Nova Golf, the sequel to GL Golf, is a realistic 3D game app for the casual and serious golfer. Boasting all the details of a real game on the green, Nova Golf will become every golfer’s favorite game when they’re not on the course. In collaboration with Nuclear Nova Software, we designed the game with real golfers in mind through precise 3D modeling and detailed graphics which immerse the player in a variety of courses. Whether you choose the Arizona desert, European terrain, or Northeastern USA, obstacles and realistic environments surround challenging, unique courses.

A brief tutorial teaches players to position their character, customize swing power, direction, height and ball distance.

Players also have the options to customize their character’s wardrobe and appearance or purchase a new club or golf ball at the app’s store. Different feels and results come with different clubs.

After 18 holes, players view their scores’ ranking among other stats to either brag or play again to improve.

Try and master all three courses!

Nova Golf will soon be available for iOS devices.

After filming in Louisiana for a couple weeks, Allen will be on his way back to Lancaster in just a few days. He is coming back from Acadiana with some great footage for We Are Cajun. A Documtary Film. While visiting his homeland, Allen gathered handfuls of successful interviews which are going to make the film much easier to piece together. On the trip he spoke with Trent Angers of Acadian House Publishing who authored The Truth About The Cajuns. He captured the process of crawfishing as presented by master fishermans of their craft. In Lafayette, he attended Festival International where he filmed the French Mass and performers of Cajun music. These preservers of the Cajun culture are sure to hilight and shape the film’s message.

Allen and the rest of us at Postage are excited for the next steps ahead towards making the film a possibility.

Along the way I honed my mission to include several goals:

1. Create a new inspiration for preserving the Cajun culture for generations to come.
2. Define Cajun and educate the world on it’s meaning.
3. Explain the differences between Cajun and other cultures in terms of language, tradition, cuisine, and the arts and celebrate these differences.
4. Debunk cultural stereotypes where they exist.
5. Achieve the above with the highest of quality as an archive in HD. A snapshot of the next two years in Cajun history.

While admittedly this seems like a lot, I know it can be accomplished with a handful of select, concise interviews, and a lot of hard work developing and putting the story together.

On this first trip I’ll be speaking to several people who are part of and familiar with the culture, as well as visiting some archives and other resources for cultural information.  I’ll be speaking to some people who are preserving Cajun culture by teaching the history at Vermilionville… and even spend a day with purveyors of Cajun foods and fisheries. I look forward to sharing what I know and what I discover with all of you throughout the journey and next year when the film is released. Keep it right here… and “like” http://www.facebook.com/wearecajun on Facebook.

Postage Inc’s sister studio, theFictory is getting ready to go to the Boston Comic Con this month. They are exhibiting in Artist Alley so check them out on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. You won’t miss their flashy setup.

theFictory is prepping for their exhibit in the Postage office. They hit up Guitar Center for lighting equipment and fixtures, which are currently taking up a good chunk of office space. Over the past few days they have been working on the booth’s layout, which is now complete with flashing red, green, and blue lights, a spotlight, the video pinball table, and a flat screen TV! We’re going to top it off with a custom “theFictory” sign from Nancy Seibert at Advanced Signs and Graphics in Lancaster.  Now to take it down, pack it up, and set it up in Artist Alley at the 2012 Boston Comic Con!

This follows our over-successful kickstarter campaign thanks to the help of our friend and associate Jeff McComsey and the proud and triumphant Atomic Robo fans! Production will resume in July 2012 and last only a few months until we have completed the film. This is due to us wanting to completely clear the schedule and move into a new studio space in downtown Lancaster that has been in the works for several months now.  In the meantime we are working on some unlocked products including TWO Atomic Robo video games created for mobile devices.

Finished Successful Kickstarter Campaign for Atomic Robo: Last Stop

Facebook Event – theFictory at Boston Comic Con

We’ll also be at Baltimore’s Otakon!

There are many reasons for small businesses to create an account and set up PinBoards. Pinterest offers a fresh way to engage followers and establish an audience; businesses can tell their story through images instead of words. Post updates about current projects by pinning photos to PinBoards, show the finished products, post reviews about your services. Social-networking-success.com urges small businesses to introduce new audiences to their products and services through creative PinBoards. Most importantly, The Miami Herald reported that Pinterest generates more referral traffic to websites than YouTube, Reddit, Google +, and LinkedIn combined!

When used correctly by the correct businesses, Pinterest can boost audience size and act as a successful tool. There are still some factors to consider when determining if your business should have a Pinterest account. The New York Times reported that 70% of users are women. Also, the age of the typical user ranges from 25-45. Additionally, if your business can’t rely on image representations to gain awareness, Pinterest may not be completely advantageous for you. Pinterest also requires time. The Miami Herald says businesses need to be continually active on Pinterest.

Either way, social-networking-success.com suggests that small businesses should follow their competitors on Pinterest. Interact with your competitors and consumers. If you repin their pins (when appropriate), they are encouraged to do likewise.  Here at Postage, Inc. we’re not currently taking advantage of this but plan to soon. We thought we’d share our exploration along the way.

Post by Elyse Brown, Postage, Inc.

Welcome to another edition of Screen Shot Friday!

Riley's working on some rigs and UV for a game or two.

Allen, some canine animation.

And Joseph, working toward the light at the end of the tunnel for the release of Nova Golf!

Today there are two media worlds. The internet media world and the traditional (newspaper) media world. Internet news outlets and social media sites disseminate more news at a much faster rate. That’s why Jason Russell’s Kony 2012 film went viral. FOX News reported the video racked 80 million views  by March 15 (about two weeks after the film’s release date). While the internet helped Russell spread the word about the Lord’s Resistance Army and Joseph Kony’s terror over Uganda, the internet also helped voice the various critics of Russell’s advocacy video.

Such critics include Ethan Zuckerman, who according to readwriteweb.com claimed Russell oversimplified the issue and proposed that his video could cause more harm than good. The stress of attacks on his personal work set in and Russel broke down. The world was immediately notified of Russell’s naked rampage (reportedly due to dehydration and exhaustion) around his San Diego neighborhood. Just as his advocacy video, the video containing the break down footage went viral with the help of social media and internet news outlets.

Prior to viewing Russell’s video, many people, including myself, were unaware of Kony and his forcing children into sex slavery and becoming soldiers. Russell and the non-profit Invisible Children served the difficult duty of raising awareness about the brutal warlord. It may not have solved the problem, but at least it’s a start.

Article by Elyse Brown, Postage, Inc.