Been watching a lot of TED
Been watching a lot of the TED talks lately... I really like this one:
That's all I wanted to say.
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Been watching a lot of the TED talks lately... I really like this one:
That's all I wanted to say.
Wow. I found my old DeviantArt account with some of my old sketches... the first couple tablet drawings I did back in 2003.
It was a fucked up time in my life, but man, they're pretty good. Especially since they were my first couple tablet drawings. I seem to have lost that spontaneous emotion over the years in my drawings and in my writing. Maybe I've lost interest, or maybe not being so emotionally unbalanced causes it to suffer.
I suppose it's all well and good that my photography seems to have done nothing but get better. Else I'd be panicking right now.
Anyone who frequents this blog probably knows I'm a gamer... I mean the post I made about Video Games as Art probably made it pretty obvious, and actually started one of the most interesting discussions about the subject I've had ever. Going back to that idea, I posited, within the definition of art as something that exists only for itself, art exists only to be art, it is difficult for a game to be art... there will always remain objectives, things to do in a game that make it a game. Not that I didn't suggest the possibility of the medium to deliver art eventually, and I think it can. I'm not sure how, but...
Anyway, I say all of this... and I'm not sure where I'm going with it. I mean, it's been said and done. However, I have spent most of the last few months playing indie games that try to close the gap a bit. Mostly, I'm making this post to say: these games are friggin awesome. I'll just rant about one for now... this isn't a video game blog, so I won't get all crazy about it. But buy it. Seriously.
I was showing the Osmos demo to a friend today (I intend to pick it up this weekend off the internet, it's only $10) and playing the level "force reception" in which you're set in orbit, music playing, slowly absorbing smaller motes, whirling around in a cosmic wheel like so many planetoids, and it occured to me... I could stare at this all day. It's just really, really pretty. Take a look for yourself below, or just get the demo here.
I suppose what I'm getting at is: Indie games are awesome.
Osmos Trailer from hemisphere games on Vimeo.
This year I finish my undergrad.
Woof.
I'm rather looking forward to this year. After the last year... where I finally made my peace with being an academic and wrapped my head around some crazy German idealists... I'm finally sailing on by, loving the idea of just being there. I might even be sad for it to end.
Well, no, I probably won't be. I'll move on to other things, I'm sure.
The summer in review. Photography business is picking up nicely, I've pretty much perfected my martini, and I feel like life is just getting better every day. Awesome.
And nothing is as awesome as a bride happy with your handiwork after a wedding. After a day of just stressing over being at the right place at the right time, and just making sure everything is as perfect as I can possibly make it... having someone tell you that they loved the photos of their big day... it's awesome.
I really do love my job.
Also: finally saw Elbow live. *swoons*