WorldOfIllusion

So a week long game of HvZ (Humans vs Zombies) starts at ANU tomorrow - so don’t be too surprised if you see some posts regarding the game.

That is all (what a useless post was this?).

This song is really addictive… to play - in Guitar Hero. Playing it nowadays brings back memories of schoolies and other fun times. Ah, the memories.

Have you ever felt hunted? Like you were being chased down? I have. On several occasions, granted some of these occasions have been in video games. For example: just the other night I was playing one of the call of duty games. One of my friends plays quite a bit - and he was dominating. After a certain amount of consecutive kills you can call for ‘dogs of war’. This logically calls some dogs of war, which then run around the map. Whilst they run they bark… then they run up to you and rip at your throat - resulting in death.

In the real world though I have felt chased, in some ways hunted and more rarely trapped. Once me and some friends were chased by a car, that was an adrenaline rush… not that I wanted it, or even provoked it. Then there are the times where you feel hunted in a more figurative sense. These generally aren’t physically dangerous - don’t assume that the lack of physical danger makes it any less scary though.

I mean wouldn’t you be scared when you notice a net gathering tighter around you. Your options dwindling and eventually getting extinguished? It’s a scary idea, scarier still when its happening. Still with a sharp mind you can escape a situation like this.Failing that there is always the blunt option - but that should only be used as a last resort.

For those of you un-enlightened ones, the blunt option is where you stop the game. You break away from the hunt, the chase, the trapping. Instead of allowing the battle of minds and covert actions to continue you simply do something… blunt. Leave no doubt, alert people to what is happening, clear the smoke, stop the whispered words.

Finally; assuming you played your hand well enough, you break free. If you don’t… well, that is your failing. Your punishment for such a failure isbeing trapped.

Well today I want to introduce you all to a game called Cortex Command. Despite the fact it’s not even nearly complete you can download some good community made mods that make up for the lack of ‘official’ content. Also you can make your own - or simply tamper with pre-existing units.

You can download a trial version for free which you can use to try it out and you can then buy it (and all future updates) for a pretty decent price.

Cortex Command is set a few hundred years into the future, where the now cybernetic human race is able to travel between stars and has already met several alien civilisations.

Interstellar trade and prosperity reigns, but there is always an ever-expanding frontier to explore and exploit for precious resources. In this gold rush of galactic proportions, fantastic adventure and brutal competition awaits.

An extract of the story from the games website.

Anyhow - I suggest you have a look.

I don’t really have anything specific I want to say in this post - so enjoy a ramble. Recently I’ve been playing a fun little game called World Of Goo. Its an ‘indie’ game with some pretty unique game play - I advise you to try the demo and if you like it buy the whole game for $20 (in USD) or so.

You can download the soundtrack for the game free (all 49 minutes or so of it) here. Anyhow its fun and addictive - I started playing and didn’t really stop till I’d finished the game (mind you I had to skip one or two ‘maps’ as they got too frustrating).

For all who its relevant too have a fun Australia day tomorrow. Hope you all have a good time.

What makes for an easy post that won’t take up too much time that I should be using to study?

Answer: A video.