Thalzon Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 8(tenchars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 I dunno, seemed like you got a good amount of positives in the comments! There might have been a few devil's advocates, but overall, I've seen WAY more hostile comments before. You guys are too awesome for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephfire Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Speaking of big plugs for OCR! http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2216-Mailbag-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Speaking of big plugs for OCR!http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2216-Mailbag-1 Indeed, very cool! Was gonna post this yesterday, sorry . Update the OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Speaking of big plugs for OCR!http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2216-Mailbag-1 Yayyy! I really like the "Mailbag" format. It's keeping things fresh and hopeful (As I can't wait for you all to expand on those questions in a full episode!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2264-Symbolism-101 A most appropriate use of Monstrous Turtles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Haha, awesome! Thanks Sephfire Also, I played your "bad writing" video for my Video Game Music & Audio class yesterday (Drexel University) because we were covering voice acting, and bad writing is often a major component in bad voice acting. Everyone loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less Ashamed Of Self Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I may indeed look into the authors referenced. Cool topic this vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less Ashamed Of Self Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Oh boy oh boy oh boy. It's Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyanCe Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Video Game Music & Audio class yesterday (Drexel University) holy jesus i'm going to the wrong school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2414-Facing-Controversy Old episode with a few new tricks in the bag, but I don't even care, this episode is VITAL and I loved watching it again and hopeful for the fact that it will now get more exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graycascade Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Fantastic video, needed to be said. Again. 5:15 is really confusing...What the hell is the guy saying? Or trying to say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadofsky Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Fantastic video, needed to be said. Again.5:15 is really confusing...What the hell is the guy saying? Or trying to say? I have no real idea, I'm sure it's to make fun of Gretchen Carlson (the "interviewer"). A few things, first off, Escapists commentators are being ridiculous, the issue of facing controversy IS important and needs to be addressed, maybe even more than twice! Second, anytime that there is ever any negative remarks about anything involving soldiers or the war in Iraq, Fox News will go to great lengths to tar and feather, and "hang 'em high", especially if it questions patriotism. Of course, that's a no brainer for anyone who has a discerning eye. Third, great video guys, please keep up the hard work. I may not like the gaming industry or it's tactics they've been trying to pull lately, but I definitely respect gamers who can LOGICALLY debate and agree or disagree on subjects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Second, anytime that there is ever any negative remarks about anything involving soldiers or the war in Iraq, Fox News will go to great lengths to tar and feather, and "hang 'em high", especially if it questions patriotism. Of course, that's a no brainer for anyone who has a discerning eye. FOX "news" is the bane of our society. Majorly conservative, bias "news" catering to the gullible and uneducated. Just look at the way Gretchen asked the questions. She wasn't just interviewing objectively, her tone and word choice gave off a disgusted attitude towards the subject at hand. I've seen it many times where they don't even give enough time for a person to defend themselves. They are trained that way so they can censor their own news from anything they don't want the public to hear. We must starve FOX "news" of the attention and ratings they crave to get rid of them, since like a parasite, we can't kill them, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graycascade Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 FOX "news" is the bane of our society. Majorly conservative, bias "news" catering to the gullible and uneducated. Just look at the way Gretchen asked the questions. She wasn't just interviewing objectively, her tone and word choice gave off a disgusted attitude towards the subject at hand. I've seen it many times where they don't even give enough time for a person to defend themselves. They are trained that way so they can censor their own news from anything they don't want the public to hear.We must starve FOX "news" of the attention and ratings they crave to get rid of them, since like a parasite, we can't kill them, unfortunately. I'm not trying to defend fox, really. It's impossible to deny they have a strong conservitive bias, and they've done some truly wacky things in the past, but it feels like our media is very liberal. Sometimes I turn on fox just to see "the other side" if you will, regardless of the fairness of that representation. Back on topic, anyone know of any other stories of a controversial game where the developers stuck to their guns and "won", for lack of a better word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I'm not trying to defend fox, really. It's impossible to deny they have a strong conservitive bias, and they've done some truly wacky things in the past, but it feels like our media is very liberal. Sometimes I turn on fox just to see "the other side" if you will, regardless of the fairness of that representation.Back on topic, anyone know of any other stories of a controversial game where the developers stuck to their guns and "won", for lack of a better word? "It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles" - Sun Tzu Right there with ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Speaking of sticking up for video games, we just got a pretty excellent heads up! Watching the most recent episode of "The Daily Show" tonight and John Hodgman had a section on maintaining the rights of video games on his "You're Welcome" segment and keeping them out of the hands of minors. He talked about how people (which we are already aware of) are trying to get the government to step in and ban the sale of video games to minors. He defended them, saying they are the next generations level of art and deserve their first amendment rights as such! As Sephfire talked about before, with the government stepping in, it would be disastrous for the medium. One more step for legitimization. Schwing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less Ashamed Of Self Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Nice new spin on an old favourite. Good to hear James' quote again with pictures this time. It was worth repeating. I think it's the most mature statement I ever remember hearing on the topic of video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephfire Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Nice new spin on an old favourite. Good to hear James' quote again with pictures this time. It was worth repeating.I think it's the most mature statement I ever remember hearing on the topic of video games. It's one of my favorite bits of his too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Future game designers rally up! http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2443-So-You-Want-to-be-a-Game-Designer What's amazing to me is that most of the points you all mentioned to become a game designer are good things to experience in life in general. Creating experiences indeed. And by the way, here's that clip from the Daily Show on violent video games and maintaining their rights as an artistic medium. Oh yeah, it's also hilarious. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-4-2010/you-re-welcome---violent-video-games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Author Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Thank you for this video, now you've added one more thing for me to consider as a potential career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Blistered Thumbs interviews Daniel and James What's this? Dan pitch-shifts his voice? MY LIFE IS OVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephfire Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Blistered Thumbs interviews Daniel and JamesWhat's this? Dan pitch-shifts his voice? MY LIFE IS OVER! Man, I sound so scatter-brained in that interview. At least James is there to save it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2454-Easy-Games A lot of my friends and family always made fun of me when I read the manual or participated in a tutorial with enthusiasm. I knew, that it would give me (personally) a greater sense of depth and mechanics in that I could more fully enjoy the game. Sure, I've just went balls to the wall and dived right in before, but I almost always found something in the manual or tutorials that made me go "Oh! You can do/use that!". Of course, there was always the following ass whoopin' that I laid down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Hey, I actually do mean I want more execution-based challenge, lol. I want more of that 'depth' stuff, too, though. It's great to know the difference; I never even thought about the difference between the two. Great stuff, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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