Once you have purchased the voucher from your .biz site, you can pass on the voucher code to a player, who can then go to “Deposit Funds” and then “Voucher” in their games site, and enter the 15 digit code. Then, all that they need to do is refresh their web-browser – and the funds will be there for use on the games site!

On the most recent pioneers web conference Eric Avery announced some important and exciting developments for the uVme business:

The Tell a Friend feature is nearly ready;

Vouchers will soon be available for players to redeem on the games site; and there is also news about “group tournaments”…

Date: Thursday 30th October, 2008

Format: Conference

Organisers: Tandem Events +44 (0)20 7405 4500

You can visit the Tandem website here: www.tandemevents.co.uk

In Brief: Dedicated to the business of casual games, an industry that has grown dramatically. The event will be a one-day conference, the morning focusing on opportunities in the sector and what the future holds.

There will be two parts in the afternoon, with one exploring the lucrative potential of casual games and the other taking on a more technical, development-centric feel.

The Casual Games Forum has been designed with several aims in mind; to explore the business angles of this exciting market, but also to get under the skin of the more technical and practical aspects of developing casual games.

“As well as catering for those already involved in the sector, it’ll offer those waiting on the sidelines the chance to learn more and perhaps more importantly, give everyone the chance to network together, either as future partners or possible competitors.”

Debut during London Games Festival www.londongamesfestival.com

Date: 6-8 October

Format: 6th & 7th Conference and Expo 8th Workshops

In Brief:

In their second year the Conference theme will be:

‘Enterprise, education and entertainment, harnessing virtual worlds for twenty-first century advantage.’ Issues covered include the emergence of virtual worlds for competitive advantage and harnessing social networks, virtual worlds and MMOs to create communities.

The Workshops will cover Planning and Rolling Out Enterprise Virtual Worlds Applications,

Establishing Metrics Key Performance Measurement for Virtual Worlds and MMO and Legal and Tax

Update for Virtual Worlds.

The Expo is the place to attend presentations, view demos and to social network.

Register Now For Discount Pricing: www.virtualworldsforum.com

Paddlong has been added to the uVme classic section, which includes Sam serpent and Tetrablock.

Paddlong is played using the up and down arrow on the keyboard to move your paddle up and down, the key to playing paddlong is to hit the ball at an angle, this seems to be the best way to get the ball passed the opposing paddle. Although the Paddlong game has been updated and made much more fun and exciting to play, some things have not changed at all! I still seem to be rubbish at it! Must get back to some more practise…

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Our vision of the library as a place for contemplation and studying, with the occasional homeless person, does not include a hangout for gamers.  Although a large percentage of public libraries allow video games on their computers.. For the majority of teenagers this is the perfect place to go on to Facebook or MySpace social networking sites and talk to friends or listen to music Yes, I know libraries nowadays often have more DVDs than Blockbuster and more computers than the local IT training centre.  But…..

CDs, audio books and graphic novels can be checked out along with books.  Children’s story time, reading groups, knitting groups and lectures.  Some libraries have youth groups, local history meetings, computer training (for ALL ages)… but still. Video games?   Whatever next!

Libraries are no longer just about books and reading, more a recreational and social centre.  A place to meet new friends and where locals share their knowledge and of course have a good gossip!

If you’re worried about video games promoting violent or addictive behaviours, rest assured that library staff are concerned too.   But there is very strong evidence that online games aid concentration, enhance problem-solving skills and relieve stress.

And did I say that they get kids into the library?   Maybe they may even take out a book!

Should libraries stock video games — or ban them?

A perfect and fun way to do this is to play online games.    As well as providing a fun experience, they can provide your brain with excellent exercise for all ages.   It is not difficult to find a game to suit you.  The choice and availability of online games is vast.  Arcade games, word games, puzzle games, masses of sports games, problem solving games, plus many others.

Tetra Block is a good example of a problem solving game based on the popular Commodore 64 classic Tetris.   It is easy to play but offers enough complexity and difficulty to keep your brain well challenged.  Playing games online is a highly enjoyable and relaxing pastime and provides an outlet away from the problems and stresses of our daily lives.

Interpreting patterns in games such as Fruit Frenzy and Blob Factory improve concentration and your speed as you move up the levels.  The structure and general complexity of many of these types of games, although relatively simple to play, enables players to gain and improve skills that will in fact be useful within their work and student lives.

It was reported that less than .002 percent of Facebook users were affected by the worm. Everyone who was infected were notified. The culprit was a piece of web code that looked like innocent user-generated content but it multiplied across the network.

Facebook and Myspace have worked hard to solve the problem.
“They seem to be proactive at dealing with the situation and have shut it down fairly quickly. They have their own anti-spam service within the system, and that’s what helped it from spreading far and wide.”

“The issues we saw on PCs 10 or 15 years ago, we’re now seeing on social network platforms. Unless social networks are careful, they will be facing the same spam-type issues that we see in email spam. The big challenge for the sites is to accept user generated content that won’t do anything malicious to the website.”

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