Posted by B.C. Tietjens on January 26, 2012 in Games | Tagged Educational, Free, Game, Logic, Puzzle |


The Fantastic Contraption 1 and 2 are two of the most fun ‘thinking games’ on the web today. Reminiscent of an older game called The Incredible Machine, The Fantastic Contraption will have you concentrating on puzzles of logic, physics, geometry and more. The bright colors in the interface make it feel far more like a game and much less like learning but even so, you’ll find your brain power increases as you play these games. Continue reading ..
Posted by B.C. Tietjens on January 25, 2012 in Art / Animation, Best of, Freewaregenius Picks, Games, Graphics, How To, Web Development | Tagged 2D, Chrome, Create, Editor, Facebook, Game, Shooter |
Posted by Jason on January 24, 2012 in 3D Modeling / CAD, Graphics, Video, Video Editing |

Somewhat along the same vein as Kodu, which we wrote about earlier this month, Alice is a free teaching tool to explore object-oriented programming in a 3D environment. You can use Alice, developed by Carnegie Mellon, to create short videos or 3D games. It is an enticing tool that softens the blow of diving into the world of programming by allowing you to learn through examples and seeing how it all works together. An interesting bit of trivia, you might have heard about The Alice Project before if you read the book The Last Lecture. Continue reading ..
Posted by B.C. Tietjens on January 24, 2012 in Games | Tagged 3D graphics, Driving, Games |


There are few free games that compare with the graphics in Driving Speed 2. As freeware goes, it is exceptional but it also has a number of other great qualities not to be overlooked. There are tons of stats, multiplayer options, and realistic cars and physics. If you’re into driving games, Driving Speed 2 is definitely worth your time. Continue reading ..
Posted by Jason on January 23, 2012 in 3D Modeling / CAD, Graphics, Printing, Productivity & Applications |
3D printing is most likely the next revolution in computers and many other industries. It allows you to create objects on demand to whatever dimension you need, using specialized ‘3D printers’. Entire industries can benefit from the capability, whether you are a designer interested in producing tangible prototypes quickly and inexpensively or a manufacturer interested in “printing” your own parts.
3D printing has been around for a few years but the real revolution is coming from inexpensive 3D printers that a business or household could purchase or build from kits. There are also several services online that will fabricate the designs you upload. netfabb Studio Basic is software that can create help create these designs easily, and is 100% free. Continue reading ..