December 2007
2 posts
Final(s) Thoughts
This is my last blog regarding Concepts in Video Gaming specifically, though I’m not so sure I won’t use it for continued updates regarding my thoughts on video games. Anyway, this was definitely a good experience, and I enjoyed class. The concepts we explored were interesting, and not because I hadn’t thought about them before, but because now knowing about the actual study...
Spoiled? A Little.
Timing had made me think of something that I probably don’t reflect on enough. Revisiting the world of classical gameplay for our final, while simultaneously working to complete my 3D modeling animation, something which I had thought about before, but maybe never really appreciated occured to me- When it comes to visuals, the next generation of gamers is completely spoiled. You can argue...
November 2007
3 posts
You Decide 2008: Ron Paul Revolution
Summary (Topic): If you’re like me, you find the entire presidential race more than a little boring- every candidate is watered down, boring and unwilling to take a stand on anything. And if they do, they’re pretty much crazy. So who are we left with? Not much. Unfortunately, that has led to a great deal of voter apathy in the past years, but to be honest, I can’t blame...
DewMocracy
So I’m hoping the “Moc” in DewMocracy is derived from “Mock.” You have to admit, the ad pokes a lot of fun at the sort of things which would grab our interest if they were plot lines for an upcoming blockbuster. Utilizing these conventions, it’s hard for us not to get interested however. I have to admit, that watching it, and exploring the website a bit, I...
MMovie- World of Warcraft Follies
Machinima is definitely a lot of work. With our machinima nearly completed (now that we’ve been afforded some extra time before showing it in class, I’ll definitely be “tweaking” it a little. Christine and I have probably spent more time re-filming a 4 minute segment, than if we just watched Zoolander 9 or 10 times through. What issues did we run into? I think the major...
October 2007
2 posts
Orange Box
I’m a huge fan of first person shooters. I hadn’t played Half-Life since the original came out, and at the time, it was not a good introduction for me- the plot went over my head and I was a little too young to appreciate just what I was playing. I do remember being in awe at the graphics though. In fact, I’d stop and watch the looping trailers at the supermarket where I...
Whoops, Well, Classifications Anyway.
So, I’ve totally neglected this blog. Not out of laziness, I just forgot about it. Working on this recent project as of late has made me realize that trying to classify anyone is almost impossible. People have too many diverse interests to think that you’ll ever appeal to anyone. I also think that attempting to group people together by age and assume that you’ll make...
September 2007
3 posts
Bloxxorz!
I played Bloxxorz for a little while today. I’ll agree, it’s relatively addicting. I really enjoy puzzles and stretching my brain a little, so it was fun. Some of them were painfully easy, but I think that meant that as I played, I was learning how to think ahead in terms of the games’ rules, which is a good thing. I stopped after about Stage 23, mostly because I was bored...
(An Absence of) Women, Sub-Culture and Stigmas
I’ve taken sociology courses in the past, and I have a general interest in the subject. If I weren’t able to pursue a digital media career I’d most likely be studying something in the sociology/psychology area. I thought it was interesting to look at the effects video games have had on global culture, and how things have changed even since their initital introduction. In the...
Introductions (?)
So today’s going to be my first blog. I don’t generally blog in the typical sense, besides having facebook or myspace or whatever personal network jazz there is out there, so forgive me if these entries are a little lacking. What first? I guess an introduction would be in order. My name’s Brian Deysher. I’m a junior in the Digital Media major. If I had a minor it...