We recently built a web site for Seattle-based investor Alex Algård. The site is an initial Internet presence for Algård Ventures, and a fat-free way to connect him with groups looking for funding.

For us, it’s a great showcase of what we can deliver in a minimal project: elegant and clean graphic design and user interface with the i’s dotted and t’s crossed for accessibility and search engine optimization.

Check out algardventures.com.

ImpactGames, creator of PeaceMaker, recently launched a new interactive news gaming platform at playthenewsgame.com. The concept is that short interactive games are published often to the site, based on the latest major news events. Anyone can register for the site and “play” any of these news items by suggesting appropriate actions to be taken and predicting outcomes. Players interact with each other via game rankings and statistics, and discussions of the games.

Games can also be syndicated and embedded on your own web site or blog. Here’s the game that’s currently featured:

So far, we’ve just consulted with ImpactGames on specific aspects of the web site and user interface, but we hope to be more involved in future improvements to the platform.

Play the News is another innovative and gutsy project from the ImpactGames folks… Try it out!

[EDIT: changed the syndicated game once more on 10/3]