Games Loop

Still debating whether or not to show this in Grahame's Class proper (since he has nothing to do with thesis stuff) so that you can see it under the proper conditions... but I'd figure I'd put the youtube links here anyway.  It's trending towards NSFW -- there is brief nudity in certain places.  

Basically the idea is it's a thematic exploration of games of all sorts (real, figurative, romantic) that totally interests me;  the more nihilistic the game, the better.  Tetris, for example:   you cannot "win" Tetris, you will always lose eventually, and the only reward you get is pride in outlasting your last turn.  Also inherent in the games theme is frustration, and for this I turned to the text-based games of the 1980s, one of the most famous of these being Zork.  (For those who never played, it's a linear logic game with no graphics whatsoever that is "interactive" in that you type in commands to advance in the game.  However, given its linear nature, there is a procedure that must be followed or there will be no advancement whatsoever and you just end up spinning your wheels.  It's these bits that are going to be a tad hard to read on youtube...

Anyway, here are the links.  You can also just do a youtube search under "Underage21."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dChjTsJ_yB8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91fLzbdsNEY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Q4BMSgLzs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=315CKc18sDM

Just so you remember, these were originally intended to be club wallpaper, so there are elements of flashy stuff and things that are just inserted or repeated to make the loop last a little longer.

Word.

- Cheyenne

Hoping that this helps

Hey, all.

I'm starting this blog for us all to use over the course of the next couple of months. I think that this is a good way to get us all to relate ideas, articles, videos, feedback, etc., without having to always send separate emails. This way, everyone can see each others' interactions, in hopes that it may contribute to our own, individual projects. It is also a way to keep a record and see the many stages our projects have gone through over their courses.

For those of you who may not have had ideas in class, when we were discussing, this may also be a way for you to add, in writing, thoughts that may have come later.

I hope that this helps.

Your friend and mine,

Eric Lendl