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You pigs get outta’ my lawn and go oink somewhere else or I’ll turn you into pork-chop!
Someone’s trying to sleep here!
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I wanted to make a real post, but am too busy playing this…
Sorry about the official artwork above. Annoying thing is that every time I take a screenshot it comes out all black. Not sure there’s a special hotkey or what. The Ghosts of the Past trailer feels like a movie: Man, this game brings back some old college memories. I didn’t get the Collector’s Edition, but my copy did come with a “1337″ dog-tag and a shirt (which is too big for me). I heard that we were entitled to join a contest where some other merch is up for grabs, but I don’t have info on it yet. Anyway, just a little break then it’s back to the rebellion for me! See you guys on battle.net! (^^)/ source: As a result of several bouts of nostalgia, I began compilation of historical events to compare them with the state of my live at those times. Unwittingly, this evolved into a compilation of largely geek related events. In case someone else out there would find it interesting, amusing, or informative, I decided to share the list. This geek timeline is split into two:
Check it out here. Hope you manage to get something out of it.
If you’re unaware of why 3D is currently all the rage or care anything about the current film industry, give Gonzo Gaming 7 a listen. It’ll be among the most informative/enlightening 15 minutes you’ll hear on what is, IMO, America’s most valuable asset.
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 Pioneer One (image from Wikipedia) Besides the above premise, Josh Bernhard and Bracey Smith’s project, Pioneer One, is interesting on two points:
Indie, low sci-fi, dramatic series intentionally distributed for free via torrent? Count me in! The pilot succeeds in presenting the viewer with an interesting premise. Given that the first season is intended to have 7 episodes, and the whole series is planned to be around 5 seasons long, there’s a lot of room for an interesting and complex story. It also feels very raw. Acting is better than expected. Some dialogue is natural, while some feel forced or expository. Camerawork is acceptable, can even be considered as pretty good given the budget. Some scenes feel prolonged, or crammed-in as fillers. Effects/CG renders are the areas where the low budget really shows, but they’re serviceable. Given these, the 30 minute pilot episode feels longer than it should be, something like a 15-20 minute teaser prolonged to a 30 minute episode. Oddly, my favorite scene is a long monolog-ish one involving a phone conversation with an old guy. The relevance of this prolonged scene to the pilot is questionable, but it’s also the most polished one visually and atmospherically, IMHO. The pilot is free and short, so it’s easy enough to recommend for a watch. Keep in mind that this is an indie production accomplished via donations and the occasional (but significant) free help. If you like it enough, consider donating to get the rest of the season done. Personally, I’m looking forward to what episode 2 has to offer. Sources: Here was our entry to the Krakit/Idle Contest. The winner was drawn from a hat (or box, I don’t remember). Still, it’s a good shot of Hanachi-e.
Toy Break has contests going on all the time, so check-out their podcast.
Some call them arthouse games, some call them interactive new media art, some debate if they can be considered art at all (or if they’re even games, for that matter). Regardless of what one calls them, the following pieces of interactive new media that ARE expressions of the human condition.
I wanted to provide an overview for each example, but given their interactive length and the nature of the interactivity, attempts at explanations would ruin the experience. I opted to just let the pieces speak for themselves (except for Gravitation, where I quoted a small blurb of explanation from the author). They’re free and take only a few minutes to “play”. Hit the break and check ‘em out. Continue reading Just sharing some interactive new media The past week’s gaming had a retro platforming vibe, mostly due to two games: Cave Story and Spelunky.
More (or download ‘em) after the break… Continue reading Found Cave Story, so Im’a goin’ Spelunky-n’ Learned about this from Toy Break. Kawaiiju by Monsterforge!  Kawaiiju by Monsterforge. One of these could be yours! These kawaii versions of kaiju are acrylic painted and made of polymer clay. Only 30 blind-boxed pieces were made, all unique kaiju, standing around 1.5-2 inches. This one, however, is pretty special:
 God Pharaoh contest prize (no longer available) Would’ve been swell to get the piece above, but it was offered as a prize to a contest, which is already over. What a sweet sweet piece! The winner sure is lucky. As for the others, there are still 4 pieces left as of writing! If you find these pieces as cool as I do, get ‘em here! they’re all sold out.
sources: Pay any amount above US$1.75 for Jason Rohrer’s Sleep is Death and get to make stuff like this:
Wut?! Seriously, if you were on the fence about Sleep Is Death (mentioned previously here) because of the price, well… that’s not an excuse now (the $1.75 covers the hosting/bandwidth/processing cost). Get Sleep Is Death here (along with the source code) and go make stories like this (nsfw), this, or these. source: |
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