Aaron Brethorst (Page 144)

Jul 27, 2006
Video Games

The Unintended Consequences of Software Features

I just found this on YouTube: it’s a video of a new feature with unintended consequences in the video game, MLB 2k6. Basically, a player can jump up to the top of a stadium wall to catch a ball that would otherwise be a home run. Unfortunately, th...

Jul 26, 2006
Accessibility

What' Eating WCAG 2?

Joe Clark, author of Building Accessible Websites (which needs a cover less-reminiscent of a certain web meme, in my opinion), wrote an impassioned tirade against the perceived uselessness of the W3C’s WCAG 2 guidelines back in May. Joe makes a lo...

Jul 26, 2006
Windows

Microsoft Design?

Generally, most people don’t associate great design with Microsoft, but the company has been making great strides in this area for the past few years. I just found a link to the official Microsoft Design website through Jensen Harris this morning,...

Jul 25, 2006
Wpf

Introducing Cider - Next-Gen UI Layout

Cider is the next-generation forms designer for creating Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly “Avalon”) user interfaces from within Visual Studio. Here are a few resources to get you started with it: MSDN TV: Introducing Cider - Mike Harsh...