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Blog Updates and Music Page

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

I just updated my blog to my own clean install of WordPress.   No more buggy exporting from blogger!  Also no more having to make sure everything I say is appropriate for my research lab blog (The Expressive Intelligence Studio blog)!  Now I’ll probably post more often and about things like: non-game art, philosophy, economics, funny stuff but mostly I’ll still mostly post about art games.  I’ll also continue to use this space to keep track of my creative output.

My old band 8-4's ad for musicians

My old band 8-4's ad for musicians

Speaking of that, I created a page for my music.  Music is really important to me.  Playing and listening.  It informs the way I think about art and is probably the medium I have spent the most time exploring.  I have made a lot of recordings in the past years and these represent a few of my favorites.  I am missing several that I would like to include, and have a couple on there that perhaps don’t belong on the list of my favorites, but as time goes on I’ll refine it (mostly for me!).  Check it out here.

Wii Music is Wonderful

Friday, December 11th, 2009

profile-sitar-1Wii Music is a step ahead the rest. I am a very busy musician. I like to improvise. I like to communicate with people about “energy” and “vibes”. I like to move my body and express myself. I like to laugh and smile with my fiance. I like Wii Music.

Despite the overwhelmingly negative reviews (4/10?) that the game/play thing/whatever is receiving I would like to publicly declare that this game provides a much more musical and expressive experience than Guitar Hero and Rock Band combined. Of course I am not trying to slam those great games, but Wii Music actually opens up the line of musical communication between musicians and non musicians. That is an innovation and accomplishment that is worthy of praise.

Nintendo does a lot of good for the world and I am glad they are making money.

Blog is up!

Friday, December 11th, 2009

At this junction where I start working on earning yet another degree about video games, I feel it necessary to start writing about my work and ideas. I have so many things I want to work on/create that I can’t actually bring them to life. Maybe with this blog I can at least write them down and feel a little bit of satisfaction.

Anyhow, more to come!