Want to get a cool iPhone/Pod/Pad game and support Child's Play in the process? Then simply head over to the iTunes store and grab the game Fly vs Car, by Snow Day Games. Half of all sales go in quartely payments to Child's Play.
You get a fun game and Child's Play gets money to support children in hospitals with games.
I call that a pure Win-Win.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Operation PIP (Pew-Pew In Pink)
You may have noticed a few posts by me talking about gamers helping those in need. It's something I really believe in and think there is an incredible amount of power yet to be tapped with gamers. I wanted to share this idea I came up with to support awareness of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I have no real money to organize an event, but I thought I and other gamers could help raise awareness by doing something in the virtual world. Let me know what your thoughts and feelings and if it sounds good, to get the word out and see if we could get other gamers on board.
OPERATION P.I.P (Pew-pew In Pink)
Operation P.I.P involves getting gamers for the month of, or a specific day in, October to show their support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. How would they do this? By logging into to their favorite MMO and get their game on...wearing something pink. It could be clothes, armor, weapons, vehicles, houses, pets, whatever. Just get out there and show that they care. If they have visible profiles maybe they could explain what they are doing and encourage folks to donate to their local Cancer Hospital. You could organize pink raids, pink parties, pink crafting, pink guild events, there are a ton of possibilities with this. It wouldn't cost anyone anything, heck if anything crafters could see a small market open up for a bit. Raise awareness and have fun in game at the same time, a win-win!
Now what does it take to do organize this? Simple, word of mouth through forums, blogs, twitter, etc. Its simple, easy to organize and can be supported across multiple platforms and can raise awareness and (hopefully) increase donations to a worthy cause.
Thoughts?
OPERATION P.I.P (Pew-pew In Pink)
Operation P.I.P involves getting gamers for the month of, or a specific day in, October to show their support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. How would they do this? By logging into to their favorite MMO and get their game on...wearing something pink. It could be clothes, armor, weapons, vehicles, houses, pets, whatever. Just get out there and show that they care. If they have visible profiles maybe they could explain what they are doing and encourage folks to donate to their local Cancer Hospital. You could organize pink raids, pink parties, pink crafting, pink guild events, there are a ton of possibilities with this. It wouldn't cost anyone anything, heck if anything crafters could see a small market open up for a bit. Raise awareness and have fun in game at the same time, a win-win!
Now what does it take to do organize this? Simple, word of mouth through forums, blogs, twitter, etc. Its simple, easy to organize and can be supported across multiple platforms and can raise awareness and (hopefully) increase donations to a worthy cause.
Thoughts?
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Gamers helping others: BlizzCon Charity Dinner
I just wanted to help get the word out for another great cause by the gaming community for helping kids. This times it's the BlizzCon® 2010 Dinner to Benefit Children's Foundation
Here are the details:
"Before the BlizzCon festivities begin, we’re inviting you to join us for an evening of good food and good conversation -- all for a good cause. On Thursday, October 21, Blizzard will be hosting a special dinner to benefit the CHOC Children's Foundation, where guests will have an opportunity to meet and chat with game developers, artists, executives and other folks from Blizzard Entertainment.
From July 15 through July 17, we'll be holding an online drawing to determine who can win an opportunity to purchase tickets to this event. A total of 200 tickets will be available for $500 USD each (limit two per person), and the proceeds will benefit the CHOC Children's Foundation. In appreciation of your donation, you'll receive:
* Dinner and an opportunity to converse with executives, artists, developers, community managers, and others from Blizzard Entertainment
* A signed print featuring Blizzard Entertainment artwork
* One BlizzCon 2010 ticket (a $150 USD value)
The BlizzCon 2010 benefit dinner will take place Thursday, October 21 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Hilton Anaheim hotel. To opt in to the ticket drawing and view the official rules for this opportunity, visit the official BlizzCon website between July 15 and July 17."
Unfortunately, being in Europe, I will be unable to attend so I'm doing what I can to spread the word for this. If you or someone you know whats to help a great foundation and get the get tickets to BlizzCon and other gifts, make sure to visit the site between 15 July and 17 July for you chance.
Good luck!
Here are the details:
"Before the BlizzCon festivities begin, we’re inviting you to join us for an evening of good food and good conversation -- all for a good cause. On Thursday, October 21, Blizzard will be hosting a special dinner to benefit the CHOC Children's Foundation, where guests will have an opportunity to meet and chat with game developers, artists, executives and other folks from Blizzard Entertainment.
From July 15 through July 17, we'll be holding an online drawing to determine who can win an opportunity to purchase tickets to this event. A total of 200 tickets will be available for $500 USD each (limit two per person), and the proceeds will benefit the CHOC Children's Foundation. In appreciation of your donation, you'll receive:
* Dinner and an opportunity to converse with executives, artists, developers, community managers, and others from Blizzard Entertainment
* A signed print featuring Blizzard Entertainment artwork
* One BlizzCon 2010 ticket (a $150 USD value)
The BlizzCon 2010 benefit dinner will take place Thursday, October 21 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Hilton Anaheim hotel. To opt in to the ticket drawing and view the official rules for this opportunity, visit the official BlizzCon website between July 15 and July 17."
Unfortunately, being in Europe, I will be unable to attend so I'm doing what I can to spread the word for this. If you or someone you know whats to help a great foundation and get the get tickets to BlizzCon and other gifts, make sure to visit the site between 15 July and 17 July for you chance.
Good luck!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
EVE: Taking risk to the next level
CCP has decided to move into a new arena in MMO rules, the potential to loose real world money for being attacked. In a recent EVE Dev Blog CCP has decided to unlock restrictions originally placed on PLEX. PLEX or Pilot License Extension is an item converted from a EVE Time Card that adds 30 days of game time to your EVE Online account. So, if you bought say a 60 day time card you can convert it into two thirty day PLEX blocks. Players can buy PLEX with the in-game currency (ISK) from other players, though its only sold in NPC stations and cannot be moved to other stations.
So what are the changes? Well lets let CCP explain, from the blog:
"What does that mean specifically
• We will remove the restriction on undocking from a station with a PLEX in your cargo hold
• We will remove the restriction that PLEX cannot be put into courier contracts
• We will remove the restriction that items (including PLEX) can only be redeemed into NPC stations
• We will remove the restriction that items (including PLEX) can only be reverse-redeemed from NPC stations
• We will remove the restriction that ETC can only be converted into PLEX while inside an NPC station
If you blow up a ship that happens to be carrying PLEX, it may drop the PLEX as loot or it may be destroyed in the conflagration (much like any other item in a ship's cargo hold). The refund policies for PLEX will not be any different from any other item."
This, in a word is..... AWESOME.
EVE is now saying, based on your actions in game have a potential to loose subscription time . Think about that, to put that kind of risk into the game brings out so many options and potential scenarios. Smugglers now have extremely lucrative and deadly market to smuggle PLEX in and out of areas, pirates have more reason to attack, merc's hired to protect more convoys and people, business can use PLEX as a currency, etc. The possibilities are endless.
This kind of innovative shows to me that CCP is serious about sticking to its roots. It is an unforgiving world environment that you can become incredibly rich or dirt poor in the matter of a few mouse clicks. Alliances can become king of the hill one day and fall to its knees the next. There simply is no other game out there that puts everything into the players hands like this.
It will be intriguing to watch the outcome of this decision. EVE is known for its grandiose drama but what will the story be like when that first player looses months of subscription time because they were ganked at a jump gate or were double crossed in a deal?
EVE just raised the bar on risk taking in MMO's to a whole new level and I applaud them for it.
So what are the changes? Well lets let CCP explain, from the blog:
"What does that mean specifically
• We will remove the restriction on undocking from a station with a PLEX in your cargo hold
• We will remove the restriction that PLEX cannot be put into courier contracts
• We will remove the restriction that items (including PLEX) can only be redeemed into NPC stations
• We will remove the restriction that items (including PLEX) can only be reverse-redeemed from NPC stations
• We will remove the restriction that ETC can only be converted into PLEX while inside an NPC station
If you blow up a ship that happens to be carrying PLEX, it may drop the PLEX as loot or it may be destroyed in the conflagration (much like any other item in a ship's cargo hold). The refund policies for PLEX will not be any different from any other item."
This, in a word is..... AWESOME.
EVE is now saying, based on your actions in game have a potential to loose subscription time . Think about that, to put that kind of risk into the game brings out so many options and potential scenarios. Smugglers now have extremely lucrative and deadly market to smuggle PLEX in and out of areas, pirates have more reason to attack, merc's hired to protect more convoys and people, business can use PLEX as a currency, etc. The possibilities are endless.
This kind of innovative shows to me that CCP is serious about sticking to its roots. It is an unforgiving world environment that you can become incredibly rich or dirt poor in the matter of a few mouse clicks. Alliances can become king of the hill one day and fall to its knees the next. There simply is no other game out there that puts everything into the players hands like this.
It will be intriguing to watch the outcome of this decision. EVE is known for its grandiose drama but what will the story be like when that first player looses months of subscription time because they were ganked at a jump gate or were double crossed in a deal?
EVE just raised the bar on risk taking in MMO's to a whole new level and I applaud them for it.
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