What’s New
Apr 3rdIgowalker now open-source
Igowalker is now open-source! We made this decision to widen the circle of developers working on Igowalker, and make it available to all would-be authors as their on-line go authoring tool.
Igowalker is licensed under the Gnu GPL. By the terms of this license, it can be used only for content which itself is copylefted. With this approach, we hope to greatly expand the amount of compelling, freely available interactive go content available on the web.
Those not wanting to GPL their go content can still choose a commercial license for Igowalker.
People interested in contributing to the Igowalker project should start with the SourceForge page.
Aug 2ndKeyboard control
You can now use the keyboard to control Igowalker. Return starts walking; period stops walking; and space walks one sentence.
Also, Nebula Go #5 is up, as is 20-bango Game #9.
Jun 18thNebula Go Chapter 3 now available
The third chapter of Nebula Go is now up. And there’s also a pure HTML version of an earlier chapter, so you can see what that looks like.
Jun 9thIntroducing the Chesswalker
Big news—Infowalker™ technology has now been applied to chess in the form of the Chesswalker. See the example.
Jun 4thGame #7 of 20-bango up; speed control; one-click walking
We‘ve put up Game #7 of the 20-bango—a bit more content here than in the previous games. Other recent changes include:
- Sound when stones are played.
- Speed controls are now available in the control bar. Each click on the plus or minus icon increases or decreases the speed by about 10%.
- Just clicking in the caption area now takes you to the next bit of commentary.
Jun 1stAdditional content
We've added additional games (#5 and #6) to the 20-bango, as well as the first installment of the great new Nebula Go series.
May 29thJapanese Introduction to Igowalker
Igowalker に関する簡単な説明を日本語でもご用意いたしました。 こちら をご覧ください。
May 23rdGIF-based board
We've implemented a non-SVG-based board for those those who can’t or won’t install Adobe’s SVG viewer. To choose GIF-based boards (go only), check the box at the bottom of the Requirements page.
May 21st"Get Strong at Attacking" Excerpts
We've put up excerpts from Kiseido's "Get Strong at Attacking" book. Information about the book itself is available at Kiseido's web site. This is a great example of using Igowalker for go teaching content.
May 18thUsing Igowalker for tsume-go problems
Igowalker is also a great environment for tsume-go problems. This example also shows how Igowalker can handle other languages, Japanese in this case. View the samples.
May 17thInitial Content
We've put up the following initial content:
- Manuals: for user and author
- Sample games
- Terms of use
- Information about the site
May 17thSite Now Live
This is the new site for Igowalker, a new approach for presenting game information on-line.