disobey.comAll of disobey.com in this little box? Bollocks!60 Blank White Cards: Teaser 3 Available- August 17, 2007 Teaser 3 is up, previewing the 60BWC achievement system: An achievement whore is the moniker taken by those who strive to earn every Xbox 360 achievement possible. For those unaware, every Xbox 360 retail game ships with 1000 points that can be earned by mundane, impossible, odd, or merely random gameplay. These points accumulate into a total gamer score that represents all the games you've played. To "ace" a game means you've earned all the points possible: ace your first five games and you'll.http://www.disobey.com/node/1817 60 Blank White Cards: Teaser 2 Arrives- August 9, 2007 There's new teaser content over at my newest project 60 Blank White Cards, including ruminations about one (of four) inspirations for the game, as well as some very early sketches from our resident artist. Check it out! Perplex City was an alternate reality game (ARG) with purchasable, but optional, puzzle cards, as well as a cash prize for the first player to find the stolen Cube. While other ARGs have toyed with physical items earned or found by players, as well as "prizes" (like playing Halo.http://www.disobey.com/node/1816 There be real treasure this time, matey- August 9, 2007 NPR reports: Pirate ships exist mostly in legend, but a real one - the Whydah - was discovered off Cape Cod by Barry Clifford in 1984. It's the only authenticated pirate ship ever found, and just like in legends, it was laden with treasure. Clifford and his team have just recovered a new collection of artifacts from the ship ... "The pirates testified in court in Boston, and their testimonies were recorded," Clifford said. "They said that the treasure was laid in one heap, that the money was...http://www.disobey.com/node/1815 Killer fungus now airborne- August 7, 2007 The NewScientist reports: A fungus that is devastating amphibian populations around the world is a relatively new disease that is spreading rapidly ... Worse, not only is the fungus being spread by infected water, it may also be transmitted in the form of spores carried on the wind or birds' feathers ... B. dendrobatidis was formally identified as a frog-killer in 1998, though it has been found on museum specimens dating back to the 1930s. It affects frogs on every continent they are found and..http://www.disobey.com/node/1814 60BWC Teaser Site Launches- August 3, 2007 A new game entitled 60 Blank White Cards, coded in Drupal and by the well-known Morbus Iff, has just launched its teaser site which alludes to "cash prizes", "prize-winning points", and offers up the requisite word puzzle for those ready to learn more. Take a look-see, sign up for an account, solve the puzzle, and wait for the next update!http://www.disobey.com/node/1813 Sounds like Banana Orangutans adapt to human trickery- August 2, 2007 The BBC reports: Researchers from St Andrews University have shown that the animals intentionally modify or repeat their signals to get their messages across ... The researchers set up a situation where six captive orangutans were presented with a keeper who had treats, such as bananas, and blander food, such as leeks or celery. The animals gestured to attract the keeper's attention so the tasty treat would be passed to them. Professor Richard Byrne, author of the study, states: When the keeper.http://www.disobey.com/node/1812 An "Eh oh!" "Uh oh!": Teletubbies stolen- August 1, 2007 From the BBC: Dozens of figures from the Irish Republic's National Wax Museum have been damaged or stolen after a "rave" party at a warehouse, officials say. Models of famous children's characters, including Teletubbies and Bob the Builder, as well as film villains Hannibal Lecter and Freddie Krueger, were among those taken from the museum's collection in Dublin.http://www.disobey.com/node/1811 |