Call of Repetitiveness

   When you ask a experienced gamer, whats the greatest game you've ever played? They may say the games that had a huge impact on media and changed the way people think about what video games actually are. Games such as Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid and God of War. Each of these games depicted different meanings of what the traditional video games are and brought it to a new level. GTA represent sexuality, drugs, and strong language. Metal Gear Solid represented a more realistic aesthetic to it and a huge inspiration for following games such as Splinter Cell and many others. God of War sparked a new level of blood and gore violence in video games. As other developers took this as a reference to make a particular game called Dante's Inferno. Now you can ask yourself, where does the Call of Duty series fit in the wide world of games.  It puts the gamer in a first person perspective of what war really is. But where this series lacks is in it's later games. Games such as Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops.

  The usual campaign series alway blows the critics away with it's over the top action sequences. The multiplayer experience varies from the basic team deathmatch to even a zombie mode in which 1-4 players are put into a environment of their likings, to face the unlimited amount of nazi zombies heading towards them. Yes this does sound quite awesome, killing zombies is every gamers dream. And I have to admit, it is. With that said, now compare it to games like Left 4 Dead and Resident Evil. Its all about the type of interpretation  game developers put you in. They know this series is popular in the gaming industry, so why not add that extra element in it, even though it's not fully perfected. Just like the multiplayer, no aircraft elements, no vehicle elements, and no underwater elements. It is ok to think outside of the box when you're a developer that many others look up to. Just like taking risks, it can be for the better or the worse and this is what I think COD developers should do multiplayer wise.

  As this game series evolves I think it's a basic concept but an addicting feel to it. Due to great controls and decent graphics. Ultimately it comes down to how epic it stands to society. According to society, video games is something that young teens play for the fun of it. But it is much more than that. The amount of artistry  in it really shows. They should take use of particular creations such as Playstation Move and 360's Kinect. But not only take the amount of technology away, create a true meaning that gamers can connect to. We tend to be more attracted to things that we find alike in each other.

  Overall, the COD series has it's triumphs in sales, multiplayer, and campaign, but needs that extra element to it. This is so they can create a new meaning other than talking trash senselessly to each other in the lobby.

SuPeRnAtUrAl

  Have you've ever had the likes for the supernatural world? What lies ahead other than the world we live in? Some may say thats child's play, but the true believers tune into the CW network every Thursday night to watch hit show "Supernatural" staring Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles. The beginning storyline implies upon two brothers trying to find the demon that killed their mother and burned their house down. Providing some help by their father, he tells them the only way to kill this demon is by using a legendary gun created by Samuel Colt, a famous American inventor. After killing the demon, their father passes away and now the two brothers are left alone hunting demons, vampires, shape shifters, werewolves, and the list goes on. As where we are right now in the show, Sam Winchester has retained his soul. Now both brothers face the apocalypse with a little help from an angel called Castiel, played by Misha Collins.

  Supernatural  is a show you can say that is for all ages. It has horror, action adventure, thriller and some humor to brighten things up now and again. It's a show that people watch since you can connect to the characters. Such as family issues and being able to cope together to get the job done. The common issues we face as individuals now and again. At times, Sam and Dean don't always get along, but for the sake of others they come together and finish the job. In life people get into arguments or have certain dislikes within each other. But by taking the higher road and looking at the positive outlook things always or most of the time work out. This show, shows that time and time again and portrays a great lesson for the audience.

  Taking a look at the supernatural aspect of it, the show does look back on ancient tales and alters it in a  different way. They take something so enchanting and dim it down a good way to provide that sense of indifference to it.

  All in all, Supernatural still delivers on a great amount of levels for the die-hard fans to keep tuning in to see how the series unfolds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72eDXfYjowc

Colourful Food

  Talk about defamiliarization of everyday objects. Then use that theory in a stop motion animation and you have yourself a elastic band, spaghetti, clay meal. Sounds delicious eh? "PES Films" is a channel you can subscribe to Youtube that specializes within stop motion videos. In this particular video, "Western Spaghetti" shows everyday objects we use then adding an unfamiliar aspect to it that I find so interesting. This video is winner of "TIME Magazine" #2 Viral Video of the Year, as well as the Honorable Mention at Sundance 2009.

  What I find so intriguing about this video is that it shows the most childish things can be interesting. Clay is used as a replacement a tomato sauce, and sticky notes are replaced for butter. Things that don't seem familiar are juxtaposed together to create a new meaning. PES Films had done this so well that we can actually believe that these different elements can be together. It shows to us as artists we don't have to go by the rules, we can create a new meaning that could possibly revolutionize how society see things in a different perspective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBjLW5_dGAM

STOP Pop SHOOT

    Have you ever had an assignment and got sidetracked by things influenced by media? Well in this stop motion video it shows that in a form of defamiliarization of sticky notes. It starts off with an individual working on the computer using Photoshop and Word Perfect. He then gets tiresome and dozes off. The sticky notes admittedly turns into a hammer and knocks him on the head. Now he gets sidetracked by playing video games/ inspiration from famous video games. After that a series of rain starts to fall that covers the wall then he dozes back to sleep.

    What I found most interesting about this stop motion video was that throughout the video the individual kept on dozing off. I was wondering if this was a dream or just his imagination. It left the audience in suspense and also gave that random aesthetic to it. Even though there is no concept at all, we as artists can interpret those ideas and create a symbolic meaning to it.  

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpWM0FNPZSs&feature=related

BELIEVE IT!!

   
    In the glamorous world of anime there lies a show with great meaning not only to the audience, but to itself. "Naruto" is an anime about the young Naruto Uzumaki facing adversity head on and never looking back. The beginning of the series stars with the Nine Tail Demon Fox attacking the land of Konohagakure, so in order to dismiss this creature Naruto's father "The Fourth Hokage" seals the demon in his own son's body. In the following years growing up, Naruto undergoes a child's life of bullying, hate, and loneliness. He then creates a emotional bond within his fellow classmates that takes him away from his pain. As the series goes on, his fellow team 7 partner "Sasuke Uchiha" leaves the village to be under the wings of "Orochimaru" to help him kill his older brother "Itachi Uchiha" due to family issues. From there on in, Naruto makes a life long commitment to bring back Sasuke although Sasuke has no interest in returning, only revenge. As where we are episode wise, the great ninja nations create an alliance to kill Sasuke Uchiha as well as Uchiha Madara, leaving Naruto in the middle of all of this. 


  As where this stands in the wide revolutionary world of anime some may say? Not quite bad, as others would say it still needs work. I believe that any television show, or media produced film, has to have a strong storyline that progresses in a fluid manner. This is what Naruto does so well. It shows to society you may have dreams but in order to get to them, you must undergo other pathways to get to it. Life is not only one specific direction, there are multiple pathways you may take in order to peruse that life long dream. Naruto always pushes himself to get better no matter what the cost and thats what we find in ourselves. We keep on pushing ourselves to get better in life as artists of our own lives. We tend to take the wrong paths in life and stumble across the wrong path, but we get ourself together and learn from those mistakes. Naruto is not only a great anime, but a great lesson that the majority who watches it interrupts. 


   Therefore, as a Naruto fan, this show still has it's great quality and keeps the audience in great suspense to how this series unfolds. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfqDdXgpZoA