Noodlebox

Noodlebox was originally created in 1997, and has spawned a whole host of computer 3D and animations that creator Daniel Brown has made. Unlike the BDD tool Noodelbox is a tool that focuses more on the play word and a little less on the outcome, it has more of just a fun aspect as apposed to than a learning feature. However the project is to create a plaything, something that is fun to make, do or create, and noodlebox fits that bill. It has many games with in it such as a lava lamp, matching pairs, a glowing ball and a bunch of other stuff. But to me there are two of its features that really stand out, firstly the main page. The main page is a series of building blocks which serve a dual purpose, not only can you move them around and build different structures of buildings but they are also used as links to other games. Not often does the home page of a site have a play aspect, and I think this really works well, was one of the features that I actually spent time playing with. I also like the loading pages that appeared while your selected game is booting up. Just the use of colour again I think is really nice and is something that maybe the noodelbox creator should of used more in the design of his games.