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To talk slightly off topic for a moment, I must say that in the past week or so I have been in a consistently chirpy mood and as such I would like bring forward this month’s Link Out post and share that happiness.<\/p>\n
This happiness is in due part to my University 2 week break which starts Monday, completing a Chinese test and of course and the steady maintenance of this site. These are all great contributors but it is two other events in the recent days that have really made my day. Firstly I have been offered a $5000 scholarship and an additional $1000 travel grant from my University to study in ShangHai (China) from September to January this year. Secondly some of my recent articles, namely the Morgan Webb article<\/a> has been receiving numerous trackbacks from sites like Shack News<\/a> and GameSetWatch<\/a> and as such my traffic has seen another large jump. Actually I am quite pleased about the GameSetWatch link<\/a> out because I have much respect for that blog and it’s main site; Gamasutra. It reconfirms to me that my writing is on the right track.<\/p>\n So I figured that in my time of great happiness I would share the love and disperse another round of recommended readings for the month. So here are some of the links that I have been keeping in cold storage in the recent weeks.<\/p>\n Henry Jenkins<\/a> is a professor over at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) he specializes in cultural convergence, learning through digital media and related fields. He is a leading researcher in under these fields and created many of the terms and concepts. This article outlines one of his recent key notes as well as some questions at the end. An incredibly interesting read.<\/p>\n You remember the camera feature in the Metal Gear Solid games? Well take a look at some of these incredible images that this Japanese guy captured. You wonder how people figure these things out.<\/p>\n Bruce Everiss brings to light something which should be a reference point for us gamers on the issue of video game violence. WAZ is another one of those disgusting torture porn<\/em> flicks which appear to be filling new releases rental shelves everywhere. The point he raised was that the British Government recently provided a fund of a million pounds for the release of this movie yet contrast this against the rough time that ManHunt 2 has been getting in Europe. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n Another fan remake of a classic gaming title. This time its Metroid 2: Return of Samus being remade into 16bit. Unlike some of the previous fan remakes (OOT 2D, Metroid Prime 2D, Final Fantasy VII 2D, the list goes on) this one is actually might just get finished, well heres hoping. The blog proves to be quite resourceful on the remake and there is a downloadable demo as well.<\/p>\n Back in the time of GBA\/GCN connectivity and 8 player LAN Mario Kart my friends and I were always keen to test out these new play experiences. This article is a throwback to that sort of gaming culture. As the title states fastbilly1 and some of the community members over at Retro Gaming with RacketBoy strung together a series of 5 Gamecubes (4x utilizing GB Players) with 5 TVs each with a copy of Zelda 4 Swords Adventures (4 players + one main TV). The stuff of legends, there are images and video inside so take a look.<\/p>\n While doing some random blog surfing I was directed to this site which provides some interesting game critique. I started reading this review of Treasure’s new Bangai-O Spirits for the DS and I was instantly grabbed by the linguistic rhythm of this writer. So I figured you might be too.<\/p>\n Fun With Modifiers \u2013 Press The Buttons<\/a><\/p>\n Game Criticism, Why We Need It, and Why Reviews Aren’t It<\/a><\/p>\n Blog Banter: Where\u2019s the Harm? – Man Bytes Blog<\/a><\/p>\n Going to the Carnival: Why Violent Video Games Help Society – Write the Game<\/a><\/p>\n Best April Fools Video Game Gags \u2013 VideoGames Blogger<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nMIT’s Jenkins On Gamers, Youth Culture, Brother Leeroy – GameSetWatch<\/a><\/h3>\n
Incredible Metal Gear Solid 3 Photo Captures<\/a><\/h3>\n
WAZ \u2013 Bruce on Games<\/a><\/h3>\n
Metroid 2\u00a016Bit Remake<\/a><\/h3>\n
Legend of Zelda 4 Swords \u2013 5 Gamecubes, 5 TVs – Retro Gaming with RacketBoy<\/a><\/h3>\n
Bangai-O Spirits Critique – Action Button<\/a><\/h3>\n
Other Great Links<\/h3>\n