Thursday, September 23, 2010

MAG Gameplay: ChPuckBlesR



the first video with my new camera! (linked below)
I had this done for several days, and had some trouble cconverting... so  I apologize.
also, if you can, please consider donating some time and making a video to submit to me!
here's the info:

Friday, September 17, 2010

Something to hold you over (if anyone is there, I mean)

YES, I KNOW IT'S BLURRY. IT'S ON PURPOSE. NO, I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT TO COVER UP A MISTAKE.





   I'll explain the photo in a second, but first, let me go over something:
  obviously, it's been a few days since the last post, and I apologize for that. in reality, I didn't skip out on you, and I didn't simply forget to update, I promise that if you see no update, it's not my lax, or irresponsibility.
The truth is, this is a new project, and pretty much nobody knows about it.
   It's not that I don't want to update if nobody  is going to read it, it's that it's not very easy without community support. This.... art project.... experiment.... is young, and still being defined, but the sure part is that it's not truly been done before this way.
  it's--*waggles hands*--different.                                   (<-----------------referencing Fantastic Mr. Fox)
  let's look at the definition of experimental art:

Friday, September 10, 2010

MAG Gameplay: wavefunction22 (hands)





http://blip.tv/file/4107477
As you can see, this one is about me.
might as well get it out of the way, right?
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Player: wavefunction22

AGE: 16

Dossier:
-only recently developed enough ability to be a reflex-gamer

-preferred genre previous to MAG was turn-based strategy
-Been playing video-games for the majority of lifetime
-had a strong dislike for the lack of teamwork and strategy in other games

-Originally purchased MAG to play with father, PunkMarine
-obtained MAG 2 weeks after launch date, been playing it ever since
-Around 200 hours in MAG
-reached level 60 on valor, then veteraned to SVER, where he reached level 60
and purchased a character slot on Raven.
-generally uses a Mic, but not for this video.



Thursday, September 9, 2010

MAG Gameplay: PunkMarine (hands)






This is an art project I concocted while playing the PS3 game 'MAG' by Zipper. The controller is the portal from the real world to our favorite virtual one, and when we play, we never look at it.
Most people would tell me that the most fascinating link is the face, and perhaps a video of that would be more interesting. The problem with that, however is that I have a mild form of autism, and have trouble with eye contact, and with the hands, an experienced player can tell what the hands are doing.
So I shot a video of my father playing MAG to test out the idea.
It is really interesting to see his button pressing match up with the sounds from the television.
I used my Droid phone, with the flash on (creating a sort of raw feeling, vignetting as well) and monochromatic. It's not perfect, I accidentally move a finger over the lens a couple of times, the film is sometimes grainy, and it's a little shaky at times, but some of that matches the game (after all, it is about a war) in the end, for the most part I think it turned out well.
I intend to do another of my own hands later on, and I invite others to make their own, and share them with me, as long has they:

A: are playing MAG, or similar multiplayer FPS

B: match effects, style, etc. of this video (doesn't have to be crappy like mine though :D)

C: also are pointed at hands

D: contain the same information as below

E: aren't obscene

F: we want to hear the game in the background, so try not to talk during it, also keep headsets off, so we can hear other players.

G: no editing besides removing excess at start or end

(sorry for so many rules, but if I am going to do a collection, they need to be similar)
it would be cool to get a variety of types (different skins colors, genders, ages play-types, you get the idea)

thanks for watching, information is below!