Last night I invented a new 21st century art form: VIRTUAL CRASH SCULPTURE. The canvas is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. What you do is, jack a bunch of cars and crash them into each other. The more the better. Ideally you make them all explode, by parking a bunch of damaged cars together and then ramming into them with a car that's already on fire. It sets off a glorious chain reaction, and when the smoke clears you're left with a garden of charred hulks. I am the Picasso of this new medium. In the future I will use it to comment on gender issues.
I played it a while back and was really blown away by it. It bugs me when people criticize it without having played it. it addresses topics like
- the nature of evil - first does evil even mean anything,
- bullying & the hell that high school can be
(you have final-fantasy style battles with jocks, nerds , etc; also illustrates what the world-view of someone alienated would be like; viewing everybody along these narrow strata)
- nature vs nurture, what made these kids snap whereas other kids didn't
- delves into their hopes & fears, incidents in the past - you uncover back story like in any other rpg
- media - what effect do games like doom and music like NIN have?
(you can pick up marilyn manson cds which "create a violent rage", improve your stats)
- the drugs that the kids were on - in your inventory is the anti-depressant
Excellent use of 8 bit rpg aesthetic. MIDI version of Smells Like Teen Spirit sends chills down my spine.
rpgs - good for exploring characters
seeing dialog in video game format ("..." press a button "...") distances you from it
pretending to be somebody else makes you think about who they were
inventory sez hey he was on drugs
it risked a lot
it was deeply personal
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Does anybody know how I can play System Shock or System Shock 2 on WinXP? Is it even possible? I've always wanted to check out these games as people talk about them so much.
If you'll play the game, I think you'll see that entertainment is not really the focus... it's more about trying to understand the atmosphere at Columbine and the psychology of the killers (and to some extent, the nature of evil)
Game wasn't published by anybody & the guy who made it is not doing it for a profit motive. I think he genuinely is trying to explore the Columbine incident and larger philisophical issues (e.g. the nature of evil)
I posted about this game elsewhere... in a nutshell, I think those who take time to play the game will be surprised at how nuanced it is. It really makes you think about the motivations behind the killings and the bullying atmosphere at Columbine, and what it is that pushed those kids over the edge when most kids who get bullied just get past it.
i had the same experience when i went to south beach! it really is remarkable how the colors & everything feel familiar even if you've never beeen before in real life.
I think he's right on about art direction. I think one of the reasons I like Katamari Damacy so much is that it has a really unique, coherent visual aesthetic (bright psychedelic colors, boxy shapes). I haven't played Viewtiful Joe but from what I've heard it also benefits from great art direction. Realism gets boring, so does standard cartoonishness or tired anime style characters. I want to see more stuff that diverges from the norm.
"Id like to see what people can do with the Internet that they cannot do on paper. And there are certain things one can do that are not worth doing. Like I can set up a discussion group thats open to everybody! And that is not worth doing. Its sort of proven that it immediately turns into a cesspool because its badly designed."
haha!
i'm always on the look out for funny game-related sites. oldmanmurray is dead and i've read all of seanbaby's stuff. are there any other good places to go?
they're not talking about all cd sales, just cd singles vs online singles. DUH! hardly anybody buys cd singles anymore. it says nothing about people buying full cds vs online albums.
I agree-- I'm outraged at Diebold's mendacity & the lack of security in their machines, but this line from a sig file is really not a big deal. For crissakes, haven't people heard of gallows humor?
I agree -- for me the DVD playing capabilities made it a worthwhile buy, since I didn't have one. (I know it's not the best DVD player, but since I don't watch movies a lot it wasn't a big deal.)
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This is an awesome list. Too true.
Last night I invented a new 21st century art form: VIRTUAL CRASH SCULPTURE. The canvas is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. What you do is, jack a bunch of cars and crash them into each other. The more the better. Ideally you make them all explode, by parking a bunch of damaged cars together and then ramming into them with a car that's already on fire. It sets off a glorious chain reaction, and when the smoke clears you're left with a garden of charred hulks. I am the Picasso of this new medium. In the future I will use it to comment on gender issues.
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I played it a while back and was really blown away by it. It bugs me when people criticize it without having played it. it addresses topics like - the nature of evil - first does evil even mean anything, - bullying & the hell that high school can be (you have final-fantasy style battles with jocks, nerds , etc; also illustrates what the world-view of someone alienated would be like; viewing everybody along these narrow strata) - nature vs nurture, what made these kids snap whereas other kids didn't - delves into their hopes & fears, incidents in the past - you uncover back story like in any other rpg - media - what effect do games like doom and music like NIN have? (you can pick up marilyn manson cds which "create a violent rage", improve your stats) - the drugs that the kids were on - in your inventory is the anti-depressant Excellent use of 8 bit rpg aesthetic. MIDI version of Smells Like Teen Spirit sends chills down my spine. rpgs - good for exploring characters seeing dialog in video game format ("..." press a button "...") distances you from it pretending to be somebody else makes you think about who they were inventory sez hey he was on drugs it risked a lot it was deeply personal
thanks!
Does anybody know how I can play System Shock or System Shock 2 on WinXP? Is it even possible? I've always wanted to check out these games as people talk about them so much.
If you'll play the game, I think you'll see that entertainment is not really the focus... it's more about trying to understand the atmosphere at Columbine and the psychology of the killers (and to some extent, the nature of evil)
Game wasn't published by anybody & the guy who made it is not doing it for a profit motive. I think he genuinely is trying to explore the Columbine incident and larger philisophical issues (e.g. the nature of evil)
I posted about this game elsewhere... in a nutshell, I think those who take time to play the game will be surprised at how nuanced it is. It really makes you think about the motivations behind the killings and the bullying atmosphere at Columbine, and what it is that pushed those kids over the edge when most kids who get bullied just get past it.
i had the same experience when i went to south beach! it really is remarkable how the colors & everything feel familiar even if you've never beeen before in real life.
Those articles you linked are hilarious. I wish OMM was still around.
I think he's right on about art direction. I think one of the reasons I like Katamari Damacy so much is that it has a really unique, coherent visual aesthetic (bright psychedelic colors, boxy shapes). I haven't played Viewtiful Joe but from what I've heard it also benefits from great art direction. Realism gets boring, so does standard cartoonishness or tired anime style characters. I want to see more stuff that diverges from the norm.
"Id like to see what people can do with the Internet that they cannot do on paper. And there are certain things one can do that are not worth doing. Like I can set up a discussion group thats open to everybody! And that is not worth doing. Its sort of proven that it immediately turns into a cesspool because its badly designed." haha!
i'm always on the look out for funny game-related sites. oldmanmurray is dead and i've read all of seanbaby's stuff. are there any other good places to go?
they're not talking about all cd sales, just cd singles vs online singles. DUH! hardly anybody buys cd singles anymore. it says nothing about people buying full cds vs online albums.
I agree-- I'm outraged at Diebold's mendacity & the lack of security in their machines, but this line from a sig file is really not a big deal. For crissakes, haven't people heard of gallows humor?
my friends and i were just talking about this the other day. i would love to have a service like this.
there's a good discussion of this article (including commentary from the author) here.
I agree -- for me the DVD playing capabilities made it a worthwhile buy, since I didn't have one. (I know it's not the best DVD player, but since I don't watch movies a lot it wasn't a big deal.)