Word: gamers
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...games played, like “Smash Brothers” and “Mario Kart,” are, technologically, dinosaurs, yet still have the ability to draw a large amount of students. That’s because graphics, for most of Harvard’s gamers, aren’t the point; having fun and simply hanging out with friends usually is, and the technology matters only as far as it enhances that experience.That’s part of the reason Adam R. Miller ’07 bought an XBox before college...
...manifested in the work of many contemporary musicians, ranging from experimental electronic artists like Pluxus and Providence-based Marumari to geeky power-poppers and former Weezer tourmates Ozma (most renowned for their wall-of-sound cover of the "Tetris" theme), both of which paid tribute to the lo-fi gamer aesthetic in their music. Hella start their debut album (2002's masterful "Hold Your Horse Is") with an 8-bit intro, before launching into their more familiar noise-rock stylings. Even Beck released an EP of 8-bit style remixes of his 2005 "Guero" album, borrowing the Nintendocolor aesthetic...
...version of the tale. Each interview reveals, via some extended flashbacks, a wacky personality twist. For example, Granny (Glenn Close) is an extreme sports freak, as illustrated by a few grainy parodies of the homemade-skate-video genre. But she may be the first stereotypical X-Gamer to use almost exclusively hip-hop terminology, including the old comedy standbys of “fo’shizzle” and “playa hater.” Poor catchphrase attribution is one of several fumbles made by directors Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, and Tony Leech in their efforts...
...behavior.THE GAMING PULPIT“Ominous Horizons” is the newest title from N’Lightning Software Development Inc., a Christian company started in 1999.The idea for N’Lightning came when Ralph D. Bagley, its President—a self-described “hardcore gamer since the days of ‘Pong’ and ‘Pac-Man’”—tired of playing games in which “Satan [was] the guy who rocked.” “I prayed...
...addition to approaching illegality, dot-com poker also undermines the social nature of card-playing, the very characteristic that has preserved its popularity over the years. A web gamer may gain familiarity with JaCKA55’s tendency to fold early or might begin to expect HOUSEthis to bluff with a six pair when playing online, but he won’t learn how to bond with the boys while placing bets on the net. (I apologize for assuming a male subject throughout this piece…women and cards deserve another column entirely...