Videogames

Fan Expo Vancouver and 2012 Canadian Videogame Awards
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Fan Expo Vancouver and 2012 Canadian Videogame Awards

Vancouver hosted it’s inaugural edition of Fan Expo this weekend attracting thousands of fans from all genres. If you’ve never been to an event like this, the easiest way to describe it is Halloween on steroids. I’m always impressed to see the lengths some people go to create amazing costumes that celebrate their favorite characters…and…

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Gameduino videogame shield for the Arduino

A while back, I participated in my first Kickstarter project by ‘funding’ something called a Gameduino: It’s an add on module (aka a shield) for the Arduino hardware platform. It basically gives the Arduino the missing bits of electronics to be a self contained 8-bit videogame platform including VGA and sound ports to connect to…

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Sneak Peak of Playstation’s Move Motion controller

Today I had the chance to get a sneak peak at Sony’s new Move Motion control system for the Playstation 3. Similar to the Nintendo Wii’s Wiimote, it’s a wireless controller that you use to control various types of videogames. Today, we got to play beach volleyball. Unlike the Wii though, the Playstation controller also…