HULK FOUND A BETTER SYSTEM!
SOUNDCLOUD WILL BE AN EMERGENCY SYSTEM JUST IN CASE THIS OTHER ONE EVER FAILS!
TODAY'S GUESTS ARE ZIGGY AND STARLESS UMBRA!
PART 1
PART 2
HERE'S UMBRA'S SITE
AND ZIGGYS
BLOG FOLLOWING THE HEART AND SOUL OF HULKGAMECRIT ON TWITTER!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
DEAR SONY
PLEASE READ
HULK HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR A DECENT EXAMPLE OH HOW ONE SHOULD BE PREPARED! EVEN IF NOTHING BAD HAPPENS!
ALL GAME DESIGNERS KNOW TO BACK UP DATA, AND ALWAYS MAKE DUPLICATES! SOME EVEN BUY A BACKUP SERVER! ( EVEN THOUGH THEY WILL NEVER USE IT)
THINGS LIKE THIS CAN BE SEEN AS A BATTLE PLAN!
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU ... HULK PRESENTS THE THEORETICAL SONY BATTLE PLAN!
1: EVERY PIECE OF NEWS WHETHER IT BE BIG, OR SMALL NEEDS TO BE ANNOUNCED!
ITS GOOD PR! MAKES HULK THINK YOUR NOT A ROBOT!
2: THAT NEWS SHOULD BE UNEXPECTED! GET RID OF UPDATE WEDNESDAYS, OR WHATEVER STUPID DAY YOUR ON NOW!
3: IF YOUR AT A CONFERENCE.... RECORD THE ******* CONVERSATION, AND PLACE IT ONLINE!
THEIRS NO POINT IN WAITING FOR MICROSOFT, NINTENDO, AND KONAMI TO ANNOUNCE IT FIRST , THEN JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON!
4: INNOVATE!
I DONT THINK ANYONE CAN LEGITIMATELY ARGUE THAT PS1, / PS2 DIDN'T HAVE A STRONG CONTROL OVER THE MARKET!, OR THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING DESPERATELY TO GET IT BACK SINCE THEN!
IF YOU WISH TO BE ON TOP, THEN YOU CANNOT JUST DO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS DONE! BEING AT THE TOP MEANS YOUR TAKING RISKS, AND EXPLORING A NEW FRONTIER!
APPLE FOR A WHILE WAS AT THE TOP OF THE PHONE MARKETS FOR THIS VERY SAME CONCEPT! ( HULK IS REALLY GLAD ANDROID IS CHANGING THAT)
HULK EXPLAINED NOT LONG AGO TO ANOTHER MAJOR CORPORATION THAT INNOVATION HAPPENS IN WAVES! YOU START OUT WATCHING WHAT THE COMPETITION DOES... MAKE SURE YOUR PRODUCT CAN OFFER THE SAME STUFF, OR IS AT LEAST FAR MORE STABLE...HOWEVER! AT SOME POINT THIS NEEDS TO STOP!
AT THAT MOMENT A COMPANY MUST DECIDE WHAT THEY WISH TO DO, AND BEGIN TO BRANCH OFF IN SOME NEW DIRECTION!
ITS ALWAYS FINE TO POP IN EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE TO SEE WHAT THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN COOKING! MAYBE ADD SOME NEW FEATURE TO COVER A BASIS! BUT, SOON ENOUGH YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO YOUR OWN PATH!
A WORLD CAREFULLY DESIGNED BY YOU!, AND FOR YOUR AUDIENCE! NOT SOMETHING DESIGNED HEAVILY TOWARD A KINECTABLE FAMILY OF 13 YEAR OLD HOMOPHOBES!
HULK CAN'T BELIEVE HE NEEDS TO SAY THIS.... DUE TO SONY'S INACTION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS HULK IS NOT SURE HE CAN CALL HIMSELF A "FAN" ANYMORE!
HULK'S HEART HAS BEEN SMASHED BY THEIR INSINCERE APOLOGIES, ATTEMPT AT AN UPSALE WITH THE CONTENT, LACK OF PROPER REPAIRS TO DIGITAL IDENTITY, AND FAILURE TO NOT HAVE THE PSN BACK UP YET!
HULK DOUBTS THE HOLE IN HULK'S HEART IS EASILY REPAIRABLE EITHER!
HULKGAMECRIT PODCAST EPISODE 1
IN EPISODE 1
WE TALK TO XDEIFIC ABOUT HIS GAMING BLUES!
GO OVER L.A. NOIR'S POOR REVIEW ( AUDIO WENT WEIRD... HULK APOLOGIZES)
TALK ABOUT THE NEXT GREAT MISTAKE PARENTS ARE ABOUT TO MAKE!
TALK TO SAKIMOTO FANBOY ABOUT GAME MUSIC, AND WHAT HE'S BEEN UP TO!
AND IN PART 2 WE TALK TO STARLESS UMBRA ABOUT HIS INDIE GAME!
PART 2 : COMING SOON!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
BIRTHDAY MUSINGS!
THIS IS WHAT A NEW YORK TORNADO WARNING LOOKS LIKE!HULK HEARS LOTS OF THUNDER!
HULK COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS GAME EXISTED, AND THAT HULK NEVER PLAYED IT!
BIRTHDAY CAKE!ON THE LEFT IS MARBLE CAKE! ON THE RIGHT IS TEXAS SHEET CAKE! HERE'S A RECIPE!
THIS IS THE LATEST WAVE OF HULK COOKIES! ADDED HONEY FOR ADDITIONAL RISE, AND FLAVAH! STILL NOT HAPPY WITH RECIPE!
HULK GOT AN OLDER PS3 CONTROLLER! HULK IS SHOCKED THAT THE NEW CONTROLLERS BREAK SO EASILY, AND ARE RATHER HARD TO HOLD ON TO!
HULK ALSO GOT A FEW UTENSILS FOR COOKING/ SMASHING!
EXPECT THE NEXT ARTICLE TO BE SOMETHING RATHER SPECIAL!
HULK HAS A SURPRISE FOR HULKS AWESOME FOLLOWERS!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
L.A. NOIRE! THE GAME VERSION OF A FLASHBACK!
L.A. NOIRE IS A HOMAGE TO THE NOIRE FILM STYLES! THE FILMS ARE NORMALLY FILLED WITH GLAMOROUS WOMEN THAT FALL FOR BAD MEN! TOP OF THE LINE LOCALS,DRUGS,SEX, AND LOTS OF MONEY!
NORMALLY A TOUGH, HARD HITTING DETECTIVE IS INVOLVED, AND HES VERY VERY LOOSE WITH THE LAW!
L.A NOIRE FOLLOWS THIS STYLE TO A KEY IN SOME AREAS! HOWEVER IN THE PROCESS THEY HAVE FAILED TO DO WHAT ROCKSTAR IS ALL ABOUT! BEING A FANTASTIC OPEN ENDED SANDBOX!
HULK WILL SKIP ON EXPLAINING PLOT DUE TO THE SPOILERS INVOLVED! HULK WILL ONLY SAY THAT SEVERAL PARTS OF THE PLOT HAVE HOLES ( WHICH DON'T REFLECT NOIRE FILM STYLE IN THE LEAST), AND WHEN YOU BEAT THE MAIN STORYLINE... THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO DO!
THE THING THAT HAS MADE ROCKSTAR TRULY AMAZING IS HOW THEIR WAS MANY THINGS LEFT TO DO, OR COLLECT ONCE THE MAIN STORYLINE IS OVER!
MANY PEOPLE (LIKE HULK) PLAYED GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 OR RED DEAD REDEMPTION FOR LENGTHY PERIODS OF TIME GETTING THE 1,000,000 DOLLAR BOUNTY! OR SHOOTING DOWN HELICOPTERS!
TO COMPLETELY LEAVE OUT THE SANDBOX WHEN THE STORY IS DONE, AND INSTEAD JUST START THE FINAL MISSION OVER AGAIN IS A GAMING TECHNIQUE OF THE 1990'S! A VERY VERY F****** ANNOYING TECHNIQUE OF THE 1990'S! AT LEAST ADD IN A NEW GAME + MODE FOR F*** SAKE!
MAYBE THIS IS A GLITCH! THERE WAS CERTAINLY PLENTY OF THEM WHEN TRYING TO COLLECT CLUES OR WHEN INTERROGATING PERSONS OF INTERESTS! MANY GLITCHES ARE ALSO PRESENT IN MENU SYSTEMS! THE INTUITION FEATURE "ASK THE COMMUNITY" WILL SPORADICALLY STOP WORKING EVEN IF YOUR SIGNED IN!, AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS DLC WILL CAUSE THE GAME TO CRASH DUE TO PSN STILL BEING DOWN!
HULK WILL ALSO SPECULATE THAT A FAIR CHUNK OF THE STORYLINE IN NOIRE WILL BE SOLD AS DLC! MAYBE PERHAPS A SECOND ENDING JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH FALLOUT3 !
HULK WILL NOW FOCUS MORE ON THE POSITIVES!
THE COMBAT SYSTEM...ALTHOUGH NOT AS FLUID AS UNCHARTED 2 CERTAINLY DOES THE JOB! (WHEN YOU REMEMBER THE CONTROLS),AND EFFECTIVELY KNOCKS PUNKS TO THE GROUND!
HULK ALSO ENJOYED HOW THE AIMING SYSTEMS WORKED! IT FEELS LIKE THEY TOOK THE FIRST PART OF AIMING FROM GTA! AND THEN ADDED THE FREE MOVEMENT THAT YOU HAD FROM RED DEAD! A VERY EFFICIENT HYBRID INDEED!
HULK BROUGHT IN SOME EXTRA HELP WITH THE NEXT FEATURE!
THE REALISM!
MANY OF THE CLUES ,AND EVIDENCE USED IN THE GAME ARE DEFINITELY BACKED WITH SCIENCE! ONE OF HULKS FAMILY MEMBERS IS A RETIRED ELECTRICIAN / MECHANIC WHO CAN VERIFY THAT BACK THEN HOUSES WERE DEFINITELY BUILT LIKE THAT, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WERE WIRED THE SAME WAY AS WELL!
HE EVEN BELIEVES THAT SEVERAL CASES YOU HANDLE IN THE ARSON STORYLINE ARK ARE EXACTLY THE KIND OF THING HE HAS SEEN HAPPEN IN HIS LIFE!
(SIDENOTE: HE WARNS EVERYONE TO PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF THEIR WATER HEATERS! THEY ARE TICKING TIMEBOMBS!)
THAT SAME ELECTRICIAN AND HIS WIFE ALSO VERIFY THAT THE CLOTHING WAS STUFF PEOPLE WORE, THEY HAVE RUSTED VERSIONS OF THOSE CARS LOCKED AWAY, AND MANY OF THE ADS/ LOGOS YOU WILL SEE ARE CERTAINLY VARIATIONS OF THINGS THAT THEY REMEMBER!
IN SHORT! L.A. NOIRE IS A TIME MACHINE!
HULK IS ALSO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT ROCKSTAR FINALLY FOUND A WAY TO KEEP CARS FROM EXPLODING THE SECOND ANYTHING DINGS THEM!
CONCLUSION TIME!
HULK HAS A HULK LAW THAT DEMANDS THAT EVERY HULK REVIEW GRADES MUST BE A REFLECTION OF THE WORK INVOLVED!
IN SHORT! THE LARGER THE GAME! THE HARDER TO GET HIGH HULK SCORE!
L.A. NOIRE HAS DONE ALOT OF THINGS RIGHT! AND IS CERTAINLY LIVING ON THE EDGE OF BEING A WORLD MAKER!
HOWEVER, BY NOT GIVING A SUFFICIENT ENDING, AND FOLLOWING THROUGH ENTIRELY ON THE FILM NOIRE STRUCTURE THEY HAVE LEFT THEMSELVES IN AN AWKWARD POSITION!
THE GAME IS AMAZING! THE WAY YOU SEARCH THROUGH CLUES INTERROGATE SUSPECTS IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE THAT HULK HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE! WHEN ITS WORKING RIGHT!
HOWEVER, THE MOMENT THAT EXPERIENCE IS JILTED IT USUALLY TAKES ALOT OF WORK TO GET IT BACK AGAIN!
HULK FEELS LIKE L.A. NOIRE WILL BE CALLED IN AS EVIDENCE FOR THE "GAMES MUST BE MORE LIKE FILM" ARGUMENT!, AND WITH GOOD REASON! THERE'S ALOT OF TECH BEHIND THOSE FACE MOVEMENTS!
HULK GIVES L.A. NOIRE 3 OUT OF 5 FISTS! EVEN IF THIS MAKES FAN BOYS SCREAM!
Monday, May 16, 2011
A BETTER PROFESSIONAL!
HULK HAS KINDA HINTED AT THIS TOPIC WITH OTHER POSTS BOTH HERE AND HERE!
SOMETIMES PROFESSIONALISM IS TRASHED AND SEEN AS THIS FOR "THE GREATER GOOD" EVIL THING THAT HAS TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS, MUST BE COLD HEARTED, AND A RUTHLESS CUT THROAT ******** !
HULK COMPLETELY AGREES THAT PEOPLE LIKE THIS CAN EXIST! EXCEPT THEIR NOT PROFESSIONALS... THEIR A*******!
A FEW OF THE HULK LAWS HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH BEING KIND TO FOLLOWERS, GOING INTO FURTHER EXPLANATION, AND TRYING TO UNITE THE GROUP!
THAT IS WHAT HULK BELIEVES IS MORE CONNECTED TO BEING PROFESSIONAL!
IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU A QUESTION, GIVE AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE! HULK CANT REMEMBER HOW MANY TIMES HE'S APPLIED FOR A JOB BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY INDICATION IF A RESUME HAS BEEN RECEIVED OR IF A JOB IS EVEN AVAILABLE!
HULK CAN TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT WITH CERTAIN JOBS THEIR WILL BE A LOT OF RESUMES BEING FILED IN!
HOW ABOUT YOU MAKE A CUSTOM BOT EMAIL THAT LETS PEOPLE KNOW IF THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED? OR IF THE RESUME IS BEING OBSERVED BY SO, AND SO IN THIS DEPARTMENT, AND HERE'S A PHONE NUMBER!
SOME COMPANIES EVEN MAKE A BILL OF RIGHTS! ( LEFT HAND SIDE SCROLL DOWN)
IT DOES WAVES TO IMPROVE HOW PEOPLE SEE YOUR COMPANY! ( HULK PERSONALLY IS A LITTLE ANNOYED WITH BALTIMORE RIGHT NOW ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE).
AND SONY IS CERTAINLY FEELING THAT UNHOLY STING!
THE NEXT TWO BELIEFS HULK WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE TAKE ON IS CONSISTENCY AND HONESTY! WHEN YOUR A PROFESSIONAL, AND A LEADER YOUR CONSIDERED TO BE A BACKBONE OF THE COMPANY! " A PLACE WHERE OTHERS CAN RELAX, AND REST THEIR HEADS"
PEOPLE EXPECT YOU TO BE HONEST! YOUR NOT IN THE C.I.A. SO SMOKE, AND MIRRORS ARE NOT NEEDED! ( YOU LIKELY CANT PULL IT OFF ANYWAY)
HONESTY IS THE FASTEST WAY TO GAIN SOMEONE RESPECT! AND INSTEAD OF JUST SEEING YOU AS THE BOSS, AND PROFESSIONAL THEY WILL ALSO SEE YOU AS A FRIEND! THE ULTIMATE STATUS A LEADER IN A COMPANY CAN RECEIVE!
WHEN THEY SEE YOU AS A FRIEND... MAKE SURE YOUR CONSTANTLY ON MESSAGE! (CONSISTENT) JUST BECAUSE YOUR THE LEADER DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN BE PISSED OFF ONE MINUTE AND THEN SUPER HAPPY THE NEXT! HULK WONT BELIEVE YOUR BEING HONEST!
THE BEST WAY TO COUNTER THIS IS TO CONFIDE IN SOMEONE! MAYBE YOU, AND YOUR NUMBER 2 GET ALONG PRETTY WELL! HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS ON THE BUSINESS, WHERE WE STAND , AND WHERE WE SHOULD GO STARTING FORWARD!
( DON'T FORGET TO HAVE MEETINGS WITHIN THE COMPANY AS WELL... DON'T LEAVE THE STAFF OUT!)
YOU COULD ALSO HOLD EVENTS AT THE OFFICE OR AT A LOCAL GYM TO BLOW OFF STEAM! BOARD GAMES, AND BOWLING FTW!
YOU COULD ALWAYS CHAT WITH PEOPLE AT HOME! HULK IS MORE THEN WILLING TO CHAT ABOUT YOUR WOES, AND COME UP WITH ZIPPY RESPONSES! ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU A BETTER PROFESSIONAL!
ANOTHER REASON WHY SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE DOES WONDERS IS MAYBE BECAUSE YOU MISSED OUT ON A KEY PIECE OF INFORMATION, AND TOOK SOMETHING BADLY! ( OR VICE VERSA!) HAVING SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VOID CAN GIVE A FRESH PERSPECTIVE , OR FILL YOU IN!
WHEN YOU MEET A NEW WORKER GIVE THEM SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL TIME! DO THE MEET AND GREET! GET TO KNOW THEM! ALSO! YOU MIGHT NEED TO LEARN A LITTLE LINGO! YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEAK LIKE THEM! BUT IT REALLY HELPS TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING!
COMMUNICATION IS A TWO WAY STREET AFTER ALL ! ^_^
EXAMPLE!
HULK SOMETIMES SLIPS INTO THIS LANGUAGE OF SILLY JOKES, AND GAMER LINGO! HULK IMAGINES IT CONFUSES BOSSES SOMETIMES, BUT HULK IS ALWAYS WILLING TO EXPLAIN IF HULK ACCIDENTALLY CONFUSES THEM!
CERTAIN STATES ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE LANGUAGE!, SLANG TAKES ON ALL FORMS!, EASTERN SKATER LANGUAGE IS VERRRRRRRRY DIFFERENT FROM WESTERN SKATER LANGUAGE! , ECT.
YOUR NOT HULK! DON'T BURN BRIDGES UN-NECESSARILY!
THE FINAL AND MOST DIFFICULT PART IS WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS! IF YOU HAVE TO SCRUB SOMEONES PROJECT, OR (HEAVEN FORBID) LAY THEM OFF... IT'S AT THESE MOMENTS WHERE YOUR HONESTY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!
IF YOU CAN KEEP THEM, THEN CHOOSE A PROJECT YOU KNOW THEY'RE GOOD AT, AND WOULD LIKE! IF YOU CANT SAVE THEM....... THEN AT LEAST TRY TO HELP THEM FIND NEW WORK! GIVE THEM EVERY ADVANTAGE! LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION! MAYBE A COMPETITOR, OR ASSOCIATE HAS A JOB POSITION AVAILABLE! MAYBE EVEN ARGUE A REASON AS TO WHY YOU SHOULD KEEP THEM!
YOU NEED TO SHOW YOU CARE!
THIS KIND OF ATTITUDE CAN TRANSLATE OVER TO SOCIAL MEDIA EASILY, AND GROW YOUR PRESENCE AS A COMPANY!
IF ANYONE OUT THEIR THINKS I NEED TO ADD SOMETHING TO THIS, THEN SEND ME A MESSAGE, TWEET ME, OR JUST LEAVE A COMMENT! HULK WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE FROM DEVELOPERS!
SOMETIMES PROFESSIONALISM IS TRASHED AND SEEN AS THIS FOR "THE GREATER GOOD" EVIL THING THAT HAS TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS, MUST BE COLD HEARTED, AND A RUTHLESS CUT THROAT ******** !
HULK COMPLETELY AGREES THAT PEOPLE LIKE THIS CAN EXIST! EXCEPT THEIR NOT PROFESSIONALS... THEIR A*******!
A FEW OF THE HULK LAWS HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH BEING KIND TO FOLLOWERS, GOING INTO FURTHER EXPLANATION, AND TRYING TO UNITE THE GROUP!
THAT IS WHAT HULK BELIEVES IS MORE CONNECTED TO BEING PROFESSIONAL!
IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU A QUESTION, GIVE AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE! HULK CANT REMEMBER HOW MANY TIMES HE'S APPLIED FOR A JOB BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY INDICATION IF A RESUME HAS BEEN RECEIVED OR IF A JOB IS EVEN AVAILABLE!
HULK CAN TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT WITH CERTAIN JOBS THEIR WILL BE A LOT OF RESUMES BEING FILED IN!
HOW ABOUT YOU MAKE A CUSTOM BOT EMAIL THAT LETS PEOPLE KNOW IF THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED? OR IF THE RESUME IS BEING OBSERVED BY SO, AND SO IN THIS DEPARTMENT, AND HERE'S A PHONE NUMBER!
SOME COMPANIES EVEN MAKE A BILL OF RIGHTS! ( LEFT HAND SIDE SCROLL DOWN)
IT DOES WAVES TO IMPROVE HOW PEOPLE SEE YOUR COMPANY! ( HULK PERSONALLY IS A LITTLE ANNOYED WITH BALTIMORE RIGHT NOW ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE).
AND SONY IS CERTAINLY FEELING THAT UNHOLY STING!
THE NEXT TWO BELIEFS HULK WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE TAKE ON IS CONSISTENCY AND HONESTY! WHEN YOUR A PROFESSIONAL, AND A LEADER YOUR CONSIDERED TO BE A BACKBONE OF THE COMPANY! " A PLACE WHERE OTHERS CAN RELAX, AND REST THEIR HEADS"
PEOPLE EXPECT YOU TO BE HONEST! YOUR NOT IN THE C.I.A. SO SMOKE, AND MIRRORS ARE NOT NEEDED! ( YOU LIKELY CANT PULL IT OFF ANYWAY)
HONESTY IS THE FASTEST WAY TO GAIN SOMEONE RESPECT! AND INSTEAD OF JUST SEEING YOU AS THE BOSS, AND PROFESSIONAL THEY WILL ALSO SEE YOU AS A FRIEND! THE ULTIMATE STATUS A LEADER IN A COMPANY CAN RECEIVE!
WHEN THEY SEE YOU AS A FRIEND... MAKE SURE YOUR CONSTANTLY ON MESSAGE! (CONSISTENT) JUST BECAUSE YOUR THE LEADER DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN BE PISSED OFF ONE MINUTE AND THEN SUPER HAPPY THE NEXT! HULK WONT BELIEVE YOUR BEING HONEST!
THE BEST WAY TO COUNTER THIS IS TO CONFIDE IN SOMEONE! MAYBE YOU, AND YOUR NUMBER 2 GET ALONG PRETTY WELL! HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS ON THE BUSINESS, WHERE WE STAND , AND WHERE WE SHOULD GO STARTING FORWARD!
( DON'T FORGET TO HAVE MEETINGS WITHIN THE COMPANY AS WELL... DON'T LEAVE THE STAFF OUT!)
YOU COULD ALSO HOLD EVENTS AT THE OFFICE OR AT A LOCAL GYM TO BLOW OFF STEAM! BOARD GAMES, AND BOWLING FTW!
YOU COULD ALWAYS CHAT WITH PEOPLE AT HOME! HULK IS MORE THEN WILLING TO CHAT ABOUT YOUR WOES, AND COME UP WITH ZIPPY RESPONSES! ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU A BETTER PROFESSIONAL!
ANOTHER REASON WHY SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE DOES WONDERS IS MAYBE BECAUSE YOU MISSED OUT ON A KEY PIECE OF INFORMATION, AND TOOK SOMETHING BADLY! ( OR VICE VERSA!) HAVING SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VOID CAN GIVE A FRESH PERSPECTIVE , OR FILL YOU IN!
WHEN YOU MEET A NEW WORKER GIVE THEM SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL TIME! DO THE MEET AND GREET! GET TO KNOW THEM! ALSO! YOU MIGHT NEED TO LEARN A LITTLE LINGO! YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEAK LIKE THEM! BUT IT REALLY HELPS TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING!
COMMUNICATION IS A TWO WAY STREET AFTER ALL ! ^_^
EXAMPLE!
HULK SOMETIMES SLIPS INTO THIS LANGUAGE OF SILLY JOKES, AND GAMER LINGO! HULK IMAGINES IT CONFUSES BOSSES SOMETIMES, BUT HULK IS ALWAYS WILLING TO EXPLAIN IF HULK ACCIDENTALLY CONFUSES THEM!
CERTAIN STATES ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE LANGUAGE!, SLANG TAKES ON ALL FORMS!, EASTERN SKATER LANGUAGE IS VERRRRRRRRY DIFFERENT FROM WESTERN SKATER LANGUAGE! , ECT.
YOUR NOT HULK! DON'T BURN BRIDGES UN-NECESSARILY!
THE FINAL AND MOST DIFFICULT PART IS WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS! IF YOU HAVE TO SCRUB SOMEONES PROJECT, OR (HEAVEN FORBID) LAY THEM OFF... IT'S AT THESE MOMENTS WHERE YOUR HONESTY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!
IF YOU CAN KEEP THEM, THEN CHOOSE A PROJECT YOU KNOW THEY'RE GOOD AT, AND WOULD LIKE! IF YOU CANT SAVE THEM....... THEN AT LEAST TRY TO HELP THEM FIND NEW WORK! GIVE THEM EVERY ADVANTAGE! LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION! MAYBE A COMPETITOR, OR ASSOCIATE HAS A JOB POSITION AVAILABLE! MAYBE EVEN ARGUE A REASON AS TO WHY YOU SHOULD KEEP THEM!
YOU NEED TO SHOW YOU CARE!
THIS KIND OF ATTITUDE CAN TRANSLATE OVER TO SOCIAL MEDIA EASILY, AND GROW YOUR PRESENCE AS A COMPANY!
IF ANYONE OUT THEIR THINKS I NEED TO ADD SOMETHING TO THIS, THEN SEND ME A MESSAGE, TWEET ME, OR JUST LEAVE A COMMENT! HULK WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE FROM DEVELOPERS!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
HULK TOOK A BREAK!
WITH PLAYSTATION DOWN HULK DECIDED TO GO WALKING AROUND TOWN! AS YOU CAN SEE IT STARTED GETTING CREEPY OUTSIDE -_-
Friday, May 13, 2011
A BETTER AESTHETIC !
HULK IS GOING TO SHARE HIS THOUGHTS ON THE ART VS AESTHETIC CONVERSATION!
ACTUALLY, HULK IS MORE INTERESTED IN GOING OVER HULKS DESIGN THEORY ON A BETTER AESTHETIC!
AS HULK HAS MENTIONED BEFORE
STYLE SHEETS ARE NECESSARY WHEN PROPERLY DESIGN A GAME. STYLE SHEETS COVER THINGS LIKE FONT, FONT COLOR, FONT SIZE, AND FONT STYLE. OUTSIDE OF TYPOGRAPHY THEY COVER THINGS LIKE THE HUE AND RADIANCE OF MATERIALS INSIDE A GAME!
LIKE THE VIDEO COVERED...... AESTHETIC CAN ALSO MEAN THINGS LIKE LEVEL LAYOUT, ART STYLES,AND CULTURE REPRESENTATION!
HULK THINKS HE'S GONNA NEED SOME VISUALIZATIONS FOR THIS ONE... *HULK SIGH*
THEIR AESTHETIC WAS CHOSEN, AND DESIGNED BY LOOKING AT VARIOUS CULTURES THEY FEEL THIS GAME REPRESENTS! MOST LIKELY LOOKED AT ARABIAN NIGHTS TALES, EGYPT , SUMERIAN, & ARABIAN CULTURE!
WHEN THEY GATHERED ENOUGH DETAIL INTO WHAT PEOPLE BACK THEN THOUGHT, WHAT PEOPLE WORE, HOW PEOPLE ACTED, AND POLITICAL CULTURE THEY BEGAN DEVELOPING THE AESTHETIC THAT EVERYTHING IN THE GAME HAD TO FOLLOW! IN ESSENCE, THEY WERE CREATING GAME LAWS!
HULK IMAGINES AT AROUND THIS TIME THEY ALSO BEGAN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE STORYLINE AVENUES! THE EVIL GOD OUT TO DESTROY THE WORLD IN PRINCE OF PERSIA REMAKE REMINDS HULK ALOT OF WHAT A JINN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE!
THE PERIOD AFTER GAME LAWS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IS WHERE A LOT OF AAA STUDIOS BEGIN TO F***** UP ALL OVER THE PLACE! THEY DON'T STICK TO THE GAME LAWS! THEY BEGIN TO MAKE CHANGES TO EITHER INCREASE THE DEMOGRAPHIC, OR MAYBE KEEP THE PUBLISHER AS GIDDY AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE!
IT IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE! AND MOST AAA DEVELOPERS BEGIN TO GO OFF COURSE FROM THE ORIGINAL IDEA, AND IT ENDS UP DAMAGING THE ENTIRE PIECE! THIS ONE VERY TRANSFIXED IDEA BECOMES A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF THINGS THAT HAS LOST ITS FOCUS! ENDS UP DAMAGING THE REVIEWS, AND THE GAMES OVERALL EXPERIENCE!
IN THE CASE OF PRICE OF PERSIA SOMETHING WORSE ACTUALLY HAPPENED!
THE GAME WAS A FINISHED THOUGHT! IT DID A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT! SADLY HOWEVER IT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH ( OR PROPER) PR SO IT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE THE BILLIONS THE PUBLISHER THOUGHT IT DESERVED!
THEY GAVE UP ON PARTS OF THE AESTHETIC! FIGURED MAKING A S***** MOVIE TIE IN TRIQUEL TO THE ORIGINAL SERIES WOULD GENERATE AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF CASH!
THEN! WHEN THE GAME AND MOVIE BOTH TANKED UBISOFT DECIDED IF THEY HAD MADE THE MOVIE THEMSELVES THEN MAYBE PERHAPS THE GAME WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER! SO NOW THEY'RE MAKING A FILM COMPANY!
WHILE CONTROLLING EVERY ASPECT OF A FRANCHISE CAN THEORETICALLY MAKE EVERYTHING MORE CONSISTENT... THIS WAS NEVER THE PROBLEM!
YOU CANT EXPECT A REBIRTH, REMAKE, RE EVOLUTION, RE WHATEVER TO SUDDENLY TAKE OFF, AND MAKE YOU BILLIONS! ITS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSTANTLY WORKED AT, AND IMPROVED! DROPPING IT OUT THE DOOR LIKE THE KIDS BEFORE HONEYMOON IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE!
UBISOFT NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THEIR ROOTS! BEFORE THE OTHER DOMINANT SERIES IN THEIR REPERTOIRE SUFFER A SIMILAR FATE! ( ASSASSINS CREED FOR EXAMPLE, IS STARTING TO GET REDUNDANT)
ALSO! GRAY/ BROWN DOES NOT = REALISM!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
A BETTER CLASSROOM!
IT WILL CHANGE YOU
HULK PERSONALLY LOVES THE IDEA OF AN ARG! HULK IS GOING TO GIVE ANOTHER FORM OF ARG THAT CAN BE USEFUL TO TEACHERS!
FIRSTLY! THIS IDEA DOES NOT JUST COVER ONE SUBJECT! IT COVERS AS MANY SUBJECTS AS THE SCHOOL WISHES TO IMPLEMENT!
THE TEACHER OF EACH SUBJECT PICKS A STANDARD TOPIC THEY WISH TO GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT! THIS WILL BE SPOKEN ABOUT DURING THE CLASS PERIOD!
HULK IMAGINES THEIR ARE TONS OF NON NECESSARY THINGS THAT THE STUDENT SHOULD KNOW BUT DOES NOT HAVE CLASS TIME TO COVER! THOSE WILL BECOME THE PRIMARY SUBJECT OF THE ARG! JUST MAKE SURE ITS EASY TO FIND ONLINE ! IF ITS IN A BOOK AT SCHOOL THEN OK! JUST REMEMBER THAT SOMEONE THEORETICALLY COULD MISS IT ALL TOGETHER!
HULK HAS BEEN TRYING TO THINK OF A PRACTICAL USE FOR THOSE NEW HIGH TECH WHITE BOARDS! HULK FINALLY HAS AN ANSWER!
THE NEXT DAY ( OR WEEK, COLLEGE CAN USE THIS TOO) EVERYONE SENDS SOMETHING THEY LEARNED WHILE RESEARCHING THE NON ESSENTIAL TOPICS TO THE WHITE BOARDS! THEY COULD PHOTOSHOP A IMAGE, AND DO A TRANSFER ,OR JUST SIMPLE WRITE IT DOWN, AND STICK IT TO THE BOARD!
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE ITEM WAS, OR HOW CLOSELY CORRELATED IT IS TO THE TOPIC! YOUR ENCOURAGING RESEARCH! TEACHING THEM HOW TO GO ON A SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT OVERLOADING, OR CONFUSING THEM!
OVERLOADING SOMEONES MIND IS USUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST REASONS WHY SOMEONE WILL GIVE UP ON GOING TO SCHOOL! WE NEED TO TAKE THINGS IN STEPS! GRADUALLY MOLDING THEM INTO THE STUDENT YOU BELIEVE THEY CAN BECOME!
WHEN THE ASSIGNMENT IS DONE EVERYONE IN CLASS GETS THE POINTS ( JUST LIKE IN THE VIDEO), AND AS A SIDE BONUS GIVE PEOPLE ACHIEVEMENTS! MAYBE SOME ACHIEVEMENTS THAT EVERYONE GETS BY DEFAULT, AND ADVANCED ONES FOR COMING REALLY CLOSE TO FINDING THE TOPIC ORIGINALLY BEING SEARCHED FOR!
NOW WE CAN RINSE , WASH, AND REPEAT THIS TYPE OF THING FOR A FEW WEEKS!
WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THE TEST MAKE SURE ALL QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS ARE SOMETHING THAT WAS EITHER ON THAT BOARD, OR SAID IN CLASS BY A STUDENT!
HULK LIKES TO CALL THIS FRIENDLY BRAINWASHING! FOCUSES PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE, AND PERHAPS WORK WITH THEM! ALSO REINFORCED EVERY CONNECTION ON THE WHITEBOARD!
THE FINAL IN HULKS MIND WOULD BE THE MOST CHALLENGING ISSUE! YOU CANT JUST DO AN ULTRA TEST! WE NEED TO CHALLENGE THEM!
MAYBE PERHAPS WE MAKE THE STUDENT GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS THEY DID TO PREPARE FOR A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IN 2 HOURS! WE ADD HIDDEN ACHIEVEMENTS, AND PERHAPS HAND OUT BONUSES IF THEY REALIZE, AND RECOGNIZE ANY CORRELATIONS IN THE SUBJECT MATTER!
WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE!
ONE OF HULKS CLASSES GAVE US 4 DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR SPEAKING ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA! WRITE A GDD, LONG THESIS PAPER, MAKE A GAME!, OR COME UP WITH SOMETHING, AND LET TEACHER DECIDE IF ITS GOOD ENOUGH! ( PUSHING THE HULK ACCOUNT AS HARD AS IT WOULD GO WAS HULKS)
WHEN EACH ASSIGNMENT, AND FINAL IS FINISHED THEIR SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF DE BRIEFING WHERE THE TEACH SAYS HOW THE CLASS DID, WHERE THE STRENGTHS ARE, AND HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE! IF TEACHER KNOWS OF A SIMPLER WAY TO FIND A SPECIFIC PAGE, OR A STUDENT WAS CONFUSED ON GOOGLE, THEN DO A GROUP DISCUSSION, AND END WITH TEACHER INPUT!
ITS THE BEST WAY TO NOTICE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TEACHER, STUDENTS, DEPARTMENTS, AND WHY ITS AT THE CORE OF ANY GOOD USABILITY TEST!
BY THE TIME ALL OF THIS IS DONE , YOUR WHITEBOARD SHOULD BECOME AN INCREDIBLE WEB OF INFORMATION! IF YOU CAN... SHOW WHAT PREVIOUS CLASS WEBS LOOKED LIKE!
FINALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS TO SHOW THE OTHER WEBS THE DIFFERENT CLASSES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, AND WHERE THEY INTERSECT!
ITS THE SIMPLEST, AND EASIEST WAY TO SHOW HOW EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED, AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT!
ALSO MAKE JPG'S AVAILABLE ONLINE! GOOD WAY TO SHOW PARENTS, AND FACULTY WHAT YOU WORKED ON, AND HOW IT WENT!
HULK PERSONALLY LOVES THE IDEA OF AN ARG! HULK IS GOING TO GIVE ANOTHER FORM OF ARG THAT CAN BE USEFUL TO TEACHERS!
FIRSTLY! THIS IDEA DOES NOT JUST COVER ONE SUBJECT! IT COVERS AS MANY SUBJECTS AS THE SCHOOL WISHES TO IMPLEMENT!
THE TEACHER OF EACH SUBJECT PICKS A STANDARD TOPIC THEY WISH TO GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT! THIS WILL BE SPOKEN ABOUT DURING THE CLASS PERIOD!
HULK IMAGINES THEIR ARE TONS OF NON NECESSARY THINGS THAT THE STUDENT SHOULD KNOW BUT DOES NOT HAVE CLASS TIME TO COVER! THOSE WILL BECOME THE PRIMARY SUBJECT OF THE ARG! JUST MAKE SURE ITS EASY TO FIND ONLINE ! IF ITS IN A BOOK AT SCHOOL THEN OK! JUST REMEMBER THAT SOMEONE THEORETICALLY COULD MISS IT ALL TOGETHER!
HULK HAS BEEN TRYING TO THINK OF A PRACTICAL USE FOR THOSE NEW HIGH TECH WHITE BOARDS! HULK FINALLY HAS AN ANSWER!
THE NEXT DAY ( OR WEEK, COLLEGE CAN USE THIS TOO) EVERYONE SENDS SOMETHING THEY LEARNED WHILE RESEARCHING THE NON ESSENTIAL TOPICS TO THE WHITE BOARDS! THEY COULD PHOTOSHOP A IMAGE, AND DO A TRANSFER ,OR JUST SIMPLE WRITE IT DOWN, AND STICK IT TO THE BOARD!
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE ITEM WAS, OR HOW CLOSELY CORRELATED IT IS TO THE TOPIC! YOUR ENCOURAGING RESEARCH! TEACHING THEM HOW TO GO ON A SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT OVERLOADING, OR CONFUSING THEM!
OVERLOADING SOMEONES MIND IS USUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST REASONS WHY SOMEONE WILL GIVE UP ON GOING TO SCHOOL! WE NEED TO TAKE THINGS IN STEPS! GRADUALLY MOLDING THEM INTO THE STUDENT YOU BELIEVE THEY CAN BECOME!
WHEN THE ASSIGNMENT IS DONE EVERYONE IN CLASS GETS THE POINTS ( JUST LIKE IN THE VIDEO), AND AS A SIDE BONUS GIVE PEOPLE ACHIEVEMENTS! MAYBE SOME ACHIEVEMENTS THAT EVERYONE GETS BY DEFAULT, AND ADVANCED ONES FOR COMING REALLY CLOSE TO FINDING THE TOPIC ORIGINALLY BEING SEARCHED FOR!
NOW WE CAN RINSE , WASH, AND REPEAT THIS TYPE OF THING FOR A FEW WEEKS!
WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THE TEST MAKE SURE ALL QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS ARE SOMETHING THAT WAS EITHER ON THAT BOARD, OR SAID IN CLASS BY A STUDENT!
HULK LIKES TO CALL THIS FRIENDLY BRAINWASHING! FOCUSES PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE, AND PERHAPS WORK WITH THEM! ALSO REINFORCED EVERY CONNECTION ON THE WHITEBOARD!
THE FINAL IN HULKS MIND WOULD BE THE MOST CHALLENGING ISSUE! YOU CANT JUST DO AN ULTRA TEST! WE NEED TO CHALLENGE THEM!
MAYBE PERHAPS WE MAKE THE STUDENT GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS THEY DID TO PREPARE FOR A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IN 2 HOURS! WE ADD HIDDEN ACHIEVEMENTS, AND PERHAPS HAND OUT BONUSES IF THEY REALIZE, AND RECOGNIZE ANY CORRELATIONS IN THE SUBJECT MATTER!
WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE!
ONE OF HULKS CLASSES GAVE US 4 DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR SPEAKING ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA! WRITE A GDD, LONG THESIS PAPER, MAKE A GAME!, OR COME UP WITH SOMETHING, AND LET TEACHER DECIDE IF ITS GOOD ENOUGH! ( PUSHING THE HULK ACCOUNT AS HARD AS IT WOULD GO WAS HULKS)
WHEN EACH ASSIGNMENT, AND FINAL IS FINISHED THEIR SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF DE BRIEFING WHERE THE TEACH SAYS HOW THE CLASS DID, WHERE THE STRENGTHS ARE, AND HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE! IF TEACHER KNOWS OF A SIMPLER WAY TO FIND A SPECIFIC PAGE, OR A STUDENT WAS CONFUSED ON GOOGLE, THEN DO A GROUP DISCUSSION, AND END WITH TEACHER INPUT!
ITS THE BEST WAY TO NOTICE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TEACHER, STUDENTS, DEPARTMENTS, AND WHY ITS AT THE CORE OF ANY GOOD USABILITY TEST!
BY THE TIME ALL OF THIS IS DONE , YOUR WHITEBOARD SHOULD BECOME AN INCREDIBLE WEB OF INFORMATION! IF YOU CAN... SHOW WHAT PREVIOUS CLASS WEBS LOOKED LIKE!
FINALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS TO SHOW THE OTHER WEBS THE DIFFERENT CLASSES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, AND WHERE THEY INTERSECT!
ITS THE SIMPLEST, AND EASIEST WAY TO SHOW HOW EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED, AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT!
ALSO MAKE JPG'S AVAILABLE ONLINE! GOOD WAY TO SHOW PARENTS, AND FACULTY WHAT YOU WORKED ON, AND HOW IT WENT!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
THE GROWING CHEVO!
HULK LIKES THE IDEAS OF CHEVOS!
WHEN SOMETHING COOL HAPPENS ON THE SITE, OR TO HULK... HULK WILL ADD IT TO THE GROWING CHEVO!
THE FOURTH METHOD!
A FEW WEEKS AGO ( LOOK @ METHOD METHODOLOGY) HULK MENTIONED SOME OF THE LEARNING TECHNIQUES HULK HAS BEEN AFFLICTED WITH OVER THE YEARS!
HULK IS NOW GOING TO TALK ABOUT A FOURTH METHOD.... A RARE METHOD!
HULK HAS KNOWN THIS ONE PARTICULAR INSTRUCTOR FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW! AT FIRST THE METHOD WAS MORE ACCELERATED! INSTRUCTOR WOULD GIVE US TOOLS AND ASKS US TO PERFORM WHAT HULK FELT AT THE TIME WERE MIRACLES!
WHY DID HULK THINK THEY WERE MIRACLES? BECAUSE HULK HAD NEVER BEEN PUSHED IN THAT PARTICULAR DIRECTION BEFORE! HULK WAS ASKED TO BE A LEADER! BE A DESIGNER ! AND TO MIX EVERYTHING WAS HULK WAS LEARNING TOGETHER IN A VERY INTRICATE WAY!
HULKS EVENTUAL ANSWER WAS TO MAKE GAME ABOUT SUBJECT MATERIAL FROM 3 OF THE OTHER CLASSES HULK WAS TAKING THAT SEMESTER, AND THEN WEAVE IT ALL TOGETHER USING THE PROGRAM!
IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN WHAT THE INSTRUCTOR WANTED .... NO, HULK IS SURE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT WANT SOMETHING SO COMPLICATED...
BUT INSTEAD OF SAYING " DUMB IT DOWN... TOO COMPLICATED" SHE SAID , "HAVE AT IT! HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS!"
"HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS"
THOSE WORDS HAVE CAUSED QUITE A BIT OF CHAOS!
CREATED DISTURBING GAME ABOUT THE WORLD'S FAIR IN CHICAGO!
DRIVING FORCE BEHIND WHAT EVENTUALLY BECAME " THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY: A METAPHORICAL LOVE STORY"!
AND DEFINITELY THE REASON WHY THIS HULK ACCOUNT, AND BLOG HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL!
THE METHOD CAN EASILY BREAK THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ENTIRELY BEEN PREPARED TO TACKLE GAME DESIGN, AND AT TIMES CAN BE DAMAGING TO A PERSONS PERSONA!, BUT FOR THOSE WHO SURVIVE IT .....IT MAKES THEM A BETTER PERSON !, AND A BETTER WORLD MAKER!
THE INSTRUCTORS METHOD HULK BELIEVES IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS IN THE INSTRUCTORS EYES! INSTRUCTOR EVEN USED SOME GAMIFICATION TACTICS THIS SEMESTER AS A PART OF A GUINEA PIG EXPERIMENT!
HOPEFULLY INSTRUCTOR LIKED THE RESULTS!, AND WILL CONTINUE TO USE IT! BETTER TO JUST REFINE, AND REFINE INSTEAD OF STARTING OVER FROM SCRATCH!
HULK PERSONALLY HAS LOVED THE METHOD AND FOUND THE CLASSES TO BE SOME OF HULKS BEST! HULK WISHES OTHER INSTRUCTORS USED THIS RISKY, AND MORE DANGEROUS METHOD!
MOST TENURED PROFESSORS WILL NEVER DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE TIME COMMITMENTS INVOLVED! THEY THINK QUICK,AND EASY WILL GET THE SAME RESULTS! : (
HULK GIVES CRAZY GAMIFIED, BREAK YOUR BACK TRYING GAME THEORY 5 OUT OF 5 FISTS! PURELY DUE TO THE RESULTS!
INSTRUCTOR ALSO HAS HULKS RESPECT!
.... SOMETHING HULK IS NORMALLY VERY RELUCTANT IN DISHING OUT.... HULK MIGHT NEED TO RETHINK SOME OF HULKS PRINCIPLES.... ( THAT'S THE INSTRUCTORS FAULT TOO....)
HULK IS NOW GOING TO TALK ABOUT A FOURTH METHOD.... A RARE METHOD!
HULK HAS KNOWN THIS ONE PARTICULAR INSTRUCTOR FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW! AT FIRST THE METHOD WAS MORE ACCELERATED! INSTRUCTOR WOULD GIVE US TOOLS AND ASKS US TO PERFORM WHAT HULK FELT AT THE TIME WERE MIRACLES!
WHY DID HULK THINK THEY WERE MIRACLES? BECAUSE HULK HAD NEVER BEEN PUSHED IN THAT PARTICULAR DIRECTION BEFORE! HULK WAS ASKED TO BE A LEADER! BE A DESIGNER ! AND TO MIX EVERYTHING WAS HULK WAS LEARNING TOGETHER IN A VERY INTRICATE WAY!
HULKS EVENTUAL ANSWER WAS TO MAKE GAME ABOUT SUBJECT MATERIAL FROM 3 OF THE OTHER CLASSES HULK WAS TAKING THAT SEMESTER, AND THEN WEAVE IT ALL TOGETHER USING THE PROGRAM!
IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN WHAT THE INSTRUCTOR WANTED .... NO, HULK IS SURE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT WANT SOMETHING SO COMPLICATED...
BUT INSTEAD OF SAYING " DUMB IT DOWN... TOO COMPLICATED" SHE SAID , "HAVE AT IT! HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS!"
"HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS"
THOSE WORDS HAVE CAUSED QUITE A BIT OF CHAOS!
CREATED DISTURBING GAME ABOUT THE WORLD'S FAIR IN CHICAGO!
DRIVING FORCE BEHIND WHAT EVENTUALLY BECAME " THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY: A METAPHORICAL LOVE STORY"!
AND DEFINITELY THE REASON WHY THIS HULK ACCOUNT, AND BLOG HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL!
THE METHOD CAN EASILY BREAK THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ENTIRELY BEEN PREPARED TO TACKLE GAME DESIGN, AND AT TIMES CAN BE DAMAGING TO A PERSONS PERSONA!, BUT FOR THOSE WHO SURVIVE IT .....IT MAKES THEM A BETTER PERSON !, AND A BETTER WORLD MAKER!
THE INSTRUCTORS METHOD HULK BELIEVES IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS IN THE INSTRUCTORS EYES! INSTRUCTOR EVEN USED SOME GAMIFICATION TACTICS THIS SEMESTER AS A PART OF A GUINEA PIG EXPERIMENT!
HOPEFULLY INSTRUCTOR LIKED THE RESULTS!, AND WILL CONTINUE TO USE IT! BETTER TO JUST REFINE, AND REFINE INSTEAD OF STARTING OVER FROM SCRATCH!
HULK PERSONALLY HAS LOVED THE METHOD AND FOUND THE CLASSES TO BE SOME OF HULKS BEST! HULK WISHES OTHER INSTRUCTORS USED THIS RISKY, AND MORE DANGEROUS METHOD!
MOST TENURED PROFESSORS WILL NEVER DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE TIME COMMITMENTS INVOLVED! THEY THINK QUICK,AND EASY WILL GET THE SAME RESULTS! : (
HULK GIVES CRAZY GAMIFIED, BREAK YOUR BACK TRYING GAME THEORY 5 OUT OF 5 FISTS! PURELY DUE TO THE RESULTS!
INSTRUCTOR ALSO HAS HULKS RESPECT!
.... SOMETHING HULK IS NORMALLY VERY RELUCTANT IN DISHING OUT.... HULK MIGHT NEED TO RETHINK SOME OF HULKS PRINCIPLES.... ( THAT'S THE INSTRUCTORS FAULT TOO....)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
A BETTER DESIGNER !
HULK WAS CHALLENGED THIS WEEK!
SOMEONE SAID THAT HULK TALKS ALOT ABOUT HOW GAME DESIGNERS CAN DO THINGS BETTER BUT ITS ALWAYS IN BITS AND PIECES! NEVER A FULL ARTICLE OR STORY!
PART OF THE REASON WHY HULK NEVER MADE A SOLID ARTICLE IS BECAUSE HULK IS NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHICH IS THE BEST PATH, OR WHAT CAN BE CONSIDERED DEFINITE!
ANY DESIGNER ( OR PERSON FOR THAT MATTER) WILL EVENTUALLY RUN INTO SITUATIONS WHERE SOME SIMPLE HULK ADVICE MAY VERY WELL SAVE THEM TIME ,OR ENTIRELY PREPARED THEM FOR THE SITUATION!
THE OTHER MOMENTS HOWEVER ARE UNKNOWNS! HULK CANNOT PREDICT EVERY MOMENT THAT WILL HAPPEN IN SOMEONES LIFE! THAT IS NOT HULKS SUPER POWER!
MOST OF THE THINGS HULKS TALKS ABOUT RELATE TO CHALLENGING SOMEONE TO GO FURTHER AND TRY HARDER! THE REST OF THE TIME THEY ARE OBSERVANCES BY HULK AS HULKS WORKS IN A PROFESSIONAL WORLD!
IF HULK HAD TO BREAK DOWN SOME REAL SPECIFICS FOR THE IDEAL DESIGNER THEN HULK WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE FOLLOWING IS MOST CERTAINLY NECESSARY!
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER THINGS HULK COULD ADD TO THIS LIST, BUT HULK DOESNT SEE A POINT!
GAMES ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF AN EXPERIENCE EVERYDAY! IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT EXPERIENCE THEN YOUR ALREADY HALF WAY THEIR!
HULK DOESN'T LIKE TYING SOMEONE DOWN BY SKILL SETS OR JUST BY WHAT THEIR PORTFOLIO SAYS!
TO QUOTE BATMAN , " ITS NOT WHO I AM THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT I DO"
SOMEONE SAID THAT HULK TALKS ALOT ABOUT HOW GAME DESIGNERS CAN DO THINGS BETTER BUT ITS ALWAYS IN BITS AND PIECES! NEVER A FULL ARTICLE OR STORY!
PART OF THE REASON WHY HULK NEVER MADE A SOLID ARTICLE IS BECAUSE HULK IS NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHICH IS THE BEST PATH, OR WHAT CAN BE CONSIDERED DEFINITE!
ANY DESIGNER ( OR PERSON FOR THAT MATTER) WILL EVENTUALLY RUN INTO SITUATIONS WHERE SOME SIMPLE HULK ADVICE MAY VERY WELL SAVE THEM TIME ,OR ENTIRELY PREPARED THEM FOR THE SITUATION!
THE OTHER MOMENTS HOWEVER ARE UNKNOWNS! HULK CANNOT PREDICT EVERY MOMENT THAT WILL HAPPEN IN SOMEONES LIFE! THAT IS NOT HULKS SUPER POWER!
MOST OF THE THINGS HULKS TALKS ABOUT RELATE TO CHALLENGING SOMEONE TO GO FURTHER AND TRY HARDER! THE REST OF THE TIME THEY ARE OBSERVANCES BY HULK AS HULKS WORKS IN A PROFESSIONAL WORLD!
IF HULK HAD TO BREAK DOWN SOME REAL SPECIFICS FOR THE IDEAL DESIGNER THEN HULK WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE FOLLOWING IS MOST CERTAINLY NECESSARY!
- AN EXCELLENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF YOUR AUDIENCE!
- COMPUTER STUFF - CLICK ME
- YOU MUST BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS WITHOUT ACTING LIKE A D**** !
- ABLE TO LEAVE THINGS LIKE ARROGANCE AT THE DOOR! HAS A GREAT DEAL TO DO WITH PROFESSIONALISM!
- A VALID REASON AS TO WHY YOU WANT TO BE A GAME DESIGNER! " BECAUSE DEVIL MAY CRY WAS AWESOME" IS A FAN BOY REASON! WHY DO YOU LOVE GAMES!
- UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND ITS RELIGIONS!
- MOST IMPORTANTLY! DONT WEAR OVER SIZED CLOTHING! AND IF YOU DO... THEN WEAR A F********* BELT! ( DONT ASK)
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER THINGS HULK COULD ADD TO THIS LIST, BUT HULK DOESNT SEE A POINT!
GAMES ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF AN EXPERIENCE EVERYDAY! IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT EXPERIENCE THEN YOUR ALREADY HALF WAY THEIR!
HULK DOESN'T LIKE TYING SOMEONE DOWN BY SKILL SETS OR JUST BY WHAT THEIR PORTFOLIO SAYS!
TO QUOTE BATMAN , " ITS NOT WHO I AM THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT I DO"
Monday, May 2, 2011
PREPARE FOR PLAN B!
HULK AND CLAYTON HAVE BOTH NOTICED SOME STRANGE B********** HAPPENING LATELY!
AN OBSESSION WITH PROTOCOL! PROTOCOL OF ALL FORMS!
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE U.S. LOVE HAVING A SYSTEM!
(I.E. if something like a program goes down...immediately contact this one individual)
THIS MINDSET IS MESSING UP A LOT OF YOUNG DEVELOPERS IN HULKS AREA! THIS IDEA THAT ONLY THIS ONE NUMBER ( OR METHOD) WILL SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS IS STOPPING THEM FROM EXPLORING, AND FINDING NEW WAYS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS IN FRONT OF THEM!
ANOTHER HUGE PROBLEM ARE PEOPLE THAT REFUSE TO LEARN! THEY WISH TO STICK WITHIN ONE TINY LITTLE NICHE, AND IGNORE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE AROUND THEM SAYS!
THAT ONE LITTLE NICHE CANNOT IN ANYWAY SOLVE EVERY F******* PROBLEM THAT IS GOING TO POP UP IN YOUR LIFE, OR WHEN MAKING A GAME!
ITS ALL FINE, AND DANDY TO TRY, AND USE AN IDEA, OR METHOD AS MANY TIMES AS YOU HUMANLY CAN! IT SAVES TIME! BUT WHEN THAT METHOD WILL NOT WORK WHAT WILL YOU F***** DO?
GIVE UP? IGNORE THE PROBLEM? START BLAMING OTHERS?
(SWITCHING TO CLAYTON MODE)
Sigh, calm down Hulk...just calm down
Look .... what Hulk was trying to say, but didnt is that the world is more than forgiving. Most businesses don't care how something gets done...... as long as it gets done, and in terms of the Game Industry the obsession with things being done certain ways has faded ( Just like awesome graphics, and resolutions sizes)
Game Design is the marriage of several different unique industries, and just like with any good RPG... you should have one class you know well, and then have several others you can switch to on a moments notice. Why? Why have other classes available? Their may be times where your main class isn't needed, but your sub classes are . Being capable in more then one area also widens your job search. In terms of Game Design, however.... No game made strictly with one piece of the equation has been a resounding success.
ITS ONLY WHEN THEIR WORKING TOGETHER THAT SOMETHING AMAZING CAN OCCUR!
SOMETHING THAT HULK CANNOT, AND WILL NOT SMASH!
AN OBSESSION WITH PROTOCOL! PROTOCOL OF ALL FORMS!
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE U.S. LOVE HAVING A SYSTEM!
(I.E. if something like a program goes down...immediately contact this one individual)
THIS MINDSET IS MESSING UP A LOT OF YOUNG DEVELOPERS IN HULKS AREA! THIS IDEA THAT ONLY THIS ONE NUMBER ( OR METHOD) WILL SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS IS STOPPING THEM FROM EXPLORING, AND FINDING NEW WAYS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS IN FRONT OF THEM!
ANOTHER HUGE PROBLEM ARE PEOPLE THAT REFUSE TO LEARN! THEY WISH TO STICK WITHIN ONE TINY LITTLE NICHE, AND IGNORE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE AROUND THEM SAYS!
THAT ONE LITTLE NICHE CANNOT IN ANYWAY SOLVE EVERY F******* PROBLEM THAT IS GOING TO POP UP IN YOUR LIFE, OR WHEN MAKING A GAME!
ITS ALL FINE, AND DANDY TO TRY, AND USE AN IDEA, OR METHOD AS MANY TIMES AS YOU HUMANLY CAN! IT SAVES TIME! BUT WHEN THAT METHOD WILL NOT WORK WHAT WILL YOU F***** DO?
GIVE UP? IGNORE THE PROBLEM? START BLAMING OTHERS?
(SWITCHING TO CLAYTON MODE)
Sigh, calm down Hulk...just calm down
Look .... what Hulk was trying to say, but didnt is that the world is more than forgiving. Most businesses don't care how something gets done...... as long as it gets done, and in terms of the Game Industry the obsession with things being done certain ways has faded ( Just like awesome graphics, and resolutions sizes)
Game Design is the marriage of several different unique industries, and just like with any good RPG... you should have one class you know well, and then have several others you can switch to on a moments notice. Why? Why have other classes available? Their may be times where your main class isn't needed, but your sub classes are . Being capable in more then one area also widens your job search. In terms of Game Design, however.... No game made strictly with one piece of the equation has been a resounding success.
ITS ONLY WHEN THEIR WORKING TOGETHER THAT SOMETHING AMAZING CAN OCCUR!
SOMETHING THAT HULK CANNOT, AND WILL NOT SMASH!
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