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01 15 10 | reportermag.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Be a part of this special year! We are accepting submissions of prose, poetry, art and photography. 01 15 10 | VOLUME 59 | ISSUE 15 Cartons of frozen grapes to be used in making ice wine are loaded onto a trailer at an Ed Hughes vineyard in Beamsville, Ontario. | photograph by Steve Pfost NEWS PG. 05 Reviews A New Year Away From Home SG Update We’ve even got something for the gleeks! What the Tigers were up to over break. At Your Leisure RIT Students Compete in Collegiate Skydiving Winter driving hazards? Competition What will Global Village’s rooms look like? Academic Senate Destler speaks about the quarter/semester switch. Jumping out of a plane is safe, right? What Monster Are You? Take the quiz that people are howling about. Plowing The Way To Safety It keeps falling, they keep shoveling it away. LEISURE PG. 09 DEAD LINE: FEATURES PG. 14 A look at the future of our virtual past. Ghostbusters comes to our silver screen. Should video games return to their roots? Word On The Street Who is your favorite video game character? Understanding Your Media Shelf-life Just how long will your VHS tapes last? RIT/ROC Forecast Retrograde Gaming Preserving Virtual Worlds Infographic: The Brewing Process How does a delicious beer get made? VIEWS PG. 13 SPORTS PG. 18 RIT Rings Some guy pees on his floor. Let’s hope he doesn’t have a roommate. BYOB: Bring Your Own Broom Submit online at rit.edu/sg/signatures/submit Quidditch for muggles! Cover photograph by Trevor Reid EDITOR IN CHIEF | [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR Madeleine Villavicencio Michael Conti | [email protected] NEWS EDITOR by Chelsea Watson FEATURES/LEISURE EDITOR SPORTS/VIEWS EDITOR by Justin Claire miserable, as student representatives began digging trenches on the front lines of the quarter/semester RETURN OF THE LOUNGES CREATION OF GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE battlefield. Recently, many of the dorm lounges have been outfitted to serve as quads A new subset of the Academic Senate is being created. The proposed reason than a fear of change. I may soon be proved wrong. That’s fine, I don’t mind being wrong. However, John Howard it seems I wasn’t aware of the entire reasoning behind the switch. According to Matt Danna, our esteemed SG president, the semester switch comes at the end of a long line | [email protected] Sam McCord of changes designed to halt RIT’s hemorrhaging of students. It is the last variable that can be changed keep and quints. However, Mary Niedermaier, director of Housing Operations, General Education Committee will address concerns with classes had “great news” to share about the state of lounges. “RIT will begin to that don’t satisfy a major requirement for a specific major but may undergo converting 10 percent of the original lounge rooms back into still enrich a student’s experience and fill the electives he or she lounges and the doing the same for next year.” This will cause space is- might need for graduation. The GEC must first be created and there sues, but the effects have yet to be determined. must be a revision of current policies to make room for the GEC’s students from transferring or dropping out of the university. It’s the last light switch to try before realizing | [email protected] Kurt Ingerick, associate director of Facilities in Housing Operations, DESTLER ON CALENDAR CHANGES if the quarter system isn’t to blame? Evidently they’ve tried everything else. Could issues of school spirit, showed a model of a basic Global Village suite, which features bedrooms President William Destler opened the discussion on the calendar lack of retention, and a general distaste for the school all be fixed by updating the calendar? What worries me is this: What happens if this doesn’t change anything? Where does the university stand James Arn, Emily Bogle, Brendan Cahill, Justin Claire, Leanne Cushing, Rachel Hart, new duties. GLOBAL VILLAGE ROOM PLANS the bulb has burnt out. Emily Mohlmann | [email protected] WRITERS THE LAST VARIABLE ACADEMIC SENATE At the last Student Government meeting (see pg. 5), the Great Calendar Debate seemed to finally be When I last wrote about this, I predicted that RIT would remain on the quarter system if for no other Emily Bogle | [email protected] ONLINE EDITOR SG UPDATE drawing to a close. When the process started months ago, I could see the road ahead would be long and | [email protected] COPY EDITOR EDITOR’S NOTE Andy Rees that are more spacious than a typical RIT dorm room. Along with the changes stating, “There seems to be an undercurrent that there’s Sadly, I won’t be around to find out. But Dr. Destler will be. Regardless of what Student Government, room being much wider, it will contain a bed with drawers underneath, a possibility that this decision has already been made.” Destler Stephen Leljedal, Laura Mandanas, Alex Pagliaro, Academic Senate and Staff Council decide they want in an institute calendar, Banjo Bill is the man who a built-in closet and shelves for open storage above the bed. Most suite wanted to take the time to emphasize that, although he did have Moe Sedlak, Amanda Szczepanski, Madeleine will ultimately make the call. If RIT does wind up on a semester system, the results will walk hand in hand configurations will include four singles and one double, and about half the final say, the debate and discussion, the opinion of each college, Villavicencio, Chelsea Watson with his reputation, his legacy. the suites will have kitchens and half will not. ART ART DIRECTOR Kelvin Patterson STAFF DESIGNERS AD DESIGNER According to Ingerick, they are about “a month and a half from making if things don’t, then what? RIT isn’t a horse that you can just take out behind the barn and put it out of its a final decision.” One of the issues that must be settled is whether “the misery. This brick city will continue to live on, bleeding students. chair has arms or not.” Whatever happens, happens. All we can do in the meantime is cross our fingers and hope. Because, in 10 | [email protected] SENIOR STAFF DESIGNER If things change, fantastic. I’m always for having an alma mater that people enjoy attending. Although, Evan Anthony Jena Buckwell, Nicholas Tassone years, when I come back to campus for an alumni event I paid too much to attend, maybe the faces around Steve Pfost Andy Rees Reid CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Aly Artusio- EDITOR IN CHIEF by Jamie Douglas and Andy Rees Glimpse, Chris Langer STAFF ILLUSTRATOR Jamie Douglas Contributing Illustrators Stu Barnes, Joanna Eberts, Maria Vallese CARTOONIST Jamie Douglas, Ben Rubin Erick Davidson AD MANAGER Alecia Crawford CARTOON BUSINESS PUBLICITY MANAGER | [email protected] BUSINESS MANAGER Elizabeth Bennett | [email protected] PRODUCTION MANAGER Jayadev Alapati CALENDAR CHANGE TESTIMONY To get a better idea of which colleges supported which calendar, a Brennan Coon, a graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS), vote was held. Although many voted, others opted to abstain and was invited to speak about his experiences with changing from quarters discuss the issue further with their staff. The Saunders College of to semesters. When HWS first informed students that they were chang- Business, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, ing the academic calendar, Coon expressed, “I didn’t really like it, I was College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and National Technical very comfortable with the quarter system.” However, the transition was Institute of the Deaf were the dominant voices in the discussion smooth, and Coon ended up liking the semester system. Chris Zubak-Skees | [email protected] and showed favor for semesters. The Kate Gleason College of Engi- “We were given the ‘T’ book outlining everything we needed to know neering, on the other hand, expressed a preference for the current, about transitioning,” said Coon. For him, the shift was generally a posi- unchanged quarter system with a staff vote of 47 to 18. The remain- tive experience. “It just worked out really well … I didn’t have to take any ing colleges are scheduled to discuss the issue further at the next extra classes to catch up.” He also appreciated the fact that because he Senate meeting. was able to stay with the same class longer, he was able to get to know In the event that RIT sticks to quarters, SCOB showed a preference his classmates better. All that aside, Coon realizes that the change still for either the split winter or late start. GCCIS, on the other hand, must have been difficult. “I’m sure there was a lot more going on behind disagreed and expressed a definite dislike for both aforementioned the scenes … but it all worked out.” The question of how relatable this experience would be to RIT was options. However, there is one thing that every speaker seemed to agree upon: how little information was given about the changes. brought up by Philip Amsler, a third year Mechanical Engineering major Most speakers also had similar concerns about how the conversion and representative of Resident Hall Associate. Although Coon agreed that would impact the co-op program and studying abroad. the two were very different colleges, Karey Pine, director of Center for | [email protected] ONLINE PRODUCTION MANAGER To conclude, Destler also stated that any conversion would be expensive. COLLEGES VOTE FOR SEMESTERS | [email protected] STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Trevor matter to me,” he said. however, there will be some space set aside for upperclassmen. here will be a little bit brighter. I’d like that. Lisa Barnes PHOTO EDITOR It was reiterated that “freshmen are indeed prioritized for housing,” and the general feeling amongst the student body are all factors that he would like to take into consideration. “The input really does A f i na l de c i sion w i l l b e made i n Febr ua r y, a nd i f t he In- Campus Life and advisor of Student Government, warned Senate “not to st it ute moves to semester s, it w i l l t ake t hree year s to get caught up on the differences between the schools” and focus on find- completely transition. ing an ideal model for the change. Instead, use Coon’s experience as an exADVISOR Rudy Pugliese PRINTING Printing Applications Lab CONTACT 1.800.970.5406 “Happy Martin Luther Day.” ample of how the change from quarters to semesters turned out all right. 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Copyright © 2009 Reporter Magazine. All rights reserved. No portion of this Magazine may be reproduced without prior written permission. ents prefer the quarter system. 5 PLOWING THE WAY TO SAFETY by Emily Bogle | photographs by Steve Pfost Starting with a few inches on the ground and Operations Facilities. FMS is in charge of the to effectively clear them. Colony’s issues are 24/7, and up to 12 students are employed to His objective is to make the campus as safe as more to come in the forecast, it seems as if academic side of campus while the Housing caused by the smaller parking lots making it supplement the work when they are available. possible for people to get around in an effective it’s constantly snowing at RIT. No matter how Operations manages the walkways, parking tricky for plows to navigate and remove snow. hard we try, we step in deep slush; our shoes lots and roads around the residence halls, Residents have a tendency to park their cars are covered with salt; snowflakes falls in our apartments and the current “work in progress,” over the sidewalks, allowing less room for the clearing snow at around 4 a.m. He notes that salting, we plow ... Salt is very corrosive for metal, student, Lynne Adams. “They don’t do a good eyes; and, no matter where we are on campus, Global Village. A company contracted by small plows to do their jobs. ramps and stairs are the most difficult areas concrete and paver stones [small, decorative job salting,” said Kylie Madigan, also a first year the wind gusts in our faces. Another exciting Wilmorite manages Park Point. day in a city enduring Lake Effect Snow, due to its proximity to Lake Ontario. The Lake Effect is a weather phenomenon way. “Since I’ve been here we have been smarter [snow] on campus either,” according to first about it [the way we do things]. Instead of year Biomedical Photographic Communications to clear on campus, but they also require the bricks or stones on walkways].” When possible, Biomedical Photographic Communications see areas that they’re missing, certainly we most attention because people run a higher FMS now uses an agricultural pot ash that major. “And when they do salt, they over salt manpower to clear the snow themselves, so reinforce it with [Boon & Sons],” said Ingerick. risk of falling them. “The more condensed the isn’t as harsh on the walkways and the ground they contract the work to Boon & Sons, Inc., “From a sustainability stand point, we look for area is with buildings and landscaping, the surrounding it; it is also more environmentally more intricate the job is.” friendly. He insists that while new technologies Housing Operations does not have the “We haven’t had complaints this year. If we Chris Furnare, the Grounds Foreman at FMS, says that in the morning, they usually start “It makes me mad when they don’t plow in Rochester. They don’t really do much about and your shoes get all gross,” Adams added. “They just seem to wait for [the snow] to melt,” that occurs when a considerable amount which is a property maintenance company excessive salting and reassess so that they of cold air crosses over a body of warmer based in North Chili located less than 10 don’t dump so much in certain areas.” Ingerick These condensed areas are especially difficult water. According to the Weather Channel’s miles from campus. Kurt Ingerick, associate is glad to hear students’ feedback so that snow when the snow is falling during the day and FMS makes it effective rather than trying new removal, it is important to be prepared for removal can be improved. has to compete with foot traffic when clearing. chemicals that may hurt more than help. what the weather might bring. Things you can help snow removal, it’s the diligence that said Madigan. While there is no quick solution to snow Storm Encyclopedia, this creates an unstable director of Facilities in Housing Operations, temperature profile that causes clouds to build said their standard has been to eliminate ice snow and dump it on land downwind. Due to on the walkways. So far, their efforts have parking lots, roads and walkways so that as possible, but it is frustrating when students, this excess flurry, RIT must work harder to been successful. faculty, staff and students safely access the faculty and staff are walking or standing directly academic side. They do most of the work in front of the plows. If people take a minute to shape,” said Eric Tripp, a third year Electrical complexes have traditionally been the most themselves, but they contract a company to step to the side they “would have a clear path and Engineering major. “Sometimes it’s hard for inappropriate footwear since high heels, Vans difficult areas to clear. Perkins is notorious clear the bigger lots on campus, including [FMS] could clear the snow effectively,” he says. them [to plow] because cars are parked in and leather soled shoes do not provide much the way,” said Leah Andrews, a fourth year traction. “Just wear boots and winter isn’t so Mathematics student. bad,” said Furnare. clear walkways and roads for the safety of its students, faculty and staff. There are two departments responsible for Perkins Green and Colony Manor Apartment For the rest of the campus, FMS clears the snow removal and maintenance on campus: for its small walkways with 90 degree turns, E, G, S and U lots. There are approximately Facilities Management Services and Housing making it an arduous task for small plows 14 people on staff who maintain the campus 6 News | 01.15.09 Furnare says that the staff tries to be as courteous Furnare says that RIT is utilizing the best technologies and strategies for snow removal. Students’ reactions were mixed when asked heard when you were little still ring true how they feel about snow removal on campus. whether you are a student, faulty or staff “The walkways don’t seem to be in terrible member. Wear warm coats, hats, gloves and boots. Many falls can be attributed to 7 Here is a synopsis of the brewing process: RIT FORECAST illustrations by Maria Vallese ROC FORECAST compiled by Chelsea Watson COMEDIAN EARL DAVID REED The Comedy Club. 2235 Empire Blvd. Webster. 10 while this Friday? Win up to $200 dollars in prizes by p.m. Comedian Earl David Reed is a radio host, answering trivia questions. Food will be available. amateur body builder, and one-time opener for Jay Cost: $1. FRIDAY FRIDAY 15 CAB’S COUCH POTATO SDC Lobby. 9:30 p.m. Need something fun and worth your 15 Leno. Check out his stand up, and maybe he’ll show you his six-pack. Cost: $9. THE BOOK OF ELI Judson Pool. 1 - 4 p.m. Come show your team spirit. Regal Henrietta. 525 Marketplace Dr. They’re up against SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Geneseo. Denzel Washington stars in this futuristic post- Now, that’s three for the price of... none! Cost: Free apocalyptic America thriller about a man who SATURDAY SATURDAY 16 must protect a book that may hold the key to SUNDAY 1. Malted barley is soaked in hot water to release the malt sugars. 16 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING TRIPLE MEET 17 SWING DANCING saving humanity. Of course, it’s never that simple. Student Life Center. 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. Walking the Quarter Also starring Mila Kunis and Gary Oldman. Cost: Mile doesn’t constitute as enough exercise. Get your body check with your local movie theater. moving and learn a few dance moves to impress your and cheer your team on. Or, if you have the guts, try some karaoke. Cost: Your drink of choice. (21+) 18 19 20 THURSDAY Building 77-A190. 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Back again, Jon Roberts (class of 1970) is a Senior Partner with a local law firm 17 WEDNESDAY sports bars besides the RITz. 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But somehow, through sheer determina- perspectives speeding down the sands and BY JAMES ARN kowitz (Tina) and Mark Salling (Puck) whose LAURA VEIRS | INDIE/FOLK | 38 MINS be her last t ime solos, respectively “True Colors” and “Sweet o n B r o a d w a y. Caroline,” show more tonal control and promise. A nd , t he p o w e r Like the show, “Glee: The Music” is sickeningly the distinguished experience up into an original package: simple in R iley’s “And I sweet yet charming, but surprisingly, one of the voices of similar guitar and a soft voice conveying observations of the world. JULY FLAME overpowering in- – like her first two works – and features only sub- st r u ment a l s or tle accompaniment. She has wrapped all of her The director’s cut of “Glee’s” pilot aired A m Tel l i ng You soundtrack’s downfalls is believed to be one of Opening for Colin Meloy, lead singer of artists that can be last May, and by mid-September, you I’m Not G oi ng ” the show’s strengths: it’s underproduced. Al- the Decemberists, on a solo acoustic tour, distracting. Addi- As a test, I listened to the record while doing were hooked. With every passing week, w i l l send c h i l l s though the unpolished arrangements are effec- I discovered Laura Veirs in high school. tionally, her wide some research, editing a few photographs, and you were in a little deeper. Now, you’re down your spine. tive when accompanied by visuals and amusing She had just released her sixth album, cat alog means even writing this article. Like its predecessors, a self-proclaimed Gleek and waiting for the Unfortunately, even with all that talent, the story lines, the simple and all-too-clean instru- “Saltbreakers” (2007), following two re- you don’t have to this album is an easy listen and very enjoyable. next episode just isn’t going cut it. Have no fear, soundtrack definitely has its weaknesses. mentals don’t leave much for musical depth. put the album on It stands on its own as a great addition to her “Glee: The Music” is here; but before you shell out $12 (per disc), consider this: For one, the vocal abilities of Cory Monteith And while we’re on the subject of “clean,” (Finn Hudson) and Dianna Agron (Quinn Fab- songs like “Gold Digger” undergo massive omis- cent albums, “Carbon Glacier” (2004) and “Year of Meteors” (2005). Right away, I found it the perfect kind of mu- repeat but can, instead, enjoy hours of diverse music career and is certainly up for the task of tunage. the “homework” playlist. Try it free by stream- With any soundtrack (or album) purchase ray) are nowhere near their co-stars’, and the sions. Isn’t that what Disney Channel is for? This sic to accompany schoolwork. Something about With her latest release, “July Flame” (2010), comes a number of expectations; a high replay producers’ choice to highlight them on certain only reinforces the kiddie bop impression that her tunes playing in the background made it Veirs adds over a dozen new songs to her reper- value, a set of tracks that can stand alone with- tracks is somewhat questionable. Agron’s “You resonates when combed with the co-ed chorus- easier to focus on the task at hand, helping me toire. For most of this album, she returns to her out visuals, and more than a handful of songs Keep Me Hang in’ On” is one of the weakest es. (Doubtful? Just listen to “My Life Would Suck get work done more efficiently than before. The roots. Shedding both her record label and her counted price starting on Jaunary 12. worth owning. Many of the tracks of “Glee: The songs of the soundtrack, leaving the listener an Without You.”) indie/folk blend is easy on the ears without the usual ensemble, “July Flame” is self-published BY ALEX PAGLIARO Music” do these well while others simply don’t. “I’ve had better” feel, and her predominant back- This soundtrack is a must-have for hardcore The soundtrack is built upon a very strong ing vocals on “Bust A Move” is almost a distrac- Gleeks who plan on collecting every track with set of performers. Lea Michele (Rachel), Mat- tion. As for Monteith’s three solo tracks, they a dedication that would put Star Wars memo- thew Morrison (Mr. Shuester) and Amber Riley are entirely skippable. (Mercedes) bring the album to life. Morrison’s rabilia collectors to shame. (By the way, bonus Being the show’s supposed male (teen) super- tracks are available for download on iTunes.) For those of you with a mild appreciation, just wait theater experience shines through with each star, Monteith’s talent is undeniably underdevel- verse and chorus, emitting a sense of liveli- oped and weak without Michele or the rest of for the DVD release to experience the full en- ness and emotion in every line. Although he’ll the cast to bail him out. (And he’s featured in 14 tertainment value; and, in the meantime, a few music downloads may suffice. Or, if you’re like never win a rap-off with his versions of “Gold out of the 34 releases, second only to Michele’s Digger” and “Bust A Move,” Morrison’s mash- 19!) His vocals may fit classic rock songs such as me, you could just wait until a family member up of “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” and “Young “Don’t Stop Believing,” but other than that, they purchases the complete soundtrack. Girl” is the epitome of the show’s creativity and are suited for little more than an autotuned and charm. Michele’s “Don’t Rain On My Parade” will robotic backing vocal track. I’d rather hear more likely ensure that her stint on “Spring Awaken- from the cast’s underrated members: Jenna Ush- 10 Leisure | 01.15.09 BY MADELEINE VILLAVICENCIO ing it from NPR and look for the release later in January. “July Flame” is available on Amazon MP3 at a dis- WHAT MONSTER ARE YOU? by Emily Bogle AT YOUR LEISURE 12.18.09 BY JOHN HOWARD Have you ever noticed that something isn’t quite e. Playing pranks on the living, and maybe some How do you react when you get angry? right with you? Have you ever felt rotten inside, standup. a. I pull out all of my diva moves. Scream, cry and threaten. but not exactly sure how much? Then this quiz STREAM OF FACTS: REPORTER RECOMMENDS: WOMEN living within 32.5 degrees A study on mice found that the is for you! How do you act at parties? b. I become an animal. a. I try to be the center of attention and upstage c. 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Your good eye b. “New Moon.” It’s great that the media is finally e. Don a tacky suit and charm him/her with helps you see simplicity and beauty everywhere, becoming more open-minded. crude jokes. but a little depth perception could help. Sometimes your size gets in the way; it’s not easy c. “The Princess and the Frog.” Finally, Disney “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” 4 6 5 7 2 9 8 7 9 8 4 7 7 4 1 3 5 8 9 1 3 5 7 2 7 8 6 12 Leisure | 01.15.09 Marketplace Mall map. accomplishments.” 9 2 Sticky note posted on “Today’s goals are tomorrow’s 4 3 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. OVERSEEN & OVERHEARD Difficulty Rating: Medium SUDOKU Difficulty Rating: Medium 6 4 “Last time I sweat Mostly Bs: Werewolf “Uh… School bus crashed. “I don’t really remember this much was when Seven kids dead. my first wife.” I saw my first boob.” Raptors.” FACULTY MEMBER NEAR VISITOR LOT. MALE STUDENT TO FEMALE STUDENT, STAIRWELL OF WALLACE LIBRARY RANDOM EDITOR IN CHIEF WITH FAKE POLICE RADIO VOICE has a cartoon for those challenged by depth What gift would you love to receive? for someone to love a person who is more than perception, but the plot is a little tricky. a. A little more sun. three stories tall. d. Anything on SyFy. I’m really at home with the b. Clothes that stretch. Fantasy genre. c. A monocle. Known for your short temper and fiery e. Late night HBO. Sometimes it’s funny, and d. Golden jewels. outbursts, you tend to want things done your sometimes there are boobs. Win-win. e. Attention. way. Burning bridges, hillsides and townspeople What do you find yourself doing on a typical What is your biggest weakness? wary of princes, because they often lead to an Saturday night? a. I’m very sensitive to the cold and weed killer. unhappy ending. a. Sitting at home, waiting for something warm- b. Silver bullets. And I don’t know where people blooded to come my way. keep finding them. You’re used to being the center of attention, Mostly Ds: Dragon is not the easiest way to meeting new people. Be Mostly Es: Betelgeuse from “Beetlejuice” b. Typical bro stuff – Howling, shape shifting, and c. Faulty depth perception and slow speed. willing to do anything for a laugh from the NOW ACCEPTING YOUR TWEETS! Send your Overseen and Overhead texts or emails with looking for women. d. Missiles and the scent of a virgin. (But who living or the dead. Always showing off your the phrase “Overseen and Overheard” in the subject line to [email protected]. Or c. Hammering away and scaring people off my could be immune to that?) (scaring) abilities, you make a lasting first submit them via Twitter by directing submissions @reportermag with #OnO. property. e. Hearing my name three times. I have to tell the impression. But deep down inside, past the ugly d. Just flying around, burning up the pavement. ladies/fellas that twice is more than enough. suits and crudeness, there is a sweet side dying to get out. 13 Preserving VIRTUAL WORLDS The Preserving Creative America program is Since being assigned to the research project, addressing such an issue by deciding what parts Phelps, along with faculty and student help, have of our society we want to document for future been determining ways to save the video games “You pay attention to the little details like if this generations. By having media stored in various details. “I’m doing a lot of the grunt work, making game was in color,” Moreau said. “In the future, if forms, it will ensure that the cultural content sure everything is able to be video captured and an emulator was done up for this game, then you taking screen shots,” said Eric Moreau, a Game want to preserve that original feel to it.” The program is a project devoted to recording Design graduate student. Over the summer, Communication with the other universities and storing digital files such as motion pictures, the team set up a series of computers that had involved with Preserving Virtual Worlds wasn’t different operating systems, which included too much of a challenge. Phone conferences are television, news, video games and art. With video games being such a dominant force Windows 7, Windows Vista, and even Windows scheduled, emails and Google documents are sent in the daily lifestyle of students, it is no surprise XP, and tried a variety software and operating back and forth, updates are made to the project’s that RIT’s contribution to the project involves system combinations to learn which was the Wiki, and face-to-face meetings happen when the preservation of the gaming world. By helping optimal combination to preserve old games and needed. create the means to preserve video games, the run them at their fullest potential. For the video capture portion, the study featured project are doing a lot of library stuff and certain aims to apply it to turn dying digital formats into a test pool of five games used to build tests for kinds of metadata,” said Heather Arbiter, a Game Design and Development graduate In 2007, the Digital Preservation st udent who is also work ing on Program of the Library of Congress the project. With new video games created eight partnerships for part coming out every week, the process of its Preserving Creative America needed to store data on the whole i n it i at iv e. A long w it h R I T, t he game must be easy and consume University of Illinois, Stanford, and only a small amount of time per the University of Maryland gathered game. “What we were trying to come to create a proposal for the Preserving up with is best practice, not a full Virtual Worlds Project. The study fledged implementation. What we’re re ceived one of t he P re ser v i ng exploring is what needs to be stored Creative America’s Congressional and how could it be coded,” Phelps grants given as a smaller part of said. the National Dig ital Information Currently, the project is still in Infrastructure Preservation Program. progress and will be wrapping up at The NDIIPP is a collective effort in the end of spring quarter. All of the the Library of Congress to develop partners on the grant are trying to get a strategy to collect, preserve and together another proposal to continue make available dig ital mater ial this work. The RIT team has also been communicating with the people at the “We’re trying to research how you Strong Museum of Play, looking into a store a game, or [what to do] when ILLUSTRATIONS BY JAMIE DOUGLAS 14 Features | 01.15.09 “The other university students [who] are on the project, known as Preserving Virtual Worlds, and documents. BY LEANNE CUSHING the first time. will be available to pass on to future generations. documented, archival evidence. IN THE PAST, people took t he most significant parts of their lives: photographs, jewelry or music, put them in a capsule, and buried them. Eventually, this capsule would be dug up and act as a snapshot i nto l ife 50 years ago for a new generat ion. In our time, however, many aspects of our culture, like pictures, news and music are all contained in the virtual world. How will this affect future generations looking back on our time and how we lived? generation who potentially may be seeing it for possible partnership on their efforts you decide to make a game a part of the collection matrixing out what worked for recording video for future generations,” explained Andrew Phelps, and sound. To record the video being captured research and set up is done, RIT may help in chair of the Department of Interactive Games & and store it on the computer’s hard drive, the providing support to developing the software Media at RIT and head of RIT’s portion of the study. team came up with a program called “Fraps.” and systems needed to record current and future RIT’s purpose in the project is to try and develop Classics like Atari’s “Star Raiders” were strung video games. a process for saving programmed information through a camcorder from the platform’s line out, “It’s a nice project to be involved in, in the and video from video games to preserve them for recorded, and then displayed on the TV so that sense that usually we’re making games in this future generations. By having this kind of data the test team could see what they were playing. department,” said Phelps. “It’s a chance to do stored, future generations can see the earlier Moreau explained, “it was just a matter of editing something that could have a much larger impact stages of video game development and determine down the video that we did capture to a point that on the gaming community as a whole.” trends in what was popular when. was presentable, so you would just be getting the “I think it’s defined and understood by pretty game.” of digital preservation. After the preliminary By helping lay down the foundations for a system to preserve the virtual world, RIT is much everyone I sit down with. They sort of Aside from recording gameplay, there are a get, ‘oh yeah, that is a problem’ and so I think number of details that the team needed to log and helping save the most addicting aspect of our culture since Willy Higinbotham, the American that it fits with RIT’s vision of being somewhat couldn’t get straight from the game. Things like physicist who created one of the ver y f irst applied. It gives us a wonderful set of partners how it was played, in what atmosphere you could v ideo games, “Tennis for Two.” Pending on to work with,” said Phelps. If video games aren’t find the game, what system was needed to play, what the Library of Congress decides, RIT may preserved, a big part of what the college-aged and the complexity of code needed to develop the continue developing a system to save virtual generation did will be lost. games are all important topics to present to a later world media. 15 UNDERSTANDING YOUR MEDIA SHELF-LIFE by Brendan Cahill | illustrations by Stu Barnes If VINYL LPS VHS TAPES VINYL RECORDS have been VHS TAPES have been in use CDS, DVDS AND BLU-RAY discs HARD DRIVES are ubiquitous around in their current form since 1977, and already, the oldest are “optical media.” These are today. You have one in your MAGNETIC HARD DRIVES computer, and you might have since 1948. They never really examples are almost unusable. very versatile and can be used went out of style as audiophiles Videotapes use a magnetized for a variety of uses: audio, video, one or two more on your desk have always preferred the analog ribbon to store their information, video games, data storage and for data storage or backup. On sound of a vinyl LP to the digital and as time goes on, the tapes backup, and so on. The surface of the RIT campus, there are tens recordings found on CDs. In fact, loose their magnetism. The binder the disc is read by a laser. As such, of thousands of these devices 33 1/3 rpm vinyl LPs are most that holds the magnetic material surface scratches can make serious storing vast amounts of data. commonly used as music media. to the plastic ribbon is worn damages. A significant drawback of Hard drive capacity is constantly away. This could be bad (or good) using optical media is their relative growing, but that only means that that, since it’s simply a piece of The nice thing about vinyl is news for all those home videos newness. CDs can wear out after as more can be lost if one breaks. To plastic with grooves cut in it; if your parents shot when you were few as 20 or 30 years, but can last make sure that your hard drives properly cared for, the recording growing up. Data loss is usually as long as the plastic they’re made last, following the instructions below: can last as long as the plastic; observable as early as 15 years of. Still, it’s better to be safe than potentially thousands of years. after the tape was made; and after sorry. These tips can keep your •Hard disc drives use magnetic Here’s what you can do to make 25-30 years, they can become discs as good as new: discs to store information. Keep sure that your records survive to unwatchable. see the next millennium: you’re anything like me, you have a shelf at home OPTICAL MEDIA •Do not to touch the playing Tips to protect your videotapes include: •As with records and VHS tapes, strong magnets away from your keep optical discs in a controlled them or risk data loss. environment. This keeps the •The discs inside a hard drive surface because the oils on •Don’t expose tapes (or any plastic from warping, rendering spin very fast. They are read by your hands can damage the magnetic media) to strong the disc unreadable. an arm that hovers just above as a kid and they’re probably all VHS tapes. Possessed surface layer. magnetic fields. This brings the •Avoid touching the surface of the surface of the disc. Dropping by feelings of nostalgia, you dig out the dust-covered •Store records in their dust risk losing data. the disc. The oil on your fingers a hard drive while it is running VCR stored in the basement, plug it in, and pop in a jackets when not in use. •Keep tapes in a low humidity, can etch the plastic. can cause this arm to gouge the tape. But as you sit there watching, you notice that it’s •Always store in an upright room temperature environment •Buy quality discs. Low quality surface of the disc, making it position, not leaning to either side. to prevent excess wear. discs have been known to come useless. •Keep records in a controlled •Keep the tapes clean and free apart where their layers are •Make sure your hard drive has environment. Low humidity and from dust and mold. joined together. stopped running and locked a moderate temperature will •If data loss becomes apparent, •Be careful when writing on before moving your machine. stacked with all those old Disney movies you watched not the same movie you saw 10 years ago; perhaps the audio isn’t as crisp or the picture is a little fuzzy. Media of any kind, not just VHS tapes, have a shelf life. All the CDs in your collection, all the vinyl LPs in the attic, and all the VHS tapes consider having a professional discs with markers. Some (Consult your users manual to on your shelf will one day succumb to the ravages of time unless transfer the data to a DVD. markers will bleed through the know to learn about when this you’re careful. While nothing lasts forever, you can take measures Home kits are available. top layer of the disc, altering the state has been achieved.) way the laser light reflects off it. •Always back media up! to protect your media and ensure that it lasts as long as possible. Not sure how to go about that? We at Reporter have done the keep records from warping. Consider investing in non-toxic or non-abrasive markers such as appropriate research. Here’s how you can keep your media safe for TDK’s disk safe markers. the many years to come. •Glue can also have the same corroding effects as markers; therefore, use caution when applying homemade disk covers. Through all of this, it’s important to remember that there is no “best” format of media; what you should use and how you should protect it from harm depends on a variety of factors. These factors include: what you’re doing with your media, how much information needs to be stored, and how much you are willing to spend. As long as you follow these tips, you can ensure that those videos of your fourth grade piano recital will be preserved for posterity. 16 Features | 01.15.09 17 BYO3B: Bring Your Own Broom by Rachel Hart | photographs by Trevor Reid One cold winter morning after a trip to the elevated goalposts on their opponents side. Pennsylvania’s Middlebury College have already C o r n e r St o r e, I w a l k e d o ut of N at h a n i e l The goalkeepers guard these goals to prevent solved t his dilemma. Coinciding w it h t he Rochester Hall with my roommate only to be t he opposing team f rom scor ing. For each release of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” greeted by a sight I never could have imagined. quaf f le t hat passes t h roug h t he goa l, t he in 2005, Middlebury students founded a mock On a makesh if t f ield, numerous st udent s scoring team is awarded 10 points. team and adapted the rules so that muggles hopped around with brooms between their legs The beaters use special bats to inter vene could play. Their success helped them create throwing dodge balls at each other. Questioning bludgers, black hom ing bal ls enchanted to an Intercollegiate Quidditch Association. Based my own sanity seemed like the logical thing distract a player by any means necessar y – on Middlebury’s rules, a guide book for aspiring t o do, but one t h i ng w a s for su r e: it w a s including severe injury. It is a beater’s job to Quidditch teams at other schools was created. definitely more appealing than going back to defend their teammates from the bludgers With this guidebook, Mark Oswald, Todd Thieu my homework. As I approached the field eating and, ideally, aim them toward the direction and Eric Madar have brought a little bit of magic my peanut butter cup to the RIT campus. Christmas tree, the The changes to odd scene fell into the rules are simple a real it y af f ir m ing and clever. Although focus, they were f lying playing Quidditch. are a physical brooms “[It’s] one of those impossibilit y as things you just have f a r a s w e k n o w, t o s e e t o b el ie v e,” riding brooms while describes third year running is possible. C o mp ut e r S c i e n c e I t m a y l o o k s i l l y, major Mark Oswald. b ut w i z a rd s don’t Oswald is one of the care about that; so t hree founders of player s r u n ab out t he Quidditch club the f ield w ith a now forming at RIT. broom between their For all you muggles legs. (non-w i za rd fol k) A ll t he posit ions out there, Quidditch maintain their is a sport played by d u t i e s the characters of JK responsibilities, but Rowling’s bestselling t h e r e i s a c h a ng e “Harry Potter” book series, and now, dedicated fans are using their imaginations to bring fantasy into reality. a n d in equipment. The of their opponents. quaffle is a slightly deflated volleyball that can Finally, we have arguably the most important be thrown or kicked through the goals. The position, the seeker. The seeker’s only job is to quaff le is slightly def lated because Quidditch catch the golden snitch, a small gold winged becomes a one-handed game as each player The rules of Quidditch are fairly simple; picture ball enchanted to avoid capture. Once a seeker must be holding his or her broom up at all times. a combination of rugby, lacrosse, basketball, catches t he snitch, t heir team is awarded Beaters throw dodge balls instead of bludgers to soccer, baseball, and well, mysticism. In the 150 points, and the game is over. As you can distract the opposing team members. novels, the game is played completely in the air probably imagine, the team that catches the with players riding on flying broomsticks. Each snitch often wins the match. Wizard Quidditch teams consists of seven players: One keeper, three chasers, two beaters, and a seeker. “Muggle-ing” It Down The major d if ference is w it h t he seeker position. In the muggle version, the snitch is no longer an actual ball, but a person. The “snitch r unner ” wears all yellow and t ucks a long C ha ser s t o s s a rou nd a r e d ba l l ca l le d a After reading this description, one may question yellow sock into the back of his or her shorts. quaffle, trying to shoot it into one of the three how RIT students can even play. Students at The snitch is “released” before the match and 19 THIS WEEK IN ATHLETICS compiled by Sam McCord | photographs by Chris Langer The RIT Wrestling Team (0-4) of many Eastern College Athletic will have a busy schedule in the Conference games to come. upcoming week. They will be The Men’s and Women’s Track is allowed to run away from the pitch to hide week of fall quarter. Since then, the founders muggle Quidditch, Oswald has three criteria: traveling to Pennsylvania for teams should expect more solid somewhere on campus. When the match begins, have b een t r y i ng to help t hei r club bu i ld first, you should be a die-hard Harry Potter fan; the Bud Whitehill Duals taking performances at the RIT Invitational the seekers leave the pitch and start their quest some momentum. Eventually, they would like second, you should like team-oriented sports; place at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15. Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. Exposing for the snitch. Since the person who plays the to get enough interest to become a Student and t h i rd, you should l i ke spend ing t ime If you don’t have a car or a time yourself to furious athletic activity snitch must be constantly running all over Government sanctioned club. with friends – unless you align yourself with machine, then don’t panic; you’ll is a good way to shake yourself out Slytherin. If that’s the case, then you suck. have another chance to see them of a mean daze, so hustle down to tomorrow. These events will the Gordon Field House. At least it’s indoors. campus, the guide recommends that former At the moment, there is no set timeline for cross-country runners or skiers fill this position. when the club will apply for SG status. “As long If you are interested in joining RIT Quidditch, Other than this requirement, the snitch must be as it takes,” said Oswald. Beyond getting SG you can join t he Facebook g roup, “Mug gle likely continue all day, so you’ve a neutral player who should trick and torture recognition, the founders of RIT’s Quidditch Quidditch at RIT,” or email ritquidditch@gmail. got plenty of time. On Januray each team’s seeker equally. Once the snitch is club hope compete against other schools, and com for more information. To see the team in 19, they will travel to SUNY Geneseo and New Paltz on January caught, the players at the field are informed, maybe someday, founding school Middlebury, a action, check out their Youtube video at http:// Morrisville. 16 at 1 p.m. Take this opportunity to gameplay is ended, and scores are tallied up. team with skill proportional to Gryffindor itself. reportermag.com. During the winter, the team The puck drops at 7 p.m. Friday, SG Recognition Oswald’s excitement about the growth of the w ill be play ing ever y Sunday after noon in Jan. 15 for both Men’s (9-8-1) and to Michael Phelps on this campus club is obvious. As a former soccer forward, Gordon Field House. If you do go, don’t forget to Women’s (7-1-2) Hockey. The – ladies. Men’s (4-2) and Women’s The first RIT Quidditch match coincided with Oswald prefers the chaser position. “I like to bring your own broom. men will travel to University of (3-3) won’t swim again until next the World Cup between the first and second score goals,” he says. For those interested in Connecticut to face the Huskies, weekend. while the women stay home to 20 Sports | 01.15.09 The Judson Pool is hosting SUNY come out and watch the closest thing Men’s (3-6) and Women’s (5- battle SUNY Oswego. Tomorrow, 4) Basketball will be playing in the Tigers will challenge the Rochester on January 15 and 16. (At same teams for a second time. the time of writing, no location was These games mark the beginning officially announced. ) 21 The next night’s game was a shut out by Wendy’s College Classic on the January 12. Minnesota State, scoring three goals while Sadly, Men’s Basketball wasn’t quite as exhilarating times in each run. The Men’s preventing the Tigers from making any fortunate, losing 58-76 to an intense and swim team has a few good seasons to look significant offensive advancements. This unstoppable Golden Flyer offense. RIT tried forward to, as most of the breadwinners was their first shutout in 42 games, the last and failed to match Nazareth’s hurried are underclassmen. Home games at the one being on December 5, 2008. First year scoring pace. Just like Hockey’s Madolora, Judson Pool resume on the January 16, Business Management major and goaltender, second year Engineering major Brendan racing teams like SUNY Geneseo and New Shane Madolora couldn’t have minded too Harder managed to thrive in the face of Paltz. The Tigers are only halfway through much; he was challenged and performed adversity, sinking a career-high 26 points their season, so there will be plenty of brilliantly under the pressure, making a and pulling down 18 rebounds. He was on opportunities to watch these guys swim. mind-blowing 33 saves. fire for the majority of the second half, Despite this, it’s time for Men’s Hockey to shake these losses because January 2’s game marked the end of non-Atlantic Hockey successful day, taking down the Golden getting clutch. Eagles by a margin of 50 points (143-93). Up until the beginning of the second half, As of this issue, there hasn’t been nearly enough home games to serve the entertainment needs of all you sports-hungry fans at RIT, and I know there are a lot of you. 22 Races won by the Lady Tigers include Conference play, which started back up on the game was pretty one-sided; that’s when the 200 yard medley, 200 yard butterf ly, the 8th against Holy Cross. RIT went on an optimistic scoring run. It 100, 200, 500, and 50 yard freestyle. The didn’t last too long, but RIT kept trying to Women’s Hockey team shares similar roster MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL hack away Nazareth’s lead until the clock experience ranges as the Men’s; therefore, Men’s and Women’s Basketball both traveled struck zero. The 88-76 loss marked the end there is still plenty of room for this clearly to Nazareth on January 5. For the Lady of the Harold J. Brodie Tournament, and the talented group of young athletes to develop Tigers, the battle began at 6 p.m. RIT had Wendy’s College Classic started on the 13th with RIT. a solid lead for most of the game, making in Rochester. Fourth year Finance major Caitlyn Burr raised pulses when she broke the pool record creating a comfortable distance. The MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING for 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:13:28. Lady Tigers’ offense was intimidating, Men’s and Women’s Swimming both cleaned If this performance was any indication, the consistently wearing down the Nazareth house at SUNY Brockport, each improving Tigers are just starting to gain momentum, players to the point of futility. RIT their record to 4-2 and 3-3 respectively. and hopefully, they can use it to their dominated the boards and shot well for the Men’s Swimming may have actually mopped advantage when they return home. entire game, putting the opponent in their the f loor, scoring an impressive 165 to The New Year was a mixed bag in terms of place for the first time since the 2007-2008 a paltry Golden Eagle 65. Events taken athletic performance, but a fresh start with season. The final score was 72-60, and the by RIT include the 200-yard medley, the new resolutions could benefit a few of these win marked the end of the Tiger Tip-Off 1,000, 200, 500, 50, and 100 yard freestyle, teams. A few upcoming contests on more Tournament that started their season. The 200 yard individual medley, and 200 yard familiar turf could chalk up some easy wins Lady Tigers will start competing in the breaststroke. Not too shabby. for these hungry RIT teams. Mike Janda, #23, greets admiring young fans after winning against Holy Cross Crusaders, 5-2 RIT win on January 8. by Sam McCord | photographs by Chris Langer Women’s Swimming had a similarly dropping 14 of his 26 when the game started sporadic scoring runs and occasionally THE NEW YEAR AWAY FROM HOME Each Tiger shattered their opponents with Scott Knowles, #3, fights for the puck against Kyle Atkins, #5 of the Holy Cross Crusaders. RIT’s Sean Murphy, #17, chases after Brendan Baker, #2 of the Holy Cross Crusaders during the January 9 game at RIT vs. Holy Cross. MEN’S HOCKEY It must’ve been a rude awakening for Men’s Hockey as they played back to back games on the January 1 and 2 against Minnesota State. The Tigers were a little off their game in the beginning of the New Year, having lost both games by a margin of at least three goals. Going 6-1 on the first night of play, fourth year Packaging Science major Stevan Matic was the only contributor, scoring his third goal of the season with 13:19 left in the game. 23 EDWARDS STUDENT HOUSING IS RIT STUDENTS COMPETE IN COLLEGIATE SKYDIVING COMPETITION NOW HIRING! RIT STUDENTS FOR PART-TIME POSITIONS TO HELP US LAUNCH OUR NEW STUDENT HOUSING COMMUNITY, THE PROVINCE. by Laura Mandanas illustration by Joanna Eberts and Stu Barnes WE ARE LOOKING FOR SALES DRIVEN, OUTGOING & ENTHUSIASTIC STUDENTS FROM ALL MAJORS & INTERESTS TO HELP US GET OUR NEWEST COMMUNITY STARTED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH OTHER STUDENTS & GAINING Rochester Inte International REAL-WORLD MARKETING EXPERIENCE CONTACT: rsta te Some 13,0 0 0 fe et up, R I T st udent s Da n Schiermeyer and Chris Schuster were barely visible from the ground below. To the casual o n l o o k e r, t h at t i n y b l a c k d o t i n t h e s k y onto the back of the three bodies in a series of formations before their people in the middle. And ttsvil le R d. Jefferson Rd. then the other one was called the dog bone, Schier meyer did his f irst tandem jump in which is t wo people side by side and the the summer of 20 07. The next summer, he went on to take classes and get his skydiving l icense. He now has 231 jumps under h is Col leg iate Pa r achut i ng Championsh ips so difficult to see what is going on from the b elt and holds a B l icense i n Acceler ated at Sk yd ive Spaceland in Rosharon, Texas. ground, a videographer jumps behind each Free Fall. Joining the two second year and third year team and records their performance. This M a nu f a c t u r i n g E n g i n e e r i n g Te c h n o l o g y footage is what the judges review. Schuster got his license the same summer In t he end, t he R IT/ UConn team placed under his belt. “I actually didn’t tell my mom st udent s Ca meron Ha ley, Ka len L om men, 10 out of 11. Regardless, Schiermeyer and until after I came down from my first jump,” Aaron Cederberg, and Nich Jarlsberg. Schuster were both happy with their score; ad m it t ed S c hu ster. “ She’s slowly k i nd of Tog et her t he y for me d t ea m “ Ta i lg at e many of the teams that they were competing warmed up to it. It’s more like the, ‘don’t tell Approved” and competed in the six-way speed against came from military academies with me about it, I don’t want to hear what you’re skydiving event. extensive practice every day. “Considering doing, ‘cause you’re scaring me.’” Six-way speed is a team event wherein six hav ing no pract ice toget her we had only “When you tel l people you sk yd ive, t hey people jump at the same time and combine two [practice] jumps down there it wasn’t either say ‘you’re crazy’ or ‘I want to do it.’ midair to make a var iet y of for mat ions as bad,” said Schiermeyer. He also competed in It’s either one of the two,” said Schuster with t hey fall. Though teams are g iven a list of individual events in the competition, placing a laugh. Despite all the interest, startup costs possible formations ahead of time, they are 13 out of 17 in individual sport accuracy and can be qu ite proh ibit ive for many col lege not told exact ly what is 7 out of 11 in two-way vertical free f ly. st udents. Schuster est imates t hat it cost s required of them until Schier meyer began sk ydiv ing on t he around $2,000 to get an AFF license; after that, t hey ar r ived at t he encouragement of h is fat her, who would it is $25 for a jump at an altitude of 13,500. c omp et it ion . Thoug h always hear through his pilot’s headset that This buys about a minute of free fall before this was their first time jumper s were being dropped. A f ter t hey and Schuster took it all in stride. “The f i r st for mat ion was a b ig r ou nd . It ’s ju s t a b ig circle where you all link up,” explained Schier meyer. “The s e c ond on e w a s c a l l e d a s no w f l a k e, 24 Sports | 01.15.09 went to check it out, nS N 220 JOHN ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14623 585.427.7777 LIVETHEPROVINCE.COM 0 39 Lehigh Station Rd. New York State Thruway Exit 46 as Schiermeyer and currently has 81 jumps major s were Un iver sit y of Con nec t ic ut competing, Schiermeyer Bailey Rd. Rou other people circle around the outside so it kind of looks like a dog bone.” Because it is The Province Joh and it was the fifth and final day of the 2009 United States Parachute Association National E. River Rd. The date w a s Sat u rday, Ja nua r y 2, 2010, THE PROVINCE STUDENT HOUSING RIT Campus t. time ran out. 0 people are g rabbing t o g r ab t he i r t ea m m at e s a nd mo v e t he i r 59 toward the earth at 120 mph, they scrambled 5 of three people and t hen t he ot her t hree te 1 Schiermeyer and Schuster had just jumped f rom a plane… on pu r pose. Now hu r t l i ng RIO PORTER [email protected] | 585.427.7777 Sco where it ’s a rou nd 390 Brooks Ave. what was happening was anything but that. 390 Airport would seem entirely unremarkable. In fact, parachutes are deployed. “I k now it ’s ex pensive, but it ’s wor t h it ,” said Schuster. As long as money holds out, he has no plans of stopping. “I’ll keep skydiving indefinitely.” Schiermeyer agreed. “‘Til I can’t jump anymore.” The two hope to return to the competition next year with a full team of RIT students. DODGEBALL LEAGUE Come Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive & Dodge your way to the Championship! $225 per team Six games plus playoff tournament 6v6 (10 person roster) Thursday, Wednesday and Saturday night leagues offered! Leagues begin February 3rd! For more info: www.totalsports-experience.com 880 Elmgrove Rd * 458-GAME (4263) RETROGRADE GAMING: CAN IT WORK TODAY? all, didn’t older gamers who are likely today’s developers spend most of their childhood raised by the likes of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis? Imagine the nostalgic value of being able by Stephen Leljedal | images by Ron White & Evan Anthony Unfortunately, the industry is starting to Design Major and currently has a sample of show signs of stagnation. Today’s developers classics. Additionally, younger gamers would his body work posted on newgrounds.com. are somewhat hesitant amongst the be interested in playing the products that Ron was kind enough to allow us use of the excellence, especially in the last few years of helped their hobby develop into what it is main charecter in his “Black Nights” series. this decade. Part of the problem is creativity; today. Theoretically, any developer who Thanks Ron! for example, the developers of almost any started making classically-inspired, but shooter title felt that the need to outfit their original games would find profit from both protagonists with one or more traits from kinds of gamers; thus, everybody wins. the “staid, badass space marine” school of now-overused character design all in the Super Mario Bros” (Nintendo, 2006). In essence, potential of heroes like “Master Chief.” this was a straight-up re-imagination of the 1985 Other times, mere profitability is to blame, classic that singlehandedly saved and changed the gaming industry while retaining the same Activision churning out sequel after sequel iconic 2D platforming structure. The release year after year for series such as “Madden,” came with a graphics upgrade, several new suits “Need for Speed,” “Guitar Hero,” “Call of and power-ups for characters to try, and, as is Duty,” and “Tony Hawk.” The result usually expected from Nintendo nowadays, mini-games. runs said franchises into the ground. As The game holds an 89 percent review score on a small but still unwelcome side effect of Metacritic, and is currently the second-best this, game makers now feel the need to selling DS game of all time. Not only does this clutter both store shelves and living rooms popular re-hash cause an incidental archival of by bundling their games with expensive media, preserving the franchise in the process, plastic peripherals that serve a very limited but it also ensures that this favorite transcends purpose. Since Activision is now guaranteed generations and media. to release around three games that include the word “Hero” and some sort of faux On the other hand, not everyone can hit this same mark. Here are some examples s the onset of both a New Year and decade instrument every single year, one can of nostalgic fail, and here I mean the literal to declare bankruptcy this past year. The passes us by, most gamers can easily agree likely see, in hindsight, how detestable this Latin translation of nostalgia: “pain from developers took too many liberties with the that the past 10 years have brought about practice truly is. an old wound.” Bionic Commando (Capcom, original franchise, thus eliminating even the 2009) was intended to be a 3D revival of the faintest interest. When it came down to it, it bore no resemblance to its ancestor. some of the most revolutionary, memorable 26 Views | 01.15.09 One example of modern developers taking steps in the right direction is with the “New hope of capturing a fraction of the profit especially with developers like EA and A Ron White is a fourth year New Media to play modern interpretations of favorite These factors are exactly why more video and outright brilliant moments that the gaming industry game companies should give some serious 2D once-obscure, but appreciated series. has ever seen. From the birth of true online gaming via the thought towards making games that pay It involved soldiers with bionic grappling onset of broadband internet, to the joys of experiencing homage to their earliest works instead of hooks for arms saving the world. While not outright terrible – proven by its All in all, the consensus one can take from these examples is that, while companies nearly two whole console life spans, to the debuts of creating derivatives of their existing product groundbreaking and hugely anticipated games such as portfolio. New sources of inspiration and 70 percent grade on Metacritic it had terribly in the gaming industry have the right to “Half-Life 2,” the entire “Halo” trilogy, and “Grand Theft creativity can be found in examining the linear gameplay, a script full of unnecessary sparingly and in moderation in order to Auto,” today’s gamers should truly be proud of all that has grassroots of the culture and interpreting F-bombs, and an absolutely idiotic plot twist. preserve itself while maintaining some transpired from 2000 to the final moments of 2009. them to new and interesting means. 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