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Now isn’t this an amazing scene, players lining up for their turn to retrieve an item from a high level creature. The cool thing here is that people are lining up nicely for their turn, quite an unusual thing inside typical mmorpg games.
I was just standing around before lining up…
I’ve started using this tool called Xfire, and it shows you live what I am playing at any time, check it out! It says I’m playing Hello Kitty Online!
This in particular is an interesting example of people working together to build a house together, this kind of team work building up effort is something I haven’t seen much in other MMORPG’s.
You’ll find a few more images on FLICKR or on Hello Kitty Online at http://www.hellokittyonline.com
A fun clock that tells the time with synchronized dance moves. If you want to embed it into your own blog the code to do that is below.
<embed src=’http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/swf/blog_small.swf’ width=’200′ height=’150′ type=’application/x-shockwave-flash’></embed>
Enjoy, it should work on any blog or website posting.
Who needs photoshop if you can have these!
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.
GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.
GIMP is written and developed under X11 on UNIX platforms. But basically the same code also runs on MS Windows and Mac OS X.
Features and Capabilities
Download GIMP (7.3 MB)
The English version of a famous Japanese free painting and retouch software for full color graphic, with mask, layer functions. You can use your own customized brush tips and even use an image file as a brush tip to create unique effects. Its user-friendly interface is recommended for CG beginners as well as experts.
Help files do not come with this program. You need to download a separate file from the Pixia website.
Pixia is a cross between Microsoft Paint and a primitive Photoshop. You can add layers, insert text, and apply a bunch of filters to your pictures. Most of the tools are pretty easy to understand once you’ve played around with the program for a few minutes.
Basic Specifications:
- Pixia is a painting tool made exclusively for full color graphics.
- Maximum graphic size: 10240 x 10240 dots (this depends on RAM capacity).
- Number of layers: as many as memory lasts.
- Peripheral devices applicable: TWAIN32 devices, Printers made to use for Microsoft Windows.
Download Pixia (3.3 MB)
Why use PhotoPlus?
PhotoPlus is the fun photo editing software that brings professional image editing to everyone with just a few clicks of the mouse. This free download enables beginners and professionals alike to produce incredible images for print, multimedia and the web.
PhotoPlus in Action
PhotoPlus is incredible image editing software that enables you to create, manipulate, and enhance photographs, bitmap graphics, and web animations. All the tools you need are provided along with handy hints to enable you to achieve totally unique results.
Installation Tips
It couldn’t be easier to get up and running with this free software. Simply follow the step-by-step guide to downloading your software and getting started on your first document. All the support you’ll need to help you through the process is easily accessible.
Tutorials
Explore the various tutorials for image and photo editing and special effects in the downloadable Companion Document. With hands-on examples, essential theory and useful tips, it won’t be long before you’re adding a professional touch to all your digital photos and graphic images.
FAQs
If there’s something you’d like to know about your new free software, take a look at our list of Frequently Asked Questions and you may find the solution.
Photo Gifts Templates
You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to create artwork for photo gifts using free templates and the online tutorials. All of the templates you need are available for you to download – for free!
Download PhotoPlus (19.4 MB)
(You’ll need to register PhotoPlus before you can use it. Enter a valid email address to get the activation number.)
Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.
It started development at Washington State University as an undergraduate senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple tool for photo and image editing. The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with a small amount of C++ for setup and shell-integration related functionality.
Features
Simple, intuitive user interface
Every feature and user interface element was designed to be immediately intuitive and quickly learnable without assistance. It is also designed to be immediately familiar to users of the original ‘MS Paint’ software that comes with Windows.
Layers
Usually only found on expensive or complicated professional software, layers form the basis for a rich image composition experience. You may think of them as a stack of transparency slides that, when viewed together at the same time, form one image.
Powerful Tools
Paint.NET includes simple tools for drawing shapes, including an easy-to-user curve tool for drawing simple splines or Bezier curves. The facilities for creating and working with selections is powerful, yet still simple enough to be picked up quickly. Other powerful tools include the Magic Wand for selecting regions of similar color, and the Clone Stamp for copying or erasing portions of an image. There is also a simple text editor, a tool for zooming, and a Recolor tool.
Unlimited History
Everybody makes mistakes, and everybody changes their mind. To accommodate this, every action you perform on an image is recorded in the History window and may be undone. Once you’ve undone an action, you can also redo it. The length of the history is only limited by available disk space.
Special Effects
Many special effects are including for perfecting your images. Everything from blurring, sharpening, red-eye removal, and embossing are included. Also included is our unique 3D Rotate/Zoom effect that makes it very easy to add perspective and tilting.
Adjustments are also included which help you tweak an image’s brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and levels.
Language Packs
Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, Frisian, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish.
Open Source and Free
Download (English and German)
This looks to be a great game.
Hello Kitty MMORPG goes beta
Sanrio Digital’s “Hello Kitty Online” accepting players for closed beta
Hong Kong – February 13, 2008: Sanrio Digital (www.sanriodigital.com) today announced the closed beta launch of “Hello Kitty Online”, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) based on the famous Sanrio characters. Hello Kitty Online allows players to explore and adventure in Sanrio’s fantasy world, a magical land that has recently fallen under the influence of a mysterious and malevolent power.
Players for the closed beta version are invited to apply at the official game site (www.hellokittyonline.com) or community site (www.sanriotown.com) and experience Hello Kitty Online in advance of the game release expected in the second half of 2008. Targeting female players from their pre-teens to twenties, Hello Kitty Online is the first installable MMORPG to set its sights on this demographic profile.
Hello Kitty Online is fully integrated with official Sanrio portal Sanriotown.com, which utilizes blogs, email, video sharing, Sanrio merchandise sales and more to create a digital and social experience accessible at any time. Players of Hello Kitty Online can extend their game experience on Sanriotown.com by interacting with other players, purchasing upgrades for their in-game characters, etc.
In addition to the standard MMORPG features such as customizable avatars, guilds, skill systems, and player economy, some of the outstanding Hello Kitty Online features include:
§ Unique game world: a persistent, beautifully designed environment where thousands of players and NPCs live, explore and quest in a magical world with real and imaginary zones such as the Flower Kingdom, Tokyo, Paris, Moscow, and more. Real world locations offer players the ability to learn about those places.
§ Unique NPCs: players will encounter and interact with popular Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, My Melody, Keroppi, and many others, all animated with a variety of contextual facial expressions.
§ Free to play: Hello Kitty Online is downloaded and played free of charge. There are no subscription fees.
§ Character upgrades: the Item Mall allows players to use real money to purchase special items and upgrades for characters.
§ Player housing: players can build and customize their own houses after acquiring the necessary licenses and materials. Houses depreciate over time and need to be maintained properly or will fall in disuse. A homeowner can invite someone to visit by making an in-game telephone call, and the player called will automatically be transported to the house if she agrees.
§ Crafting system: Hello Kitty Online has an extensive crafting system with output such as tools & weapons, farming implements & furniture, a wide variety of cooked dishes, and clothing for decorative and stat-modifying items. Raw materials include wood, minerals and metals, and crops.
§ Farming: players can run their own farms, which offer extra storage room and have the potential to produce important raw materials. The farming system incorporates a number of variables such as fertility, pest infestations, and crop characteristics.
§ A different focus: although it has a sophisticated combat system, unlike other MMORPGs combat need not be a primary objective for players of Hello Kitty Online. There are many puzzles to be solved, mini-games to compete in, story lines to follow, and adventures to experience.
For more information and screenshots please visit the Hello Kitty Online Website
About Sanrio Digital
Sanrio Digital is a joint venture between Typhoon Games (HK) Ltd. and Sanrio Co. Ltd. Sanrio Digital is responsible for the expansion of Sanrio intellectual property assets into various digital and online media, capitalizing on an extensive library of original material that includes world-famous brands such as Hello Kitty, Badtz Maru, My Melody, and others. For more information please visit www.sanriodigital.com
Contact:
Sanrio Digital (HK) Ltd
Tel: +852 2540-2237
Fax: +852 2803-0211
Email: michelle@sanriodigital.com
and now, for something quite unrelated, but cute and tiny and small.
| Turner and Outblaze Form Partnership to Create Formidable Web 2.0 Force in Asia |
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Hong Kong, 22 January, 2008: Turner Entertainment Holdings Asia Pacific (Turner) has entered into a strategic partnership with leading web infrastructure company Outblaze Limited (Outblaze), creating a powerful digital partnership, TurnOut Ventures Limited (TurnOut), in Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, TurnOut will leverage Cartoon Network’s extensive library of established brands and characters and the pioneering web expertise of Outblaze to launch highly interactive community networks. TurnOut will serve to strengthen Turner’s digital and online assets in the region and allow Outblaze to leverage its robust and scalable infrastructure and services. Under the terms of the agreement, Turner and Outblaze will co-invest in TurnOut to create a series of destination community web sites for kids and young adults. Cartoon Network characters and content will be available under a brand license and Outblaze will provide its expertise and creative leadership in building the web businesses of the entity. “This partnership with Outblaze will allow Turner the opportunity to leverage our digital assets on existing and emerging digital platforms. With the proven track record of Outblaze in creating successful web businesses, Turner is well-positioned to break through the digital clutter, and offer our diverse content in a branded environment familiar to our audience,” said YewMing Lau, Vice President, Business Development, Turner International Asia Pacific, Ltd. “Digital distribution is the future and as an entertainment superbrand, Cartoon Network is committed in developing new and innovative ideas within the ever expanding digital landscape.” “We’re immensely excited to partner with Turner on a project of such potential,” said Yat Siu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Outblaze. “We will be working on highly recognizable brands like The Powerpuff Girls, Ben 10, Mojo Jojo and others to develop new service-rich web destinations enabled for web 2.0, with games, video sharing, and much more.” TurnOut will bring together Turner intellectual property with deployments of award-winning Outblaze technologies such as OutblazeVideo, which recently won top honours at the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards and the Hong Kong ICT awards. Outblaze has built a number of successful digital businesses and online branded environments such as The Impossible Team Online Game for adidas, a football-themed Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), and SanrioTown.com, a community-based official web site for Hello Kitty and other Sanrio Corporation properties. SanrioTown.com has grown to over two million active users and demonstrates the success of the Outblaze approach. In addition to the community sites, TurnOut will manage and power the recently enhanced Cartoon Network sites throughout the region. Other plans include the development of online businesses in the region, including opportunities in China, multi-player online games, licensing and merchandising, educational products and other businesses that will leverage on Cartoon Network and acquired brands. About Outblaze About Turner Entertainment Holdings Asia Pacific and Cartoon Network |
A new website soft-launched last week, CartoonNetworkHQ, heralds the start of a new digital strategy for the Turner-owned brand, where the focus for its digital properties will shift from channel and brand promotion to making money in their own right.
“It’s quite different from the way the websites were treated in the past, being more of a promotional tool supporting the linear channel and everything else,” explains Turner International’s Asia-Pacific business development VP, YewMing Lau. “We’re now taking the websites and pulling it out from within the network and making it a separate business unit. The focus is very much how do you build the business.”
The move is the latest step on the path towards true media neutrality, after the company as a whole first started moving away from being to a TV business to branded environment business three years ago.
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