URLs4TV: The Best Web Sites to Watch on TV
Macromedia ShockRave
http://shockrave.macromedia.com/members/
The gang at ShockRave presents a playground of innovative games, music by selection, and hilarious cartoons presented using Shockwave (Flash and Director) from a variety of top developers. Be sure to check out Lenny Loosejocks and his Aussie adventures snowboarding, skydiving, spelunking and cane-toad killing.
The Adventures of Sookie Todd: A Culinary Exploration for the Computer Generation
http://www.cycovtc.com/sookie
Join Sookie Todd for a virtual tour through culinary boot camp then graduate to a dinner party worthy of company. The site features RealVideo presentations, simple instructions from Sookie, and a complete cookbook. Even deveining Jumbo shrimp is an easy to follow task.
Mr. Stemwinder Finds the Time
http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/content/stemwndr/default.htm
Mr. Stemwinder doesn’t just love clocks; he’s CRAZY about clocks! This charming children’s story is presented with Microsoft’s Netshow technology in a read-along format for young readers.
Apple Corps Game
http://apple-corps.westnet.com/apple_corps.2.html
Meet Mr. Potato Head’s [R] cyber cousin. Great fun in the living room for young’ns or adults. Change the veggihead to a pumpkin, eggplant, or politician (is there a political agenda here?). No longer forced to conform to the plastic holes that came in your childhood potato version, you can stick the eyes, ears, feet and other goodies anywhere you wish.
Smashing Ideas Animation
http://www.smashingideas.com/
Meet Lou Romano, the pastrami king of Brooklyn, and a host of other animated characters. RealFlash animation means no waiting for animation audio/video files to download. Flash technology, combined with the hilarious animations of the award- winning Smashing Ideas team, provides TV-ready slapstick entertainment.
People's Court
http://www.peoplescourt.com
Enter the courtroom to pre-screen People’s Court cases using the RealVideo streaming video player. Vote in favor of the plaintiff’s prizewinning Chihuahua or in favor of the defendant’s great-auntie Wilma (who ran over the poor pooch’s crystal doggy dish). Your vote is used to help pick which cases make it on the show. Lots of other fun legal quizzes, legal links, and court chat rooms. Don’t miss the classic court clips in the multimedia gallery.
Director Unknown
http://www.directorunknown.com
Movies on the Web are finally here and these guys give us a good idea of what’s in store for the future of video streaming on the Internet. An ensemble of six filmmakers create a Web movie produced in a series of episodes released monthly. Director Unknown is a commendable effort in collaboration (see the glimpses behind the scenes for the movie- making saga). This site is a good illustration of Web movie technology, even if it’s a little thin in the plot department.
Nostalgia Channel
http://www.aentv.com/home/chnostal.htm
Visit Humphrey Bogart, James Dean and Jimmy Stewart for a strut down memory lane with the Alternative Entertainment Network. AEN invites you to view favorite movie clips from any year in the 20th century. This is one of the largest streaming video archives on the Internet.
Pseudo
http://www.pseudo.com/
One of the leaders of Internet television entertainment, Pseudo produces live, original, state-of-the-art programming for a variety of niche audiences ranging from B-movies to 3D games. Each show features full audience participation and immersion through IRC chat and live phone-ins, and each is augmented by its own sub-site, including archives of past shows, bulletin boards, links and Net movies or animations.
Aikman Film Archive
http://www.thesync.com/ondemand/
Cancel your airline tickets to Cannes and dial into the Internet's first ongoing independent film festival. Each month viewers vote for their favorite narrative, documentary, animation, and experimental films. New films are added each month so the festival never ends. Choose a film, pop some corn, sit back, and develop your cultural repertoire.
--Bronwen Orner
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