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Ubisoft’s new college course is a game about making games

Sep25
by on September 25, 2019 at 6:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Ubisoft recently announced it’d be collaborating on a game design course with Concordia University — and now we know the course apparently involves making a For Honor spin-off game that’ll reflect the student’s progress. The online course is called “Game Creators Odyssey,” which recalls Ubisoft‘s latest Assassin’s Creed game. It’s a two-part course, though only “Act 1” of the course is described in detail online. In this part of the course, students study Rational Game Design, a technique for balancing difficulty and player engagement created by Ubisoft itself. The six-chapter act covers pre-production through different kinds of mechanics. All we know about…

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The 2020 iPhone might look a lot more like the iPhone 4

Sep25
by on September 25, 2019 at 6:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


If you’ve been keeping up with iPhone launches from the Android side of the world, you might find Apple’s design language has gotten a bit… stale. Shortly after the iPhone X was announced in 2017, other manufacturers had copied the notch, reduced it, or removed it altogether. Yet two years later, the iPhone 11 looks virtually the same as the 2017 model at a glance, save for the triple cameras on the back. Things might change in a big way next year. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with a solid track record on super-early Apple rumors, the 2020 iPhone…

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Vodafone litters London with blockchain tokens in new augmented reality game

Sep25
by on September 25, 2019 at 5:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Vodafone is running an augmented reality (AR) game across London as part of a promotional Apple giveaway, and it’s powered by blockchain technology. The game, called Find Unlimited, requires players find and interact with “Vatoms,” unique, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) generated by and stored in a blockchain operated by startup BLOCKv. Over a two-hour period every day this week, 36 Vatoms will appear in Central London, spread across six “high-footfall” locations. Participants can collect the tokens by zapping them with their phone’s camera, later redeeming them for special prizes (like an iPhone 11). Anyone can participate in the game, but marketing materials confirm…

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Dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether is now the world’s 4th biggest cryptocurrency

Sep25
by on September 25, 2019 at 3:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Controversial USD-backed stablecoin Tether is now the world’s fourth biggest cryptocurrency, only surpassed by Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple. Tether, which is actually only 74-percent backed by cash and other assets, garnered a higher share of the market after a major sell-off. According to CoinMarketCap, Tether currently has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion. Its trading volume stands at $36 billion over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Bitcoin – undoubtedly the world’s most famous cryptocurrency – suffered a considerable decrease in terms of both price and market cap. Although Tether enthusiasts may see this as cause for celebration, I wonder how hardcore…

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Dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether is now the world’s 4th biggest cryptocurrency

Sep25
by on September 25, 2019 at 3:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Controversial USD-backed stablecoin Tether is now the world’s fourth biggest cryptocurrency, only surpassed by Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple. Tether, which is actually only 74-percent backed by cash and other assets, garnered a higher share of the market after a major sell-off. According to CoinMarketCap, Tether currently has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion. Its trading volume stands at $36 billion over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Bitcoin – undoubtedly the world’s most famous cryptocurrency – suffered a considerable decrease in terms of both price and market cap. Although Tether enthusiasts may see this as cause for celebration, I wonder how hardcore…

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