- The article discusses an interview with Will Wright, creator of the popular video game The Sims, about the new sequel The Sims 2.
- In The Sims 2, the characters now age and have memories from experiences. They have goals and desires that drive their actions in the game.
- Wright notes that playing The Sims can reveal how kind or cruel a person is willing to be as the omnipotent god over the digital characters. The game also raises questions about ethics and balancing different sims' aspirations.
- Some players report stopping playing when they realize they are taking better care of their sims than themselves, seeing the game as a creepy model of real life.
Zach Adams started the Mesa Vista build a city challenge by establishing a basketball-themed business called Zach's Hoops. After many days, the business became successful and allowed Zach to fund a public park and university. Zach then moved three friends into the neighborhood to unlock the military career. He pursued relationships with Diane Shin, Kerie Ng, and Marie Sims, eventually choosing Marie as his wife. By the end of week 1, Nikki Chan was pregnant with Zach's child, qualifying Mesa Vista for the military base and beginning the expansion of the new city.
FiddycentG plans to add nearly every house in Los Santos over 100 to Rpg Freeroam. While this will provide more housing, the mayor is concerned about the increasing population and cost. SAMP servers were hacked by a group but the issue was resolved by releasing an updated version. Upcoming changes to Rpg Freeroam include new vehicles, weapons, and objectives.
There were many surprises at the 82nd Academy Awards, including Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first woman to win Best Director for The Hurt Locker, upsetting the favorite Avatar. Jeff Bridges won his first Oscar for Best Actor in Crazy Heart. Christoph Waltz and Mo'Nique won for their unpopular villain roles in Inglorious Basterds and Precious, respectively. Sandra Bullock's win for The Blind Side was also unexpected. Overall, it was an unusual night with many historic firsts and surprises.
This document provides an introduction and overview to the role-playing game F.A.T.A.L. It defines what a role-playing game is and outlines the necessary materials to play. It also introduces some key terminology and concepts like die rolls and the different roles of the Maim Master and players. The goal is to establish a framework for playing a realistic medieval fantasy role-playing game focused on detail.
This document provides an introduction to the roleplaying game F.A.T.A.L. It discusses the necessary materials, terminology, roles, and character creation process. The game focuses on realism within a medieval fantasy setting and uses detailed rules and statistics. It includes sensitive topics and warns that the game is only intended for mature audiences.
The Woman In Black: Dark And Chilling In Sing.ComDexian Wang
The Woman in Black is a 2012 horror film starring Daniel Radcliffe in his first post-Harry Potter role. The film is set in the Edwardian era and follows a young lawyer struggling with grief who is sent to a remote village to settle the estate of a deceased woman. There he uncovers a deadly secret about the vengeful ghost of a woman dressed in black. The film relies on atmosphere and mystery over cheap scares, with solid performances and an effectively creepy Gothic setting that builds a sense of dread and anticipation. While the pace is slow for some audiences, it is otherwise well-made and understands how to effectively utilize fear.
The document discusses the concept of play or games from several perspectives. It defines play as a voluntary activity that is done for pleasure and fun rather than any practical goal. Several theorists are cited who describe play as being distinct from ordinary life and having elements of uncertainty in its outcome. Play is analyzed for its social and developmental functions as well as how it can incorporate aspects of religion, creativity, and experimentation. Specific types of games are also outlined.
Zach Adams started the Mesa Vista build a city challenge by establishing a basketball-themed business called Zach's Hoops. After many days, the business became successful and allowed Zach to fund a public park and university. Zach then moved three friends into the neighborhood to unlock the military career. He pursued relationships with Diane Shin, Kerie Ng, and Marie Sims, eventually choosing Marie as his wife. By the end of week 1, Nikki Chan was pregnant with Zach's child, qualifying Mesa Vista for the military base and beginning the expansion of the new city.
FiddycentG plans to add nearly every house in Los Santos over 100 to Rpg Freeroam. While this will provide more housing, the mayor is concerned about the increasing population and cost. SAMP servers were hacked by a group but the issue was resolved by releasing an updated version. Upcoming changes to Rpg Freeroam include new vehicles, weapons, and objectives.
There were many surprises at the 82nd Academy Awards, including Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first woman to win Best Director for The Hurt Locker, upsetting the favorite Avatar. Jeff Bridges won his first Oscar for Best Actor in Crazy Heart. Christoph Waltz and Mo'Nique won for their unpopular villain roles in Inglorious Basterds and Precious, respectively. Sandra Bullock's win for The Blind Side was also unexpected. Overall, it was an unusual night with many historic firsts and surprises.
This document provides an introduction and overview to the role-playing game F.A.T.A.L. It defines what a role-playing game is and outlines the necessary materials to play. It also introduces some key terminology and concepts like die rolls and the different roles of the Maim Master and players. The goal is to establish a framework for playing a realistic medieval fantasy role-playing game focused on detail.
This document provides an introduction to the roleplaying game F.A.T.A.L. It discusses the necessary materials, terminology, roles, and character creation process. The game focuses on realism within a medieval fantasy setting and uses detailed rules and statistics. It includes sensitive topics and warns that the game is only intended for mature audiences.
The Woman In Black: Dark And Chilling In Sing.ComDexian Wang
The Woman in Black is a 2012 horror film starring Daniel Radcliffe in his first post-Harry Potter role. The film is set in the Edwardian era and follows a young lawyer struggling with grief who is sent to a remote village to settle the estate of a deceased woman. There he uncovers a deadly secret about the vengeful ghost of a woman dressed in black. The film relies on atmosphere and mystery over cheap scares, with solid performances and an effectively creepy Gothic setting that builds a sense of dread and anticipation. While the pace is slow for some audiences, it is otherwise well-made and understands how to effectively utilize fear.
The document discusses the concept of play or games from several perspectives. It defines play as a voluntary activity that is done for pleasure and fun rather than any practical goal. Several theorists are cited who describe play as being distinct from ordinary life and having elements of uncertainty in its outcome. Play is analyzed for its social and developmental functions as well as how it can incorporate aspects of religion, creativity, and experimentation. Specific types of games are also outlined.
Bringing Video Games into Reality at Comic-Con Special Edition 2021Lawrence Brenner
Maxwell Scheller (director/producer of Las-New: A Fallout Snow Globe Road Trip), Lawrence Brenner (pop culture journalist/historian), and Gabriel Valentin (musician and comic creator of Digital Lizards of Doom) share their experiences of bringing video gaming into reality. Matt Dunford (comic book historian, chairman of San Diego Comic Fest) moderates and leads these creative minds who take their video game influences into the real world.
This document discusses different art styles used in video games including photorealism, abstract, cel-shaded, and exaggerated styles. Photorealistic games like Call of Duty and FIFA 15 aim to look as realistic as possible. Abstract games like Eufloria and Geometry Wars use shapes and colors instead of realistic graphics. Cel-shaded games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Viewtiful Joe are designed to look flat like a comic book or cartoon. Exaggerated styles in games like Final Fantasy and Super Mario feature proportions that are enlarged beyond normal sizes to create a stylized look. The document provides examples of games that use each art style and what age groups they typically target.
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a classic role-playing adventure game released for the Super Nintendo in the early 1990s. Players control Link as he rescues Princess Zelda from the evil wizard Agahnim. The game features pixelated graphics and a top-down perspective in a fantasy world filled with monsters, dungeons, and items to collect. Though basic by modern standards, its gameplay and story helped establish many conventions of the Zelda franchise and were praised for their creativity within the technical limitations of the time period.
The document outlines the production process for a video game, including pre-production where research is done on the story, genre, and target audience, development where scripts and characters are created, and post-production where footage is edited and tested for bugs. It also discusses the genres, purposes, demographics, and psychographics related to the chosen game. Pre-production, development, and post-production are the key stages in the production of the video game.
This document discusses various promotional strategies for The Dark Knight Rises film, including:
1) Posters, trailers, and a website are used to generate excitement and draw in audiences before the film's release. The trailer makes the film look exciting and as successful as The Dark Knight.
2) Promoting the film and actors at awards shows increases awareness. Tweets from the actors also hype the film and interest fans.
3) An elaborate viral marketing campaign invites fans to locate Batman graffiti around the world, with each piece revealed leading to more of a new trailer being shown. This generates buzz for the film in a creative way.
Animal Crossing was created in 2001 by Nintendo. It is a single-player game where players interact with animal villagers and complete casual activities like collecting items, planting flowers, and socializing. There are no defined objectives. The terrain is a detailed small village with interactive elements like trees and rocks. Characters include a playable human avatar and non-playable animal villagers. While Animal Crossing does not have traditional feedback interfaces like vibration, it can promote addiction in some players who exhibit signs like irritability when unable to play and isolation from others.
This document provides information about Feng Zhu, a concept artist and founder of the FZD School of Entertainment Design. It discusses Zhu's background and career working on films, video games, toys, and other entertainment projects. It also mentions that the document's author researched Zhu because he is an inspirational concept artist and the author aspires to be like him. References are provided to Zhu's YouTube channel showing his designs and tutorials. The document explores using Zhu's work for inspiration in creating concept ideas for a video game project. Overall, the document is researching Feng Zhu as a source of inspiration for a video game concept art project.
This document discusses various promotional strategies for The Dark Knight Rises, including:
1) Posters, trailers, and a website are used to generate hype and interest in the film prior to its release. The trailer makes the film look exciting and builds upon the success of previous films.
2) Promoting the film and actors at awards shows introduces the film to large audiences. Tweets and social media updates from the actors keep fans engaged.
3) An elaborate viral marketing campaign tasks fans with locating Batman graffiti around the world, with each piece revealed leading to more of a new trailer being shown. This generates buzz while disguising an ad as a police investigation.
4) Partnerships
Experience and communication - Its not online or offline - it is Blended RealitySMLXL Ltd
The rush into digital everything, as an add-on to the silo of silos - is an organisational mistep.
Whereas we need to understand how we as people engage with the world on a daily basis so that organisations and companies can start to develop meaningful and relevant communication strategies for the networked society.
You don't need a "digital strategy" you need a blended and engaged one.
The document discusses existing video game products including Cuphead, Ōkami, The Legend of Zelda, and Chrono Trigger. It provides overviews of each game's gameplay, story, art style, and music. Research analysis identifies common RPG elements across the games that could be included in the author's own work, such as monsters, weapons, magic, and compelling characters.
Manual of suggestions for changes and improvements to the game villagersMarlon Ferrari
The purpose of this document is to provide for developers of Mad Otter Games reliable and accurate feedback on the experiences, strengths and weaknesses of the game, in order to make it enhanced.
This document introduces a new online magazine called OMG focused on massive online games. It presents the editorial staff, including the editor-in-chief Simone Robutti. The magazine aims to provide in-depth reviews and interviews that evaluate games based on qualities like innovation, gameplay, and appeal to mature audiences rather than hype. It hopes to bring new ideas to discussions around online games and their ability to represent aspects of reality beyond just gameplay mechanics.
This document provides a top 10 list and honorable mention of the best retro games from 2013 as selected by Fawzi Mesmar. Each game is briefly summarized, highlighting elements like compelling story, level of customization, mature themes explored through innovative gameplay, emphasis on player decisions and consequences, attention to detail, tight controls and level design, local multiplayer fun, and perfect mixture of old and new elements. The number one pick is The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, praised for its character design, missions, levels, items, soundtrack, and blending of old and new.
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is an early 1990s role-playing adventure game where the player controls Link to rescue Princess Zelda. The game has pixelated graphics and limited color, but detailed sprites. Gameplay involves moving Link in four directions to defeat enemies like soldiers in the castle using a sword and magic. While the soundtrack is repetitive, the character development of Link and Zelda and story-driven gameplay make it enjoyable for retro game fans.
During the first week of her media coursework, Mary and her group had to choose a fairy tale to modify and a film genre to work in. They decided on modifying Little Red Riding Hood into a thriller. This required researching thriller conventions and analyzing thriller trailers. They considered representation, narrative, characters, audience and other elements in planning their work. Sound effects would also be important to convey suspense for the thriller genre.
This document lists the top 10 games of 2014 according to Retro Gamer magazine. It provides summaries for each game, praising their mechanics, presentation, and faithfulness to source material. The number one game is Shadow of Mordor for its nemesis system that creates emergent stories. Runner up is This War of Mine for providing a grounded look at the human cost of war. Third place goes to Shovel Knight for its throwback to classic games with modern design.
Keita Takahashi is a game director, visual designer, planner, and costume character actor whose works radiate the positive power of play. Keita was the director of the landmark video games Katamari Damacy (PS2) and Noby Noby Boy (PS3 and iOS) and has worked on planning playgrounds e.g. for the city of Nottingham, UK. He is currently working on the Online game Glitch with Tiny Speck in Vancouver, BC. His imagination and ability to realize something wholly unique and and game-changing stands out in the history of games.
Invited talk for the 2nd GALA Alignment School. Organized by GALA - Games and Learning Alliance, Network of Excellence on Serious Games, funded by the FP7. Carcavelos, Lisbon, 25 June 2012.
Phil Collins is an English singer, songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as the drummer and vocalist for the progressive rock band Genesis. He has had great commercial success as a solo artist with hit songs like "In the Air Tonight" and "Against All Odds". Collins has won several Grammys and an Oscar for best song. He has retired from music due to health issues with his neck.
Bringing Video Games into Reality at Comic-Con Special Edition 2021Lawrence Brenner
Maxwell Scheller (director/producer of Las-New: A Fallout Snow Globe Road Trip), Lawrence Brenner (pop culture journalist/historian), and Gabriel Valentin (musician and comic creator of Digital Lizards of Doom) share their experiences of bringing video gaming into reality. Matt Dunford (comic book historian, chairman of San Diego Comic Fest) moderates and leads these creative minds who take their video game influences into the real world.
This document discusses different art styles used in video games including photorealism, abstract, cel-shaded, and exaggerated styles. Photorealistic games like Call of Duty and FIFA 15 aim to look as realistic as possible. Abstract games like Eufloria and Geometry Wars use shapes and colors instead of realistic graphics. Cel-shaded games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Viewtiful Joe are designed to look flat like a comic book or cartoon. Exaggerated styles in games like Final Fantasy and Super Mario feature proportions that are enlarged beyond normal sizes to create a stylized look. The document provides examples of games that use each art style and what age groups they typically target.
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a classic role-playing adventure game released for the Super Nintendo in the early 1990s. Players control Link as he rescues Princess Zelda from the evil wizard Agahnim. The game features pixelated graphics and a top-down perspective in a fantasy world filled with monsters, dungeons, and items to collect. Though basic by modern standards, its gameplay and story helped establish many conventions of the Zelda franchise and were praised for their creativity within the technical limitations of the time period.
The document outlines the production process for a video game, including pre-production where research is done on the story, genre, and target audience, development where scripts and characters are created, and post-production where footage is edited and tested for bugs. It also discusses the genres, purposes, demographics, and psychographics related to the chosen game. Pre-production, development, and post-production are the key stages in the production of the video game.
This document discusses various promotional strategies for The Dark Knight Rises film, including:
1) Posters, trailers, and a website are used to generate excitement and draw in audiences before the film's release. The trailer makes the film look exciting and as successful as The Dark Knight.
2) Promoting the film and actors at awards shows increases awareness. Tweets from the actors also hype the film and interest fans.
3) An elaborate viral marketing campaign invites fans to locate Batman graffiti around the world, with each piece revealed leading to more of a new trailer being shown. This generates buzz for the film in a creative way.
Animal Crossing was created in 2001 by Nintendo. It is a single-player game where players interact with animal villagers and complete casual activities like collecting items, planting flowers, and socializing. There are no defined objectives. The terrain is a detailed small village with interactive elements like trees and rocks. Characters include a playable human avatar and non-playable animal villagers. While Animal Crossing does not have traditional feedback interfaces like vibration, it can promote addiction in some players who exhibit signs like irritability when unable to play and isolation from others.
This document provides information about Feng Zhu, a concept artist and founder of the FZD School of Entertainment Design. It discusses Zhu's background and career working on films, video games, toys, and other entertainment projects. It also mentions that the document's author researched Zhu because he is an inspirational concept artist and the author aspires to be like him. References are provided to Zhu's YouTube channel showing his designs and tutorials. The document explores using Zhu's work for inspiration in creating concept ideas for a video game project. Overall, the document is researching Feng Zhu as a source of inspiration for a video game concept art project.
This document discusses various promotional strategies for The Dark Knight Rises, including:
1) Posters, trailers, and a website are used to generate hype and interest in the film prior to its release. The trailer makes the film look exciting and builds upon the success of previous films.
2) Promoting the film and actors at awards shows introduces the film to large audiences. Tweets and social media updates from the actors keep fans engaged.
3) An elaborate viral marketing campaign tasks fans with locating Batman graffiti around the world, with each piece revealed leading to more of a new trailer being shown. This generates buzz while disguising an ad as a police investigation.
4) Partnerships
Experience and communication - Its not online or offline - it is Blended RealitySMLXL Ltd
The rush into digital everything, as an add-on to the silo of silos - is an organisational mistep.
Whereas we need to understand how we as people engage with the world on a daily basis so that organisations and companies can start to develop meaningful and relevant communication strategies for the networked society.
You don't need a "digital strategy" you need a blended and engaged one.
The document discusses existing video game products including Cuphead, Ōkami, The Legend of Zelda, and Chrono Trigger. It provides overviews of each game's gameplay, story, art style, and music. Research analysis identifies common RPG elements across the games that could be included in the author's own work, such as monsters, weapons, magic, and compelling characters.
Manual of suggestions for changes and improvements to the game villagersMarlon Ferrari
The purpose of this document is to provide for developers of Mad Otter Games reliable and accurate feedback on the experiences, strengths and weaknesses of the game, in order to make it enhanced.
This document introduces a new online magazine called OMG focused on massive online games. It presents the editorial staff, including the editor-in-chief Simone Robutti. The magazine aims to provide in-depth reviews and interviews that evaluate games based on qualities like innovation, gameplay, and appeal to mature audiences rather than hype. It hopes to bring new ideas to discussions around online games and their ability to represent aspects of reality beyond just gameplay mechanics.
This document provides a top 10 list and honorable mention of the best retro games from 2013 as selected by Fawzi Mesmar. Each game is briefly summarized, highlighting elements like compelling story, level of customization, mature themes explored through innovative gameplay, emphasis on player decisions and consequences, attention to detail, tight controls and level design, local multiplayer fun, and perfect mixture of old and new elements. The number one pick is The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, praised for its character design, missions, levels, items, soundtrack, and blending of old and new.
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is an early 1990s role-playing adventure game where the player controls Link to rescue Princess Zelda. The game has pixelated graphics and limited color, but detailed sprites. Gameplay involves moving Link in four directions to defeat enemies like soldiers in the castle using a sword and magic. While the soundtrack is repetitive, the character development of Link and Zelda and story-driven gameplay make it enjoyable for retro game fans.
During the first week of her media coursework, Mary and her group had to choose a fairy tale to modify and a film genre to work in. They decided on modifying Little Red Riding Hood into a thriller. This required researching thriller conventions and analyzing thriller trailers. They considered representation, narrative, characters, audience and other elements in planning their work. Sound effects would also be important to convey suspense for the thriller genre.
This document lists the top 10 games of 2014 according to Retro Gamer magazine. It provides summaries for each game, praising their mechanics, presentation, and faithfulness to source material. The number one game is Shadow of Mordor for its nemesis system that creates emergent stories. Runner up is This War of Mine for providing a grounded look at the human cost of war. Third place goes to Shovel Knight for its throwback to classic games with modern design.
Keita Takahashi is a game director, visual designer, planner, and costume character actor whose works radiate the positive power of play. Keita was the director of the landmark video games Katamari Damacy (PS2) and Noby Noby Boy (PS3 and iOS) and has worked on planning playgrounds e.g. for the city of Nottingham, UK. He is currently working on the Online game Glitch with Tiny Speck in Vancouver, BC. His imagination and ability to realize something wholly unique and and game-changing stands out in the history of games.
Invited talk for the 2nd GALA Alignment School. Organized by GALA - Games and Learning Alliance, Network of Excellence on Serious Games, funded by the FP7. Carcavelos, Lisbon, 25 June 2012.
Phil Collins is an English singer, songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as the drummer and vocalist for the progressive rock band Genesis. He has had great commercial success as a solo artist with hit songs like "In the Air Tonight" and "Against All Odds". Collins has won several Grammys and an Oscar for best song. He has retired from music due to health issues with his neck.
PowerPoint: Chernobyl years after the nuclear disaster – 26 April 1986 – 26 ...Yaryalitsa
On April 26, 1986, a nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, releasing radioactive material and causing the worst nuclear accident in history. The town of Pripyat near the plant was abandoned after the residents were evacuated. In 2009, Swiss photographer Timm Suess visited Pripyat and documented the abandoned buildings and infrastructure, publishing his photos and observations in his Chernobyl Journal. His photos show the eerie decay and reclamation of nature in the ghost town left behind after the residents fled following the nuclear disaster.
El documento describe el proceso de descenso testicular durante el desarrollo fetal y neonatal. Explica que el descenso está relacionado con el aumento de tamaño de los testículos y la atrofia de los conductos, así como con el aumento del proceso vaginal que guía a los testículos al escroto a través del conducto inguinal. También describe posibles patologías como la criptorquidia, la ectopia testicular y la hernia inguinal congénita.
Este documento resume el desarrollo del aparato genital femenino y masculino. Explica cómo la determinación del sexo cromosómico ocurre en la fecundación y cómo las gónadas se diferencian en testículos u ovarios entre la 7a y 8a semana. También describe los procesos de migración de las células germinales, la diferenciación de los testículos y ovarios, y el desarrollo de los conductos genitales masculinos y femeninos que dan lugar a los órganos reproductores internos y externos.
1. El riñón se desarrolla a partir del mesodermo metanéfrico, que forma las unidades excretoras, y de la yema ureteral, que forma las unidades colectoras.
2. Los conductos genitales inicialmente son indiferenciados, pero bajo la influencia del gen SRY en el cromosoma Y se desarrollan los testículos en el varón, mientras que en ausencia de SRY se desarrolla el ovario en la mujer.
3. Los conductos mesonéfricos persisten y se convierten en los conductos gen
Mutaciones Genéticas provocadas por radiaciones nucleares Joaquin Hernandez
Este ensayo pretende difundir las consecuencias negativas que han traido las plantas nucleares en la salud de las personas y en el medio ambiente.
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The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. During a planned maintenance shutdown, a power surge caused two explosions that destroyed the reactor and released radiation into the atmosphere. Over 300,000 people were evacuated and large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia became contaminated. While dozens died in the immediate aftermath, it is estimated that thousands more developed cancer years later due to radiation exposure. The disaster created a large exclusion zone and the reactor is now contained under a massive new sarcophagus, where it will remain radioactive for centuries.
El documento describe el desastre de Chernóbil de 1986, la catástrofe nuclear más grave de la historia. Ocurrió cuando explotó el reactor número 4 de la planta nuclear en Chernóbil, Ucrania, liberando grandes cantidades de material radiactivo en la atmósfera y contaminando amplias zonas. Más de 8 millones de personas en Ucrania, Bielorrusia y Rusia se vieron expuestas a radiación, causando graves efectos a la salud pública. El desastre forzó la evacuación de cientos de miles de resident
1) O acidente nuclear de Chernobil ocorreu em 26 de abril de 1986 na Usina Nuclear de Chernobil na Ucrânia.
2) A explosão de vapor no Reator 4 da usina liberou uma nuvem radioativa de 400 vezes maior que a bomba de Hiroshima, contaminando a União Soviética, Europa e Reino Unido.
3) O acidente é considerado o pior da história e causou milhares de mortes e doenças como defeitos de nascença e câncer na região.
El 26 de abril de 1986, ocurrió el peor accidente nuclear de la historia en la central de Chernóbil en Ucrania cuando se produjo una explosión en el reactor 4 que liberó material radiactivo en la atmósfera. Las autoridades soviéticas evacuaron a los residentes dentro de 30 km y la radiación afectó un área aún más grande. El desastre tuvo efectos devastadores en la salud de las personas y la vida silvestre local.
1) Durante la quinta semana se forma la cresta gonadal indiferenciada compuesta de corteza y médula.
2) En la séptima semana, el gen SRY en el cromosoma Y induce la diferenciación de los cordones gonadales en cordones seminíferos masculinos.
3) A partir de la octava semana, las células de Leydig secretan testosterona que dirige la formación de los conductos genitales masculinos y la masculinización de los genitales externos.
Este documento presenta una introducción a la anatomía y fisiología del sistema reproductor masculino, incluyendo una descripción de los componentes internos como los testículos, las vías espermáticas y las glándulas anexas. Explica la estructura, vascularización y función de los testículos, así como el proceso de espermatogénesis.
Este documento describe el desarrollo de los aparatos genitales masculinos y femeninos desde el estadio indiferenciado hasta la diferenciación sexual primaria y secundaria. En los embriones masculinos, la expresión del gen SRY en la séptima semana induce la formación de los testículos y la regresión de los conductos de Müller. Los andrógenos producidos conducen al desarrollo de los conductos de Wolff y la virilización de los genitales externos. En los embriones femeninos, la ausencia de SRY da lugar
Designing Games for "the 43-year-old woman"Chris Trottier
The document discusses designing games for the average social gamer, identified as a 43-year-old woman. It outlines 10 "deal-breakers" and 11 "turn-ons" for this type of gamer based on the author's experience. The deal-breakers include things like rigid timing, strangers, and 3D camera navigation. The turn-ons include real-world value, helping with self-expression, reflecting real social networks, and providing satisfying core actions and simple pleasures. The author advocates designing games that are charming, beautiful, relaxing and rewarding rather than challenging in order to better engage accidental gamers.
Chris Trottier "Designing Games for the 43 year old Woman"Game Diversity
This presentation was done by (and is owned by) Chris Trottier, Zynga. It is being uploaded to continue / further the discussion of diversity and inclusion within the video game industry.
The document summarizes several gaming-related news stories from November:
1) Microsoft is adding television and video content to the Xbox platform through partnerships with 40 media companies, allowing users to search and access shows and movies through voice commands or gestures.
2) A new game called Warco lets players experience being an embedded journalist in a war zone by filming and editing news reports while navigating moral choices.
3) Glitch is a new free-to-play MMO set in a fantastical world shaped by player imagination that provides creative materials without strict rules.
4) Disney is releasing interactive figurines that can drive and interact on the iPad screen in games based on movies like Cars.
Emergent Narrative: What We Can Learn From Dungeons & DragonsFITC
Presented at FITC Toronto 2016
See details at www.fitc.ca
Interactive narrative hasn’t changed much in forty years – it’s still ruled by limited options and predestined outcomes. While digital RPG gameplay has become more sophisticated, the stories remain rather basic (albeit better disguised). Remarkably, we still haven’t matched the tabletop role-playing experience.
We need to approach interactive story from a different angle, one that’s natively digital and that takes full advantage of the new content platform paradigm. It won’t be easy, it’ll take a lot of time… but WE’RE WIZARDS, right?!
Objective
To explore the potential of a truly emergent narrative, and explain how playing tabletop role-playing games can get us there.
Target Audience
Storytellers, creators, writers, game developers, and gamers.
Five Things Audience Members Will Learn
An abbreviated history of interactive storytelling
Different approaches to interactive narrative; their pros and cons
Sneaky tricks good Game Masters use to get players invested in a game
How to convert player agency into dramatic agency (also great for GMs)
That they want to play a tabletop RPG (if they haven’t already).
Pig-faced Orcs: What designers can learn from old-school role-playing gamesJamie Reffell
Can designers learn anything from old-school role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and Traveller? Sure!
Designers of all kinds are getting comfortable applying principles of game design to non-game applications. Many of those principles date back to the early days of role-playing games, from Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson's first edition of D&D in 1974 to less well-known games like Runequest and Traveller. Game designers have been revisiting these early works and extracting wisdom from them, and I'd like to bring some of those lessons to the user experience community.
In this deliciously nerdy talk, I'll present user-experience lessons from old-school gaming, including the role of showmanship in constructing an experience, how imperfections and missing pieces can increase engagement, and the difference between sandbox and railroad designs.
Talk given as IA Summit 11 in Denver CO.
This document discusses stories in games and argues that stories in almost every game suck. It acknowledges that stories are difficult to integrate with gameplay and interaction. While games with bad stories still sell well, the author argues that games are not movies and writers need to work more closely with designers from the start. The document concludes that good stories are hard to achieve but good writers and designers will keep trying to improve game narratives.
Your character in the game SFZero will have the same skills, attributes, memories, and feelings as you, but will be able to do things you cannot do yourself, unconstrained by real-world boundaries like fear or authorities. Any elements displayed in the game should be considered fictional until proven otherwise. The document references several works discussing games, urban spaces, consciousness, social behavior and their intersections. It proposes bringing social behaviors and states into consciousness through modeling them within a game state interface, creating a social interface for the city that reflects gameplay.
10 video games with unexpected nudity www.gamebasin.comGameBasin.com
The document discusses 10 video games that featured unexpected nudity scenes. It notes that as the video game industry has matured, games now include more adult content similar to movies. However, nudity in games is still controversial. The list includes games like Metro Last Light, Dante's Inferno, and Heavy Rain that had nude scenes despite the games otherwise not being sexual. More surprising nudity was found in older games like Metroid and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
1. The document discusses the history and development of girl games over the past 15 years, from the release of Barbie Fashion Designer in 1996 to more recent trends.
2. It notes key milestones like the rise of mobile and internet in the late 1990s, the popularity of The Sims in 2000, and the success of the Nintendo Wii in 2006 in attracting more female players.
3. More recently, the distinction between "girl games" has blurred as games have diversified into social, casual, and mobile formats played by both genders.
The document provides details about a proposed short film called "Imitation" that explores the concept of simulations within simulations. It describes key characters like David, Cameron, and Jacob who create an artificial intelligence named Guy. Over time, Guy begins to question his own reality and whether the characters are simulations themselves. The style will be a typical American film shot chronologically. It is intended to make the audience question reality through this story and philosophical idea.
The document outlines a proposed 10-12 minute short film called "Imitation" about a group of friends who create a virtual reality simulation named Guy. Over two years, Guy develops self-awareness and the ability to think for himself. This causes the friends to question whether they themselves could be simulations. The film would target 15-19 year old boys and use relatable characters and an American film style to explore themes of reality, simulation, and artificial intelligence. It concludes with a brief script and storyboard depicting the friends' first interaction with the self-aware Guy.
Being a professional writer, it was hard for him to not write for the last six days. That day, he was determined to write. He forced himself to write about fourteen pages. That night, after reading through everything, he ran every single sheet of paper into a shredder and slept. This mini saga discusses a writer who was unable to write for six days but then forced himself to write 14 pages, only to shred it all later after reviewing it, still unable to write.
This is the first edition of In The Meta, a Colenso planning team fanzine dedicated to exploring different subcultures in gaming.
In this edition, we explore how sexual expression has been embraced, exploited and expressed by gamers across the globe.
Whether it’s VR pornography or retailing bathwater … In The Meta examines how gaming has allowed people to educate, explore and/or express their individuality and sexuality.
I should point out some may be confronted by what they read and the design may make it NSFW.
It definitely falls out of many mainstream comfort zones.
However out goal is not to provoke or offend, it’s simply to shine a light on the behaviours and beliefs millions live by every day.
Because maybe the more we understand, the better we can all be.
Any questions, please shout. Enjoy the adventure and H/T to Liam and Hamish who were behind this edition.
The document discusses innate learning and how, while humans have an innate ability to learn, there is also an innate component of almost imperceptible teaching from birth. It notes that innate learning and an instinctual understanding exist through the human body and brain combination. However, phonological or oral language learning also requires innate teaching from the beginning of life.
(1) Dara Torres offers age-defying fitness secrets after competing in 5 Olympics, including at age 45, when she nearly made the 2012 US Olympic swim team.
(2) She emphasizes making fitness a part of one's identity through regular exercise like cardio and strength training, as well as active recovery between workouts.
(3) Torres maintains an active lifestyle in her 40s and beyond through focusing on stretching, cardio, strength training, and rest, while also indulging in treats occasionally for balance.
Ford has reported an uptick in sales despite current industry trends of uncertainty. While the auto industry has shown signs of recovery since the government bailouts, experts believe that car ownership may have peaked in wealthy countries like the US. Long-term factors like high fuel/insurance costs, increased urbanization, and changing social trends among youth suggest that both car ownership levels and miles driven will not continue to grow at historical rates and may start to decline.
This document summarizes an article about musician Phil Collins ending his music career after his current "farewell" tour concludes. It discusses that Collins, now 53, wants to spend more time with his family and stop touring due to advancing hearing loss. While he is retiring from touring, he is not fully retiring from the music business. His final tour stop will be in Sunrise, Florida on Thursday.
The article discusses an interview with Will Wright, creator of the video game The Sims, about the goals and mechanics of the sequel The Sims 2. Wright says the Sims now have memories, age, and five aspirations - knowledge, romance, wealth, family, and popularity. Their wants and fears are driven by these aspirations. Players must make value judgments when Sims' aspirations conflict or lead them to unwanted behaviors. Wright aims to test boundaries as a player but sometimes feels guilty. He notes some players stop playing when they realize they are taking better care of their Sims than themselves. Talks are also underway about a possible reunion of the band Genesis.
This document contains reviews and advertisements for the musical "Dream" playing at the Cuillo Theater. It is described as a multi-million dollar Broadway hit featuring over 40 songs by Johnny Mercer. The reviews praise the talent of the six performers and say the musical sails through Mercer's popular standards in an entertaining way. Tickets prices and show times are provided.
This document contains reviews and advertisements for the musical "Dream" playing at the Cuillo Theater. It is described as a multi-million dollar Broadway hit featuring over 40 songs by Johnny Mercer. The reviews praise the talent of the six performers and say the musical sails through Mercer's classic standards in an entertaining way that has the audience tapping their feet and giving thunderous applause.
This document provides a summary of a visit to Graceland, Elvis Presley's former home in Memphis, Tennessee. It describes some of the areas toured including the living room, jungle room, and trophy room, which showcase Elvis' clothes, awards, artifacts, and personal items. The summary highlights Elvis' opulent tastes seen in the home's decor and notes how the tour explores both the myth and reality of Elvis' life through exhibits, home videos, and recordings.
This document summarizes a travel article about visiting Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. It discusses how Elvis Presley's presence is still felt throughout the estate, with portraits, footage, and his recorded voice playing throughout. It notes that Graceland still draws large crowds, with around 600,000 visitors annually. The article also mentions that various 30th anniversary celebrations are taking place during Elvis Week to honor his musical legacy.
This document provides a summary of a visit to Graceland, Elvis Presley's former home in Memphis, Tennessee. It describes some of the areas toured including the living room, jungle room, and trophy room, which showcases Elvis' costumes, records, and memorabilia. The summary highlights Elvis' opulent tastes shown in the home's decor and personal items on display, giving visitors a view of both the myth and reality of Elvis' life.
This document summarizes the author's experience transiting through two different airports - one in Frankfurt, Germany and one in New York City. At the Frankfurt airport, the author describes finding a rustic tavern inside the terminal that had a cozy atmosphere. In contrast, at the New York airport the author found it to double as a mall, filled with shops and restaurants over multiple levels and an international crowd shopping at high-end stores. The document compares the different atmospheres between the two airports.
This document provides a summary of a visit to Graceland, Elvis Presley's former home in Memphis, Tennessee. It describes some of the areas toured including the living room, jungle room, and trophy room, which showcases Elvis' costumes, records, and memorabilia. The summary highlights Elvis' eccentric interior decorating tastes evident throughout the mansion and notes the tour includes rare home videos and recordings. It also provides details on admission prices and recommendations for lodging and dining in Memphis.
This document contains reviews and advertisements for the musical "Dream" playing at the Cuillo Theater. It is described as a multi-million dollar Broadway hit featuring over 40 songs by Johnny Mercer. The reviews praise the talent of the six performers and say the musical sails through Mercer's classic standards in an entertaining way. Tickets for the musical playing various dates and times are advertised to be $42.
This summary provides an overview of Phil Collins announcing his retirement from touring after his "farewell" tour concludes in South Florida:
1) Phil Collins, 53, is retiring from touring to spend more time with his family and because he is losing his hearing from an infection contracted two years ago.
2) His "First Final Farewell Tour" wraps up in Sunrise, Florida on Thursday, marking the end of his touring career that spans over 30 years.
3) Collins says this is not a full retirement from the music business, but will curtail his rigorous travel schedule to focus on his family with his third wife and young son.
The document provides reviews of several music albums spanning various genres including jazz, pop, and classical. It summarizes Jeff Parker's jazz album "The Relatives" which features his unique guitar style blending elements of jazz, minimalism, and dub reggae. It also reviews a box set of Jimmy Webb's pop hits performed by Webb himself which transforms the familiar songs. And it praises Leif Ove Andsnes' performance of Mozart piano concertos for its stylish and high quality playing.
This review summarizes a 4-CD boxed set by the progressive rock band Gentle Giant called "Scraping the Barrel". The set includes previously unreleased works, demos, live recordings, and other rarities spanning the band's 10 studio albums. It sheds new light on the band's extraordinary musical skills and ensemble songwriting. Highlights include early versions of songs where the melodies and lyrics were still being developed, as well as the deconstruction of several classic Gentle Giant songs into isolated instrument parts. The review concludes that even the lesser known tracks in this collection help explain the band's continuing influence on modern progressive rock.
This summary provides an overview of Phil Collins announcing his retirement from touring after his "farewell" tour concludes in South Florida:
1) Phil Collins, 53, is retiring from touring to spend more time with his family and because he is losing his hearing from an infection contracted two years ago.
2) Collins' "First Final Farewell Tour" wraps up in Sunrise, Florida on Thursday, marking the end of his touring career that spans over 30 years, both as a solo artist and as part of the band Genesis.
3) While retiring from touring, Collins says this is not a full retirement from the music business, but will allow him to spend more time with his wife and young son
This review summarizes a 4-CD boxed set by the progressive rock band Gentle Giant called "Scraping the Barrel". The set includes previously unreleased works, demos, live recordings, and other rarities spanning the band's 10 studio albums. It sheds new light on the band's extraordinary musical skills and ensemble songwriting. Highlights include early versions of songs where the core melodies and guide vocals were being invented. The set helps explain the band's continuing influence on modern progressive rock acts.
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in his native London. His big Genesis reunion?” surgery on their eyes. I understand
break came in 1970 when he an- “But I’m up for anything,” he that. I have found that a complete
swered an ad in Melody Maker added. “And personally I would understanding of the procedure and a
to audition for Genesis. prefer to go back to the original gentle touch can alleviate fear. That’s
For five years, Collins played Genesis and be sitting there play- why I personally take the time to talk
drums and sang backup to the ing the drums. . . . But knowing to all my LASIK patients about what
charismatic Peter Gabriel, who Peter the way I do, I’m not con- to expect, with no pressure. I want
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But Collins warmed to the job Paul McCartney. He’s also tried it’s learning by mistakes because like the farther away it gets from
and wrought a huge change in his hand at acting — playing bit there weren’t mistakes,” he said when it happened, the more
the Genesis sound virtually over- parts in Miami Vice — and of his life choices. “I was a work- glowing the memories become.”
night. At Collins’ command, scored soundtracks for the Dis- ing a musician: I can’t sit in my The current tour draws heavi-
Do you take
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Genesis produced a string of ra- ney films Tarzan and Brother house and play; I’ve got to go out ly from Love Songs: A Compila-
dio-friendly hits — including Bear. and play, and that means travel- tion . . . Old and New a two-disc
Your Own Special Way (1977),
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In 1981, Collins released his deafness,” he said. “It’s 50 per- ROAD BECKONS AGAIN Collins said it’s hard to predict
first solo album, Face Value, a cent, which means if I put my Collins said while he will be what’s next. He envisions anoth-
modest side project that became hand over the good ear, all I hear spending more time at his home er solo album. He might take his
an unexpectedly huge seller on is [muffled sounds]. So it’s kind in Switzerland, his musical ca- big band on the road again, or try If you are 45 years old or older, you may be eligible
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solo albums — earning seven back. Collins said the demands Tour” DVD, finalizing a new ret- er, for the time frame that begins The study is evaluating an investigational medicine
Grammys and 13 Top 10 hits — of his career have often over- rospective Genesis DVD and in September 2006 — when his to treat patients with arthritis. Participants receive
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working the same adult-contem- whelmed his personal life. His looking into the possibility of of- son, Nicholas, starts school. study-related medicines, physician visits, and lab
porary corner hustled by Sting very-public breakup with his first fering more archive Genesis ma- “I just want to be there to take
and Rod Stewart wife, Andrea, was aired openly terial through the band’s Web him to school and I want to be services at no charge during the study.
During the past three decades, on Face Value. He also said he site. there to pick him up,” said Col-
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Genesis have sold nearly 250 when his first three kids were cussions are under way about a
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