Game Vortex Shouts Out to Little Rock with LamarPostr

I'm reaching out to the folks in Little Rock, Arkansas, using a new special digital billboard advertising program offered by Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Lamar Postr (LamarPostr.com) to introduce them to Game Vortex.

If you're in Little Rock, you might have seen any of these messages. This is just the beginning of the advertisement campaign, so they're just teasers, so far...

Got game? - Game Vortex	So, who's heard of Game Vortex?
So, what exactly IS Game Vortex?	Hello, Little Rock! - Game Vortex
What to Play? - Game Vortex	Calling all Gamers - Game Vortex
Try this at home: Game Vortex	Would you like to play a game? - Game Vortex
Never waste good money on bad games. - Game Vortex	Curl up with a good book? - Game Vortex
Game On! Game Vortex	Need ideas for movie night? - Game Vortex

One aspect that's pretty awesome is that you can change out the text on a given sign twice after the initial posted text, for a total of three messages per sign in a given day. The twelve messages you see above were posted in one day on four signs in the middle of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Starting tomorrow, I will begin an ad campaign that is alphabet-driven, highlighting some of the interesting aspects and featured content of Game Vortex. If you're in the area, pay close attention... we're looking at having a "pop-quiz" at the end, with a prize of some sort...

Stay tuned...

Awesome T-Shirts, Part 1

I wear T-shirts. Pretty much exclusively.

I often get compliments on the T-shirts that I wear, as I usually go for shirts that are a bit quirky, humorous and witty. Some of them are down-right punny.

I usually get my shirts from TeeFury or, occasionally, at Shirt.Woot, but I never really check out Threadless, even though I've heard of them before.

For both of you who also suffer from this oversight, here are ten awesome T-shirts from Threadless.
Some may make it into my collection soon...

  1) The King - Awesome mashup.
  2) Them Birds - Mashup almost as awesome as The King.
  3) The Beetles - A classic, revisited.
  4) Khaki Kickflip - What plastic soldiers do when you're not looking.
  5) Big Trouble in Little Japan - Donkey Kong must be in every fifth shirt. Period.
  6) Foam Monster in Emotional Reunion with Severed Limb - Bwah. Hahahah!
  7) The Incredible Hawk - In honor of The Avengers... also awesome as a windbreaker.
  8) Introduction to Molecular Bonding - Who's the life of the party?
  9) Rock Paper Scissors Recycled - Circle of Life and all that...
10) Occupational Hazard - Donkey Kong must be in every fifth shirt. Period.

This just in... Dub Step is awesome...

Okay, so I'm not the most wired-in person when it comes to music... especially trends taking place across the pond. Heck, I'm still greatly enthralled by Hot Buttered's Popcorn. However, I have recently discovered Dub Step (or, more likely and more often, Bro Step, which, as I understand it, is what we in America** think is Dub Step, but its bass fails to get into the truly sub-base range.)

I recently reviewed World of Tanks. The music in World of Tanks is cinematic and appropriate for the WWII period. However, once I had evaluated the game with its included music, I foudn myself muting the music, playing Dub Step on YouTube while I played and having a blast...

At any rate, I cannot fully express how awesome Dub Step is*. It is a nearly complete and ultimate synergistic manifestation of everything musical from my teenage years. It is Electronica. I uses samples from popular media, including not only movies, but videogames. It often has a certain amount of irreverence. It is often ambient or environmental in nature. It often utilizes (or, at least, sounds good with) rap. It is all about bass. Each of these elements resonate greatly with me.

I'm interested in trying my hand at forging some Dub Step*. I expect to do most of my creating on a computer, and must first find the appropriate software. I'm doing my research now, but I'm definitely open to any advice. Anyone know some good software for building up Dub Step and/or mashups?

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* That is GOOD Dub Step. Like any other genre of music, it is possible to create something with no creativity or skill to mention and label it as Dub Step. The label, in and of itself, does not make music good. (Nor does simple addition of Wub-wubs.)

**United States of America... not necessarily the North American or South American continents. Just the U.S.