Interesting Websites
How to be a Gawker Stalker
WEB PAGE TO GO HERE
If you’re a slave to the celebrity culture then this is the page for you. Whilst you really have to live in the USA to gain the full benefit, plus live in close proximity to any of these stars. Basically this page is dedicated to those who want to know where, what the famous are doing, what they are wearing and with whom they are doing their daily activities with.
I found this site interesting and a tad bizarre as it seems to echo the craziness of what people find interesting in today’s society. Celebrity mania has taken over every aspect of media and a lot of people’s lives. The page offers regular sighting updates which as you can see are marked on a map with a number. They are then given a write up as to what they were doing, wearing and who they were with.
This particular page is very easy to navigate around, as is the whole web site. So if you’re a slave to the famous then this is the site for you.
Binary Code
http://www.tekmom.com/buzzwords/binaryalphabet.html
WEB PAGE TO GO HERE
As this course teaches us about code and how to alter and create specific details etc I found this page which gives you the coding for the alphabet. Now whilst most may think ‘oh yeah that’s nice’ it got me thinking about how in the beginning of the computer age/development, how complex coding really is. Yes the page set up is pretty boring and doesn’t really offer much for the visual stimulation it’s clear in the information which it presents to the viewer.
Pure Randomness
WEB PAGE TO GO HERE
This website is simple in its design and layout making it easy to navigate around. The topic of random relates to really ‘how random or predictable are computers?’ Random.Org offers various games in which ‘true random’ numbers are given, as according to the site it uses atmospheric noise in which to generate the so called randomness. Confused….well I was a little. Apparently the site is a hit for people wanting to hold draws and sweepstakes etc as it offers real random numbers!?!
I particularly liked the free games section where you could toss coins or play cards. You can even get your lotto numbers picked for you and the probability of winning, which was generally 1, 400 000 or something to one. At least you know realistically if you’re going to win your million!
Glasshouse
http://www.glasshouse.co.za/holder/
WEB PAGE TO GO HERE
I particularly liked this page due to the design and layout. Glasshouse is a multimedia company in South Africa. This page has been designed as a game to find out about the staff members. Moving the mouse around the screen makes the grey ground move from side to side resulting in the shuffle and changing of the staff order. A simple double click on the heads inflates the thin stick bodies with information inside. Generally when it comes to staff profiles etc they are usually a standard photo with a blurb about their lives attached which is pretty boring in terms of visual appeal. This encourages the person browsing the site to interact with this ‘game’ and also gives the site a ‘fun’ feel which makes you stay and browse the web site longer.
