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Erwin Center | Austin, TX | Tip: 7 P.M. CT | TV: Longhorn Network
Vegas: Texas -6 | KenPom: Texas, 81-74 (73%)
Join me in my time machine, as we go all the way back to January 8th. The Longhorns were heading to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State in their second Big 12 game, having just let a prime opportunity slip away at home against Oklahoma in the conference opener.
"Texas was already going to have a hard time reaching .500 in conference play, and in turn getting to the magical 20-win plateau, especially in such a deep league," a wise UT basketball blogger wrote. "Losing a home game against another mid-tier team makes those goals even tougher for Texas to achieve, and it means that an extra win is going to have to be picked off on the road at some point."
Here we are, just five-and-a-half weeks later, with seven games still left on the schedule. Texas is now just one victory away from the 20-win plateau and .500 in league play. In this week's mock bracket exercise in Indianapolis, the Longhorns were one of the early locks in the field, and are currently a 5-seed in The Bracket Project's bracket matrix.
There are hits and there are misses, and then there are misses. Yours truly, along with essentially every other expert out there, was way off on this team. The Longhorns are still just one game behind Kansas in the Big 12 race, although next Saturday's matchup with the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse tilts the title odds strongly in KU's favor.
While the Longhorns have been quite the surprise this season, so have the West Virginia Mountaineers. Predicted to finish seventh by league coaches in October, WVU is now tied for fourth and is just 1.5 games behind the second-place Longhorns. For a team that scuttled through non-conference play and looked rather underwhelming in the first few weeks of Big 12 play, the turnaround has been remarkable.
That turnaround was punctuated on Monday night, as West Virginia destroyed Iowa State at home, winning by a lopsided 102-77 count. The quality victory actually put the Mountaineers on Joe Lunardi's Thursday bracket, squeaking into the "Last Four In" category. To say that West Virginia would greatly benefit from a road upset in Austin tonight would be drastically understating the situation. For a team that is now squarely on the bubble, a win tonight would carry quite a bit of weight on Selection Sunday.
Meet the Mountaineers
For an in-depth look at the West Virginia roster and a look at the team's four factors, check out LRT's preview of the game in Morgantown between these two teams.
The First Meeting
The Longhorns dominated the glass and forced the Mountaineers into taking — and missing — a bunch of challenged threes when the teams met at West Virginia last month. Texas used a 27-11 run over the final 12 minutes of the first half to open up a big lead, and the team never looked back. Although the Mountaineers clawed to within 11 points by the final buzzer, the game was never in doubt in the second half, and Texas cruised to an 80-69 win.
Cameron Ridley was dominant inside for Texas, posting 12 points and 12 boards for what was then his fourth double-double of the season. The Longhorns reclaimed more than 34% of their offensive rebounding opportunities, while limiting WVU to contested one-shot possessions. Texas locked down the defensive glass, allowing the Mountaineers to win back just 22% of their own misses.
Texas did a good job limiting open looks on the perimeter, something that opponents often find difficult to do against the spread attack and driving ability of West Virginia. The Mountaineers made just 16% of their three-point attempts on the night, shooting 4-for-25 from long range. Point guard Juwan Staten went off for 23 points and added five assists, while freshman forward Brandon Watkins had a nice performance off the bench, logging five blocks and snagging six boards in just 14 minutes of action.
Since Then…
Staten had entered the game with Texas as the team's second-leading scorer, but his offensive explosion against the Horns was just the beginning. The former Dayton Flyer has averaged 20.6 points per game over the team's last nine outings, a stretch that started with the first Texas game. Even more impressive is the fact that he's lighting up the scoreboard while also filling up the rest of the stat sheet. During the same nine-game stretch, Staten has also averaged 5.8 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game, making him a leading candidate for post-season All-Big 12 honors.
The Mountaineers have also caught fire from behind the arc in recent weeks. Although they followed up the Texas game with another disappointing 26.7% three-point mark in a blowout loss at Kansas State, the 'Eers have been lights out since. In the team's last seven games, its three-point percentage is a scorching 40.1%, and triples have accounted for 33.1% of the team's scoring. For comparison's sake, Division I teams average just 26.6% of their scoring from long range.
West Virginia has won four of its last five games, including home victories against Kansas State, OU, and Iowa State. An ability to force mistakes has been a big part of the team's success, with its defense causing turnovers on 19.3% of opponents' possessions in Big 12 contests. While the Mountaineers are stealing possessions from their opponents, they are also protecting their own, turning it over on just 14.2% of their Big 12 possessions. The team's turnover rates on both ends of the court are tops in the Big 12 heading into today's action.
Keys to the Game
1) Lock down the perimeter – There's no way to shut down Staten and his driving ability for an entire game, but staying home against perimeter shooters will certainly limit the damage he can do on the drive-and-kick. Texas has to stick with Eron Harris, Terry Henderson, and the floor-stretching Rémi Dibo when they are waiting behind the arc, or else dribble penetration by the other WVU guards will lead to wide-open looks from long range.
2) Avoid foul trouble – The Longhorns have a strong interior defense that can frustrate Staten when he gets to the rim, if they play vertically and avoid fouls. With Jonathan Holmes working his way back from a knee injury, Texas can't afford to let the slashing ability of the West Virginia guards cause foul trouble in the frontcourt. The Longhorns have a distinct advantage inside in this game, but picking up silly fouls would erase that edge quickly.
3) Clean the glass – The Longhorns dominated the glass in the first meeting between these teams, and they should be able to do the same again tonight. West Virginia's defense has improved greatly over the last few weeks, so earning second and third chances will be key to keeping the offense going. On the other end of the court, if Texas can stop penetration and force the Mountaineers into contested jumpers, the team has to take advantage by closing out the possessions with solid board work.
4) Hang on to the ball – Texas turned it over 18 times against West Virginia in the first meeting, which equated to more than 24% of the team's possessions wasted. In last week's blowout loss to Kansas State, the Longhorns again struggled with the same demons, turning it over on more than 28% of their possessions. West Virginia's defense is the best in the Big 12 when it comes to forcing mistakes, so the Longhorns have to avoid falling into that same trap tonight. If they don't, the Horns could become the second-straight Top 25 opponent to fall victim to the Mountaineers.


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surprisingly people have been asking me things that have caught me off guard. Mainly because they are more concerned about aspects of my life than I am. So here we go.
- What about your new job?
What about it? I'm not gonna go to Italy because I currently have a new occupation? That's exactly how people never do anything with their lives. Continue to sit at their cubical being a worker bee instead of exploring. I'll risk leaving my job in 8 months with no potential of ever working there again to walk the streets of Venice. I truly am okay with that sacrifice.
- What about your dogs?
They will be staying with my mom on the farm. Where they've been raised and have known all their life. Rufio will be the only one coming with me overseas.
- Why Italy?
Because I was offered a job there and will be living rent free at my cousins apartment. Who would pass up that opportunity?
- Are you scared of moving to a foreign country?
I'm a military brat. It's all I've ever known. And it's all we ever do. I'm a pro at this by now. I'm not scared, i'm ecstatic. So ecstatic that I wish it was November right now.
Just be happy for me. Don't be caught up in being concerned about the aspects involving my decisions or consequences. I told myself weeks ago that I was no longer going to be in routine, that i'm finally going to break my own circle and jump without looking first. Today, I booked my flight to Italy and i'm moving in eight months with plans of living throughout Europe for the next 5-10 years. If i'm not worried about that, you shouldn't either. Look forward to all the great pictures i'll be taking. That's all i'm thinking about.
Right now i'm planning on just 3 months. If I fall in love with Venice (which I see that happening) then I will stay until I have the itch to move again. I'll have a job in Italy and i'll be living with my cousin, so I will be set up financial wise.
But when I'm done in Italy, i'm not coming back here. I'm going to move to Paris. I plan on living in Europe for the next 5-10 years, these next 8 months will be the last time I'll ever live in the states.
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Called the Muddy Puddle Mess Fest, the event will include muddy puddles to jump in, a dinosaur dig, water tables and Kona Shaved Ice that will provide snow cones for kids. The event was inspired by Ty Campbell, who was 5 years old when he died of cancer, and the Muddy Puddle Mess Fests — a slew of these events are in the works — held on his behalf act as venues for kids to act like kids.
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OTAs are well underway and only scarce details could hint at who's front runner for each line on the depth chart. With all the rookies now under contract, we can focus on who will be pushing for a starting spot and which vets will have these young players nipping at their heels. The potential lineup come preseason is an abstract painting at this point, but various OTA impressions are adding full strokes of color to the landscape. Here are some battles we'll see heat up in the coming months.
David Foucault vs The English Language / Trai Turner vs Chris Scott
This giant prospect that was picked 6th overall in the CFL draft but fought for a roster spot with the Panthers will be under pressure very uncharacteristic for a tryout player. The 6'7" monstrous lineman will have a realistic chance to add some depth to the line if he overcomes his spotty English and, less so, two previously undrafted players in Byron Bell or Nate Chandler. Foucault, along with draft pick Trai Turner, give hope when it comes to the future of our offensive line, offering a couple big, physical players.
Tyler Gaffney vs Darrin Reaves
The Panthers RBs are taking up a huge chunk of cap at the moment and I can't imagine Gettleman keeping them both around at their recent level of performance. Unless there's an incredible resurgence of talent between Stewart and Williams, expect at least one to be a casualty. Gaffney is in a strong position to become the heir apparent with Rivera a big fan of his blitz pickup skill and durability. With Kenjon Barner seemingly focused on Special Teams going forward, unsigned pick from UAB Darrin Reaves could potentially round out the RB relief. A highly productive runner, Reaves will have to prove he can run with the big cats due to UAB's lack of high caliber competition.
Charles Godfrey vs Himself vs Bene Benwikere
Godfrey isn't a new name to the Panthers roster, but those checking the depth chart will find his name in a different place this upcoming Preseason: CB. Originally a Strong Safety, Godfrey was a pretty solid player.
When he was on the field.
Godfrey has been plagued with injury the last couple years and had his contract restructured this offseason due to his lack of play time thus far. He was a bright spot in the Panthers secondary and hopefully there will be a return to form. With draft pick Bene Benwikere pushing him for the nickel spot (and recently impressing spectators), I imagine a much improved secondary being fielded in 2014.
Greg Hardy vs The Law vs Kony Ealy
Kony Ealy's selection in the 2nd, though it was certainly a steal, was a head scratcher for most watching the draft. Soon after, though, people began to wonder if the Panthers would be able to keep both Johnson and Hardy on the roster after the 2014 season due to their very high cap demand. Soon after that, Hardy went to jail for domestic abuse. Things are pending on that situation currently, but it seems Gettleman and the rest of the camp got one heck of an insurance policy. With his versatility becoming more evident in OTAs, Ealy should give fans much hope going into the future regardless of the Kraken's return or lack thereof.
The Royal (WR) Rumble
With Kelvin Benjamin being all but a shoe in for a starting spot in the WR corp, it seems every spot around him is up for grabs. Avant and Cotchery are very likely to get the start, but my dark horse candidate is unsigned receiver Philly Brown of Ohio State. With clear value in the return game due to his experience in college, I'm hoping he can find comfort in the offense and spread the field much like Ted Ginn did in the previous season.
Regardless of the offseason loses, 2014 will see the Panthers field an improved team. The NFC South overall has improved, though, and will be a major test for Cam, Rivera, Luke, and the team. Which players are you looking forward to seeing in the preseason?
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Salt Damage to Plants
Every winter, the Ohio Department of Transportation, city, county and township personnel spread hundreds of thousands of tons of salt on Ohio streets and roads. And, with the very robust winter, homeowners also have spread large amount of salt to melt ice and snow. When salt is splashed onto evergreen foliage by vehicles, or the wind, it can cause browning, die-back or be growth stunting. In extreme cases, plants may die of salt exposure.
Water Houseplant Killer
Incorrect watering is possibly the number one killer of houseplants. The well-meaning houseplant grower will water too often by placing houseplants on a watering schedule with no regard for plant water use. Due to varying cultural factors such as soil mix, pot type, fertilization schedule, and changes in seasons (light and temperature), watering should be done on an as-needed basis.
Two Maples For Fall Color
Without the sugar maple (Acer saccharum), autumn would be pretty drab affair. The brilliant reds and yellows that make the fall landscape so strikingly beautiful are largely the contribution of the sugar maple. In the late winter, some of these same trees are tapped for sap to make maple syrup. The sugar maple is also highly valued as a source of lumber. The sugar maple is found throughout Ohio. It is commonly associated with oak, elm, ash, basswood and beech.
Apples in Season
One of the pleasures of growing apples is the harvest season. Recently, I harvested my backyard apple crop (three trees - Prima, Liberty and Golden Delicious). I can attest to good apple yields with fine eating quality. And, I enjoy greatly being able to take my granddaughter to my backyard and view her excitement picking beautiful, tasty , fresh apples off the tree. This is great way to encourage future gardeners.


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YT's album Revolution Time explodes with fierce digital dancehall riddims, upon which the MC keeps it irie with talented and timely vocals. While guests Mungo's Hi Fi, Solo Banton, and Mr. Williamz alone make this worth a listen, YT holds his own on the microphone on these strong tracks. Lead (and downloadable) single "Forward To Reality" is an indictment of modern times, "World News" gives the Dutty Diseases riddim an excellent workout, while closer "Heathen Agenda" is smooth with an upbeat vibe - balance is the key here, as YT includes a lot of different styles within the reggae-sphere. A nice mixtape from Ashanti Yard is available as well…
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Jahtari is rewriting digital dub history once again with the latest installment of their powerful Jahtarian Dubbers series, Vol. 3. Digital is available on Juno, and physical formats are available via Jahtari directly. Prepare your minds for deep dubs from label regulars John Frum, Rootah, Soom T, El Fata, Ranking Levy, the always mysterious Jahtari Riddim Force, and of course prolific label boss Disrupt. Mungo's Hi Fi, Mikey Murka and Maffi drop some digi-heat as well, though the biggest surprise here must be Lee Perry's appearance. This compilation is full of dubbed-out bass: John Frum unleashes the echoplex on a twisting melody-line, Monkey Marc is more dance-floor focused while still meandering through the dubasphere, and Soom T's vocals are on point per usual.
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Which rabble-rousing rock siren of tonight's lineup has the most surreal bio: Juliette Lewis (of Juliette and the Licks), Chan Marshall (that's "Cat Power" to you), or Chrissie Hynde (of the Pretenders)? Tough to call. Character actress turned frontwoman Lewis has brought life to left-of-sane roles in Scorsese and Stone flicks, emancipated herself from her parents as a teen, and is known for crazy-eyed rage during her brash punk band's sets. Beautiful Marshall dropped out of high school, confronted her drinking and dating demons during an over-sensationalized stint in a mental hospital, and now enjoys The Greatest Success of her overarching folk-pop career (not to mention shills for Chanel). But Hynde comes out on top, as she has for 30 years: The edgy new-wave punk frontwoman endured too many of her bandmates' deaths, worked on a rock journo, had a daughter with Ray Davies of the Kinks, dueted with Frank Sinatra, and, well . . . wrote "Back on the Chain Gang" and a new album out soon, only the second Pretenders disc in a decade. The mind reels, the hands clap.
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Nestled in a parking lot across the street from the convention center in Los Angeles was Devolver Digital's phalanx of air conditioned campers. The publisher had a good mixture of highly anticipated titles like Hotline Miami 2 and Broforce, and more recently announced titles. The Talos Principle is one such game, and as usual, Devolver knows how to curate good content.
Though it is being developed by Croteam, which is probably best known for its over-the-top first-person shooter series Serious Sam, The Talos Principle has more in common with Portal. Its first-person puzzle platforming is not built off the most mindblowing ideas, but it is only part of the focus. The rest is on a deeply philosophical narrative, courtesy of Tom Jubert, who delivered a fantastic story in my favorite game from 2013: The Swapper.
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Serious Sam Classics: Revolution out now on Early Access
It's time to get serious. Or stoic. Actually, if Serious Sam is your thing, you might even want to get excited. A team of fans (with Croteam's blessing, no less) has launched Serious Sam Classics: Revolution on Steam, an ite...
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7:30 PM on 10.17.2012
Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile DLC and franchise sale
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The latest update on Valve's interest in bringing Left 4 Dead 2 and Steam over to Ubuntu was a spot of bright news for Linux users, and there's more where that came from. Croteam and Devolver Digital have announced that Serio...
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Live show: Serious Sam giveaway on Mash Tactics
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As games become increasingly complex and try to explore new, innovative ideas, the market is ripe for a game that takes us back to square one. Despite our lofty ideals and desire to treat videogames as art, there's still a base hunger for reckless destruction and wanton violence, the kind that has permeated our entertainment since time immemorial.
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Serious Sam 3: BFE pushed back to November 22
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Amidst applause and heckling, Anthony Weiner shamefully resigned from Congress today.
Speaking at the Council Center for Senior Citizens in Brooklyn, in the district he's represented since 1998, the embattled politician had little choice but to leave his post, considering the damaging information that has been pouring out over the last two weeks.
"Today I announce my resignation, so my colleagues can get back to work and my neighbors choose a new representative," Weiner said at the press conference, apologizing to his friends, constituents and pregnant wife Huma Abedin.
From there, things got uncomfortable.As Weiner made his announcement, the room erupted in applause. A heckler, Benjy Bronk from the Howard Stern Show, also yelled: "Are you more than seven inches?" while another audience member shouted: Get out of here pervert."
When the former Congressman left the room, a final heckler asked: "Will you maintain your hot physique?"
It's enough to almost make you feel bad for the guy.
What is the big deal, most men do this, its tacky but not a crime, Clinton, the Kennedys, Arnold, they all cheat in some way so what, can they do their job that's the issue, most politicians CAN'T that's the real problem, why don't people focus on fixing the economy, ending wars, cleaning the environment instead of this stupid stuff that does not affect our day to day lives, we need JOBS who cares who is doing who?
I'm glad Anthony Weiner got heckled big time by the press. He deserves to be heckled. Anthony Weiner is a big weenie and his reputation is down to zero.
this is a unfortunate situation for everyone involved as for the people to have the nerve to judge you really need to look in the mirror at yourself! I'm sure you have some skeletons in your closet. All the heckling wasn't necessary the tramp she's making money now leaked this story did it for the money&fame it always piss me off with these chick babes how all of a sudden they get a conscience..LOL.. and the public who enjoy this type of circus has the interest of the clowns performance! He'll pay for his behavior as far as I'm concern there was no physical activity his stupid mistake was taking pictures on the internet! He's human like everyone else but because he's a high profile person he has to be humiliated such as what's taken place all men really need to think about the things that they lust after it may just cause you your LIFE!
Ido not feel sorry for weiner he got what he deserved.cheating is cheatig! But remember Vitter the holy Evangelical..has to step down too.No exceptions both bad
No matter what this man did, he did not deserve to be heckled during his resignation speech. We all know that he made a huge mistake, I'm sure he's mortified that he was caught in the act and is unbelievably embarrassed that he has completely screwed up his career and now possibly his family... Why kick a horse when he's down and do that to the man while he's trying to step down as gracefully as he can at this point??? Total Fail on the heckler's part... Hope they escorted him far far away... Got to give Rep. Weiner credit, he didn't respond to it, waited until he was through, then continued his speech... classy (despite his recent behavior) if you ask me...
Only now that asshole realize that he had to resign? Stupid bitch!
Its sad. Basically heres the rule book if u have any evidence like pics or txt msgs ur out... If u just cheat n have no txts or pics u can stay. I dnt think any of the thre major politicans that were caught showing pics of themselves should resign. As far as i have heard he was a good congressman who stood up to big corps.
There has got to be better days ahead for this embattled congressman. To think of all those years that he was a trusted member of Congress, and it all ended today with a press conference, and a "weiner roast."
I don't like Anthony Weiner. I once had the occasion to interact with him and he was a nasty, arrogant and totally conceited individual. I agree with his resignation. That being said, I'll take the lead from the last sentence of this blog posting, "It's enough to almost make you feel bad for the guy." I, for one, did. Nobody deserves that kind of scorn and ridicule when they are apologizing and resigning from office. The hecklers were disgraceful. And, again, I don't like the guy. What I dislike even more, however, is the "vicious glee" demonstrated by those who clearly take great pleasure over the destruction, albeit self-inflicted, of another human being. Too bad they can't resign from the human race.


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Today I decided not to go to foundation class because I already finished my project and critique isn't until next class. So I was walking toward the library when my friend Johnny (who is on the missions planning team at our school) said hey and asked to come sit and talk for a minute so we went into the coffee shop right next to the library and he told me that I will be leading the missions trip to HONDURAS over spring break. I am SO insanely happy and I've gotten absolutely no work done today at all because of all this adrenaline going crazy. I can't wait to start planning the trip and getting people to join.
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It is my opinion that LaQuanda Brown Carpenter of Alcovy High School has shown exactly why no Judge should allow any IDs to be made public. She has called people, slandered people she suspects, coerced students and attacked teachers out of her paranoia. If all of this energy had been put into our students then her leadership or LACK THEREOF would not have driven a once fine school into the ground. Huge police records at this schools, tasers, food fights, breaking into cars, behavior overlooked in the woods, awful language every time I walk in there, cursing at teachers not punished, majority of students failed math tests, low grad rates, performance below state and you call this leadership. Bring Bill Kruskamp back. Bring Dave Easterday back. Anyone but her.
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There has been so much talk about this law suit I just dont know what to think anymore. It is all so wierd to me. There has been so much said people getting phone calls by the other parties I mean really? Who does that when they file a law suit? I just cannot comprehend what is going on. Maybe Ms Black has some information for us?
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So tell me what really happened to those Stephanie Lindsay signs rumor has it someone stole them and set them in fire. Wow that's fighting actions
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Did you see this on this week's Newton Citizen Poll? "This Carpenter situation needs to get resolved quickly because it is tearing the school system apart and damaging the credibility of a system that is already faltering. We have real problems with education in this county and this situation has become a divisive thorn that is keeping us from the job of educating children. The crux of this problem is, once they became involved, the school board should have insisted that one of them resign. That being said, it doesn't change the fact that there are serious problems at AHS that need to be addressed. Teachers and parents are frustrated and feel that they have no voice; if they follow the chain of command and go to Human Resources, they get no support because of the husband/wife connection. They feel their concerns can be voiced only through anonymous (comments) on the Internet and these do not foster constructive dialogue. However, these postings are a guaranteed right of freedom of speech under the Constitution and any attempt to curtail this right is unconstitutional and results in a totalitarian state. This suit is counter-productive and has led to all kinds of allegations. Please let cooler heads prevail and get this mess resolved so we can place our energy and resources on educating the children of Newton County."
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I have to agree with you 100% On today. That is exactly true she does need to worry about what is going on with her school and that horrible pass rate then worry about what others are blogging, commenting or whatever else. I mean the school needs help and her thinking everything else is important is beyond me. Come on really!!!! It seems to me she is so focused on these comments and calling board members unstable then what's even going on in the school. What a shame these kids suffer.
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We've all seen celebrities behaving badly, but have you ever shown less than model behavior at a cocktail or dinner party? Accepting a dinner party invitation is the first step towards being a gracious guest, however model behavior goes well beyond an R.S.V.P. and bringing a hostess gift (even if it's cockroaches). You need to know what is expected of you. Just because you have amazing dancing skills does not mean you can dance on tables. And even though Charlie Sheen has knocked back all that booze doesn't mean you should, too.
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#31: Engineering MCRPGs: An Introductionby Shannon Appelcline
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Back in Thinking Virtually #10, DEaD Again: A Statement of Purpose I described the three aspect of MCRPG creation--of any game creation, really. Design, development, and engineering.
Design was what I discussed in the first twenty installments of this column. It's the art of figuring out what your game is going to be about in all of the broad aspects. It can be a very large amount of work, but it's just the tip of the tip of the iceberg. What will take months or years of your life is what comes next--the development and the engineering.
Really, development and engineering go hand in hand. They're both about expanding your basic game designs until you have something complete and finished. Development, however, is really about the storytelling aspects of your game--things like plot, which I spent the last ten installments on.
Engineering, on the other hand is about expanding the mechanical aspects of your game, the actual systems which I tried to get you thinking about in articles like The Game Is what the Game Is. And that's what I want to return to today.
This article is the first of an extended series on engineering. For the next 19 columns I'll be talking about some of the biggest problems in MCRPG engineering, and how some people have started to solve. But, before I go there, I want to offer a wide broad overview of engineering--of what I really mean by the topic.
Defining the Medium
In the MCRPG medium there are two main categories of engineering tasks. The first is the development of the mechanics of the systems that the players interact with inside a game--combat, experience, that type of thing. It's very familiar to RPG gamemasters, and so I'm going to only briefly touch upon it in a later part of this article.
The second category of tasks, however, is a little more alien to RPG gamemasters. MCRPG engineers have to figure out how players interface with the systems, with each other, and with gamemasters through a very specific medium--the medium of the MCRPG.
0Before I go on, I should probably define what a medium is. According to definition 5a of my OED, a medium is: "An intermediate agency, means, instrument or channel. Also, intermediation, instrumentality: in phrase by or through the medium of. spec. of newspapers, radio, television, etc., as vehicles of mass communication." I've actually been talking about mediums a lot during the last three months: movies, television, comic books, RPGs, and ... MCRPGs.
So that begs the question: what is the medium of MCRPGs exactly? I've already defined the term, Multiplayer Computer Roleplaying Games, and that actually gets us much of the way to a definition. I'd say the MCRPG medium:
I'm also going to show my bias by offering one other definition of the MCRPG medium. It:
This definition fits in really well with MUDs, MUSHes, and the games that my own company, Skotos, creates. But, it would seem to neglect many current games like Ultima Online and EverQuest which meet the definition of MCRPG at least as well as the AberMUDs that I was playing back in 1989. Why? Three reasons.
First, I somewhat believe in the maxim of writing what you know. And, I know text-based MCRPGs. I played their "Adventure" game predecessors in High School and enjoyed MUDs in college. I've now spent almost three years working at a company where I concentrate on text-dominant MCRPG games.
Second, I honestly believe that text games are better suited for the MCRPG genre. They can do a better job of creating stories with impact, just as books can often outdo movies. Their text basis allows for the type of rapid, easy development that an online gamemaster will desire; most gamemasters just don't have the time or knowledge to spend long days rendering three-dimensional models. And, they build upon the fact that tabletop RPing is primarily a verbal medium, not a visual one.
Third, even graphical games like Ultima Online do use text. It's how you communicate with other players verbally. How well or poorly they do so may ultimately be a factor in their success.
So, in defining the medium I've laid out three main points: connection of multiple players; computer arbitration; and textual interface. But I'm going to go a little light on the last element on the definition, to acknowledge the fact that other types of interface do exist.
Interfacing with the Medium
Back to my point: MCRPG engineers have to do something that tabletop RPG engineers don't ever have to think about. They have to figure out how players are going to interface with each other, with gamemasters, and with the game itself. It's traditional computer I/O: input/output.
Graphical computer games like EverQuest have what I consider to be a fairly simple and uninteresting I/O.
The input is based upon graphics on screen. You click on a sword, then click on a scabbard to put the sword in the scabbard. You click on a person to see basic information about them. You click on a monster to attack it. You click on a spell book to see a listing of spells, then a flame to see fire spells, then a fireball to attack. When the graphical input fails because you're trying to do something complex, you fall back to keyboard commands like "/autosplit" or "/wave" or "/cheer". If you're trying to do something really complex, and the game actually lets you, you might as well be using a full text parser: "/pet follow me".
The output is likewise almost entirely graphical. You see whatever pictures graphic artists turned out of their 3-D raytracers, all put together into a fairly beautiful whole. But you tend to get lots of repetition--lots of stuff that looks exactly alike--because turning out new graphics is expensive. Likewise you don't always have a lot of detail, and some of the intricate tricks you can do in a textual parser--like grouping together like objects--totally fails in graphical output.
So that's the world of graphical I/O. It's definitely something that requires huge amounts of engineering. It has intricacies and challenges all its own, without doubt, but they're ones that I'm less familiar with. (If someone is interested in exploring the topic in ways that I can't, feel free to drop me a line, and I'd be happy to guest you into a future Thinking Virtually.)
Likewise, I/O in text games has a lot of intricacies--and these are topics that I'm likely to explore more in the future.
Input is done through something called a "parser". This is a portion of the computer game which tries to understand the commands that you're typing in. Most textual MCRPGs require that you type imperatives--which is to say commands. This can actually allow a lot of different possibilities. The Skotos parser, for example, supports adjectives, nouns, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, and prepositions. Things like:
> skillfully massage the beautiful girl's back > point excitedly at the full moon
However, the Skotos parser still has limitations that we're working on. It doesn't currently support a sentence with both a direct and indirect object in it, nor do conjunctions work in most parts of the parser. The following two imperatives are both things I'd love to see accepted by our parser, but currently aren't:
> wave my fist angrily at the haughty noble > sharpen my sword and sheathe it and invade France
(As I write this, one of the Skotos engineers says that the former command is actually possible in some experimental code that hasn't been committed to our main development tree yet; however, there's not yet any ability to invade France conjunctively.)
Engineering textual input isn't as easy as just writing a parser that understands each part of speech. You have to solve questions like:
Output in a textual MCRPG can also be a tricky thing. You have to figure out how to describe locales to players, and allow them to view those locales with variable levels of description. (Are they just glancing or really searching an area?) You have to figure out how to rationally group together a mass of potentially unrelated objects in a room. You have to determine how to allow players to cut out the chaff in a very loud and busy location, only seeing or hearing those things that are important to them.
Graphical games just punt on a lot of these issues, because the graphical medium doesn't allow for this level of individual differentiation .... but they also can on occasion take advantage of the fact that their graphics are interpreted by a second very powerful computer: the human brain. If a graphical player sees a mass of stuff on a screen he's going to do some of this grouping on his own ( 1 ).
There are advantages and disadvantages to every medium.
And I think that's sufficient summary on the issues involved with engineering MCRPG interface systems. They won't be a very prominent topic in the months to come, but they are a useful foundation.
Expanding the Systems
And that brings me to the second type of MCRPG engineering--the one that will weave in and out of my narrative for the next nineteen weeks: engineering MCRPG game systems.
As an RPG gamemaster or player you're well familiar with game systems. They are the system that arbitrate how you fight critters; and the system that determine how you get better at what you do; and maybe even the system that figure out what happens when you're suffocating or on fire or piloting a starship or grappling an opponent.
Game designers have to spend a long time engineering those systems. They have to figure out how to make the systems intuitive and balanced. They have to figure out what type of game play they encourage. (Why was AD&D 1st ed a hack-and-slash game while RuneQuest 1st ed was a game of skill use and Hero Wars is a game of storytelling? The game system.)
The important thing to remember when engaging in engineering is that you're not just mechanically engineering components of your game, but you're also socially engineering players. What you do has effects, and that's a topic I'm sure I'll be returning to in the future.
We'll see bits and pieces of a whole bunch of game systems as I move into my next topic ...
Solving the World's Problems
And that's an overview of what I mean when I'm talking about engineering. I'm talking about figuring out how your interface should work; and designing your game systems; and figuring out how those systems encourage certain types of game play. I'm talking about the programming that goes into an MCRPG, but also the careful thought that goes into that programming. Engineering can be just about anything in MCRPG design ... except for the storytelling aspects that I've already neatly filed away under "development".
So, expect plenty of variety as we move forward.
In developing systems, MCRPG engineers have traditionally run into a number of problems that are somewhat hard to solve. Some are people issues, some are administration issues, and some are mere mechanical issues. They run the gamut and include questions like:
For the next nineteen weeks I plan to discuss some of these issues and many others in "The Top Ten Problems for MCRPGs". I'll be finalizing the topic list next week in an overview and will be spending between one and three weeks on each topic. I hope it'll be an excellent introduction to many of the general issues facing MCRPG designers.
I'll see you for the start of that in 7!
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