Wednesday, June 25, 2008

WoW accounts marketplace

For fanatic gamers, earning some cold hard cash is never far away. One way of doing it is to create a game and sell it. You can also publish it online for free, make it extremely popular and earn from advertisement on game page. If programming is not your style, another option is to buy game from some greenhorn developer for few bucks, make it popular, etc. Off course I’m not talking about World of Warcraft here, I’m talking about easy to create, addictive to play small Flash games. Check Kongregate and you will easily find bunch of young developers ready to sell you their own creations for $50 - $200 bucks.

There is another option to cash it out. You may earn few bucks by playing games. Specially, you may earn few bucks by playing already mentioned World of Warcraft. Did you know there exists WoW accounts marketplace where you can buy or sell your wow account? BuyMMOAccounts.com Incorporated are legitimate company based in Calgary, Canada. They claim 95% success rate of accounts trade. You can use PayPal to make transaction.



However, selling and buying WoW accounts is against the TOS of game owners, Blizzard Entertainment®. How BuyMMOAccounts is legitimate is something beyond the reach for Flanture. You have been warned.

Wherever there is a product, even a virtual one like WoW account, marketplace will always find its way to exist.

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Credit Cards

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Next post is written by guest blogger Charles
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You go to your mail, open it and to your belief you see a credit card. It seems that today credit cards are flashing up everywhere. You have credit cards for bad credit, credit cards with zero percent APR, you even have credit card scams. The question that many people ask is who would give a person a credit card with a bad credit history? The answer is, a lot of places.

There are credit card companies out there that actually believe people make mistakes. Yes, you have a repossessed car on your credit but what’s the reason? It is only human to make mistakes, especially when it involves money and credit card companies have a tendency to look past all those negatives and bad credit that you may have on your credit report.

Now we have pre-paid credit cards. Pre-paid credit cards are basically like a bank but all on a card with no checks. Pre-paid credit cards are basically substitutes for your own cash. With a pre-paid credit card no one is lending you cash of any sort, it is your own money that you will be putting on a pre-paid credit card.

As you’re reading about credit cards you probably see a lot of talk about APR. Standard APR, Balance Transfer APR, Default APR and Cash Advance APR are only a few of them to list. Now, are you wondering what the difference with these APR’s is? The difference between the listed APR’s can seem confusing to you when you first hear it but once you begin to understand it you will see that it really is pretty simple.

Standard APR is talking about the interest rate that the credit card will be going up to AFTER the introductory APR period is over. Cash Advance APR is the interest rate you will be receiving for those cash advances. Balance Transfer APR is that interest rate that you will be getting for any of your credit card balances that you transfer over to your newly created credit card. Last we have Default APR and that is the interest rate that your card will be going up to if you are ever late on your payments or even go over your credit limit.

Credit cards can lead to a world of debt so you will need to make sure that you do not get too greedy with that “extra” money. Yes, the truth is that you can use credit cards in order to build up your credit but you will need to actually show some paid off credit cards before places begin to look at that as positive. When you have active credit cards that have not been paid off yet then places may look at you as if you were in debt. So play it safe before you get fifty thousand dollars in debt because credit cards can do that to you THEN you will wish that you never opened that first credit card that came in the mail. In other words, credit cards can help you as long as you don’t go getting too greedy on them.

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Monday, March 10, 2008

Tracking like a pro


I was surprised with this simple but incredible piece of technology, GPS Tracking Key which recently helped police to solve murder case when George Ford was arrested in Chenango County for the death of a 12-year-old girl. Read entire article how his wife suspected he was having an affair and she placed GPS Tracking Key in his truck.

This small, pocket sized device that receives signals from the twenty-four Department of Defense satellites orbiting the earth. The internal computer accurately determines the GPS location of the device within 2.5 meters and records detailed travel activities every second. Data logged includes route traveled, velocity, direction/orientation and duration of device remains stationary. Cheap price for something with enormous number of uses. Device have strong magnet and it is water resistant. GPS Tracking Key is powered by just 2 AAA batteries.


What is really amazing is that this device is fully compatible with Google Earth Software and maps the GPS coordinates of the person or vehicle accurately. You only have to plug it in nearest computer and read valuable data. I already see how teenagers all over the world are helpless in explaining why they took a car without permission. How about people on dangerous missions in distant areas? This is a life saving piece of equipment for some professions. With such accuracy of 2.5 meters, GPS Tracking Key can play significant role in mapping.

Check also cool demos like Tibet vehicle tracking, hike vehicle tracking and Las Vegas strip vehicle tracking with Google Earth available on their website.

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Monday, March 03, 2008

Where to start with development


There are many things to consider when starting with flash games development. Basic one is to be sure that programming skills are good enough for the job whether it is AS3, AS2 or even AS1. Experience is very important which means that fresh start can tolerate lack of knowledge to some extent. Creating strategy for first project is another big milestone. Simple jumping into coding won't give expected success. Careful planning is essential.

What kind of project will it be? What kind of game genre? Some games cover more genres at once, some don't. Popular genre is first person shooter where main character moves around and shoots stuff and where the world is seen through character's eyes. Role playing game is similar, but in this case character is exploring some environment collecting power ups in interaction with enemies and other characters.

Other popular genres are strategy, sports, action and adventure. Maybe one of the best genres for newbie in flash games development are puzzle / logic games where graphic is not most important but game play is. Another important and popular genre is casino games like roulette, poker and black jack. Industry of casino games is very strong and need for new games is daily rising. Just check online job boards and you will find how making good casino games brings cash. A lot of cash.

After carefully chosen game genre some other questions have to be answered. If project is small with simple graphic and sound effects and just few levels, this can be one man show, but if project is bigger, consider making a team. Splitting responsibility between graphics, sound, programming and marketing is more productive and results are much better, but gathering a good team is skill for itself. And that is great subject for next article.

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Friday, December 28, 2007

3D Games Market Generators


Every type of online business can attract attention of visitors by using various entertainment content, specially interactive content. Among most productive types of interactive content are video games, Flash games and 3D games.

Good 3D game can have very positive influence on player. They are one of the best known ways for everyday stress relief and excellent tool for us to relax relatively quickly. Also there is a benefit that we gain from interactivity itself and participation of player where attention is awaken and positive insight in particular subject that game represents.

Let's see how this works by taking a look at appropriate example. I'm talking about this video poker website. CGTV Games are developing new 3D games with special usage. See few of them to understand what kind of potential those games have.

In Football ShootOut you get the ability to play as your favorite football team. In Lucky Shot you can take a role as a famous golfer. Penguin Playground combines gorgeous 3D graphics, an engaging serial storyline, five exciting bonus games and a cast of adorable penguin characters. If you don't think this is enough, try Arctic Adventure.



On the other hand if you are hard-core racer, try Sidecar Rally, motorcycle racing action. And if you think green, you are eco friendly spirit and those engines are just not your thing, than right choice for you would be Gold Cup Horse Racing, game that brings track to your computer. Forget about Kentucky Derby, Grand National and Japan Cup, you only need Gold Cup which includes track conditions and even horse characteristics.



Behind all those games is well designed business. Goal is simple, to attract new players and to benefit from them. This strategy is universal and that is what is important here. It isn't really matter what is your product or service. You can find your market or create one.


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Saturday, December 08, 2007

Should you become a PRO?


Flash games development world is, as I see it chaotic place where everyone is developer and anything is called Flash game. Almost all of us (if not all) encountered situation when you widely open your eyes and you say something like: this is Flash game? Those kinds of semi-creations are reason why in discussions many people claim that Flash is not good tool for game development. But truth behind existence of enormous number of Flash games creators is easiness of making simple animations in Flash.

Every good computer game consists of several important factors like story, graphics, sound, atmosphere and meaningful concept behind all the elements separates great game from average one. But there is much more to do when making professional game in Flash. Excellent coding skills are must. It is far from enough to use small chunks of code collected on web from different sources. Understanding of object oriented programming, data structures and algorithms is just tip of the iceberg of practical knowledge needed. Just think about enemies’ artificial intelligence you will need to code and suddenly everything seems much tougher.

However if all previous is not enough to scare you and you still want to become professional Flash games developer you will probably need few marketing skills as well in order to present yourself and your work in a right way. One of things that can help you is obtaining relevant domain name for your website which will be starting point in your marketing plans. The .pro domain is for professionals, such as lawyers, doctors, accountants, realtors, programmers etc. These are normally $99/year but there is offer for professional domain as a holiday special for 25% off, or $75/year. Consider buying one of these domains if you still dare to become a professional developer.

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Theme of the Month: HeroInteractive


Among huge number of new flash games development teams, sometimes you find team that can make a difference with wonderfull ideas and most playable games. This time Flanture presents Hero Interactive.



HeroInteractive started making Flash games in August 2006 and for a year and a half few titles emerges:

* Flippy Cup - September 2006
* Captain Coppergravel - October 2006
* Alien Abduction II - March 2007
* Bubble Tanks - March 2007
* LightSprites - May 2007
* StarShine - June 2007
* Triangles - July 2007
* StormWinds - just released

Many games for such short period of time. My favorite games (they are also popular on Kongregate - flash games community) are StarShineand newest one,StormWinds.


There is not much information on Hero Interactive, but they do have blog section on their website, they are from Michigan and only interview with HI you can read HERE .

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Thursday, October 11, 2007

Q stands for Quality

CliQs.com is a recently established company that is pioneering an innovative approach to the global classified industry. Brought to life in September 2002, operating from Houston, TX, cliQs.com's mission has been to simplify and secure the world's e-commerce and make it universally available for free.

 

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Sell / buy anything in your area: 100% free of charge. Do you find existing auction sites to be limited and expensive? cliQs.com represents the next generation classified system, offering a more local experience on a global level. Forget about Craigslist, charg ing for their service in larger cities once they become popular. cliQs.com is 100% free and unlike Craigslist, cliQs' website recently received the Webmaster Winning Website Award, ensuring not only unique content, but also a user friendly, high quality graphic design.

 

cliqs company website screenshot

 

Security is important. Cliqs has a patent pending filtering system that will minimize spam on the portal. Also, mobile beta program is currently being tested. You will be able to post anything to cliqs.com using mobile phones. Whether you want to sell , buy or just share a photo, video or a song on the web using your mobile phone, you can just cliQ it from your cell. This is currently a private beta service, so you must receive an invitation from cliQs.com or a cliQs.com beta user to sign up.
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Friday, October 05, 2007

Bluebook online guide

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I'm not an expert in this field, but that didn't stopped me to write few reviews about online poker or online casino websites on several of my blogs. Although this subject is well covered on blogs and websites, there is always something that someone missed and of course, another point of view on same topic is usually welcomed.

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Monday, October 01, 2007

Real world examples and new purposes

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Flash content is easily recognized by its attraction and animation abilities. But, Flash is not only wow looking intros, image galleries and great effects on dropdown menus. There is much more to do with Flash / Flex and there are new ways for implementation.

One successful example of it is this online poker website Bet365. They provide a range of online betting services through their online casino, Sportsbook facility, interactive games section and online poker playing area. They provide a one wallet system so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of their full range of services through one manageable account. More than that, Live In-Play section is done in Flash, live scores and right on the spot betting system.

Another example is MixBook. Here you can see nice looking Flex application that becomes backbone for whole company. You can create your own book by yourself or in collaboration with friends from around the globe, share it or order its printed version which will arrive right to your door step. No registration is required and you get your professional looking printed version for as low as $12.99.

I will just mention it in this post but will write about it much more later flash game development industry with huge number of small studios where age of youngest developers is often smaller than 16. Don’t get me wrong, some of those studios besides good potential, already have good profit.

Flash is a handy tool. But this tool has many purposes and some of them are yet to be discovered.

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