October 2008
1 post
Game Concept Presentations
Ribbet:
Seems like an interesting take on a classic puzzle game. An aesthetic interface would draw the player in. Simple narrative is “cute” enough to appeal to target audience.
Home Design Network:
The online network brings two different frames of mind together. Seems like a great way to bring older age groups into the interactive web. Capitilization on the popularity of home...
September 2008
2 posts
Bloxorz, a review. →
Flash games have certainly come a long way. Altough Bloxorz was not the game that brought me to this realization, but definitely reinforces that point. In a combination of solid presentation and gameplay, this game represents what has spoiled me and other gamers by providing a retail-quality game absolutely free.
I’ll admit, I’m not a enthusiastic supporter of puzzle games. This is...
WatchMany of my friends are already aware of Johnny Lee. To many gamers, the video I’ve posted is old news. But the fact that nobody has made any recent strides in the technology displayed leads me to post this video once again.
August 2008
1 post
Alicia Sacrimone is HAWT
But the point of the story is that those Chinese gymnast girls are way too young. Don’t get me wrong, they’re talented. But just because China is hosting the Olympics doesn’t mean they should get away with cheating.
http://ping.fm/P2gkM
July 2008
3 posts
Ping.fm
Oh and by the way, I just posted using “ping.fm”. It’s a web tool that allows one to manage many of his own blogs. It really has helped me get back in touch with my older blogs. If you want to check it out, just google it.
Hey everybody, and by “everybody” I mean anyone who follows this blog, and by “anyone who follows this blog” I mean Walter. Well, I suppose other people might watch this. Maybe Prof. Phares or other classmates from COM 155, but Walter is the only one who has given me verbal confirmation of following my tumblr.
June 2008
1 post
Irony and Blogging
I had a realization today while going about my daily routine on the internet. (It consists of digg.com, pinkninjastudios, revision3, and various news feeds in no particular order) I had come across a story about a new twitter-like social network the name of which isn’t important. I was immediately compelled to register and begin posting but I held myself back. I investigated this impulse...
May 2008
2 posts
What I enjoy about my newfound media literacy.
Freedom: While it may sound as though we live in a dystopian future where humans are serialized and monitored, the mainstream media attempts to do just that (to some extent). Media literacy has allowed me to be aware of the media’s attempts to control or sway public opinion. Because of this, I am more firmly resolved in my own decisions as the feel especially like my own beliefs and not what...
April 2008
6 posts
Genetics-based Insurance Frighteningly Possible →
Anyone ever see GATTACA?
WatchValve continues to impress me and make me laugh with their shining examples of machinima. This video is an advertisement for their popular game “Team Fortress 2”. Within the game, the player has a choice to play as a variety of classes, all of which have very unique personailies. After the first series of videos consisting of the Demoman, Soldier, Heavy, and Engineer, there was an overwhelming...
Lifestyle Ads
Very often, advertisements will attempt to sell you a particular lifestyle. Here are a few examples I’ve come across. Athletic lifestyle Ironically, the healthy lifestyle The Rugged, Outdoors Lifestyle
Three Examples of Glamour in today's Ads
This first video, is a textbook example of the use of glamour in advertising. Many of the other TAG Body Spray Commercials exploit sexual envy among men. The main “character” of many, if not all, of these commercials is placed in a situation where he is the object of desire of many women. This sneaker advertisement intriqued me. The glamour and envy seem extremely misplaced. The...
Glamour in "How to Get Ahead in Advertising"
Within the context of communication, the definition of glamour is slightly different than the one from Pop culture. Simply stated, glamour is envy or the cause of it. In the film “How to Get Ahead in Advertising” there are many examples of this sense of glamour. Aside from Bagley the protagonist’s entire lifestyle which consists of an attractive wife, well-paying and comfortable...
Use of a Brick
It is difficult to imagine what other uses there are for a brick, other than building a wall. Most possiblities use creative lines of thinking to arrive at their answers. The only concievable ideas I have are either: An artistic media or An improvised weapon.
March 2008
2 posts
February 2008
10 posts
Television and Heroes
For my class, I was asked to use my observations of today’s televison and find examples of heroes. Ironically, the best example of this comes from the show “Heroes”. For those who don’t watch the show, “Heroes” tells the story of ordinary individuals who begin to discover that they have extraordinary powers, such as flight, time travel, advanced healing, etc....
Self.
In my Media Literacy class, we just watched a presentation on Edward Bernays, cousin of Sigmund Freud, and his affect on the America advertising structure. Freud’s theories acted as an invaluable resource for psychologists as well as a self-help guide of sorts. Bernays, in effect, reversed engineered Freud’s theories. Instead of helping people discover the individual, Bernays used the...
January 2008
9 posts
Visual Culture: Sexy New Russian Military Uniform →
This link leads to a story that one has dubbed “Sexy New Russian Military Uniform” Frankly this is not the case. As one user has already stated in the comment thread it should be called “Sexy Russian in New Military Uniform” I thought this makes a great point in displaying how certain factors change our perception of an image.
WatchIn response to both the Dow drop and Anonymous’ attack on Scientology, I will post the following video. It basically sums up my thoughts about it. This also coincides with the discussion in my Media Literacy class about how many youths get their news from folks like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
WatchI just recently had a discussion about machinima with one of my professors and I’m compelled to post these. Both of these are from the Orange Box. The first is from “Portal” and it describes the life of the gun turrets which are already portayed as sentinent in the actual game. This video elaborates and expands on that humor, while serving as a good example of home-made...
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Media Obscured: Political Posters
Political posters, as the election slowly approaches, are everywhere. Even now, although I am of the age to vote, their messages fall on my deaf ears. Despite their seemingly bright colors and fetching slogans, the signs scattered along the highway and sidestreets blended right into the background from my childhood perspective. “Hope for America”? This tells me virtually nothing...
“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to...”
– E. E. Cummings
Check 1-2, Check 1-2...
Testing, testing… Is this thing on?