Print Shop

Print Shop was a very cool program back during the Apple days.  I think they still have it for PCs now?  We used to make tons of cards and letters with it.  In fact one year my teacher in grade school had me do a lot of the class flyers and stuff like that because I was so good with it. 

Print Shop Handbook.JPG

Signifying Nothing Episode Six

https://signifyingnothing.net/uncategorized/signifying-nothing-episode-six/

Playlist
Bastard-Misery
Cro Mags-Life Of My Own
Crucifix-Stop Torture

Iron Age-Evil Ways
Rorschach-Bone Marrow Biopsy
Born Against-The Nail That Sticks Up
Spazz-On Parade
Husker Du-Games

Tragedy-Rabid Panic
Violent Children-New Pride
Get Real-On My Own
Out Cold-Aids, Toxic Shock, PMS, & More
Full Speed Ahead-Reaching An End

Mind Eraser-Manhood
Madball-Legacy
Ignition-Sinker
Minutemen-Song For El Salvador
Koro-Acid Casualty

Signal Lost-Domestic Relief
Dead Kennedys-Hyperactive Child
Heroin-Leave
Bad Dirty Hate-Title In Japanese
Breathing Fire-Agent

Government Warning-See The Truth
Larm-Opium Of The Masses
The Twats-Only In This To Get Laid
S.O.B.-Don’t Be Swindle
The Trust-Can’t Commit
Circle Jerks-Paid Vacation
Odessa Five-Flying Saucer
Righteous Jams-Bust It

Black Flag-White Minority
Shitlickers-Sprackta Snutskaller
Assuck-Corners
Rudimentary Peni-Teenage Time Killer
Talk Is Poison-Dry Run
Clockcleaner-Walking With My Lady Friend

Position Paper #9

William P. Wend
Position Paper #9
Dr. Rettberg
4/16/06

Celia Pearce, in her essay Toward A Game Theory Of Game, argues that games focus on the aspect of play.  Literature, she argues, focuses on the story aspect.  This leads to her discussion of mimesis and agency later in the essay. Pearce uses the example of a game of chess as an example.  Chess, she argues, uses “strategic conflict” between whoever is playing instead of empathy like in Macbeth for example.  In chess, there is no dialog to portray the King or Queen.  You could place the characters from Macbeth on a chess board, but it is hardly Macbeth anymore without dialog or a previous close reading of the play.  Without this previous encounter, the reader or player cannot have empathy with, for example, the plight of Lady Macbeth. 

An example from the gaming world could come from sports.  In the old days of Nintendo, before major sports leagues licensed out their intellectual property to game makers, a baseball game would have make believe teams.  Baseball Stars has teams made up of fictional and historical characters.  Even if you're at bat with “Frankenstein” it is hard to emphasize with his situation because it is absurd to believe he would ever be placed in a situation like that.  However, when playing MVP Baseball 2005 for my Playstation II I can emphasize with Randy Johnson striking out David Ortiz when the Yankees play the Red Sox because there is a story there.  Even in a fictional video game there is still a back story to their rivalry that has heated up in the past ten years.  If a gamer went back to Baseball Stars and created two teams, called them the Red Sox and Yankees, and created all of the current players like Ortiz, Derek Jeter, etc, and then had them play a best of seven playoff there could be empathy. 

Mimesis reflects reality.  I can emphasize with Derek Jeter as he tries to drive in a run to beat the hated Red Sox.  When Curt Shilling strikes me out to end a rally I am enraged because I think Shilling is an idiot.  When playing Baseball Stars, while I do get upset and disappointed when I lose, losing with “Larry” the pitcher the game automatically created for me doesn't quite have the emotional background that losing to Shilling would. 

However, even without Jeter there, I think there can still be empathy.  If I create a team in Baseball Stars, or MVP even, I can project onto them a bit of back story and intrigue so that the game is enjoyable.  Their winning or losing, while pleasurable if the former, isn't quite the emotionally high stake roller coaster that losing to the Red Sox would ever be. 

Signifying Nothing Episode Beta

https://signifyingnothing.net/uncategorized/signifying-nothing-episode-beta/

Playlist
Little Rascals-No Shirt No Shoes No Dice
97a-It’s In Our Power

Fury-Space Love
Hands Tied-Rearrange
Fit For Abuse-Nuclear Threat
Shark Attack-On The Attack
Ten Yard Fight-First & Ten

The Evens-All The Governors
Signal Lost-Blueprints For Babylon
Negative FX-Protester
Lion Of Judah-War Of Souls
Restless Youth-Already Dead

Icepick-Angels N Demons
Bold-Speak Out
Judge-No Apologies
Righteous Jams-The Fight Your Game

Siege-Grim Reaper
DRI-Reaganomics
Spazz-Donger

Mental-DFJ’s Diary
Knife Fight-America’s Hardcore
Soul Swallower-Dead Fall
Low Profile Threat-Untitled
Tragedy-Product Of A Cold War Depression
Direct Control-Ronnie’s Dead

Splitting Headache-School Of Life Drop Out
Mind Eraser-Thawed Out
Frank Castle Gonna Break Your Neck!-Fuck Your Flag
Look Back & Laugh-Violent Coercion

Signifying Nothing Episode Zero

https://signifyingnothing.net/uncategorized/signifying-nothing-episode-zero/

Playlist
Cro Mags-It’s The Limit
Rorschach-In The Year Of Our Lord

Black Flag-I’ve Got To Run
Neurosis-Stripped
BGK-Arms Race
Cadgers-Punanen Vaara
Integrity-Darkness
Calvary-Revenant

Adrenalin OD-Trans Am
7 Seconds-In Your Face
Breakdown-Street Fight
All Chrome-Cap Log

Government Warning-Ghost Town
Boris-Woman Of Screen

Voices Forming Weapons-Machine Gun Tongue

Kristin Hersh-Your Dirty Answer

Signifying Nothing Episode Alpha

https://signifyingnothing.net/uncategorized/signifying-nothing-episode-alpha/

Playlist
Bl’ast!-It’s Alive
Septic Death-Hardware
Annihilation Time-Razor

Lion Of Judah-Commodity
Abusive Action-Heatseeker
Jeasuseater-Your Airstream Future
Our Turn-Break The Chain
Henry Rollins-Maya

Floorpunch-From The Outside
Youth of today-Thinking Straight
Full Speed Ahead-Assault
The Faith-Subject To Change

Society System DeControl-Not Normal
411-This Isn’t Me

Rain On The Parade-On My Mind
By The Grace Of God-Dead Ends

Forward To Death-Retro Is Poison
Mind Eraser-Chewed Up, Spit Out