Boredom Is The Best Motivator
posted by Norm on December 28th, 2005 • filed under General
It would seem I’m going to cheat a bit. I have a loose tradition of coming up with New Year’s resolutions, something that probably seems a bit too trite for someone as cynical as I can be. The truth is I’m very bad at making needed alterations to my lifestyle on the fly, so to speak. Although I am usually pretty good at identifying faults that need to be corrected, I lack the internal motivation to actually do anything about them.
However, when confronted with a convenient demarcation in my life it becomes considerably easier to “schedule†important changes. Arbitrary though the Gregorian calendar system may be the change in years seems to be enough for me.
I suppose I should go back to the cheating bit before I finish. Though I have no intention to tell you of my various resolutions in general, I will mention the one that concerns this site: I will make the effort to put something worthwhile here in a reasonably periodic format. I’m not going to make proclamations regarding the actual frequency, content or anything more specific simply because I don’t want this to be construed as a promise of some kind. I simply figure that as long as I continue to pay for web hosting and take up valuable internet real-estate (hah!) I should do something with it. By posting today I am technically violating my policy of enacting such resolutions upon the first of the year. In my defense, I am very bored.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled browsing.
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To Those Who Are About To Rock…
posted by Norm on December 31st, 2005 • filed under Gaming, General
For those of you who aren’t already aware: Guitar Heroes is a spectacular game. If you are familiar with games like Amplitude and Taiko Drum Master you are already halfway to imagining Guitar Heroes – simply add a significant amount of rocking to the already proven formula.
Possibly the best part about GH is that the rocking is only partially supplied by the game itself. Indeed, a significant portion of pure rock power comes from somewhere deep within your soul, that primal area of the human psyche that leads all of us to air guitar when we think no one is watching. Of course, the primary difference between GH and standard air guitar is the party aspect – it’s a game best played in the company of a bunch of friends. It’s also best when mixed with a liberal supply of creative rock moves – jumping, head banging and even (gasp!) hip-thrusting are not only encouraged but actively required. It is not something one has the power to control.
Given the prodigious amount of entertainment I have been able to derive from the entire (once derided) rhythm-action genre I can only imagine how wondrous it will be when some brave soul finally decides to bring all the disparate interpretations together into The One Game. A game to rule all games, where multiple linked consoles, perhaps via the Intertron, allow entire imaginary garage bands to live out their rock fantasies. Can you imagine? Karaoke Revolution for your singer; Guitar Hero for your bassist and lead; some variation on Taiko Drum Master for your percussion needs; a re-imagined Amplitude providing real-time synthing and scratching all while a handful of DDR faithful provide your show with some much-needed eye candy.
Isn’t technology grand?
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