Some Very Slick Free Resources (Icons, UIs and Games)
Having been a while since we provided some links to some high-quality free resources, it was time to round-up the best we’ve seen recently…
Turbo Milk (the kings of icon-design) finally release a free set…
Blog Perfume release a blogging set…
Campaign Monitor’s CSS Support for Email Listing
Filament Group introduces jQuery Theme Roller! (WOW)
Create Free Floorplans with Planning Wiz v3
AND THEN THERE’S SIM CARNIVAL
EA has launched Sims Carnival, a collection of Flash-based games that can be played, modified, and shared with friends. Users are free to play pre-designed games, or to create their own. To celebrate the launch, Sims Carnival has also opened a “Galactic Game Challenge” that will award the best designer a cash prize.
The site offers a number of options that allow users to build their own games using tools that require no programming experience. Users can utilize a wizard that streamlines the creation process down to a few simple questions (What genre? How many enemies?, etc.), or they can choose to create a more customized game using the site’s downloadable editor (Windows only for now). They can also use the Swapper, which allows users to exchange a game’s default images for their own.
The site also allows developers to upload games that they’ve created in Flash independently, while retaining all of their links and branding. This could be a boon to developers looking to gain exposure in the somewhat-saturated Flash games market.
Each completed game can be embedded in social networking sites or blogs, and users can stitch together games to create a playlist. The site will soon introduce an API that will allow game creators to tabulate high score rankings, which can be distributed through email on a regular basis.
It even has a downloadable game creator!
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