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Speech check.As the video game industry begins to accommodate more and more unique experiences, what we define as interactive entertainment expands. This is largely thanks to the boom in independent development over the past two generations, which as a result, has given rise to select genres once assumed dead. Full-motion video is just one example, and Telling Lies feels like a premium take on that experience. The result is a captivating narrative held back by some clunky interaction.From the developer behind PC hit Her Story, Sam Barlow has crafted yet another FMV thriller which takes place entirely on a laptop...

The nRF51 Series SoCs is a family of low power Bluetooth chips from Nordic Semiconductor that is based on ARM Cortex cores. The nRF51822 has the Cortex M0 core and is used in a lot of products. [Loren] has written a blog post in which he claims to be able to circumvent read back protection on the chip, thus giving access to the ROM, RAM and registers as well as allow for interactive debugging sessions. The hack stems from the fact that the  Serial Wire Debug or SWD interface cannot be completely disabled on these chips even if the Memory...

iStock.com/Sean Pavone Downtown serves as Dallas’ Central Business District, but these days there’s a lot more to the city center than shiny skyscrapers full of nine to fivers. The neighborhood is home to one of the largest art districts in the country, a fabulous farmer’s market, and some of the city’s top attractions, including Reunion Tower, the Dallas World Aquarium, and the Dallas Museum of Art.  Mixed-use developments are providing housing and drawing in amenities so people can actually live and play where they work. While many restaurants cater to the lunch and happy hour crowds, Downtown has its fair...

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is back for an all-new interactive special, Kimmy vs. the Reverend. Like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, viewers will be able to control (some of) the action, which may or may not be such a great idea. An all-new Kimmy vs. the Reverend trailer gives you a look at how all of this will work, providing viewers with options like MAKE OUT or PLAN WEDDING, or WAIT FOR UBER or WALK. You get the idea. Kimmy vs. the Reverend Trailer In Kimmy vs. the Reverend, “Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) sets off on her biggest adventure yet. Three states! Explosions! A dancing hamburger! And...

If you’ve been a TTD reader for a while, then you know I used to be a Kindergarten and first grade teacher. And with everything going on in the world right now, I’ve been thinking about my fellow teachers quite a bit, as well as all the kids and parents at home trying to keep some version of their normal school routine going. I’ve been trying to find small ways to use my experience with kids as a teacher to create some resources for you all, so I hope today’s post is helpful as I share a few educational ideas...