Papervision is great – Its exploding across then Rich Multimedia Flash design community. But my big criticism with it (in its current form) is loading time – sites just take too long.

Now – check out Alternativa’s Engine demos: http://www.alternativaplatform.com/en/alternativa3d/ 

This new company have developed an open-source engine that blows papervision away in terms of loading speed and performance – check out the Bunker demo an notice how the rest of the level’s textures stream whilst you play. I believe that this engine is the one to watch, and with their proposed Windows-based object management system, there’s a chance that designers may be able to use it (not just hard-core programmers).

Oh, and check out the “Flat” demo on the above page – you can use a spraycan to vandalise the walls!

Have a go with some of these games and wave goodbye to the next hour or so of your day:

Ragdoll Cannon Remake

Bendy Spidey

Lots of Physics Games

Here’s a new 3D Engine looming on the horizon that may be worth watching – its not released yet, but it seems to be geared up more for social chatting applications which is a useful thing for developing:

http://www.yogurt3d.com/en/

Check out Slinkachu’s brilliant street art – Any kind of art that makes me smile is ok in my book:

http://little-people.blogspot.com/   and  http://www.slinkachu.com/