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Category Archives: Gaming
Progressions in Projections
Oy, rough morning here in Chicago. Thankfully, there are always awesome projection mapping executions to keep us distracted! And while we’ve seen our fair share of projections ’round these parts, we can convincingly say that we’ve never seen one with … Continue reading
New High Score: Brushing Your Teeth
Today’s post comes from Adam Stipanuk, Interactive Strategy Director at Upshot. The nightly tooth brushing ritual with my two year old daughter goes something like this: we ask our child to say “Arrrr” like a pirate to allow us access … Continue reading
Silly Rabbit, Egg Hunts Aren’t Just for Kids.
Today’s post is by Jaclyn Gordyan. Senior Art Director and perpetually curious mind, discover more about her at Upshot’s main site. Follow Jaclyn on Twitter @JGordyan. All the Peeps, Jelly Bellys and Cadbury Creme Eggs have been eaten. So what’s … Continue reading
Why don’t more brands create mobile games?
Today’s installment comes from David Albert, SVP of Interactive at Upshot. Follow David on Twitter @davidpaulalbert. By far, the number one activity on smartphones is mobile gaming. Games are the most downloaded apps in both free and paid categories in … Continue reading
SXSWrapup (Part 10): Deep Thoughts
While we’ve covered a ton of ground in our SXSWrapups (click here to see where we left off), all that big picture thinking was just the beginning of all the brilliant ideas that were thrown around in Austin. Don’t worry … Continue reading
Be a Multilingual Tiger in Bed
Now there’s a headline that’ll get your attention! But, take it easy – the only naughtiness happening here is allowing so much time to elapse since our last augmented reality roundup! In the meantime, we’ve seen a ton of fantastic … Continue reading
The Super Bowl’s Super Tweeters
I know, I know – many of our readers are still smarting, since their beloved Bears aren’t playing this weekend. Well, it probably won’t help to know that our neighbors to the North are already winning another battle: the ever-important … Continue reading
Love the PLAYR, Love the Game
Well, this kind of blows my old Super Nintendo soccer game out of the water. Check out the trailer above for I AM PLAYR, a game that’s currently in development, but slated for a beta release this year. There’s a … Continue reading
Crazy Coinage
D’oh! Apologies for the lag on updates over the past couple of days. We’re in the trenches with our 2011 trends in preparation for some client presentations, so we’re admittedly a bit short on time. So, it’s only appropriate that … Continue reading
Best of 2010 on The Awesome Blog – Part 2
Following up on yesterday’s post, here’s Part 2 of The Awesome Blog’s greatest hits from 2010. The launch of our Upshot Smartshot series of 15 minute webinars has been a huge success so far. You can see the past webinars … Continue reading