A kindness....

Does it not seem that the world should stop trying to invent the next big thing and maybe we should all focus on resolving existing problems like hunger, homelessness, un-adopted children, violence, etc. I think it's time we stop looking at charity as something we'll get to and make it something that is required of every citizen in the nation over a certain age. Give of your time in some manner so that another person's life is made the better because of it. The time spent doing this adds more value to your life than time out shopping and spending money on things that only add value to your ego. We need to reach a point where we decide to do away with things and focus on the people in our family, community, and lives so that the jobs we no longer have, are no longer necessary because we're all looking out for each other and barter our time for the goods necessary to sustain us. 

How many of you moved in order to be closer to your work? 

How many of you moved to be where you felt your family could grow up safe and secure? 

Wouldn't you like to be able to be home to be with your family? I'm sure many of you have skills to barter that your neighbors do not. Is it possible they have skills you yourself do not have, but require? Consider the benefits of living in a society where we are all one big community again that uses only what we need, and gives what we do not to others in exchange for their help. I believe it is time to return to a time when we were no longer Corporate America, and were once again Franchised America. We have civil discussions with the other franchises, but we would really prefer to focus on enjoying the experience of living in our respective environments, and sharing that with others in need.

Finishing the Swan

I got an update from one of the communities I'm a part of, Game-Modo, that there had been the release of a new game for the Playstation 3, The Unfinished Swan, I had been waiting for, that came from a new Indie company, Giant Sparrow. I found myself intrigued by a game that lacked any color or detail for the first level and wanted to see how my daughter would interact with it while using the Move controller. It is not a true virtual world, but you find yourself drawn in because of how you must interact. You're given only a paintbrush to explore the world through the splattering of ink. My daughter walked through the world flinging ink around the level to reveal benches, hillocks, statues, stairs, docks, etc. She got bored at one point and began flinging the paint straight up into the air and reacted to it when it came back on her by saying,

"ah, it got me Daddy, it got me".

Every time she saw something else in the world exposed she became excited at the discovery and was able to immerse herself more in the environment of the game. It helped her to grow more creative with where she flung the paint, and where she should walk in the level. Mind you, she's only 3, but she was able to get the hang of the 1st level rather easily. This is still not what I would consider virtual reality because she was not feeling as though she was there, but the fact that she pretended to be hit by the ink shows that it did stymie her imagination. Anything that can help her to further develop her imagination is a win in my book.

If you have a Playstation and want to play a really inviting game that will reveal itself to everyone in a completely different way, then I highly recommend purchasing it from the Playstation Store today.