Posts Tagged ‘Console’

Check baby, check!

Here is the final result:

Update: 8.11.08

I had a couple of people inquire about how the video was made so I thought I’d post an update here.

This video was created using iMovieHD on my Mac. The A&E documentary style images scrolling about on the screen is called the “Ken Burns Effect”. To control the direction in which the images scroll, you cannot simply use iPhoto. The effect is random. It’s better to import the photos and movies into iMovieHD as clips. You can then effectively control the “Ken Burns Effect”, the duration at which the image will be shown and much more. It is also the only way I know of to seamlessly add video to your photo slideshow. I then added the Glitter & Bleep music track by Tobiah. I looped the intro of the track for use in the introduction. Then I took samples that come standard with iLife ’08 and mixed them into the looped intro. The intro, video effects, transitions and credits were all created using stock filters in iMovieHD. It’s kinda like Final Cut Pro “light.”

All in all, it took about an hour and a half to make. Then I uploaded it to youTube and voila!

“Miy-a-what-oh?”, you ask. “What the heck is that?”

Continuing in this week’s trend of drudging for articles regarding the innovators and creators of video games I came across an excellent read about Miyamoto. In case you didn’t know, Shigeru Miyamoto is the creator of such classics as Donkey Kong, Mario Bros. and Zelda. What you might not know is that he also invented the Wii.

In the West, chances are that Miyamoto would have started his own company a long time ago. He could have made billions and established himself as a staple of entertainment celebrity. Instead, despite being royalty at Nintendo and a cult figure, he almost comes across as just another salaryman (though a particularly creative and happy one) with a wife and two school-age children at home near Kyoto. He is not tabloid fodder, and he seems to maintain a relatively nondescript lifestyle.

Give it a read.

Donkey Kong! How High Can You Get?

Hey Dudes, I’m out in WV again and there is a store out here called “The Game Exchange“. They carry classic to new video games and some consoles. It’s a retro gaming haven. Let me know if you’re looking for something specific and maybe I can fix you up.

-Madaracs

I thought this was spiffy. It’s a series of pictures of the various console controllers over the years.

Evolution of the Controller