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Befunky, for those of us who can't draw.
Stylized cartoon images are great, but what if you're not artistic enough to make one. That's where sites like Befunky can lend a helping hand.Befunky takes images from your computer, webcam or on the web and with some input from you, creates a cartoonish effect that you can share with others. You're free to adjust the amount of sketching, color and pencil strokes applied to get the look you're after. If you want to further customize your image a host of borders and speech bubbles are available as well.
What's really interesting about Befunky is the use of layers to make editing so much easier. If you're familiar with imaging software like Photoshop or Gimp the ability to use layers is a must. While Befunky doesn't list the layers out, you do get the ability to send the active layers back or to the front which helps when you're trying to get that heart shaped frame just right.
Currently, the site supports the creation of images and avatars. Video effects are currently under development.
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So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...

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Chuck diesel said 1:44AM on 6-19-2008
it's limited but good at what it does.
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Frederick Twain said 9:06PM on 9-16-2008
BeFunky has since innovated this technology. See this article:
http://www.atelier-us.com/international/asia/article/special-china-report-start-ups-practices-and-business-models
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