5 posts tagged “nintendo”
Part of the fun to browsing through thrift stores is seeing all the obsolete technology for sale, you never know what you'll find. A scroll through memory line and a tech museum all rolled into one.
Okay so anybody who has ever shared more than fifteen minutes of conversation with me has probably come to the realization that I am a technology maniac. To an degree we all are, ("we" because you're obviously reading my blog). We can't escape the ever improching technical advances in our society. For the most part it has prolonged the lifespan of our species and made life generally more enjoyable. But when does convenience turn into obsession? This is probably where those under age fifty are tuning me out and the elders start to agree, but don't get me wrong. I was the first generation (the Nintendo generation) to be born with a joystick in my hand. I did more studying of Zelda maps and strategy guides as a child then my grade school geography books. This isn't my point either. Let's fast-forward twenty-two years later and examine the pro's and con's of technology in our lifes and ask ourselfs "Are we obessed?"
I remember back in elementary school being envious of the kids that had the Sega Game Gear on the bus. I grew up on a strict Nintendo diet so I was restricted to the mono Game Boy screen.
There been a lot in the news recently about recalled toys due to unsafe levels of lead paint and other toxic substances that our national Consumer Product Safety Commission failed to shield us from, what many people probably don't know is our every own beloved technological products from over seas may be killing us as well. Recently Greenpeace USA released a "Guide to Greener Electronics" showcasing the companies with ecologically sound product recycling programs and earth friendly manufacturing practices with limited or little use of toxic substances making it into the end user product. According to Greenpeace Sony, Samsung, and Dell take top honors while Microsoft, Nintendo and Philip scored the worst. Particularly Nintendo which scored and absolute zero rankings for not taking the initiative in chemical management, use of non-biodegradable substances in their products, lack of an environmental policy for customers, and the amount of recycled materials used or submitted.
Watch out this holiday season, that Wii under the Christmas tree might eventually have you glowing green yourself.
Related Links: Going Hi-Tech is Highly Toxic
Well, my prediction has came to fruition. I'm not sick, I'm super sick... I haven't felt this bad since... Well, LAST FALL when the exact same thing happened to me, as it always does. Only this time I know Victor's ailment was the culprit. All of next week will form a challenge with production scheduled to wrap on another awards show production for [the client] and a midweek shoot in the auditorium which has yet to seen a crew assigned. With my current batting average with [the client] I can say with near certainty I'll be asked to carry equipment from the storage area down to the auditorium, setup cameras, balance myself on a spider-pod for two hours operating the cameras, and break down equipment once the meeting adjourns, and haul it back into storage. Considering the number of productions that take place in the auditorium I'm surprised management hasn't installed permanent robotic cameras in the walls in the locations where we usually setup manned cameras so the technical director can call the shots from the control room without utilizing additional staff resources and cutback on excessive time wasted setting up, testing, and breakdown down equipment... Besides, I'm sure event organizers don't want a coughing, sniffling, snorting camera person interrupting their festivities.
In other news finally purchased a CRT preview monitor for the home studio. Only $70 from a local pawn shop -- so finally I get to enjoy real-time preview playback of my time-line and composite animations without compromising the input settings on my LCD monitors... speaking of which I'm finishing up a video walk-through of master control at WWSB. It'll ultimately it'll be used as sweetener in my demo reel. I'll likely post a clip tomorrow when it's complete.
More this and that.. I've been contacted by a client in Detroit about filming sequences with animals from certain zoo's throughout the southeast. I'm still ironing out the final details but the end product is for an educational interactive DVD to be marketed towards elementary children.
And lastly... it saddens me to announce Nintendo has announced last week that they are discontinuing support for the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) after twenty-three years. A Nintendo spokesperson stated the reason behind the companies decision was the scarcity of replacement components for the two decade old gaming console. I'm sure everyone has fond memories of the NES and various ways it helped to shape and develop the technological interest of three generations of technical elitist across the globe.
R.I.P. NES
1985 - 2007
