http://youtu.be/dKT7RnP_xaQ
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
Up, Up & Away?
1. Spider-Man: Has the power to shoot webs from wrist. This enables him to grapple and incapacitate enemies, as well as simulate flight by "swinging" from web to web.
2. Iron Man: While wearing a high-tech robotic suit, has the ability to fly using specialized rocket boosters.
3. Aquaman: Has the power of marine telepathy, which allows him to communicate with aquatic creatures.
4. Hawkeye: Has the power to fire a bow with extreme precision.
5. Hulk: When enraged, becomes extremely muscular and strong (almost invulnerable).
6. Flash: Has the ability to run at light speed.
7. Deadpool: Is immortal, which disables him from dying, of course.
8. Wolverine: Has retractable claws, which are fantastic for slicing up the bad guys.
9. Superman: Is invulnerable, making his immune to earthly damages.
10. Daredevil: Has all senses, besides sight, as Daredevil is blind, boosted to super-human levels
"If you could only have one superpower for the rest of your life, explain which superpower you’d rather have: Invisibility or the ability to Fly."
There are many pros and cons to both powers. To start, flying gives a person so much more mobility. No longer would I be restricted to the ground or floor, I would have the ability to forge my own path. It would also be quite impressive to everyone. That said, though, everyone would know that I am the guy that flies. It would turn me into a celebrity, essentially. Thousands of people are going to know all about me before I ever even meet them, which would make associating with people somewhat more difficult. Walking may also lose its luster, but that may be a sacrifice I am willing to make.
Invisibility, though, is essentially the opposite. While it does not directly increase mobility at all, it increases stealth exponentially. I could easily be wherever I would want to be and no one would ever have to know. Unfortunately, this may also cause some sort of disconnection with people. The invisibility would definitely create more introversion, since I could basically have anything I want without ever having to talk to anyone. It would be a paradise, but a paradise that you just happened to find when you fell out of a boat.
All things considered, I would choose flight. I am already an introverted person, and would like to become more open. The ability to fly would be an excellent catalyst for becoming more social. I could basically impress anyone. I am the only human being in the world that can fly. Everyone will want to know me, and that is something I honestly would like. Flying would actually change my life up a bit, while invisibility would essentially not change anything. I would still be the anonymous person I am now, and maybe even more so. That is not something that I want. What I want is to break free from the everyday, and become something new.
2. Iron Man: While wearing a high-tech robotic suit, has the ability to fly using specialized rocket boosters.
3. Aquaman: Has the power of marine telepathy, which allows him to communicate with aquatic creatures.
4. Hawkeye: Has the power to fire a bow with extreme precision.
5. Hulk: When enraged, becomes extremely muscular and strong (almost invulnerable).
6. Flash: Has the ability to run at light speed.
7. Deadpool: Is immortal, which disables him from dying, of course.
8. Wolverine: Has retractable claws, which are fantastic for slicing up the bad guys.
9. Superman: Is invulnerable, making his immune to earthly damages.
10. Daredevil: Has all senses, besides sight, as Daredevil is blind, boosted to super-human levels
"If you could only have one superpower for the rest of your life, explain which superpower you’d rather have: Invisibility or the ability to Fly."
There are many pros and cons to both powers. To start, flying gives a person so much more mobility. No longer would I be restricted to the ground or floor, I would have the ability to forge my own path. It would also be quite impressive to everyone. That said, though, everyone would know that I am the guy that flies. It would turn me into a celebrity, essentially. Thousands of people are going to know all about me before I ever even meet them, which would make associating with people somewhat more difficult. Walking may also lose its luster, but that may be a sacrifice I am willing to make.
Invisibility, though, is essentially the opposite. While it does not directly increase mobility at all, it increases stealth exponentially. I could easily be wherever I would want to be and no one would ever have to know. Unfortunately, this may also cause some sort of disconnection with people. The invisibility would definitely create more introversion, since I could basically have anything I want without ever having to talk to anyone. It would be a paradise, but a paradise that you just happened to find when you fell out of a boat.
All things considered, I would choose flight. I am already an introverted person, and would like to become more open. The ability to fly would be an excellent catalyst for becoming more social. I could basically impress anyone. I am the only human being in the world that can fly. Everyone will want to know me, and that is something I honestly would like. Flying would actually change my life up a bit, while invisibility would essentially not change anything. I would still be the anonymous person I am now, and maybe even more so. That is not something that I want. What I want is to break free from the everyday, and become something new.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Opening 2
The viewings for this set of opening videos had a much different focus than those in the first. What I viewed for the first opening had an intense focus on law being a restriction the creativity. This time around, the viewings were more focused on creativity itself, and there was also a bit more variance in the general topic. Because of this, my thoughts are a bit more abstract this time.
What left the largest impact on me was the Nurturing Creativity video. Essentially, the expressed view of what creativity truly is is that it is almost some out-of-body force that comes to people from time to time. Sometimes this force strikes people at the perfect times, but sometimes this creativity can strike at inconvenient times when a person cannot act upon it. I have my doubts about these outside forces, but I do believe in the basic concept. What I mean is that an idea can come to a person at any time. There is something within our minds that sparks creativity. We can draw inspiration from many aspects of life. The unpredictability of this creativity and inspiration can make it difficult to act. I can agree that it happens, but I cannot agree that there is some unseen force.
One other video that had a somewhat large impact on me was Video Games and Storytelling. Though I do not intend to go into game design, the storytelling aspects of the video still strike me as important. Ideas from J.J. Abrams' Mystery Box can also be tied into the important factors of the other video. Both, at some point, stress that story and character development are key. People often "rip-off" the incorrect parts of a game or movie by only seeing the surface of a story being told. While weak stories can make for high-selling action movies and shooter video games, strong stories make for better, but often not quite as high-selling, dramas and adventure games.
.
Everything else I watched was a bit all over the place. One video was about how through what people learn through games, they can make the world better. Another was about how mythology is connected to Star Wars and how this mythology (or religion) should be an important aspect of life. One more involved how people who speak languages similar to Mandarin can more easily recognize pitch. There was one guy in that one whose voice I could not stand. He simply sounded like he thought he was better than everyone, which kind of discredited him in a way to me. That is a bit crazy. Even how a person speaks can change your view of their credibility.
In the end, some of these viewing have opened my eyes to what creativity and storytelling really mean. Creativity is not always convenient. Story is key to a good game or movie. All of this can help one to be a better contributor to media.
What left the largest impact on me was the Nurturing Creativity video. Essentially, the expressed view of what creativity truly is is that it is almost some out-of-body force that comes to people from time to time. Sometimes this force strikes people at the perfect times, but sometimes this creativity can strike at inconvenient times when a person cannot act upon it. I have my doubts about these outside forces, but I do believe in the basic concept. What I mean is that an idea can come to a person at any time. There is something within our minds that sparks creativity. We can draw inspiration from many aspects of life. The unpredictability of this creativity and inspiration can make it difficult to act. I can agree that it happens, but I cannot agree that there is some unseen force.
One other video that had a somewhat large impact on me was Video Games and Storytelling. Though I do not intend to go into game design, the storytelling aspects of the video still strike me as important. Ideas from J.J. Abrams' Mystery Box can also be tied into the important factors of the other video. Both, at some point, stress that story and character development are key. People often "rip-off" the incorrect parts of a game or movie by only seeing the surface of a story being told. While weak stories can make for high-selling action movies and shooter video games, strong stories make for better, but often not quite as high-selling, dramas and adventure games.
.
Everything else I watched was a bit all over the place. One video was about how through what people learn through games, they can make the world better. Another was about how mythology is connected to Star Wars and how this mythology (or religion) should be an important aspect of life. One more involved how people who speak languages similar to Mandarin can more easily recognize pitch. There was one guy in that one whose voice I could not stand. He simply sounded like he thought he was better than everyone, which kind of discredited him in a way to me. That is a bit crazy. Even how a person speaks can change your view of their credibility.
In the end, some of these viewing have opened my eyes to what creativity and storytelling really mean. Creativity is not always convenient. Story is key to a good game or movie. All of this can help one to be a better contributor to media.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)