Misc - ARTool

Was reminded of this and thought I'd throw it up here.

To get you started:
(give it about 25 seconds and the card will be moved around)



Interaction - Very entertaining cute
jankenpon!, $k1rt fl!p, head pat, poking, and such ^_^;

Nico Account
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7738556 (nico account required)
Required :/

People for the Ethical Treatment of Vocaloids!

(don't tease your vocaloid! it's just cruel!)

This time she gets it right away! Better treatment here, if you get bored then skip to the end (link) for a little ayashii~.

At this point if this is too much youtube for you in one siting, then skip to the last stylish video where stuff's coming out of the guy's head. :P


These are for rotflwew:

(no subliminal messages intended)

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7975558 (same as above)

Pat pat... wakey wakey... :|
(very decent interaction/timing demo)

(peek-a-boo pat pat, etc)

Not the best ones to end on.. go back and watch the cute ones again! >_<

Breif demo of using the tool here (youtube again).


Beyond Vocaloid

Also, if vocaloid doesn't do it for you.. you can also watch tanks come out of the wall (youtube), or pretend you are 'Alucard from Hellsing' (youtube), and much more.

Someone even has it running on their iphone (youtube), which adds a whole new level to Augmented Reality Games. (maybe it's offloading it to a server? not sure, haven't looked into it yet.)

One last embed of a stylish demo. ( Worth watching )

I should have known thats what was inside an iphone.. The guys head is filled with it too.. not to mention his n1ppl3??

Anime - Conan dubs Ghost in the Shell at Bang Zoom

This should be archived here just in case someone's missed it.

Conan dubs Ghost in the Shell:



MAAANNNGAAAAAAA!!!

They do a very good job, I'd surely watch their 'fan'-dub.


Conan returns to dub Blood+



This one is typical Conan, though he's a bit more insulting then in the first. I much prefer the first one, but this ones here so we have it. (probably has a reputation to maintain.) Watch it if you so desire / have time.

Misc - Multitasking to Distraction

There was a recent article in American Scientist that I though some might find interesting. The article also reminded me of a game I played a week ago, it was quite distracting...

Phycologists at Stanford preformed tests to explore the worlds of 'heavy' and 'light' multitaskers. They discovered that the heavy multitaskers (having 5 to 6 simoultanious imputs) are actually worse at filtering out irrelavent data, and worse at filtering out knowledge from previous tasks.

The research may continue in order to answer why everyone tries to multitask when we are so bad at it. The article states that multitaskers have become so habituated to an onslaught of information that they operate on the assumption that any input is potentially relevant. One theory is that "We are predisposed to seek out as much information as possible, particularly about other humans." "It could be that multitasking is just that desire run amok"

Entertainment Section

Now, if you'd like to begin 'multitasking to distraction' play this MultiTask (flash game) for a few hours :P After 30 minutes of game play I got to around 226 ish at which the increase in dificultiy was too much for me. I'd go back and try to get further but it's a bit more of a distraction then I need at this point.

side note: I just tried again, and it IS possible to perfectly balance the ball, but I was so distracted by the fact that it was perfectly balanced for more then 5 seconds, that I didn't pay enough atention to the triangle one. T_T

Games - Audio Surf

I believe the demo only allows you 4 songs :/

Balmer Remix: DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS

:D


(well played)



(give this one about 40 seconds, then as much after that that you seem interested in)

There are also some Daft Punk, Goriliaz, etc demos for other types of music out there.

There are also times where the music slows along with the ship, and then shoots back off again. I've never played it, but when it came out we though it might be pretty trippy. Just wanted to point it out in light of recent rythm games. (Just in case it wasn't obvious, the game generates courses based on the song you choose to give it.)

gundam + puyo + ???? = profit!

The old puyo variants just not doing it for ya' any more?

Let's add a Gundam version to the list!

(no one will make you watch all of this)


I never realized there was a Gundam variant. Maybe I should start playing online again? Or... maybe that's a bad idea. If I haven't said it before, next time I consider starting Puyo again, someone warn me so I at least realize what I'm doing before it's too late. >:D


Wanna' Play?

Sometime in the future I'll try to setup a post on a few clone-variants that are free and how to get at them. That way you too can share the pain and excitement of "hawt puyo action!"

Since most of the first video wasn't that exciting, here's a quick game of puyo pop fever for comparison.


Also, damnit and ww ranranruuuu.

For Rizumu - Re: Indian Translations

In reference to a post on Rizumu's blog, I'll provide my response here where it can be more easily presented (as opposed to in comments).

While I can't claim this isn't completely out of character, it's out of character to point out such things. This post does not necessary represent the warped views and opinions of the blog that is World of Wabasco. Beware, there be questionable lyrics ahead.

Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, on to the content!


Speaking of re-interpreted lyrics...

Ghost in the Shell - Re-interpreted Lyrics

TMSTKSBK loves it when I sneak this into a shorten my url service: (page contains music) 'Inner Universe' interpretation (ytmnd link) >:D


Evangelion - Re-interpreted Lyrics

Also, while on the topic - I swear there's a line in the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening that ALWAYS sounds dirty to me. It's been haunting me for years.

Read the lyrics below, then click play and read along.

Prepare for it around 1:15-1:17 and you'll hear it right after that:

Re-interpreted:

zankoku na tenshi no TE-ZE madobe kara yagate tobitatsu hotobashiru atsui PATOSU de[3] omoide wo uragiru nara ...

The cruel angel's thesis will soon take flight through the window, why-don't you eat my p|_|$$y, ne?/hey!/day if you betray your memories. ...

[3] "Atsui" (hot) can also mean "intense, passionate." "Pathos" is "the quality or power in life or art of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion; pity; suffering; sorrow."

It doesn't look too far off to me.



Maybe we should run with it?

Original:

zankoku na tenshi no TE-ZE madobe kara yagate tobitatsu hotobashiru atsui PATOSU de[3] omoide wo uragiru nara kono sora wo daite kagayaku[4] shounen yo shinwa ni nare

The cruel angel's thesis will soon take flight through the window, with surging, hot pathos, [3] if you betray your memories. Embracing this sky [universe] and shining, [4] young boy, become the legend!

[3] "Atsui" (hot) can also mean "intense, passionate." "Pathos" is "the quality or power in life or art of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion; pity; suffering; sorrow."
[4] "Sora" (sky) is the reading given for the kanji for "uchuu" (universe).

You will now suffer as I do when that lyric is sung. Enjoy.

Also, *ahem*

For justice?

Excuse me while I catch up on a years worth of stuff...

What's scarier then a connection between ogami and a secondary character in Stellvia...

You decide:

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(you need only subject yourself to a few seconds of the recitation in this video)


What will you do with your english disc?