Yeah, I notice(d) all that Thanksgiving stuff going on around me Wednesday, yesterday, and today but I just wasn’t into it this year. Sorry. There was that small part of me that felt like I should be participating more, but that was only out of a sense of obligation. I did think a little bit about what it would be like to have to do the Thanksgiving meal. Eeee.
Thanksgiving was spent with my Uncle’s family. My dad and little brother came up and were there as well. They had fancy interesting snacks out and I enjoyed those. Dinner was “typical” Thanks-taking fare, but I was pretty uninterested. I had less than a plate of food. My appetite has just been absolute shit this week.
I guess as much as I try to deny it, things bother me.
While delivering business-like information to the person who was angry at me, I found out that he’s maybe not as mad now. I don’t really know, seeing as we didn’t talk about it much. He said we would talk later but he never got back to me. Whatever, it’s fine. At least he isn’t mad.
Last night I read maybe 60 pages of this book I need to finish by Monday. It’s 400 pages long and I’m not even on page 200, but I’m pretty optimistic about it. I also finished the reading for soc, forever (!!!). Today I read more of that novel, did last week’s reading for 45B, and downloaded the stuff I need to read for last week’s 45C as well as the lecture notes. After I do that reading, I just have to finish the novel and perhaps make some headway on Middlemarch if there’s time, no pressure I suppose. Holy shit, semester is almost over. Oh, also I have two papers due this week: final paper for Beatles and second 45C paper. Might as well get a start on those.
Hey, it’s only Friday and it’s only about 8. I have a couple more hours in which I could do work…or I could even go to sleep early for once. Haha we’ll see. I think I will at least read more of Petals of Blood for 45C. Tomorrow, there is the possibility of shopping with Ate and nephew (and perhaps baby niece). But to me, it’s all very much a possibility and nothing more. I still have a couple of days in which to do homework and Beatles paper isn’t even due until Tuesday, I think. Oh joy. Shoot, I think I also need to copy Let It Be album notes and one day’s worth of class notes.
Speaking of Beatles, their music videos were showing on VH1 classics. Next, they showed A Hard Day’s Night (♥) and a John Lennon concert from 1972. Beatle-y loooove. Gotta eventually get on with that paper on Alice references in Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Yes, I know I’m ultra-boring. Wuteva wuteva. Man, I’m sleepy. Oooh, my dad brought the iStick for me. I can listen to music through both headphones (and all channels) now! Woop.
also, this game is cool: http://www.kongregate.com/games/Candystand/copy-cat (I was playing it Wednesday night.)
Buhhhhhhh…

El último juego del que me he enamorado en Kongregate aúna mis dos modalidades favoritas: juegos de lógica y juegos de palabras. En Blocks with letters on tienes que mover una serie de bloques con letras en ellos (sí, estos también se han roto la cabeza buscándole un título al juego) hasta formar la palabra correcta en la salida. Empieza fácil, pero a medida que avanzan los niveles aparecen letras que pueden volar, teletransportes, botones que activan y desactivan bloques, puntitos que hacen que las letras se giren, paredes pegajosas, y lo peor que te puede pasar cuando tienes que hacer anagramas: bloques que transforman una letra en su siguiente en el abecedario. De modo que hacia el final puedes encontrarte con algo así:

Blocks with letters on

 
El juego mola muchísimo, es doblemente frustrante (encontrar la palabra, y encontrar el modo de formarla), y muy divertido, no sólo por las pifias que cometes por el camino, sino porque después de acertar cada palabra se muestra una pequeña animación con una situación en la que se use la palabra – y los autores están fatal. Pero muy muy mal de la olla.

Y lo mejor de todo: acabo de descubrir que ya tiene segunda parte

If you have a lot of money to spend, then this section is for you.

To view some free online games, go to Kongregate.

The terms serious games and virtual reality simulations seem to be used interchangeably over here. That is, using animations to simulate real life or fantasy scenarios all designed to:

•  allow the user to practise in a real world environment;
• increase motivation;
• activate emotions;
• create in-depth instructional interactivity that ensure the learner is using conscious effort;
• help the learner relate to the training material.

There are some key differences:

Simulations are a model of a real-world system. They can be operational (procedural skills) or conceptual (domain-specific strategic knowledge or skills).

Games - the common elements of all games include (1) a competitive activity in which you are required to achieve a goal, (2) a set of rules or constraints, and (3) a specific context. 

Games and simulations don’t focus on learning, but focus on reinforcement. Simulations allow people to critically assess and deploy information in a safe environment. They are good for testing processes, contingent relations, and decision-making and can increase the feeling of responsibility in the learner.

Games involve rules and play. The rules must be rigid and scientific – the paradox is that these restrictions allow for greater play within them which can be flexible and fun. To ensure better transfer, they all should be grounded in reality.

Key experts in this space include James Paul Gee, Eric Zimmerman and Alicia Sanchez.

There is no doubt that, when done well, these games and simulations can be very impressive. However most range in the $100,000 mark upwards and take up to 12 months to develop. Mimi games used for retention of single learning objective are a little more palatable at $25,000 upwards.

Companies in this space include Tandem Learning, Raptivity and Core Competence.

Do Simulations and Games Teach?

The jury is still out on this one. Research has shown that participants enjoy the gaming experience more, however it can actually depress the learning experience. Players can get so caught up in improving their scores that they fail to actually reflect on the principles being taught. Simulations have been more successful at achieveing learning outomes. However, when done well, both can improve learning but very few are achieving the level required. Ruth Clark has provided a good summary of research in this area.

What to look for in simulations and games:

• goals, rules, activities, feedback, and consequences are aligned to desired learning outcomes
• structure and guidance helps learners reach instructional goals (feedback, explanation between rounds, visual support, embedded questions to promote reflection)
• complexity and interface managed in ways that minimise distractions or extraneous mental load
• use for learners who will be motivated to by these environments

Avoid open-ended games that and simulations that require unguided exploration.

Hello and welcome to the first post of the WW blog! Im Kongregate on WW and I will be posting about all the news about WW. To play go here:

http://www.wiglingtoncheats.com/

And the forums are here:

http://forum.wiglingtonandwenks.com/index.php

Cheers!

Epic War 3 was created by rudy_sudarto, a game designer from Art Logic Games.

The most epic entry of the Epic War series. Defeat your opponents in battle to conquer every spot on the board. Build and upgrade your deck, form a strategy, protect your castle, and crush all who stand in your way!

This game’s use of collectible cards is impressive. Instead of feeling stuck using pre-selected units, the player can choose a set of starter cards, and then begin building his or her deck, upgrading units in that deck as they go. With the equip feature, players can choose which cards to use for each round, changing things up as often as they like.

The flash animated battles, vs. a card game format, are great! After selecting the cards to play, the player can further control the units in the battle by retreating or sending them forward, and deciding when to use any special abilities.

I’ve been enjoying this game as part of Kongregate’s new quest feature. With it’s 4 challenging achievements, it’s sure to keep me busy for a while.

Curious Little Muse rating for Epic War 3: 8/10

Impressive use of game mechanics, good graphic design, good usability and easy to follow instructions.

Indie game site Kongregate rollls out month long zombie extravaganza. Press Release by Reuters

UPDATE: Fixed the Nintendo8 link below, sorry about that!

CantYouSeeImBusy.com is the latest in a long line of flash games to help you take a small mental break while at work. The catch is that unlike normal flash games, this one is supposed to seamlessly integrate into your normal work flow.

The game at left looks like a normal chart (although I don’t know how many people are reviewing prognoses), but you have to maneuver that rocket ship to a safe landing at the end of the chart. Each new “slide” on the left-hand side is a new level.

All of the games take place within things that look like Word, PowerPoint or Excel documents, so you at least appear to be working. The bottom toolbars (that normally show things like word count, page numbers, etc.) all show how many lives you have. None of the games are particularly great (not that I’ve tried them) but it’s a clever idea.

As far as the other online games go, there are two gold standards that can’t be topped in my book:

• Kongregate – Has thousands of flash games, including all the “classics” – desktop tower defense, penguin launching, mini golf and everything else you can think of. If you have played an online game in the last five years, chances are you can find it here.
• Nintendo8 – A site that let’s you play the top 100 NES games of all time, right in your browser (!). If you are between the ages of 6 and 30, I dare you not to click this link. I also dare you to start a game of Zelda and not get fired.

That game I made a while ago with Nunsense is now released and sponsored by dedegames.com.

Fred’s Head is a game about a guy called Fred who got pushed into some radioactive waste which in result made his head grow to obnoxious proportions. You play as Fred and it’s your job to rid the town of all bullies by smashing them into nothingness with your gigantic head whilst avoiding hazards and killing normal kids running and playing in the street.

Fight past 10 waves of enemies, don’t let the name “wave” fool you – you don’t just hang around and wait for them to stop coming you have to run to the end of the map for them to stop. As you get further into the game the chance of a large bully coming increase and the amount of hazards and normal kids increase and once you get past wave 5 you are put onto a map of half the size making it even more of a challenge.

Lovely and cute cartoon graphics, beautiful and misplaced music, gruesome and amusing game play with a touch of disturbing but fitting sound effects makes this game something I might actually want to give time to play.

You can go play over at:
Newgrounds
Kongregate
or
Dede games

Hay una ley no escrita en internet, en la que se proclama que todo lo que hoy conocemos será destruido en poco tiempo. ¿Todo? Sí, todo. Incluso ese reloj Casio que te regalaron en tu cumpleaños, que puede cambiar el canal de tele para diversión de algunos e instintos homicidas para otros, normalmente hosteleros honrados éstos “otros”. 2012 parece ser una fecha chupiguay en esto del genocidio, y es que al parecer un mal muy grande y muy chungo va a ocurrir ese año, y no me refiero a la vuelta a las pantallas de Hotel Glam. Algo lo suficientemente ‘hardcore’ como para eliminar de golpe y plumazo nuestro ya-no-tan-azul planeta. ¿Que será será? ¿Un meteorito tamaño Super Size? ¿Alienigenas pentasexuales? ¿Mujeres y Hombres y viceversa: The movie? Sea lo que sea, me la suda parece que los mayas son los causantes de este rifirafe y fuente de lo que seguro será un buen año para subir las estadísticas mundiales de suicidios. Y sino, al tiempo.

¿Y toda esta absurda e innecesaria introducción para qué? Ni más ni menos que para presentar un juegazo en flash como la copa de un almendro: Totem Destroyer 2. Nuestro cometido es, como su obvio nombre indica, posar el ídolo (¿será maya? ¿habrá alguna conexión con el anterior parrafo?) en la zona negra, destruyendo cuidadosamente cada pieza del tótem para lograrlo. Vicio asegurado, ahí lo dejo.

Por cierto, el que suscribe se ha pasado el juego ya 2 veces, de hecho resulta bastante fácil excepto un par de niveles que pueden resultar desesperantes. Pero todo sea por ver el sorprendente final ;D

Nus vemus.

Totem Destroyer 2: http://www.kongregate.com/games/regulargabs/totem-destroyer-2

Creado por: regulargabs

Dicen las malas lenguas (probablemente femeninas) que los hombres no somos capaces de hacer más de una cosa a la vez. Discúlpenme, señoritas, pero se me ocurren no pocas cosas que podemos realizar simultáneamente sin ningún problema: ¿Cocinar un huevo mientras leemos el periódico? ¿Comer un yogur mientras chateamos? ¿Ligar mientras nos emborrachamos? Pues eso, desmentido el rumor, podéis ver cómo somos perfectamente capaces. Chincha.

Hablando de simultaneidad, El usuario de Kongregate IcyLime colgó hace poco un juego la mar de curioso en el portal Kongregate, del cual os hablé al inicio de este blog. En él, nos encargaremos de realizar microjuegos al estilo Wario Ware, con la diferencia de que aquí los haremos todos juntos. Servidor es malísimo, y no llega más allá de los 87 puntos, fácilmente superable por cualquiera. Señoritas, muestren al mundo cómo su psique es capaz de controlar 4 cosas a la vez sin fallar ;D.

Multitask: http://www.kongregate.com/games/IcyLime/multitask

Creado por: IcyLime

I thought Blogger would be better then wordpress but I think this is better off for me. So I transfered everything over. I did like the original theme but I can’t really pick much. I’m really a noob when it comes to these things.

Enjoy!

Oh on another note, the first guide which is gonna be Cube Colossus well be posted either today or tomorrow. Sorry for being late guys .

Pasarse el juego en Normal usando 30 continues, sin más, ya no mola. Eso es cosa de casuals y de gente que se toma esto de los videojuegos a la ligera. Casi casi menospreciando, si me apuras. Eran otros tiempos, ahora lo que importa es fardar, ante todo y sobre todo. La manera de fardar estándar sería completar el nivel 6-4 en menos de 220 segundos y sin perder una vida, pero viviendo en la era del dos-punto-cero y de la incredulidad generalizada, no basta con palabras, y tus hamijos te dirán que eres un mentiroso y te insultarán y te mataran (igual). Para ello, has de contar con una prueba fehaciente que demuestre tu habilidad/enfermedad, y es aquí donde entra ese invento tan tonto ideado tontamente por los tontos de Microsoft: Los logros.

Dos palabrejas por las que muchos matarían

Pues sí, fueron los señores de MS los que introdujeron un sistema de puntuaciones que aumentaba en su GamerScore, en concordancia a los avances que el jugador realizaba en los juegos de Xbox. Decir que los logros per se ya llevan tiempo pululando por el mundillo videojueguil (Mata a 5.000 enemigos usando el yogur caducado), la diferencia radica en que ahora cualquiera puede ver lo que has conseguido, y eso mola demasié. Al ver que esto incentivaba a los jugadores y que salía rentable, el sistema se llevó a los juegos de PC Games for Windows, también de Microsoft, y poco a poco se subieron al carro otras plataformas como Steam, PlayStation Network (quienes fueron reacios en un principio a este sistema)… Hoy día hay pocos juegos o portales que no hayan implantado este sistema, siendo Facebook una de las herramientas que más adeptos utilizan para publicar sus hazañas.

Logros en Left 4 Dead (Steam, PC)

Una de las páginas que más tiempo me roba durante un par de años es el portal de juegos en flash Kongregate (si os registráis desde ese enlace, muchas gracias ;D), la cual también tiene un sistema de logros basados en medallas y puntos, que se clasifican en fáciles (5 puntos), medios  (15 puntos), difíciles (30 puntos) e imposibles (60 puntos). Además se pueden conseguir puntos si te invita alguien o si invitas, puntuando juegos, etcétera. Desde aquí dejo la recomendación de que la visitéis y os registréis, 100% válida para perder el tiempo y conseguir puntos que no os servirán para absolutamente nada.

Los logros son medallas en Kongregate

Como veis, lo de los logros es algo que ha añadido un extra a los juegos, un aliciente que recibe diferentes reacciones. Hay gente a la que les importa una puta mierda esto de sumar puntos inútiles a un marcador aún más inútil (no les quito razón), y luego están los que se desviven para sacar todos los logros posibles, aunque supongan una inversión absurda de tiempo (Logro EPIC en Gears of War 2 – acumular 100.000 bajas) o sean virtualmente imposibles, como el de liderar la clasificación mundial en todos los modos online en Quake 4 (Number One, aquí demuestro que no es mentira).

Y ya que esto se está alargando más de la cuenta, y no quiero que os acostumbréis a largas e insulsas parrafadas, os dejo un curioso metajuego en flash de los geniales Armor Games, en el que el objetivo es sacar todos los logros: Achievement Unlocked.

Karōshi, en japonés, significa muerte por exceso de trabajo. Se trata de muertes súbitas como infratos o apoplejías causadas por la presión y el estrés laboral. El primer caso reconocido data de 1969, y desde entonces la propia ansiedad al karōshi se suma al problema:

For example, a big life insurance company investigated 500 male white-collar workers in top-ranking corporations in Tokyo. The report shows that 46 percent of respondents were anxious about their own risk of karoshi. A quarter of them experienced complaints from their families related to anxiety about karoshi. Around 5 to 20 percent of the workers themselves were afraid of the high risk of karoshi.

Las cifras reconocidas por el Gobierno me parecen de por sí chungas:

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labour published relevant statistics in 2007: 147 workers died, many from strokes or heart attacks, and about 208 more fell severely ill from overwork in the year to March, the highest figure on record and 7.6 percent up from the previous year. Another 819 workers contended they became mentally ill due to overwork, with 205 cases given compensation, according to the ministry data released on Wednesday. Mentally troubled workers killed themselves or attempted to do so in 176 cases.

Toda esta gente viene a ser uno de cada 12.000 japoneses. Pero estas son las cifras reconocidas oficialmente, insisto. Un estudio de 1997, cuando desde el Ministerio sólo se reconocían entre 20 y 60 muertes anuales, recogía estimaciones de que un tercio de las muertes por problemas cardiovasculares y cerebrovasculares podían deberse al exceso de trabajo, elevando la cifra a 10.000 karōshi año.

¿Qué hacer ante este problema? El Gobierno japonés está trabajando (espero que no excesivamente) para solucionarlo, limitando las horas extra y obligando a los trabajadores a pasar exámenes médicos para poder realizarlas. Las empresas también están poniendo de su parte, pero parece que el problema de fondo está demasiado arraigado en la cultura japonesa:

In 2007, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, a division of Japan’s largest banking group, started to allow employees to go home up to three hours early to care for children or elderly relatives. So far, just 34 of the company’s 7,000 employees have signed up for the plan.

 
De modo que yo propongo una solución mucho más sencilla. La próxima vez que te sientas agobiado en el trabajo, descansa un rato y juega a Karōshi, una serie de juegos en Flash cuyo objetivo es resolver los puzzles de cada nivel para que el señor de traje y corbata consiga matarse:

Karōshi Suicide Salaryman

 
El juego, además de original en su concepto, es muy muy divertido y cafre. Y en una de las secuelas te conviertes en Super Karōshi y tienes que conseguir que todos los demás empleados mueran antes de poder morir tú tranquilamente.

Super Karōshi

¡Nunca morir en un juego fue tan difícil!

Falls man mal Langeweile oder ein wenig Zerstreuung nötig hat, sind Flashgames einfach praktisch. Man benötigt nur einen Flashplayer und los gehts. Es gibt wirklich alle Arten von Spielen in Flash. Ich meine dabei allerdings nicht sowas, sondern in Flash programmierte Spiele…;)

Wie schon erwähnt gibt es unzählige Flashgames da draußen. Leider auch viel Müll, aber auch viel Gutes. Ich hab hier mal eine Liste mit meinen fünfzehn Lieblingsflashgames zusammengestellt (Die Anordnung der Spiele in dieser Liste ist rein zufälliger Natur;) ) :

• Stagknight
  Ein kurzweiliges Hack’n'Slay Spiel (via Flashgames.de)
• Warlords
  Strategiespiel (via Armorgames.com)
• Phage Wars
  Taktikspiel, bei denen Viren gesteuert werden (via Armorgames.com)
• Pillage the Village
  Lustiges Spiel, bei dem es darum geht Dorfbewohner an der Flucht zu hindern. (via Armorgames.com)
• Gemcraft Teil 1
  Tolles Tower Defense Spiel (via Kongregate.com)
• Gemcraft Teil 2
  Noch tollere Fortsetzung (via Kongregate.com)
• Epic War
  Taktikspiel mit LotR-ähnlichen Einheiten (via Armorgames.com)
• The Last Stand
  Zombie Horror Survival, bei dem man seine Barrikade verteidigen muss (via Armorgames.com)
• Sonny
  Rundenbasiertes Taktikspiel, bei dem man in die Rolle eines Zombies schlüpft (via Armorgames.com)
• Fancy Pants Adventure
  Sehr lustig und gut gemachtes Jump’n'Run (via Armorgames.com)
• Storm the House 3
  Shooter, in dem man sein Haus verteidigen muss (via Armorgames.com)
• Endless Zombie Rampage
  Der Name sagt eigentlich alles…rette dich und deinen Bunker! (via Armorgames.com)
• Protector
  Tower Defense, das ziemlich knifflig wird… (via Kongregate.com)
• Pandemic 2
  Etwas makaberes Strategiespiel, bei dem man eine Krankheit spielt (via Konkregate.com)
• Portal Flash
  Portal als Flashversion, sehr lustig (via Konkregate.com)

Das sind die, die mir momentan eingefallen sind. Fast alle dieser Spiele bieten längeren Spielspaß mit Upgrades, verschiedenen Levels, etc.

Man sieht bereits, welche Seiten meine Lieblingsflashseiten sind: Kongregate, Armorgames und Flashgames.de.

Also viel Spaß beim Spielen

Pretty simple, use this link:

http://www.kongregate.com/pages/9-secret-words-challenge?referrer=ghostlygamer

Then enter these words:

Binary

Reactive

Artificially

Intelligent

Neurocircuit

You’ll get a free 54 points just for that!

In a Flash game, the developers don’t really have too much room to tell a long, involved story about how the world got to be how it is. That’s why many people forgo any story at all, and instead makeIn a Flash game, the developers don’t really have too much room (or enough of the player’s time) to tell a long, involved story about how the world got to be how it is. That’s why many people forgo any story at all, and instead make puzzle games or fighters. These aren’t bad games, but historically, some of my favorite games have been those that tell amazing, beautiful stories through the background, without intruding on the gameplay. Here are some of my more recent favorites:

• Little Wheel – I played this a while back, but was reminded of it when I went to Kongregate today and it was on the front page. The least subtle of all the list, it tells the story of a world of robots after the electricity has gone out. One robot got struck by lightning, giving him just enough charge to try and repower the generator. In truth, this doesn’t imply much of the backstory, but seeing how the world changed after the power went out, in particular all the robot bodies scattered everywhere, is very powerful.
• Canabalt – Very simple – although addictive – gameplay (the hallmark of Flash games) but I play it over and over again to watch what happens in the background. Giant robots stomp around the city, causing earthquakes and shooting lasers. Space ships flying around. And the main character, running – from what? Canabalt is an excellent example of how an implied setting should leave the player asking questions, craving to know more about the world.

• Vox Populi, Vox Dei(a werewolf thriller) – Another example of both a) leaving unanswered questions and b) the combination of smooth gameplay and great implied setting. What are these dog like creatures you play as (I’m assuming, since the main character barks)? Are the werewolves in charge of them, or are they like bandits that kidnap children? And what happens next?
• William and Sly – Without a doubt THE best example on this list. It really does a great job of creating a beautiful world with its own darkness. Some elements are mentioned without ever being shown, such as the gnomes. I think the best part is the contrast between the fantastical world, and the mundane characters of William and Sly – who are just a man and a fox, living in a secluded cabin in the woods. And I really want to know what the world is like outside of the woods…

Although all the examples I’ve listed here are Flash games, I think this is something to remember for all games. If there is a lengthy backstory, don’t reveal it all at the front. Integrate the backstory of the game into the world, not into the narrative, through subtle hints and clues in the environment. If absolutely necessary to the game, then reveal through the narrative, but developers shouldn’t be afraid to not include their entire game bible inside the game itself. It will add an amazing sense of wonder, and leave the player craving more.

What do you know that has a great implied setting?

1. Greenpeace will take care of evrything, you can dump all your Nuclear waste in the Ocean, as long as you pay 1$ a year to Greenpeace, WWF, etc. they will take care of all of it and someone else will put up with your toxic wastes.
2.Buy Coca Cola imported from China, importing will produce lots of Co2 which causes the Greenhouse effect which makes you feel guilty and you wont taste the Guilt in the calories.

Hop, Skip and a Jump Badge (easy – 5 points)
Infinite and Beyond Badge (hard – 30 points)
“I Ran So Far Away” Badge (hard – 30 points)
Total 65 points.
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\NJAAQXUG\chat.kongregate.com\gamez002\6069\live\Run.swf

Thats the sol file location.

Rocket’s a quick little game I made, and pretty simple: try to avoid the planets as you whiz around the solar system collecting stars, and get as many as you can.  I’m considering developing Rocket into a larger game, with powerups, additional levels, and the like.

Play Rocket on Kongregate

Nessa o blog ainda não tinha entrado, mas é um dos assuntos que gosto: os games. Meu irmão me apresentou o jogo Cyclomaniacs. Pra quem curte, e diversão garantida. São 20 personagens com as magrelas mais inusitadas numa disputa estilo “Corrida Maluca” (o famoso desenho da Penélope Charmosa, Dick Vigarista, o impagável cachorro Mutley, entre outros). Iniciando com Robotjam, um robô ciclista, você vai liberando novos personagens e fases ao completar os “achievements”, fazendo séries de truques, manobras ou desempenho específico para cada corrida. Outro detalhe desse cuidadoso jogo: cada bike representa um desempenho diferente em velocidade, manobras etc. O jogo é grátis e está disponível no site Kongregate. Pra jogar, basta clicar aqui.

Abaixo fotos de alguns ciclistas e suas magrelas. Já tô com os dedos doendo de tanto jogar. rsrsr

Ritmo e poesia: Letras mais elaboradas (por vezes fracas e toscas, mas não deixam de ser mais elaboradas), e uma evolução do canto que acompanha o arranjo de uma forma muito peculiar .  O RAP dentro de seu nome traz um grande numero de variações, as quais são princpipalmente regionais e contextuais (isso é realmente interessante). Regionais justamente devido ao fato de que o idioma é um dos maiores divisores de padrões do rap (isso é o que eu acho). A sonoridade da língua é que permite ou não aproximações à fala comum ou o sumiço de sílabas e o uso extremo de gírias, hehe. Ah e a região também pode influenciar bastanet nos instrumentos utilizados para definir e melodia e a ‘beat’. No quesito contextual, os rappers  também pela região, otpam por tratar de temas diferentes de formas mais refinadas ou não.  Vocês observarão isso quando eu disser que os franceses (mais famosos) costumam utilizar muito o piano com traços do antigo calssicismo musical, e terem letras mais poéticas.. enquanto os alemães curtem uns traços dos 80 90, também o piano e tentam se aproximar do rap estadunidense. E o nosso rap tem letras fortes, chulas e com muita crítica e realidade (as vezes exagerada e distorcida) .

É importante dizer que, ao final de tudo, todos as regiões e contextos se encontramos raps de todos idiomas. Fato esse que é totalmente previsível mas se eu me atrevo, acho que o rap é muito mais rico que qualquer dos multi-gêneros de rock. Mesmo sendo o rap mais um único estilo com suas pecularidades intrínsecas, pois não há indie rap, rap alternativo, rap indusrial, rap nu …. ahhahahahah.

Uns caras que me chamaram atenção que que gostaria de mostrar é o francês Le Grand Corps Malade. Não dá pra comentar, o melhor é ouvir mesmo. Ouçam tbm Je viens de là e Saint Denis.

Dentre os alemães um dos mais famosos é o Clueso, que em seu último album colocou um pézinho no pop eheh

do seu primeiro album

olha a diferença, mas continua massa!

ouça tbm Gib mit mut, sag mir wo, e todas do último album dele “gewinner”. Tem (eu to ligado que não tem mais acento, mas há outras coisas que não sei na mudança ortográfica) tantas outras que poderia mostrar. Putz, essa minha cabeça não para!

Outra coisa que me prende nesses momentos de ócio e peguiça de férias extendidas é a sede por joguinhos divertidos de Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo, Nintendo Wii e PC. Estava pensando em extender o post e falar sobrea série de games TOP GEAR, porém repensei e deixarei pra depois. Só quero comentar sobre o Kongregate.com , um site de games em Flash extremamente viciante. Isso também por que você cria uma conta e vai aumentando o nível do seu usuário conforme vai conseguindo completar Badges dos milhares de jogos existentes no site. hahahaha Prato cheio pra quem não tem nada pra fazer!

agradecimento:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/giewor/3245275712/ (1º foto)

2ª foto: esqueci, mas coloquei Karlsruhe no flickr pra procurar.

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