I went to Best Buy the other day looking for voice recorders. The affordable ones didn't have USB output and the ones with USB output weren't affordable. But a simple eBay search of "usb voice recorder" provides many tantalizing options that apparently do a lot more than just sound recording!

If you've been wondering about an inexpensive way to capture sound effects "in the wild," this looks very promising. I'll let you know how mine turns out when I get it.

NOTE: Tempted? Of course you are! But before you buy, be sure to look at 1) where it's shipping from (if it's coming from, e.g., Hong Kong to the US there might be a little bit of a wait), and 2) what shipping charges are involved (some can be a bit excessive).

I'd never heard of them before today, but they look pretty nifty. There might be some ideas for BYOND games in there too.

http://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/Home

If you like to play strategy games and you are interested in promoting strategy games on BYOND, it looks like a golden opportunity is avaiable for you:

http://members.byond.com/?command=view_post&post=29405

If you're an icon artist or a programmer, or both, check out this contest:

http://developer.byond.com/forum/ index.cgi?action=message_read&id=528782&forum=7

Pretty clever idea, if you ask me!

I am cleaning up my desk and by posting this here now, I can throw away a post-it note I've had sitting around for months.

Did I miss anything? Add it in the comments!


Things Six-Sided Dice Can Do in a Game
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Resolve probability (17%, 33%, etc.)

Pick from list

Maintain state:
value on top face

rotation of side faces (or arrow on top face)

location on game board

relation to other dice (grouping/stacking)

color

size

odor (requires diced cheese)