Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Little Big Planet

In Little Big Planet, players control small characters nicknamed Sackboy or Sack Girl. Each character can run and jump, as well as hang onto and drag orpush objects. Players can use these abilities in different ways: to play and explore the environments that come with the game, which feature platforming elements such as jumping, pushing, grabbing and running. Players are able to create their own content, such as simply placing stickers into levels, as well as using the level editor to create or edit levels. These creations are able to be shared by publishing items such as levels and objects with the online community. It is possible to play these creations online with others. The game initially starts with Play mode which walks you through some tutorials so you are able to perform the basics. Once this is completed the player can play any part of the game. The player can customize their characters in many different ways. The are able to select a base color and texture for their Sackboy. There are range of materials and designs. Players can also add number of stickers to their character, as well as give them pre-made items including clothes, masks, swords and capes. If you were to play the game you would understand the creativeness behind the game.








Girl Talk

Gregg Gillis was born October 26, 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is better known by his stage name Girl Talk. Gillis began making music while studying biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has released four CDs on the Illegal Art record and EPs on 333 and 12 Apostles record labels. Each of his songs are built on recognizable samples of recent hit singles, constructed into an entirely new piece. He specializes in mash up style mixes, in which he often uses a dozen or more samples from different songs to create a new song. In 2007, Gillis recieved a Wired magazine Rave Award and in December 2008, Feed The Animals was number four on Time Magazine's Top 10 Albums of 2008. Rolling Stone magazine gave Feed The animals four stars and ranked the album 24th on their Top 50 albums of 2008. Blender magazine rated Feed the Animals as the second best recording/album of 2008. In school, Gillis focused on tissue engineering. Gillis is also known as being a great performer. At many of his shows he plays on a platform and lets the audience surround him. He later worked as an engineer, but quit in May 2007 to focus solely on music. Throughout eight years of creating sample-based music, Gillis has focused on the art of sampling and developing new tracks that have their own character, and surpass the original elements.

This video will give you an idea of what he does.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KykbPtRb0K4