My Online Monopoly

Video games rule our lives and souls and there is no doubting the fact. If anywhere ever doubted this, he/she just needs to look at the collective dismay of the British public on the no show of PS3 this season. It?s as if we have not won the FIFA world cup once again. Video […]

The simple fact of life in this country is that in many cases we actually need a vehicle. While many cities have made great strides with public transportation in the last few years, America?s dependency on the automobile won?t disappear any time soon.

For decades Americans have been at the mercy of the petroleum companies, literally […]

Many young kids and teenagers have developed deep passions for those hugely popular computer games that offer non-stop action and adventure, fantasy and magic, and the chance to assume different personalities and travel to diverse imaginary worlds. On the other hand, adults have developed their own fascination with computer games as well, mostly involving the […]

Osteoporosis is the loss of bony tissue resulting in deformed and brittle bones. In osteoporosis the bones literally waste away as their mineral density is gradually lost, making them increasingly weak and fragile. This is a common cause of fractures in the elderly. Thinning of the bones leads to increased risk of fractures, particularly of […]

The funniest thing triggered some great old memories of 80s arcade games . Last night I went to a store, a 24-hour convenience one, to get a cigarette lighter and asked for the difference between Bic lighters and Scripto lighters. Unexpectedly the boy on shift was helpful and kind enough to inform me that as […]

What is a video game tester? How to become a video game tester?Let me start by giving a brief history of video game testing. In the early days of Computer game development, the games were much simpler in scope, usually about 2 testers are used for simple games and the programmers were able […]

The first ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) actually was built with six wheels instead of four. It was developed sometime during the 1950s in Japan and was primarily desinged to deal with the mountainous topography and isolated rugged regions of that country. Particularly during spring when the ice thaws and river flow would increase substantially, Japanese […]

Simulation games create a whole new world to explore, one that is virtually realistic. They represent a virtual environment, with virtual characters having interesting and life-like interactions between the various components of a virtual world. The graphics and sounds are often amazingly close to reality. Everything seems real, from the weather conditions over the Pacific […]

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking at Rutgers University in front of around 150 high school students, which was a lot better than speaking behind them. The subject was humor columns, so it goes without saying that walruses came up multiple times. I mean, so many times that I completely lost track. […]

The world of car racing games offers a wide variety of options: Formula 1 racing games, rally racing games, dirt bike racing games, truck racing games and many more. Among many racing game aficionados some of the most challenging and realistic games are the off road racing games. The rough terrain, the unexpected switches between […]