Planetfall 2 prototype : Infocom : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
Don’t get your hopes up: this is a very early prototype from the cancelled sequel to Infocom’s classic text adventure. It’s barely playable, though it does provide an interesting look at how the game would have played with a realtime 3D engine. The prototype does introduce a puzzle (at least the only one I could find) and features voice acting as well as a pretty cool soundtrack tune. Judging by the puzzle, you were able to give orders to your robot companions similarly to how Infocom’s classic text adventures worked.
The Making of Lemmings – Read-Only Memory
How DMA Design created a classic, and what happened next
Allez adieu Astérix… Il est grand temps de tourner la page de nos héros de BD franco-belges | Slate.fr
Astérix, Blake et Mortimer, Achille Talon: les vieilles gloires de la BD d’antan n’en finissent pas d’occuper les rayons BD des librairies. Pour l’éternité? Un phénomène commercial et conservateur qui prend des proportions inquiétantes.
Nero’s Rotating Dining Room | CNRS News
"The main dining table, which was round, rotated night and day, imitating the motions of the globe." The surprising construction mentioned by Suetonius in his biography of Nero has been found. On Palatine Hill (Rome), a Franco-Italian team of archaeologists discovered remains of a mechanism that could have allowed the rotation of the floor of the main dining room of the Domus Aurea—Nero's vast imperial palace.
People who post their fitness routine to Facebook have psychological problems, study claims – Business Insider Deutschland
People who are always keen on documenting their gym activities (or every time you simply go for a good, old-fashioned run) tend to be narcissists. According to the researchers, the primary goal is to boast about how much time you invest in your looks. Apparently these status updates also earn more Facebook likes than other kinds of posts. "Narcissists more frequently updated about their achievements, which was motivated by their need for attention and validation from the Facebook community", the study concludes.