http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=1751&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Allen Tanen-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/2822.aspxWed, 16 Jul 2008 03:15:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2822tealtanWhen you are outside of the studio, you'll be subject to dynamic conditions. The climate and weather can have a big impact on the way pictures turn out. Be prepared and learn how to deal with cloudy days. Often you'll be geared up for a day of outdoor photography, only to see the sky filled with sunlight-ruining clouds. Or you may be thinking o...http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/2471.aspxTue, 08 Jul 2008 19:34:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2471tealtanIn part 1 of this series covering independent PC games, we take a look at Dwarf Fortress, a simulationist single-player fantasy game where everything is randomly generated. Images The Tragic Miner Kol Sedilònul had a good life at the fortress of Atöllogem (translated as "Findpaint" in the human tongue). She worked hard day in and day ou...http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/4238.aspxMon, 11 Aug 2008 03:06:13 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4238tealtanIt's the last rpg you'll ever need to play. "The Great B-Ball Purge of 2041, a day so painful to some that it is referred to only as the "B-Ballnacht". Thousands upon thousands of the world's greatest ballers were massacred in a swath of violence and sports bigotry as the game was outlawed worldwide. The reason: the Chaos Dun...http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/4196.aspxSun, 10 Aug 2008 03:19:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4196tealtanWhy this modern throwback shooter to 80s arcade action is worth checking out. The premise of Serious Sam is, according to Wikipedia, the "adventures of hero Sam "Serious" Stone and his fight against the forces of the extraterrestrial overlord Notorious Mental who seeks to destroy humanity." If you dismissed the plot entirely fro...http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/2786.aspxThu, 17 Jul 2008 22:40:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2786tealtanNifflas releases a platformer focused around community-built levels. Images From the creator of Within a Dark Forest and Knytt, indie game creator Nifflas has released another quality platformer. For those unfamilar with his work, his style of games is based around simplicity and sharp pixel art. With Knytt Stories, it's no different. The game focu...http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/2866.aspxMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:26:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2866tealtanIn the last part of this series, we look at the most recent set of first-person shooters. In these last years, we have seen the focus shift again to new technologies, as well as a sharing of games between PCs and consoles. Halo The Goldeneye of the new generation, Halo by Bungie is one of most successful first-person shooters on console. Initially ...http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/2865.aspxSun, 20 Jul 2008 23:49:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2865tealtanThis article delves into the golden era of first-person shooters, when they would branch and try new gameplay paradigms. In this next era, first-person shooter engines had enough power that they were no longer the focus. Developers would now turn to gameplay concepts and experiment. Goldeneye 007 Goldeneye 007, by Rare, was one of the first shooter...http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/2864.aspxSun, 20 Jul 2008 22:58:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2864tealtanTaking a look at the more pivotal titles in the early years of the first person shooter. First person shooters pioneered the use of 3D environments in PC games. It was an exciting frontier for developers, with continuous computer developments allowing for more detail, more effects, more speed. In this article we'll trace out the early years. Wolfen...http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/2473.aspxFri, 04 Jul 2008 03:36:48 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2473tealtanOn the weekend of June 28 and 29, Blizzard held their Worldwide Invitational in Paris. Fans rejoiced when Blizzard unveiled a trailer for the third game to their acclaimed dungeon crawling series, Diablo. Here, we take a look at the trailer to see what Diablo 3 holds for us. Images Artwork The art assets, as expected from a top production from Bliz...http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/2589.aspxFri, 04 Jul 2008 03:41:13 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2589tealtanTaking a look at the first-person game aiming to convey a greater sense of physical awareness than any game before. Images The first-person shooter genre tends to relegate players to a floating camera and a gun. Even celebrated games like 2004's Half Life 2, which implemented a rough physics model of a body, ended up with awkward movement and getti...