Comments on: Facebook Files: What Kind Of Hobbyist Are You?

By: Mr_Qoo

Mr_Qoo — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:21:14 +0000

Everything I learned about Denpa, I learned from denpanosekai. =)

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:03:59 +0000

Quick heads up for anyone that cares. Considering this for next week's FF if participation is good: http://tinyurl.com/yavlj55

It's on Zelda Wii, so I suspect a lot of people will have things to say. All I ask is that you read the first post before throwing in your two cents!

By: Anosou

Anosou — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:03:03 +0000

Aaaah, now that makes more sense! I'm less fond of Glass than I am of say, Steve Reich but he still composes enjoyable music. Anthem fro Powaqatsi is a favorite.

By: Mr_Qoo

Mr_Qoo — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:21:14 +0000

Everything I learned about Denpa, I learned from denpanosekai. =)

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:03:59 +0000

By: Anosou

Anosou — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:03:03 +0000

Aaaah, now that makes more sense! I'm less fond of Glass than I am of say, Steve Reich but he still composes enjoyable music. Anthem fro Powaqatsi is a favorite.

By: matty

matty — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:55:31 +0000

Oh, I meant the track by Phillip Glass that he composed for Koyaanisqatsi.
I loved ambient music, too! Brian Eno was a musical hero of mine and his philosophical views on art could really connect well into video games.
He's kind of a punk, though, but I guess we all are to some extent ;)

By: denpanosekai

denpanosekai — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:50:31 +0000

Absolutely!

By: Anosou

Anosou — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:01:29 +0000

Blergh, seems my last comment didn't get through so here it is AGAIN (slightly altered)

DUDE BRANDISH 2!!! YOU WIN THE GAME!!!

Also, DENPA intrigues me. If I ever get my degree in Musicology I'd be willing to write a serious paper on the subject, will you be my go-to guy?

By: Anosou

Anosou — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:49:16 +0000

Don't wanna ruin everything but I'm the Mattias and I have never done anything called “Prophecies” :D

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:41:50 +0000

I used to buy Marvel and DC figurines as a kid. Transformers and G.I.Joes, too. This was well before I seriously started collecting games though. Once I got into that, I had to drop pretty much everything else (including buying comics and manga) so I could afford the games I wanted. Makes it really hard to juggle hobbies when you live in a country where the used game culture hasn't caught on.

By: sakii

sakii — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:00:50 +0000

I would have a crazy poster dvd toy filled otaku room but I cant afford any damn thing i want so Im not that bad.

By: Joanna_T

Joanna_T — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:27:46 +0000

won't let me edit, but I forgot to add sims, I love simulation games as well. (Harvest Moon, Magician's Quest, Trauma Center) and adventure games (Phoenix Wright, Time Hollow).

By: Joanna_T

Joanna_T — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:23:54 +0000

same here. I feel like my money would be better spent on more games/manga then figurines. But then again, I never really liked figurines, so I never had the urge to buy any.

By: Hiryuu

Hiryuu — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:13:21 +0000

Nerdism?

I guess the strongest point for me goes to the fact that I produce simfiles for StepMania which, for the uninitiated, is a PC simulator of games such as DDR, ITG, PIU and related. Have been doing that since 2004, although with the advent of life and actually getting out into the world in a career that was aiming for, I've done less and less as of late. Then again, I am in my mid-20s so maybe I just don't express it with the same enthusiasm anymore when it was 'cool' to do so? Ah dunno...

Outside of that the most I'll get going on something outside of gaming would be writing on the side and that really doesn't go very far - it's not something I'd pursue a career in, or anything, unless the opportunity presented itself. Maybe as a scenario writer? I'm not sure. I've never really given it a lot of thought in that regard.

I mean the stuff I'm in right now is building up consoles and repairing them that make shape-cutting and burning machines work to cut metal. It's a machine with friggin' lasers attached. Lot of computers, mechanical work and wires. Lots and lots of wires. And other boxes that are electrical or computer-full. Would confuse or intimidate the average joe in a second. Did me for the first three months I started there.

As for TV? Not big on it. I don't even have cable or satellite. Most of my media content exists on my comp. Besides, I've got three screens attached to this quad-core of mine I've built from the ground up. Two monitors exists for regular stuff and my 32" 1080p HDTV is for watching things upscaled in HD. Some of those YouTube and other-site vids scale up well.

Console-wise I've gone through the following: NES, SNES, GB(C), GCN, PS1/2/3. Not really that inclined to console gaming, anymore, as I would be for computer gaming, though...and even then I don't really play stuff like that a lot. I also tend not to get into things that are HEAVILY hyped for normal audiences. Heavy hype for niche audience? Maybe.

That's about all I can think of.