Whirling particles.
Cars & people, tires & feet.
And smartphones. The protons that glue the particles together.
In orbit, unrecognizable the dance.
First one image then the other.
But never at the same time.
We flit from here to there.
Whirling things that we are.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
How to Make Soccer Popular in North America - Rocket League
Soccer, or football to the rest of the world is probably the worlds most popular game. Billions of fans, some of whom take the title of fan to extremes.
But in North America soccer has never taken hold. World Cup, FIFA, seemingly nothing can spark an interest in the huge field, length of the game, elusive moments of exciting action, et cetera and so it has remained a phenomena that eludes us.
That may change.
What if you mix hotrods, high performance cars that play soccer complete with a huge ball, three on a side?
This may be just the thing to unite the little kid that still likes HotWheels with the crowd that ravenously consume e-sports.
The European contingent is huge, naturally. Germans seem to love the game. Russians as well.
But a strange thing is happening. North Americans are buying and playing the game in very large numbers.
The lurid colors are for the kids, the physics are for those of us who have played enough driving games to know garbage from fun if not 100% realistic.
The gameplay is fairly unique. Psyonix, the developers gave the cars two abilities that are a bit beyond reality. A rocket propelled Boost and the ability to vertically leap into the air. The car equivalent of a header. You can then tumble end over end or roll about your lateral axis. You also have an instantaneous brake as well - applying forward and reverse at the same time.
(You must have a controller to be successful at this game; keyboard and mouse do not cut it - I suggest an Xbox controller rather than a PS controller)
The game has positions - Goalie, Forward & Striker - sounds like football, err soccer. Although players are not bound to play any role at all.
A match is five minutes long. It's simple to get twenty games in at one sitting.
There are ranking features including a leader board.
Some of the better teams have extensive recruitment going on.
(E-sports and games have grown to prizes of millions of dollars for winning teams. )
You can group together in a party or allow the game to match-make for you, although this is a source of frustration as senior players are sometimes teamed with newer players (An 800 player paired with a 200 player versus two 500s). The game is available for PlayStation and PCs - crossplay is the future.
(Xbox tried this and gave up, prematurely if you ask me - Shadowrun)
In a day and age when the standard fare is War or Wizards, a viable e-sports contender that is actually fun to play is exciting.This is one of those - "just one more game!" games.
Rocket League
But in North America soccer has never taken hold. World Cup, FIFA, seemingly nothing can spark an interest in the huge field, length of the game, elusive moments of exciting action, et cetera and so it has remained a phenomena that eludes us.
That may change.
What if you mix hotrods, high performance cars that play soccer complete with a huge ball, three on a side?
The European contingent is huge, naturally. Germans seem to love the game. Russians as well.
But a strange thing is happening. North Americans are buying and playing the game in very large numbers.
The lurid colors are for the kids, the physics are for those of us who have played enough driving games to know garbage from fun if not 100% realistic.
The gameplay is fairly unique. Psyonix, the developers gave the cars two abilities that are a bit beyond reality. A rocket propelled Boost and the ability to vertically leap into the air. The car equivalent of a header. You can then tumble end over end or roll about your lateral axis. You also have an instantaneous brake as well - applying forward and reverse at the same time.
(You must have a controller to be successful at this game; keyboard and mouse do not cut it - I suggest an Xbox controller rather than a PS controller)
The game has positions - Goalie, Forward & Striker - sounds like football, err soccer. Although players are not bound to play any role at all.
A match is five minutes long. It's simple to get twenty games in at one sitting.
There are ranking features including a leader board.
Some of the better teams have extensive recruitment going on.
(E-sports and games have grown to prizes of millions of dollars for winning teams. )
You can group together in a party or allow the game to match-make for you, although this is a source of frustration as senior players are sometimes teamed with newer players (An 800 player paired with a 200 player versus two 500s). The game is available for PlayStation and PCs - crossplay is the future.
(Xbox tried this and gave up, prematurely if you ask me - Shadowrun)
In a day and age when the standard fare is War or Wizards, a viable e-sports contender that is actually fun to play is exciting.This is one of those - "just one more game!" games.
Rocket League
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