All work and no play?
The Tablet isn’t all about productivity. It is good for playing games! I have been scoping out the wide world of internet for games that I can play on my Tablet and that are also fun and friendly--casual games that are good for pen or touch.
I’m not really going to be reviewing the games, some will probably be more interesting than others; but I will be highlighting some interesting features. So, what am I looking for in a game? Potential! Hopefully this will be a fun public investigation of some unique and interesting interactions that pen and/or touch can provide; whether it is in a game or more broadly.
This week I would like to give special recognition to some students at Stanford (Daniel Salinas, Travis Skare, John Shedletsky, and Douglas Wilson) who used the Tablet SDK to create a game called Euclidean Crisis. The game was nominated for an award at the 2007 Independent Games Festival. They didn’t win but I say game on!
As a general aside, I feel compelled to note that this is from my own personal opinion and I’m not representative of Microsoft. So, with that said, a pen friendly game will be coming up next week...
Lindsey Noll | Windows | Tablet PC | Software Design Engineer
Working hard by playing some games
