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Oblique Strategies

Oblique Strategies

OSMOS Guide Have you ever had one of those dreams where you are floating around in space, slowly grasping at random objects as they pass by, with no real direction? It should be frightening, but instead you feel a level of calm serenity that you've never felt before. Okay, maybe that's just me, but it is not unlike the feeling that you get when you play Osmos, the award-winning game from new indie developers Hemisphere Games. The main goal in Osmos is simple: you, an amoeba-esque organism known as a "mote," must absorb smaller motes to become bigger. As you proceed through the levels of the game, you will run into different objectives. The orbital levels really show off the mathematical prowess of the game. Later levels are definitely more complex and not necessarily quite as relaxing as the early levels, although it all comes together with a stunning ambient electronic soundtrack that makes even the most frantic of games a soothing breeze on the wind.

Creative Whack Company IGN Review "Ambient games" might not yet be a prominent videogame genre, but more and more of these tranquilizing experiences are popping up on the indie scene. It's a term Hemisphere Games' Eddy Boxerman uses to describe slower-paced games like flOw, Crayon Physics, and his own Osmos. You won't find any twitchy shooting mechanics, frantic timed events, or macho posturing heavy metal here. Your goal in each stage is to become the big fish in the pond. These motes are delicious! Osmos starts you out at a Biology 101 level, but later stages can definitely get hectic as more aggressive motes are introduced and environmental hazards get in the way of evolution. The primordial ooze that makes up Osmos is brilliant to look at, full of glowing orbs lazily floating amidst the soup. The Verdict The small team at Hemisphere has crafted an alluring, captivating experience that is a nice change of pace from the frantic action videogames often provide. IGN Ratings for Osmos (PC) Great (out of 10, not an average)

Reading Trails | home Strategic Acquisitions I have some good news for you, and then some bad news. The good news is first. There is a fifth edition of the Oblique Strategies that you can purchase without bidding usurious amounts at auction, as was previously the case. Click here for more details. What other kinds of Oblique Stragegies decks can I acquire? While the chances of finding an earlier deck of the Oblique Strategies for purchase may remain slim (more on this later), you can avail yourself of a virtual copy with some ease. There are resourceful netizens who have produced nice javascript and Shockwave versions of the deck, too. I've included a virtual copy for the deck for use and edification of our Mac and Windows-using readers. Here's a Mac OS hyperstack version to download and unpack. Okay. As you already know, there were initially three editions of the Oblique Strategies produced and offered for sale through Eno and Opal in the late 1970s. So far Oblique Strategies has been published, privately, on three occasions.

Organize parties with your friends! - Atomeet APHEX SAW II Richard D. James a déjà fait parler de lui en 1993 avec le premier volume de cette série qui n'avait d'ambient que le nom. Il instaurait un language numérique empli d'émotions et de patterns rythmiques inédits qui allaient très rapidement faire des émules dans ce que l'on a vite catalogué en tant que "intelligent dance music". Avec cet ambitieux second volume, un double album généreux, Richard D. James décide d'honorer le générique de cette collection ; "Selected Ambient Works Volume II" porte en effet bien son nom, bien mieux que son prédecesseur. Mais une musique d'ambiance crasse, tendue, lourde en signification, inquiétante.

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77 Million Paintings Thank you to all who attended the event, and especially our members who made it all possible. The Event The Long Now Foundation presented the North American Premiere of Brian Eno's 77 Million Paintings for 3 days at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Friday and Saturday evening were absolutely packed with nearly 800 and 1000 attendees, respectfully. Sunday was the Long Now members evening. We were a bit surprised to find that the big crowd for each evening came right at the opening time, leaving the late night crowd with the installation much to themselves. The Sunday evening members event was a nice change of pace with a few hundred less people who were as much into mingling as seeing the piece, giving the party area and the installation a nice balance of people. A parallel event was also run in Second Life organized by Blueair.tv and built by Annabeth Robinson. The Art

Bagtv: techno chic or fashion faux pas? Bagtv: techno chic or fashion faux pas? December 24, 2008 It may not be the most logical example of a two-in-one product we've ever seen, but Bagtv will almost certainly score you some points in the novelty department. As the name suggests, this line of handbags incorporates a 7-inch LCD screen into the design so that you can watch DVDs, Mpegs and view photos while you're out and about in the urban jungle. Essentially it's a handbag with a transparent panel covered by a flap cut in the side which holds a removable 720 x 480 resolution media player. Bagtv is available in a range of colours, leathers and fabrics and comes with a unit for mains or in car re-charging plus audio/video cables for plugging in to a TV. If you want to take a closer look, there's a worthwhile video review over at ShinyShiny. Via Bagtv, Red Ferret. About the Author After a misspent youth at law school, Noel began to dabble in tech research, writing and things with wheels that go fast. Post a CommentRelated Articles

BellStudies CD "...this album changes the flow of personal time...a meditative, expansive world unfolds with no limits on the imagination." -CD Baby Brian Eno created this album both as a tribute to Long Now, and as an artistic expression of the vast swathes of time represented by the sheer "long-termness" of the philosophy behind the 10,000 Year Clock. "When we started thinking about The Clock, we naturally wondered what kind of sound it could make to announce the passage of time. The sounds on the album are entirely synthesizer-based, although Eno studied the actual physics of bell tones in order to simulate the kinds of bells familiar to modern ears. Available for purchase through CDBaby. PLORF Entertainment » PLORF - Free Music, Pics, Videos, Humor and More

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