The Free Video Games Project gathers together the very best Flash recreations of classic arcade games, such as Tetris, Pacman, Space Invaders, and more. The games load up almost instantly and will run on virtually any computer with no downloads necessary. They run smoothly and, being Flash, scale to any resolution.
Gunnerkrigg Court is a webcomic about two girls attending the titular school. It's a bit like Harry Potter, with various houses, young students, and magic abounding, but in this case technology plays an equal role in the world. In fact, the comic has developed quite a complex mythology of its own, which gives it quite a bit of depth. Definitely worth a read.
GROW is a series of puzzle games where the player must select one of several objects, one per turn. Each turn, the objects already in play will "grow", often interacting with each other. The point is that to win, you must select the objects in the correct order, so many replays are in order.
Foldit is a puzzle game. Players must attach different sorts of pieces into different patterns, all while following certain rules. The key is the find the most stable folds possible for a given set of pieces. The catch? You're doing science! The game models protein folding, and is an attempt to show that humans are more capable than computers at figuring out the most complex and stable protein chains. Have fun doing a puzzle, and help the progression of science!
If you've ever played an MMO of any kind, heck, if you know somebody who does, you ought to be watching the Guild. This online series starring Felicia Day (of Doctor Horrible fame) broadcasts episodes, totally free, one a week, and is currently on it's third season. It is full of humor targeted towards gamers and geeks, certainly, but broader audiences will find appeal as well.
TSP Solver is a website that attempts to solve the so-called "Travelling Salesman Problem". You can add in a series of addresses via Google Maps, and TSP Solver attempts to find the most efficient route to hit all of those points. Have a long trip to plan? Need to run errands all over town? Use TSP Solver to plan the best round trip so you won't have so much backtracking.
