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Saturday, March 10th, 2007
DD37: Schrödinger’s Pawn
WARNING: What follows is a game only a Geek could love.
Today’s design is a twist on the venerable game of chess, via quantum mechanics (See…I warned you).
If you’re the kind of savvy reader that hangs out at the Chrome Cow, you doubtless are familiar with a certain theoretical feline belonging to one Erwin […]
27 Comments » - Posted in Game Design, Design A Day by Sean Hyde-Moyer
Sunday, March 4th, 2007
A Spreadsheet for the Ages
When a problem rears its head, Chrome Cow Labs leaps into action. I recently had some time-tracking chores to bring under control, and my first instinct was to write a series of calendar tools in Excel, driven by a couple of different Perpetual Calendar algorithms.
I geek, therefore I am.
Follow the link and download the spreadsheet. […]
No Comments » - Posted in Chrome Cow Labs by Sean Hyde-Moyer
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
Next Stop: Adventure!
It’s called a ‘cowcatcher’for a reason
It’s been pretty quiet here for a couple of months, but I’m now back on track with some great news..
My wife and I have driven the final spike in our own figurative transcontinental railway, as I have just accepted a transfer to Locomotive Games in Santa Clara. Our cross […]
No Comments » - Posted in Announcements by Sean Hyde-Moyer
Sunday, June 18th, 2006
DD36: World Cup Foosball
Ok. I owe you a Lazarus and the Time Machine Part 2, but I can’t resist the chance to post a quite nearly timely World Cup inspired design.
I’ve consulted with experts in the field, and the consensus is that the World Cup involves Soccer.
In my mind this is quite nearly the same thing as […]
No Comments » - Posted in Game Design, Design A Day by Sean Hyde-Moyer
Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
Gallery Back Online
Which seems to suggest to me that it was offline at some point, almost as if someone had deleted the gallery entry page by accident, and failed to notice it for a few weeks.
Not that could happen on a well run site like this one.
I took the opportunity to update the gallery software, so something […]
No Comments » - Posted in Site Use by Sean Hyde-Moyer
Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
Lights, Camera, Macro!
I have been spending a bit of time with macro photography of late. I have a penchant for crawly critters [ link fixed ], which I have indulged for over a year now.
I’ve always had issues trying to take these photos indoors, or in dark places. Because the subject matter is so close to the […]
No Comments » - Posted in Chrome Cow Labs by Sean Hyde-Moyer
Thursday, June 1st, 2006
Pardon the Weirdness
I’m testing a new WordPress plug-in I’m working on, and the site may behave a little erratically in places.