Altura – Pseudo Interactive Storytelling Site Launches

Altura at http://altura.mobi is a Web / Mobile site that lets people partake and write pseudo interactive stories in a fun and free manner.

We will not give away exactly how it works until you try it!  Suffice it to say, it is another interactive storytelling feature from creator Dan Zen – http://danzen.com to add to the long list of interactive fiction environments:

Interactive Storytelling GAMES

	GORGOLON Underwater Multi-user Sci-Fi Game
	SAVE EARTH Save Future Earth With This Online Remote Control!
	MOUSTACHE MYSTERIES Zany Mysteries from the Mind of the Moustache!
	SHRINK RAY Save thousands shrunk in a bottle!
	BLIMP RACE Fly your blimp with all your friends!

Social Interactive Storytelling

	HIP CATS Turn On, Jack In and Hang Out
	CHANGING MAIL Change sent mail after it is read
	SPIROGRAM Spiral Encode Messages To Friends
	DENS Atmospheric Forums
	SPY-MAIL Get Spied On!
	COMMENT RIGHT Encouragement for blog comments

Interactive Storytelling EXPERIENCES

	TOWER OF BABEL Whisper Words That Have Never Been Said
	ZEN MOTTO Philosophical Focus
	A MILLION CLOUDS Fly a Jet Pack Through a Million Clouds!
	GYCOPO The Game You Can Only Play Once!
	PREDICTION TRAIN Ride the Prediction Train Into the Future

Interactive Storytelling APPS

	SNIPISODE Tell stories through Facebook status lines!
	TAPOLL Predict-a-Poll Web 2.0 Site!
	YASEESAY Say What you See Tool!
	ZEN MIX Cool Vlogging Tool
	ZEN PICTURE PAN ZOOM Scrolling Picture Viewer

-2012-

Swoodle, Wavy, Tada!

Dan Zen has just launched three mobile apps on iOS, Android and Playbook. The apps were made efficiently with Adobe Flash and Flash Builder. Just search the stores for the apps by Dan Zen.

	TITLE: SWOODLE BUILD: 2 Nights DESC: Swoodle to hone your finger tai chi!
	TITLE: WAVY! BUILD: 1 Night DESC: Wave your device to make sounds!
	TITLE: TADA! BUILD: 10 Nights DESC: Decision and Faves tool.

The apps were uploaded to the three stores in one hour. This is amazing cross device efficiency from Adobe Flash and Flash Builder.

Dan Zen is the creator of TOUCHY the mobile app where players try to touch each others’ devices.

A Million Clouds – Resort for Jet Pack Folk Like Iron Man

Pccchooooooo! What speed! What Serenity! The two do not usually go together but then again it is not every day that you get to fly a jet pack through peaceful puffy clouds.

There are a million clouds on which you can sit and look up or down, drink tea, read a book and of course think deep thoughts.

But like anything, there are environmental concerns. Will the clouds last forever? How do we fill our jet pack? A bit of a twisted take on non-renewable resources. We will let you discover the answer if you have not already.

Thanks go to Steve Mazza whose jet men on clouds was overwhelmingly inspirational! As soon as I got home from his exhibit (see the picture below), I had to seek therapy in constructing this feature in time for the upcoming Iron Man boom and of course building on our fascination from early James Bond, Rocket Robin Hood, etc.

Steve Mazza work from Future Tense show at Transit Gallery, Hamilton Canada

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Flat Chess – Player to Player Full Screen Game

Flat Chess is a chess application that lets you play with your friends on a nice board in a no-fuss manner.

http://www.flatchess.com

In striving for programming simplicity, it has a few quirks. Please read the Flat Chess Tips found behind the link on the bottom. It will help you sign up and invite friends. And it will help you with operation. It only takes five minutes to read and you will find everything will work smoothly thereafter.

You can play at the same time or you can play whenever you want. That is usually how it is with me. Where I make a move and close the application and come back later to make another move. But you are welcome to schedule a time with a friend and play without closing the browser. You will be notified in the application as soon as a move is made.

If you feel compelled, please let me know what you think!

Dan Zen