Laguna Geek http://www.lagunageek.com Random Thoughts from a Geek living in "The OC" Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:55:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Filling the void http://www.lagunageek.com/2011/06/15/filling-the-void/ http://www.lagunageek.com/2011/06/15/filling-the-void/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:00:59 +0000 LagunaGeek http://www.lagunageek.com/?p=58 Well, it’s been over a year and a half since my last post — and it’s been a super busy time for me. I can now reveal that the major project that has consumed most of my time has finally been announced by Activision Publishing. Call of Duty®: Elite will be launching its public beta test within the next month, and I think that most of you that play or have played any of the games in this world record setting franchise will be extremely excited.

There has been a lot of confusion about what this project really is, and while I know a bit more about what the long term plans are. Your best resource for finding out about the service would be to check out Dan Amrich’s constantly updated FAQ about Elite at http://bit.ly/codelite.

I look forward to possibly sharing some tips and tricks about the service once the public beta has officially started, however in the meantime — it’s time to get pumped!

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]]> http://www.lagunageek.com/2010/01/01/heading-back-to-2advanced/feed/ 0 I’ve Got a Pocket Full of Internet http://www.lagunageek.com/2009/09/09/i%e2%80%99ve-got-a-pocket-full-of-internet/ http://www.lagunageek.com/2009/09/09/i%e2%80%99ve-got-a-pocket-full-of-internet/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:09:05 +0000 LagunaGeek http://www.lagunageek.com/?p=18 Check out the article I wrote for Rhythm Interactive’s September 2009 issue of The Source.

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Comprehensives
Or, “comps” for short. These are the designs we create at the beginning stages of the project that give you the first peek at our interpretation of your project based on your initial content and description. Of course where it gets to be a little over the top is the implication that this is a comprehensive or exhaustive picture of what your completed project will look like.

Banner Ads
To me this evokes memories of sitting on the beach in the middle of summer, watching the tiny Cessna airplane above towing the banner showing the Coppertone Girl with her little dog tugging on her bathing suit to show off her tan line.

Skyscraper Ads
This is another version of a banner ad that sits along the left or right side of the page, of course here we are evoking the image that you will have an ad here with the size and impact of the Burj Dubai.

Information Anything
Everything or everyone in our industry is somehow tied to information. The “toner jockey” who maintains your computer systems in the office is an Information Technology professional. When we first begin a project we assign an Information Architect to determine which technology gets plugged together to support your project.

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