The folks over at Movato have a real cool hobby. They frequently do valuations on fictional real estate. World of Warcraft fans would be fans of their latest in-depth valuation. They’ve taken a look at Stormwind Keep and valued it in both real dollars and in-game gold, in case Blizzard decides that they need to sell it off.
Blog Archives
Gaming Can Be Good for You (Infographic)
Gaming tends to have a bad reputation with the older crowd. They think it ruins your mind and makes people violent. I think we went through this with rock music and rap at other points in time. It turns out that there have been quite a few observed benefits to gaming, be it mentally, physically and socially.
Share this:
What’s It Like Inside a Pokémon’s Poké Ball?
I’ve never given much thought into what it’s like to live inside a Poke Ball. I always just assumed that Pokemon were converted into some sort of energy and stored inside the Poke Ball. The blue lightning effect from the cartoon reminded me a lot of Star Trek’s transporter setup so I guessed it was like a transporter where Pokemon were held in a suspended state until called upon again.
That theory of how Pokemon live inside the Poke Ball is explored by the folks at Movato along with two others in a handy new infographic.
Share this:
The Most Successful Game Consoles (Infographic)
I’ve been thinking about why Microsoft was going more casual with the Xbox One and this infographic gets at the reasoning behind that move. It all comes down to money. When you see what the best-selling console of the last generation was and know what it did best, it all makes sense.
To examine the shifting balance of power in the gaming industry and its growth, we have a handy infographic for you.
Share this:
How to Find Your Perfect Game (Infographic)
If you frequently visit us here at etg, you know we’re definitely fans of two things: Video games and cool infographics. So how about we combine the two? We found this rather extensive flow chart of an infographic that asks you a few questions and pumps out the perfect game for you to play. I tried it and it gave me Knights of the Old Republic. I’d say that it does an okay job of things.
Share this:
The Cost of Being Iron Man (Infographic)
Iron Man 3 debuts in theatres this weekend in Canada and America. If you were basically anywhere else in the world, you’re a week ahead of us so no spoilers.
While Iron Man 3 is expected to be one of the biggest movies of the summer, the gross box office revenue isn’t going to be enough to pay for you to be Tony Stark. In fact, you’re likely to be somewhere in the neighbourhood of 90% short on funds based on the latest analysis of the cost of being Iron Man.
Share this:
Science’s Biggest Moments of 2012 (Infographic)
It’s probably a little late to do a 2012 year-in-review but we’re going to give you one more look at last year. There were some big milestones in science in 2012 from the discover of the Higgs boson to a NASA rover landing on Mars and more. To remind you of some of the year’s big science discoveries, we found this handy infographic. Read the rest of this entry
Share this:
A Cheat Sheet to Track Who Does What In Star Trek
It probably won’t come as much of a surprise that I’m a Star Trek fan. Chances are you’ll be a big sci-fi fan when you write a geek culture blog. Anyhow, since we have the second movie in J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek franchise coming out in May, I thought you might enjoy this chart that track who performs the various roles in the various Star Trek series. (more…)
Share this:
Do Bedside Gadgets Affect How You Sleep? (Infographic)
Most people I know keep their cell phones close at hand at night. They’ll send texts or check Facebook from their phone right before going to sleep. They also have no issue with getting up when the phone buzzes with a late night drunk text, either. On the other hand, I’ll shut off my phone before going to sleep because I need enough caffeine to get through the day with a steady night’s sleep that I don’t need a phone making it worse.
So who is doing it right? Does having a phone or other gadget affect how you sleep? This handy infographic has the answer. Read the rest of this entry
et geekera 