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Robotkid
Robotkid is the alias of Josh Randall, an electronic dance musician, video artist, and video game developer from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Along with PK, he was part of the mid-1990s Electroclash, synthcore band Institute of Technology. Patrick Connolly ''Boston's Weekly Dig'', October 15, 2008. He is the former Creative Director at Harmonix Music Systems, the video game studio responsible for the ''Karaoke Revolution'', ''Guitar Hero'', and ''Rock Band'' series. Prior to Harmonix, Randall worked for Looking Glass Studios. Like Freezepop, whose Kasson Crooker also works for Harmonix, Robotkid's music has made appearances on the studio's game releases. Discography Robotkid * You Shriek – "Grim" (1994, Deaktiv) (song: "Grim ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fashion Impression Function
''Fashion Impression Function'' is a 2001 EP by Freezepop. Tracks 5, 7, 8 and 9 are remix versions of songs found on the band's previous album ''Freezepop Forever''. The Mastermind mix of the song "Manipulate" later appeared on the album '' Fancy Ultra•Fresh''. ''Fashion Impression Function'' was re-released in 2007 with a new Digipack case, a remastered recording, and two extra songs. Track listing Original release 2007 Reissue Personnel Performance Freezepop: * The Duke of Candied Apples * Liz Enthusiasm Justinne "Jussi" Gamache, also known by her pseudonym Liz Enthusiasm, is the lead singer of indie synthpop band Freezepop. She lives in Massachusetts. Gamache also works in graphic design, and has done design work on Freezepop's website, albums, ... * Sean T. Drinkwater References External links * Freezepop.net {{Authority control 2001 EPs Freezepop albums 2007 remix albums 2001 remix albums Remix EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freezepop
Freezepop is an American electronic band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 1999 by Liz Enthusiasm, Sean T. Drinkwater, and The Duke of Pannekoeken (an alias for Kasson Crooker). Since December 2009, the current lineup includes Enthusiasm, Drinkwater, Robert John "Bananas" Foster, and Christmas Disco-Marie Sagan. The band is named after the frozen snack, and they have described their music as "sweet and cold and fruity and plastic-y". Several of the band's songs have appeared in video games, including the Harmonix titles ''Frequency'', ''Amplitude'', ''Karaoke Revolution'', ''Phase'', the ''Guitar Hero'' series, the ''Rock Band'' series, and Neon FM. Their music has also been included in ''Downhill Domination'' and ''Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3''. Freezepop songs continue to appear in certain Harmonix titles. Former member Kasson Crooker currently works as a senior producer at Harmonix. The group is popular with college students in Boston and has become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frequency (video Game)
''Frequency'' is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEA. It is the first major release from Harmonix. It was released in November 2001. A sequel, ''Amplitude'', was released in 2003. Gameplay In the game, a player portrays a virtual avatar called a "FreQ", and travels down an octagonal tunnel, with each wall containing a musical track. These tracks contain sequences of notes. As the player hits buttons corresponding to the note placement on the track, the "sonic energy" from within is released and the music plays. If the player plays two measures of the track without any errors, the track is "captured" and the music plays automatically until the next pre-determined section of the song. All songs featured in the game are edited for ease of play. Some tracks are bonus tracks and only open up when all notes are played, allowing the user to pick up "freestyle" points. Powerups are available which allow the immediate capturing of the track or the doubling of po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
System Shock 2
''System Shock 2'' is a 1999 action role-playing survival horror video game designed by Ken Levine and co-developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. Originally intended to be a standalone title, its story was changed during production into a sequel to the 1994 game ''System Shock''. The alterations were made when Electronic Arts—who owned the ''System Shock'' franchise rights—signed on as publisher. The game takes place on board a starship in a cyberpunk depiction of 2114. The player assumes the role of a soldier trying to stem the outbreak of a genetic infection that has devastated the ship. Like ''System Shock'', gameplay consists of first-person combat and exploration. It also incorporates role-playing system elements, in which the player can develop skills and traits, such as hacking and psionic abilities. ''System Shock 2'' was originally released in August 1999 for Microsoft Windows. The game received critical acclaim but failed to meet commercial sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Open Championship Golf
''British Open Championship Golf'' is a 1997 sports video game developed and published by LookingGlass Technologies. A simulation of The Open Championship, it allows the player to engage in multiple forms of golf, including stroke play and fourball. The player competes at reproductions of the Royal Troon Golf Club and the Old Course at St. Andrews as and against famous golfers of the time. Announcer commentary is provided by actor Michael Bradshaw and '' Wide World of Sports'' host Jim McKay. ''British Open Championship Golf'' was the third self-published game released by Looking Glass Technologies. It was directed by Rex Bradford, designer of the early golf title ''Mean 18''. The team sought to create an accurate simulation of tournament golf play, which they felt was missing in the genre. To achieve this goal, they focused on recreating the atmosphere of a tournament, and included reactive crowds and announcers. The game was placed in competition with popular golf series such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strike Force Centauri
''Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri'' is a 1996 tactical first-person shooter video game developed and published by LookingGlass Technologies. Set in a science-fictional depiction of the 24th century, the game follows a faction of humans who colonize the Alpha Centauri star system to escape from the Hegemony, a totalitarian Earth government. The player assumes the role of Nikola ap Io, the leader of an Alpha Centauri military unit, and undertakes missions against pirates and the Hegemony. ''Terra Nova'' has been cited as one of the first squad-oriented games with three-dimensional (3D) graphics; the player is often assisted by artificially intelligent teammates who may be given tactical commands. Conceived by Looking Glass after the completion of their first game, '' Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss'', ''Terra Nova'' was subject to a long and difficult development process, caused in part by the production of its full-motion video cutscenes. The game's TED engine can render 3D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 In Video Gaming
1996 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as '' Super Mario 64'', '' Duke Nukem 3D'', '' Street Fighter Alpha 2'', '' Super Mario RPG'', '' Virtua Fighter 3'', and '' Tekken 3'', along with new titles such as ''Blazing Heroes'', '' NiGHTS into Dreams...'', '' Crash Bandicoot'', '' Pokémon Red/Green/Blue'', ''Resident Evil'', ''Dead or Alive'', '' Quake'' and ''Tomb Raider''. The year's best-selling video game console worldwide was the PlayStation, while the best-selling consoles in Japan were the Game Boy and Sega Saturn. The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was ''Super Mario 64'', while highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were ''Street Fighter Zero 2'' (''Street Fighter Alpha 2'') and '' Virtua Fighter 2''. Events *March – Swedish video game magazine "Super Power" changes name to Super Play. *15 July – Tom Kalinske announces he will leave his position as president for Sega of America on 1 October. *May 16–18 – The second annual E3 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight Unlimited II
''Flight Unlimited II'' is a 1997 flight simulator video game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. The player controls one of five planes in the airspace of the San Francisco Bay Area, which is shared with up to 600 artificially intelligent aircraft directed by real-time air traffic control. The game eschews the aerobatics focus of its predecessor, '' Flight Unlimited'', in favor of general civilian aviation. As such, new physics code and an engine were developed, the former because the programmer of ''Flight Unlimited''s computational fluid dynamics system, Seamus Blackley, had left the company. The team sought to create an immersive world for the player and to compete with the ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' series. Commercially, ''Flight Unlimited II'' performed well enough to recoup its development costs. Critics lauded the game's graphics and simulated airspace, and several praised its physics. However, some considered the game to be inferio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Video Gaming
1997 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Final Fantasy VII'', '' Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'', '' GoldenEye 007'', ''Star Fox 64'', '' Tomb Raider II'', ''Ultima Online'', and '' Virtua Striker 2'', along with new titles such as '' Everybody's Golf'', '' I.Q.: Intelligent Qube'', ''PaRappa the Rapper'', '' Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee'', '' Gran Turismo'', '' Diablo'', ''Grand Theft Auto'' and ''Fallout''. Sony's PlayStation was the year's best-selling video game console worldwide for the second year in a row, while also being the annual best-selling console in Japan for the first time (overtaking the Game Boy and Sega Saturn). The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Squaresoft's ''Final Fantasy VII'' for the PlayStation, while the year's highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were Sega's ''Virtua Fighter 3'' and '' Print Club 2''. Events *March 6 - Sega opens Sega World Sydney in Australia. It is the second Sega World park to open outside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight Unlimited
''Flight Unlimited'' is a 1995 aerobatic flight simulator video game developed and published by LookingGlass Technologies. It allows players to pilot reproductions of real-world aircraft and to perform aerobatic maneuvers. They may fly freely, race through floating rings against a timer or take lessons from a virtual flight instructor. The instructor teaches basic and advanced techniques, ranging from rudder turns to maneuvers such as the tailslide, Lomcovák and Immelmann turn. ''Flight Unlimited'' was the first self-published game released by Looking Glass Technologies. It was intended to establish the company as a video game publisher and to compete with flight simulator franchises such as ''Microsoft Flight Simulator''. Project leader Seamus Blackley, a particle physicist and amateur pilot, conceived the game in 1992. He felt that other flight simulators failed to convey the experience of real flight, and he reacted by coding a simulated atmosphere for ''Flight Unlimited'' ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Project
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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