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1. "Computers are great for playing games. Why would anyone want to use them for anything else?"
   (Paraphrased from an unknown Mark)
   
   
2. And the game runs well on Linux with many versions of WineX/Cedega.
   

For any tron fans out there, buena vista interactive and disney partnered to make the game "Tron 2.0". The game not only beautiful, it has multiplayer/net lightcycles that're a total hoot. It's totally worth the $40, especially if you've always been a tron fan. The game is available for Mac OS as well as windows.

Although the 3D engine is the HL engine (not sure though), they spent a *lot* of time on the solo-play story line, a very unique gameplay feel, and visual detail. If you look at some of the screenshots, they did a great job of replicating the tron world, using textures in very creative and interesting ways.

tron 2.0 official site

Game fan/story site

Whereas games that are released 2 or even 20 yaers after the film came out may be of a higher caliber, most of the time...

Development time is overlooked way too often in the course of a movie lisence game.

They already do!

Being a long time fan of animation, I've enjoyed the new ways that the medium is being used on the web. But what I haven't seen mentioned on here (yet) is Flash's use off-line. My company has created numerous presentaions in Flash and Director, because there's so much more that we can do in those applications than we can in PowerPoint. It's certainly not perfect, but I have enjoyed the ability to create more interesting and in-depth animations in a GUI rather than notepad.

As for some sites that have "good" Flash, I can't speak for anyone else, but here's some spots that I've enjoyed:

NASA's home page. They mixed in the Flash rather well, IMHO.

I don't see it anymore, but Tron 2.0's website used to have a link to their "fCon" mock site, which had been built in Flash (IIRC). This was about as well-put together of a teaser site for a game that I've seen.

Atomfilms's animation section has boatloads of Flash animations, both interactive and non-interactive, and also -- not surprisingly -- some great, some not so great.

Finally, Salon every now and then has some editorial cartoons built in Flash, which, to me, is probably one of the best uses of the application.

Oh, and on my company's Intranet we have several online demos/tutorials/examples that have been created in Flash, which make "distance learning" much easier.

Personally, I enjoy working in Flash because of my background in animation and video. I've seen it used well. and I've seen it used poorly. Just like HTML, it's nothing more than a tool that is only as good as the person who uses it.

Matt

This open-source story is being brought to you by Disney maker of Tron 2.

Yes we may be a heartless, monopolistic company, but we're not that other heartless monopolistic company who doesn't like open source. We at Disney love open source. Ummm. Look at Pixar! They use Linux! Granted we really don't own Pixar. But we regardless, we love Linux, and open-source, and you.

Just remember, when you think of Tron, think of open-source, and think of buying Tron 2. Better yet, don't think of buying it, just buy it! Hmmm, it is Windows only right now. That's not going to make you very happy.

Maybe WineX will work. Give it a shot, just buy it.

Tron, and open source platform, and a really nifty new game!

Mike

This open-source story is being brought to you by Disney maker of Tron 2.

Yes we may be a heartless, monopolistic company, but we're not that other heartless monopolistic company who doesn't like open source. We at Disney love open source. Ummm. Look at Pixar! They use Linux! Granted we really don't own Pixar. But we regardless, we love Linux, and open-source, and you.

Just remember, when you think of Tron, think of open-source, and think of buying Tron 2. Better yet, don't think of buying it, just buy it! Hmmm, it is Windows only right now. That's not going to make you very happy.

Maybe WineX will work. Give it a shot, just buy it.

Tron, and open source platform, and a really nifty new game!

Mike

This open-source story is being brought to you by Disney maker of Tron 2.

Yes we may be a heartless, monopolistic company, but we're not that other heartless monopolistic company who doesn't like open source. We at Disney love open source. Ummm. Look at Pixar! They use Linux! Granted we really don't own Pixar. But we regardless, we love Linux, and open-source, and you.

Just remember, when you think of Tron, think of open-source, and think of buying Tron 2. Better yet, don't think of buying it, just buy it! Hmmm, it is Windows only right now. That's not going to make you very happy.

Maybe WineX will work. Give it a shot, just buy it.

Tron, and open source platform, and a really nifty new game!

Mike

That's a little out of date, isn't it?

No, the sequel isn't even out yet! Tron 2.0 is coming soon to a theater near you (flash site).

Blasphemy! How dare you take the good TRON's name in vain!

- IP

www.tron20.net/

It got me intereseted at least, even if it is full of Flash...

Since the interview was a bit sucky, here is the official site for Tron 2.0, its got a pretty neat flash intro....worth a peek

The Animation department is not the only one using Linux. Disney Internet Group (Disney.com) hosts some web sites on Linux servers and Apache...
Tron 2.0 is a good example...