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Amongst the group’s findings was that Bejeweled had a 54 percent stress-reducing affect on test subjects, while Peggle was found to raise mood levels by 573 percent, something that study director Dr. Carmen Russoniello called “not surprising… given the game’s over-the-top celebration of players’ success each time they complete a level.”

Now that there’s a tangible, yet biased study on this, I’m sure other heavily corporate casual game developers are going to quickly meet up about this and try to “Push the Envelope.” I can imagine the scenario now, where a boardroom full of execs are yelling at each other trying to figure out how to make a game that has 600% mood level increase.

Gamasutra - PopCap-Underwritten Study Shows Casual Games Positively Affecting Mood

Too much candy from Capucha on Vimeo.

So I’ve been trying to write some scripts for various projects, but have been procrastinating because I have to dig up my copy of Final Draft. If you’re not familiar, Final Draft is basically just a simple word processing software but explicitly for writing screenplays. It does all the movie formatting for you. I love, love, writing scripts and formatting them and all that, it’s such a stupid simple pleasure.

I kept saying, why the hell hasn’t Google Docs made formatting template stuff, where you can format screenplays in it and collaborate. The issue being I can write in my Final Draft formats but the file format can only be opened with a Final Draft program or viewer.

Well I don’t remember how I stumbled upon this, but:

Scripped Writer is a free web-based script writing software application you can use right in your web browser. Unlike other screenwriting software, Scripped Writer is built specifically with the needs of the writer in mind. That means it has all the functionality you need without the clutter of features you’ll never use.

Scripped Writer is a Free Screenwriting Software

I showed this to my friends in shock, and one actually replied saying this one was better:

Zhura provides the most advanced online screenwriting tool in the industry, plus the ability to connect with writers around the globe. On Zhura you can work on your own projects, work with friends in private groups, or collaborate with other writers in the public community.

Zhura - Make it together

Because it has collaboration! So it’s basically google screenplays :3

I can’t wait to try it. Anyone else use these or have any experience with them?

Gossip Girl

I don’t know much about this show, and haven’t watched it, but I saw a row of signs with people kissing on them with the text “OMFG” on them. For as corny as it is, it’s kind of amazing that that’s a ‘low brow’ enough bit of text to be able to finally put on an advertisement.

As promised, here is the first of several Company Profiles. For this first edition, I’m starting with the seed of everything this blog celebrates - Lovedelic. Please note - more information will be added to this page as and when I learn more about the company.

These guys did some awesome games and concepts, I really want to find them and play them :X

Company Profile… Lovedelic « Lovedelic Life