MMP Junkies?
November 25th, 2005
Too much fun for these kids.
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FYI, World Of Warcraft is a hugely popular MMP (massive multi-player) in China.
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Shoot me if you can
November 4th, 2005
Hey, this looks like fun. We could have The Groop vs. OT2 in Downtown LA. 
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mobile mutliplayer games – challenges and opportunities ..
October 31st, 2005
Oct. 31 (Open Gardens) – Multiplayer games are a natural fit with mobile devices due to their inherent potential for communication such as buddy lists, messaging, chat etc. Because they bring so many elements together (gaming, Bluetooth, location based services etc), they are, by definition, more complex than mobile single player games…
Mobile multiplayer games… good stuff.
From Open Gardens.
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The Who, What and How Often of Wireless Apps
October 27th, 2005
Oct. 1 (Wireless Review) – When wireless carriers issue their quarterly earnings reports, the percentage of their revenue that comes from data and content applications isn’t a figure they mention right away…
Here’s a good article about the trends in wireless content.
From Wireless Review
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Interactive TV Poised To Spark Cable Revenue Boom
October 5th, 2005
Interesting article from MediaDailyNews:
WHEN MORE THAN HALF OF U.S. TV households have digital set top boxes–projected to occur in 2009–cable operators can expect a boom in revenue from interactive TV, electronic transactions, and high-speed voice and data services, according to Kagan Research.
Study: In-Game Ad Campaign Lifts Awareness
October 3rd, 2005
“A JOINT STUDY BY NIELSEN Interactive Services and Israeli-based in-game advertising firm Double Fusion found that an in-game ad campaign inserted into the downloadable game “London Taxi” increased awareness of some featured products by as much as 60 percent.”
4th Annual OBD Artwalk
September 26th, 2005
If you are interested in seeing how our neighboorhood in downtown Los Angeles has progressed in the last few years, come down next Sunday to the 4th Annual OBD Artwalk. You’ll get to walk into people’s lofts and check out how LA’s new urbanite’s live. Roy Montibon of the Montibon Company has been organizing the Artwalk down here for 4 years now. This year THE_GROOP is giving back to our community and helping out. So check out the cool posters at UCLA, Art Center, and other fine locations.
Our office will also be open for Halo, foosball and free booze. Can’t say no to that.
Check out the details (And funny videos) at:
http://www.obdartwalk.com
Up to the minute updates at:
http://www.montibon.com/Artwalk.html
How About Some Massive Multiplayer Online Life
August 10th, 2005
I know we have all thought of “dropping out” from our day-to-day lives.
Well this is a great way of doing it.
Not unlike GTA3 it allows for any type of behavior.
It is aptly named “Second Life”. Here is the kicker; you can build your own life. Who your are, where you live, your house. You can fly, sail, drive etc.
“Travel on foot, or by planes, trains, and flying saucers; gondolas, fuel-injected muscle cars, mechanical unicorns, fearsome gun ships, giant snails, smog-belching mech robots, stardust-powered magic broomsticks—or on your own power, with the innate ability that all Residents have, to teleport and fly at will”
Its OPEN SOURCE!. Meaning that the residents have made RPG’s, puzzles, First Person Shooters all inside the world.
Why is this cool you might ask. Unlike the The Sims the players contribute to the world. Unlike The Sims you can do ANYTHING you want. Complete free will. Yes there are brothels.
Here is the site for it:
http://secondlife.com
Here is an article about it on CNET:
Article
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