper/ Because living anywhere besides a tree would make you less of a sloth, I proudly present some kick-ass tree houses! First we have the "Free Spirit Spheres". These oddities are designed by Tom Chudleigh. Just check out the following video since I know the picture has piqued your curiosity! Next ... http://karmarogue.com/2008/01/17/amazing-tree-houses/