Tag Archive for 'games'

The Kids’ Recycling Game

april published on May 18, 2010 in zeitgeist. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , .

My dearest SuperForesters,

Embrace the little one inside you and have a quick play of this online recycling game, created by the folks behind Clean Up Australia Day.

This is a great way to get kids talking about recycling, something I wish I’d been more encouraged to learn about as a youngster. In this game, you’re travelling up a river, navigating your way using the arrow keys, and you earn points for rolling over the rubbish and lose them for going over the fish. If you can pass this link onto any little ones, do so! I’ve had a play and it is nothing short of, wait for it … AWESOME!

At the start, you’ll be ask to select your Grade and State, choose any to proceed.

Curious? Play the online game here.

Wakka Wakka

chris published on August 28, 2009 in zeitgeist. 3 Comments Tags: , .

It’s the sound Pac Man makes as he gobbles up all those delicious white dots (and fruits). In my opinion it’s more of a “wagga” sound, but wakka is the correct Pacmanish spelling. It’s a trochee. The stressed “wak” falls on the closing of his yellow jaws, and the unstressed “ka” follows his opening and preparation for yet another gulp. It’s a philosophy. It says, “Look at me, I keep going in the face of adversary!” It’s a way of life. That’s all you need to know.

Wakka,

Chris

SuperForest Slang: Consent Pranking

jackson published on January 15, 2009 in zeitgeist. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Hello All,

I was just thinking about Socialtaire and the way it adds an interesting spin to the concept of pranking. In my youth, pranking was what I lived for, but too often the pranking got out of hand and feelings were hurt, or eggs were needlessly tossed.

So the idea of a game based around a form of “Consent Pranking” in which the pranked party agrees to be pranked (i.e. Mountain Catted) in the hunt for lulz, is a very interesting new twist.

And because the name of the game is to get your opponent to laugh, the better the prank, the higher the chance for sincere peals of endless laughter following the reveal.

Interesting.

I hereby challenge any comer to a game of Socialtaire.
My headshot is ready, my wacom stylus is poised, and P’shop is running.

Who wants a taste?

I trust you completely.

Love,
Jackson

Socialtaire: “We do it for the lulz”

jackson published on January 14, 2009 in zeitgeist. 5 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

This image is none other than SuperForester Spoon. As you can see, Spoon has been Mountain Catted, (or MC’d.) This is because Spoon is playing Socialtaire.

This is how you play Socialtaire:
Socialtaire
“We do it for the lulz”

Instructions: The object of the game is to your opponent laugh so hard they cry.

Set up: Socialtaire is played via instant messaging conversation between two or more individuals.

Playing the game: In order to commence the game properly and officially, a three part process must occur:

1 .) The Challenge:
One player types, “I challenge you to a game of socialtaire!”
Player two responds with one of two possible answers… “Affirmative!” or, to player one’s dismay “negative” (a “negative” response is not recommended, the object of the game is to make the other person cry but it is important to emphasize that the tears should flow as a result of laughter or pure bliss rather than as a result of rejection or hurt feelings.)

2.) The Pledge:
Both players look each other straight in the eye and establish a state of trust.

Player One: “I trust you completely”
Player Two: “I trust you completely”

3.) Initiation:
Formal initiation of socialtaire begins when both players simultaneously type:”Game ON!”

Now both players are ready to swap headshots of themselves for the other player to deface.
Both players get to work by quickly resizing/editing the pictures in a way that is both creative and funny. The challenge is in adding the “Mountain Cat-Element.”

The more hilariously one can incorporate MC’s into an image, the higher the chance of lulz. Lulz is laughter.

Once the Mountain Catting has been completed, players post the altered photographs on facebook, flickr, or email them to each other.

Upon receiving the exchanged photograph, the fun begins, the laughter erupts, and if lucky, tears well up.

The round ends when one player states “Your lulz are far too supreme for me.”

Point Distribution:
After any given round, the lulz are tallied and each player awards his or her opponent a reasonable amount of lulz, feeling free to liberally apply hidden bonus multipliers and the like.

Here is the point conversion chart:

1,000,000 lulz = 1 frog.
10 frogs = The Universe is Yours.


(The image that started it all.)

Upon receiving 10 frogs, you will have reached nirvana, a place free from fear, doubt and pain. You will become a being of pure light, radiating love to every molecule in the universe.

It is a highly lulzy game.

Enjoy.

Here is the Socialtaire Flickr set.

If you’d like to join in the fun, send you images of your Mountain Catted friends to superforestnyc(at)gmail(dot)com.

The Art of Chess

jackson published on September 26, 2008 in Uncategorized. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , .

We SuperForesters absolutely adore the game of chess. Strategy, order, gamesmanship. All are represented in “the game of kings.”

So we were very excited to read this on notcot:

“DUBLIN—In 2001, the RS&A, a London-based art commissioning company, initiated the ongoing touring exhibition, “The Art of Chess,” featuring work by top international artists using the chess set as inspiration. The show’s latest outing is at Dublin’s Sebastian Guinness Gallery, where all ten sets, plus a newly commissioned 20-minute film by Gavin Turk, are on view through October 9.”

London SuperForesters go and see this show! And perhaps be so kind as to snap a few pickies and send them along to: superforestnyc@gmail.com
Awesome.

Check out the rest of the chess boards here.

p.s. For anyone who’s into word etymology, the term “Check Mate” comes from the ancient Persian “Shah Mat” which means: “the king is dead.” Interesting, no?