Tag Archives: Android

The Room

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Lisa

I’ve played a few games called “The Room” over the years.  Most of them followed the idea that you’re trapped in a room, and you have to solve a series of puzzles in the room to get out.  It’s an … Continue reading →

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Dragon’s Lair

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Lisa

Dragon’s Lair was a Laserdisc Video Game released in the early eighties.  It stood apart from the other games of the time because, instead of using traditional pixel or vector graphics, it used sequences of cartoons to depict the action.  … Continue reading →

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Plague Inc.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Lisa

Plague Inc is a game for Android and iOS which puts you in the shoes (or whatever a Deity wears) of a plague creator.  The aim is to eradicate humans from the world by means of your plague. You begin … Continue reading →

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Curiosity – First Impressions

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lisa

Curiosity is a new ‘game’ (experiment) from 22 cans, Peter Molyneux’s new company.  I’m not going to go into the problems and controversy over what’s happening with it lately and just discuss it as an interesting game exercise.

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Android Soft Keyboards

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Lisa

I mentioned earlier that the Swype keyboard had been replaced with a Samsung keyboard on the new Samsung Galaxy SIII.  While it still had the concept of sliding your finger from one letter to another to make words, it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Android Pattern Unlock

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lisa

A while back  there was a story that caught a lot of attention.  Apparently the FBI is unable to crack the Android pattern screen lock.  A day before I heard about this story, a friend (who has a Galaxy S … Continue reading →

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UNO on Android

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lisa

Well, I’m back from “sunny” Queensland.  I know you didn’t know I was going, because I didn’t get a chance to mention it.  The problem with being “indispensable” at work is that going on holidays means longer hours and no … Continue reading →

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Vignette – Android Camera App

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Lisa

Lately I’ve been using Vignette, instead of the default Android camera application.

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Touch Screen Game Controls

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Lisa

I downloaded Zenonia 2 for the Galaxy S and had a brief play with it.  It reminded me of a problem I’ve been aware of since the early days of the Nintendo DS: How to use a touch screen effectively … Continue reading →

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Scumm VM and the Galaxy S

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Lisa

If you’re a fan of the old SCUMM games like Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle and Loom (to name only a very few), then you probably also know about Scumm VM,  You may even know that there’s been an … Continue reading →

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