This is a transcript of a video blog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0FyjnRonrc
What’s up my virtual maniacs, it’s SM Sith Lord coming at you again with a development update on Anarchy Arcade. I’ve got a lot to tell you, so let’s make it quick.
Anarchy Arcade is more useful than just a desktop. It shows you more than just a 3D file icon.
For example, if you spawn a shortcut to “Banjo Kazoie”, in Anarchy Arcade it’s going to have boxart, a screenshot, and a YouTube trailer all on its 3D cabinet.
These additional images and videos come from 3rd party services such as YouTube, Flickr, Netflix, or the Steam Store itself. Anarchy Arcade runs independently of all these services, but utilizes them as plug-in scripts.
Plug-in scripts can be created for any website or service. Working together, they turn each one of your boring desktop shortcut into a media-rich virtual entertainment center.
Anarchy Arcade is powered by the same framework as the Google Chrome web browser itself. It’s so similar, that Anarchy Arcade’s plugins can be used as Google Chrome extensions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0FyjnRonrc
What you’re looking at is Anarchy Arcade turning this web page into a 3D arcade cabinet right before your eyes. And it’s doing it all on this nifty little interface that lets me cycle through the different images by clicking on the arrow buttons.
The images themselves are taken from the web page I’m looking at, as well as other services all powered by plug-in scripts.
This functionality goes DEEP. I won’t get into it right now, but let’s just say this is not the last time you’ll hear about these plugins.
By now you’ve probably heard that the Kickstarter has failed to reach its funding goal. This means that I will NOT be able to license Anarchy Arcade as a retail game. It also means that I will not be able to pay myself for developing it.
However, Anarchy Arcade WILL be available through Steam, free of charge, later this year. Please use the PayPal link and make a donation towards Anarchy Arcade’s development today!
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