Comments on: Popfly: DIY Casual, MS-style http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Simpson http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-45023 Andrew Simpson Tue, 06 May 2008 10:25:10 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-45023 Huh. Last time I checked, Popfly was a tool for making Web 2.0 style mashups. Guess their remit has expanded somewhat. It's still hard to see exactly what the heck the point is, though. Huh. Last time I checked, Popfly was a tool for making Web 2.0 style mashups. Guess their remit has expanded somewhat. It’s still hard to see exactly what the heck the point is, though.

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]]> By: Jonathan http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-44954 Jonathan Mon, 05 May 2008 23:52:37 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-44954 I think what everyone's forgetting is that the vast vast majority of original stuff on you tube is utterly appalling. I can't think the gaming equivalent will vary overly in that regard. I think what everyone’s forgetting is that the vast vast majority of original stuff on you tube is utterly appalling.

I can’t think the gaming equivalent will vary overly in that regard.

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]]> By: Riotpoll http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-44941 Riotpoll Mon, 05 May 2008 22:11:32 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-44941 The slowness of even a simple (very) version of frogger has put me off this already. Give me flash games any day of the week. The slowness of even a simple (very) version of frogger has put me off this already. Give me flash games any day of the week.

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]]> By: Zeno http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-44939 Zeno Mon, 05 May 2008 21:58:19 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-44939 Anyone have any success getting Silverlight to work with Firefox 3 Beta 5? 'Cuz I can't. Anyone have any success getting Silverlight to work with Firefox 3 Beta 5?

‘Cuz I can’t.

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]]> By: spd from Russia http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-44931 spd from Russia Mon, 05 May 2008 20:25:53 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-44931 utoob of gaming? no thanx. utoob is full of crap and finding something good is pretty hard there utoob of gaming? no thanx. utoob is full of crap and finding something good is pretty hard there

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]]> By: Hobbes http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-44927 Hobbes Mon, 05 May 2008 18:44:52 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-44927 hmm, rather randomly, I found this whilst checking out Kongregate. Interesting way of lecturing about games, with a game, and prehaps slightly relevant to the idea of community created games. <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-1</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-2</a> hmm, rather randomly, I found this whilst checking out Kongregate. Interesting way of lecturing about games, with a game, and prehaps slightly relevant to the idea of community created games.

http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-1
http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-2

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]]> By: Mike http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-44920 Mike Mon, 05 May 2008 17:16:25 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-44920 I tried PopFly this morning, and a few things struck me. First of all, claims of not needing to code are a bit misleading, because the customisation options it offers you generally need you to have a kind of programmer's mindset about you. It's more like not needing to <i>type</i> rather than not needing to code. Second, it's pigging slow. I've got a pretty laggy machine here, but Popfly chugs along like Crysis being played on a 486. In general though, these things are really great. I'm glad people are making more of them, because getting people interested in the idea of games creation is a great thing. As you say, it's the YouTube of gaming - it should be as easy as possible, even if the easiest results are actually quite poor. I tried PopFly this morning, and a few things struck me. First of all, claims of not needing to code are a bit misleading, because the customisation options it offers you generally need you to have a kind of programmer’s mindset about you. It’s more like not needing to type rather than not needing to code.
Second, it’s pigging slow. I’ve got a pretty laggy machine here, but Popfly chugs along like Crysis being played on a 486.

In general though, these things are really great. I’m glad people are making more of them, because getting people interested in the idea of games creation is a great thing. As you say, it’s the YouTube of gaming – it should be as easy as possible, even if the easiest results are actually quite poor.

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]]> By: PleasingFungus http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-44913 PleasingFungus Mon, 05 May 2008 16:04:01 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-44913 I think they're supposed to be rocket-cannon. I think they’re supposed to be rocket-cannon.

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]]> By: Zonderic http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-44905 Zonderic Mon, 05 May 2008 15:05:05 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-44905 ^Seriously. Also, I'm not sure I understand what those red-ish orange ovals are. ^Seriously.

Also, I’m not sure I understand what those red-ish orange ovals are.

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]]> By: RobotLiberationArmy http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/05/popfly-diy-casual-ms-style/#comment-44904 RobotLiberationArmy Mon, 05 May 2008 14:58:57 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1686#comment-44904 That is one of the more phallic things I have seen. That is one of the more phallic things I have seen.

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