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The point of role playing games should be to immerse yourself in a world you don’t know, take on the role of another person and attempt to act like that individual while following a greater narrative. However, the approaching Yuletide event forces me to ask one question: why do most of these assumed personalities end up on Santa’s special list of raging sociopaths?
On stage a thin, white shawl lifts, catches the autumnal light in its gauzy weave. Grey suggestions of limbs shift beneath the fabric. The voice emanating from shroud belies the scene, pulsing through the reverb. Her long, dark frame emerges from the cloth and merges with the shadows. The audience bends as the thrumming gusts of bass pick up intensity, and her face slips from beneath the shawl, a still oval with two watchful smudges. Chelsea Wolfe's voice twists across and between notes with sinuous power.
Esko Suoranta writes about DJ Shadow, one of the greatest DJs of all time, and covers the set he threw in Helsinki this October as part of the All Basses Covered 2013 tour.
For me, this podcast has become a treasure trove of awesome new stuff that I can pretend to be an expert on in order to impress my friends. Which is exactly what I plan to try and do with you, our dear readers of BTSB!
The gaming market is always looking for the next big thing. Motion control, be it a touch screen or Kinect, played a big part in the rise of “casual” gaming, bringing games to the masses. Virtual reality displays might just be the next big hit.