(1919 – 2006)
Platner outlined the definition of a classic as being:
“Something that every time you look at it, you accept it as it is and you see no way of improving it.”
How many virtual war crimes have you comitted?
Saturday, January 9, 2010
The title is taken from an article from the Globe and Mail (original title: How many war crimes have you comitted?). Writing about killing in Video Games is extremely rare and thinking about it even more so. Well let’s exclude the folks complaining about every GTA. The guys at TRIAL and Juventute make an LOH (“Love or Hate”) statement saying that Video Games could be more realistic by applying International Human Rights to War Games.
Maybe that’s a bit simplified but it’s a rainy Saturday afternoon and we need to have some fun. Love Or Hate.
- Realistic Tony Hawk’ skate games would remind you how much you suck at Skateboarding and why your mom wanted you to wear a helmet.
- Jumping on Turtles in Super Mario Bros is against what WWF stands for: wild life preservation and should make a sort of “Crrrrrsquiiiishzblooich” instead of “HPooohoop”. And no music.
- Playing Tetris is an insult to people who don’t have enough bricks to build houses.
- A corruption ratio should be included into Sim City.
- A Blue Hedgehog would be nature’s aberration and should be studied as a Medical Game instead.
- Fighters and Warriors would wear protective gear instead of Bikinis. No more girls in WOW or Fighting Games.
- Spending $60 to find some Legendary Sword made of older pixels doesn’t make sense really.
- Entering Samus Aran’s Ball mode could be very painful.
- Wipe Out wouldn’t exist.
The Wired Pleasure
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Back in 2002, we were young, we were free and we didn’t care much about The Wire because that time was full of parties, Kung Fu training and photo shoots at night. In other words, we weren’t concerned about the S.E.R. (Sofa Efficiency Ratio). So if you have one hour to spend watching T.V. for the next two weeks, grab the first season and be prepared to see something as intense as The Soprano’s and as well documentated as a piece by the BBC.
The Wire is simply a masterpiece and you can believe our BlackBeltNess: that’s all good folks. Just wait a couple of episodes to see McNulty, Stringer Bell or Bunk to be definitly hooked up to this show. Or forget this last example and take a few minutes to read the final letter written by David Simon the show’s creator.
Standing ovation to the men and women behind The Wire.
One Percent
Monday, November 16, 2009
I used to work with a guy who thought that Design was a joke since you know “a table is table”. At some point this extreme statement starts echoing and then reaches a phylosophical point of view, where, obviously you start asking yourself why “things aren’t that simple, punk”. It is fair to say that (we) consumers tend to be even more lost when you see some ads saying Designer Glasses starting at $29 or when a firm like IKEA comercializes some nice pieces at low prices. Well, nothing new here and the following statement “mass-production era changed mostly everything 70 years ago” can be found into any basic economy manual.
What’s left then? Design Stores where Industrial Design is a religion or remarquable initiatives where the act of buying itself it a part of the Design process. Like One Percent in Japan: 100 pieces for 100 hundred owners only.
The site doesn’t seem to be updated anymore but still, at BlackBeltSofa we like rare & fancy stuff. Oh and by the way, here is a great book that explains and shows why there is MANY TABLES:
