9. A puzzle is a problem that is
fun to solve and has a right answer
As opposed As opposed
to everyday to a toy or a
“problems” game
10. A puzzle is a problem that is
fun to solve and has a right answer
As opposed As opposed
to everyday to a toy or a
“problems” game
11. A puzzle is a problem that is
fun to solve and has a right answer
As opposed As opposed
to everyday to a toy or
“problems” a game
12. Ambigrams
One type of visual puzzle I’ve explored is ambigrams — words
written so they read in more than one way. Here are some
ambigram logos (not by me).
14. Make your own ambigrams
chump
Write this word in connected cursive, leave
bowl of P slightly open. Instant ambigram!
USA
Write this so it reads the same right side up
and upside down. S is easy. What about U/A?
Adobe
Write this so it reads the same upside down.
Can you do it?
23. Myst
Grayscale painting
Elevation map
3D rendered image
The artists behind Myst converted a gray scale painting
into an elevation map. White=high, black=low.
24. Cybermesh
I made this into a puzzle by using CyberMesh, a
Photoshop plugin by John Knoll, author of Photoshop.
41. Simplify
To make this visual illusion interactive, first simplify
the shapes by putting them on a grid.
42. Make Interactive
If you drag a black object, there’s white underneath.
If you drag a white object, there’s black underneath.
43. Figure Ground game
Play this game at http://clockworkgoldfish.com/figureground/play.php
To play this particular puzzle, click on List, then scroll down to Sky.
44. PHOTOGRAB
Photograb
Brain games meet social media
45. Three trends
1. Casual games
BEJEWELED ROCK BAND
Electronic games are now for everyone, not just teenage boys.
46. Three trends
1. Casual games
2. Mental fitness
SUDOKU BRAIN AGE
People want to exercise their brains, not just their bodies.
47. Three trends
1. Casual games
2. Mental fitness
3. Social media
FACEBOOK YOUTUBE
Media is now produced by everyone, distributed everywhere.
48. Games for healthy lifestyle
Healthy + Stylish = On trend
The three trends add up to games as part of a healthy lifestyle.
49. Photograb
Our first game is Photograb. Goal is to find details in a photo.
Photograb exercises visual perception.
50. Photograb
Players can put in their own photos. This image is from Adobe Lightroom’s Melissa Gaul.
Play this game at http://shufflebrain.com/standalone/photograb.html?mediaSetID=1096
51. Photograb
Player-generated content
Syndicated games live on your site.
Rating system