If you’re new to vizX, here’s my original description:
vizX is a visual XML editor which displays nodes in a tree structure on the left while details of the selected node are displayed on the right. The details include the name and text value of the node, its attributes and the ability to add child nodes and new attributes.

Thanks to everyone who has used (or plans on trying) vizX! After checking it out, I would love to hear your thoughts or any issues you ran into while using vizX.

And finally, here it is:

Outside of just getting back to posting here, I’ll be spending some time soon updating a few items. A few of those items include:

One other thing I’m going to try to start squeezing back in is my lab. As you can see if you click on that link, I haven’t even touched anything there since January 19, 2007! Ironically that’s the day the lab got added to the MXNA. So I’ll be trying to do some experiments with both Flash and Flex when I get time but this will probably be the first thing to take the backseat if need be.

Anyway, I better get back to work (since I’m actually at work). Talk to you again soon…

After registering on the site, users can play different mini-games which will launch individually over the next couple of months. The first of the games is live now and is called King Under The Mountain. The next two games are Swig & Toss and Eleventy-Seven Morsels. In addition to playing the mini-games, you can also check out the leaderboards, let your friends know about the site and find plenty of information about both The Lord of the Rings Online and obviously the Mines of Moria expansion. So when you get a chance, go check it out.

A couple of quick notes before I wrap up this post:
First, I have to admit that I wasn’t really into MMORPGs before but after being a part of this project and learning about this particular game I think I’m going to start playing this one. Second, I’d like to say thanks, congrats and good job to everyone on the Mines of Moria team here: Paul Medcalf, Guy Stables, Chris (just “Chris”), Jason Moerbe, Jason Steen, Todd Cowden, and anyone else I may not have mentioned (sorry).

Thanks everyone!

With turbo-charged apps and fuel-injected fun, the Chevy Cobalt Labs website lets you design your own tricked-out Cobalt. Then race other drivers on a multiplayer race course, post pictures of your ride and connect with other users, or vote for your favorite concept car. Built with Creative Suite, Dreamweaver, Flash, Flash Media Server, and Flash Player.

Thanks again Jen and Sara!

So when you get a few minutes to “kill”, go check out Saw IV: Trapped on our game portal, Kewlbox.

By the way, here are the actual rules from the game:

Time to stare death in the face with Trapped, a torture test as horrifying as anything you’ll see in the upcoming Saw IV DVD release.

•Begin play by checking out the blood-splattered video monitor.
•Click the Room 1 button — a camera reveals a man trapped in a dank storage room.
•Click the Room 2 button — a camera reveals another man trapped in a utility room.
•Your goal: Try to free both men by selecting the correct objects for the correct room in the correct order. Make the proper move and Jigsaw will inform you that you’re on the right track to cracking this sadistic set-up…but choose the wrong step and the captives will be killed in unbearably painful ways.
•Nervous? Get over it — and don’t waste time! If the game clock ticks down to zero before your work is done, no one will make it out alive.

Detective Hoffman’s Investigative Tip:
Be sure to toggle between the two rooms and alternate the placement of objects.

• First off, I love games… this is awesome
• I’ve been working on some pretty cool games and I’ll post about some of them individually as they launch (much like I did with sites I worked on while I was with Click Here).
• The Flash team here is great and I have to admit that I’ve found myself humbled more than once by a few of the guys when it has come to coding.
• The type of development and processes that I’ve been used to while working at an agency for the past 4 years is a slight bit different than it is here so I’ve actually felt a little bit of culture shock (but it’s been a good shock).
• My title is “Game Developer”… this is awesome

Ok, I’m going to get back to work now but I’ll post more another time. Keep an eye out for my posts about our games and in the meantime check out our game site: Kewlbox

Ok, so what exactly is this Smack Talk Generator? Well, the short version of it is this: Since gamers like to talk smack to each other, they can now do it via email (linking out of course) with voice and animation. To talk smack with someone, you simply drag words you want to use from an available “word bank” and drop them in the smack sentence area. Your chosen words can then be removed or rearranged as you see fit and then you can choose an animation to play along with your smack, preview it and then send it all out to your friends. That’s it in a nutshell.

So get over there to check it out and then come back here because I’d love to hear what you think.

One more thing for Chris, Scott and Charlie (and anyone else involved in the project): GREAT JOB GUYS!