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This is a lushly illustrated coffee-table book that offers readers full-page, color photographs and succinct summaries of video games, descriptions of their significance, and interviews with many of their creators. Slick and gorgeous, the book offers an important permanent, widely distributable, inexpensive complement to the exhibition. – Ian Bogost, American Journal of Play, Fall 2012
If Ready Player One was a fictional love song to video games, The Art of Video Games is the visual poem to gaming—simply a beautiful book filled with gaming nostalgia, inspired innovation and flat-out fun…Every gamer needs to have The Art of Video Games just like every English major needs to have the collected works of Shakespeare. – J. Jay Franco, Bookrastination, 3/9/12
This book belongs on the shelf of every highbrow gaming geek, but it's also an important read for anyone interested in media studies or human expression. I want to hand this book to every naysayer who sees games as nothing more than cheap, violent, meaningless entertainment. With its engaging pictures, rich interviews, and neatly bundled history lessons, The Art of Video Games makes a solid case not just for the validity of games as an art form, but for its rightful place as one of the defining storytelling mediums of our time. – Becky Chambers, Themarysue.com, 3/16/12
I heartily recommend The Art of Video Games, not only to every gamer, but also to anyone interested in technology, and especially to those who feel games are harmful and childish…it's a fascinating journey through time, showing how this incredible industry has become one of the most lucrative and fastest growing in the world. When next your parents ask why you play video games, just give them a copy of this book and I'm sure they'll apologize for ever questioning your love for this truly special and important medium. – Benjy Ikimi, Avault.com, 3/16/12.
The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect is a worthy companion piece to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's exhibit. Melissinos and O'Rourke do an excellent job of laying a foundation for any reader to educate themselves on video games and their place as a modern artform. Video game enthusiasts have a lot to enjoy here, too. Besides the first-rate production values, it is a lovingly crafted narrative of the industry's evolution from its most rudimentary beginnings to the multi-billion dollar cultural powerhouse it is today. Any fan of video games will enjoy the opportunity to pick this book up from the coffee table, flip to a random page, and immediately begin to "remember when…" – Paul Marzagalli, NAVGTR (National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers), appeared in Eclipse Magazine, 3/16/12
Filled with illuminating insights and insider perspectives, these interviews will speak volumes to teens considering careers in the video game industry. In addition to YA readers, the book may also be of interest to educators looking to examine media trends, or launch a classroom discussion about viewing video games as an art form. – Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal, 3/21/12.
Designed for us short attention span readers, the well-paced, large format, $40 hardback from Welcome Books features big image screen grabs and short blocks of history and insight on 80 noteworthy games, arranged historically and by console format eras….Also rallying for the cause are short essays in the book from industry innovators like "father of Atari" Nolan Bushnell - who "knows for a fact"that gaming doesn't just keeps you sharp, but "delays the onset of Alzheimer's." So go do something artful and important - buy the book, visit the exhibit and go play a video game! – Jonathan Takiff, The Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News/philly.com, 3/15/12. Widely syndicated.
In Chris Melissinos and Patrick O'Rourke's book The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect — the accompanying book to the Smithsonian exhibit of the same name on display starting in March 2012 – the authors offer a compelling read, intriguing to both the gaming nerd and pretentious art student in me, that reads like a warm meet-and-greet without being too casual or too stuffy… the full-page screen-shots will have any reader enthralled…They have the capacity to capture us, for an instant, and draw us into an experience that is more than simply wasting time — that is potentially transformative. – Kaitlin Tremblay, MediumDifficulty.com, 3/27/12.
You cant' go wrong with this book. It makes fo a fun read and you might learn something…coffee table worthy…fascinating…it screams "I'm smart, I like to play video games and I appreciate ART!" – Classic Game Room: Retro Video Games Book Club, video book review on YouTube Channel (201,000+ subscribers), 4/2/12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIyV87h6x9I
…the book is a really great piece for retro video game lovers. It mixes art with nostalgia as it caries you though the different ages of gaming, showcasing classic video games in stunning layouts, drawing attention to the creative and cultural impact, all in one very classy, and affordable package. – D.S. Cohen, About.com: Classic Video Games, April 1, 2012
The Art of Video Games exhibit was base on the book written by Chris Melissinos and Patrick O'Rourke. The book is amazing. I highly recommend it to any gamer or fan of games. – Fan, RPGMachine86, 4/4/12
In the end, The Art of Video Games puts in a very admirable effort. They get the list (in my humble opinion) mostly right, and they fill out a lot of interesting history about each game, often from the perspective of the developer themselves. The interviews are top-notch, giving two full pages of insight into the past of your favorite developers, how they make their games, and what they were thinking when they did so. Want to know just what Ron Gilbert was thinking when he made Maniac Mansion (also not on this list) or Monkey Island? Here is your chance. – Ron Burke,
About the Author
Chris Melissinos, former Chief Gaming Officer and Chief Evangelist for Sun Microsystems and founder of Past Pixels (www.pastpixels.com), is the curator for The Art of Video Games exhibition, which runs from March 16 to September 30, 2012, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
Melissinos has been an active member of the video game development community for more than a decade and is best known for his role in web-based video game technology development, video game preservation, virtual world application, and lectures on the future of games and computer technology in society and education. An avid collector, he maintains a large personal collection of video game consoles, computers, and artifacts that span the 40 year history of the video game industry.
He is a frequent speaker at game and technology conferences such as the Game Developers Conference, E3, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Penny Arcade Expo, and JavaOne, and lectures at universities and computer industry events across the globe.
Patrick O'Rourke and Chris Melissinos were connected by a passion for all things video games while co-workers at Sun Microsystems in the late 1990s. The friendship grew as careers diverged bringing O'Rourke to Los Angeles to produce photo shoots for Smashbox Studios. Now a freelance graphic designer, photographer, and video editor, O'Rourke continues his gaming ways and likes to deliver angry lectures on game strategy to pets and friends, both real and imagined, while maintaining his status as a frequent industry show attendee.
Mike Mika is Chief Creative Officer for Other Ocean Interactive. He has been developing games for nearly twenty years, running the gamut from engineer and designer to animator and writer. Most of his career was spent at Foundation 9 where he was Studio Head for Backbone Entertainment - running day-to-day operations as well as spearheading creative and business development. Mika helped launch mobile game developer ngmoco:) with some of the industry's top talent, and is a prominent figure in the preservation of videogame history. He's professionally shipped games for every platform since the Game Boy, and still enjoys writing games in his spare time. In total, he's been involved in more than one hundred games during his prolific career.
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The book title is quite broad, and maybe ambiguous. This isn't an art book with pretty pictures or concept art of video games. Rather, it's about the evolution of video game graphics, the artistry of making video games. All explained in a brief and simplified manner.
Since this is an exhibition companion book, it's not surprising it's not that technical. I get the idea that the target audience are probably exhibition goers first and then gamers.
I enjoy the sense of nostalgia from looking at the old games I used to play. As with any list that ranks games, there's always the surprise element when you see games you've never seen before. From the text, you get some brief insight into how the games came to be.
I've several issues with the book though. The first is the selection criteria. Author Melissinos selected an initial group of 240 games based on criteria that included visual effects, use of technologies and how world events and popular culture influenced the games. Then, voters online were invited to to choose the most popular games. Finally, 80 games are picked.
In general, I don't expect the gamers to know anything about how the graphics were created, nor the technologies used in the game making. The public voting element goes against the selection criteria. At times, it's difficult to tell whether the games are included because they are innovative or just fan favourites. There are peculiar inclusions as well as omissions. A search online for bestseller lists will yield results for fan favourites instantly.Read more ›
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The book title is quite broad, and maybe ambiguous. This isn't an art book with pretty pictures or concept art of video games. Rather, it's about the evolution of video game graphics, the artistry of making video games. All explained in a brief and simplified manner.
Since this is an exhibition companion book, it's not surprising it's not that technical. I get the idea that the target audience are probably exhibition goers first and then gamers.
I enjoy the sense of nostalgia from looking at the old games I used to play. As with any list that ranks games, there's always the surprise element when you see games you've never seen before. From the text, you get some brief insight into how the games came to be.
I've several issues with the book though. The first is the selection criteria. Author Melissinos selected an initial group of 240 games based on criteria that included visual effects, use of technologies and how world events and popular culture influenced the games. Then, voters online were invited to to choose the most popular games. Finally, 80 games are picked.
In general, I don't expect the gamers to know anything about how the graphics were created, nor the technologies used in the game making. The public voting element goes against the selection criteria. At times, it's difficult to tell whether the games are included because they are innovative or just fan favourites. There are peculiar inclusions as well as omissions. A search online for bestseller lists will yield results for fan favourites instantly.
The games are sorted by eras, starting from Atari's first game Combat in 1997 to 2009 with Flower developed by thatgamecompany. In each era, the games are strangely not ordered strictly to chronological order. The most recent game featured is actually Heavy Rain from 2010, before Flower as it appears in the book.
Each game has a writeup of around 3-4 paragraphs on one page. That is too brief to cover the game history, design concept, game play and technology. The criteria for the included titles are there, but they aren't justified in the text. Games released around the same time usually are similarly impressive in visuals. For example, not mentioned was Valkyria Chronicles which has an unique hand drawn art direction. Okami was included though. Because it sold better?
Screenshots are too few to give enough context on why each game is so visually spectacular. The included ones are not the best representatives of the games. The really old games are redrawn to look sharp, such as that on the book cover. New game graphics are still alright. It's those games in between that are bad as they cannot be redrawn, and don't have enough resolution to look good. I don't think it can be helped because of the nature of game graphics at that time but at least more should have printed at smaller sizes. If this book is about the art, I want to see more art from each game.
Also included are interviews with some game makers. Unless they introduce themselves, you won't know their role or the company they work for. A one-sentence short profile is missing. Sometimes I only get the context of what they are talking about after reading halfway in.
There are many other things I was expecting but not found in the book. There's no mention of games on handheld game devices, art direction taken by big games, newer ways of creating realistic animation like using motion capture such as in Uncharted 2, etc. Visual effects are limited by hardware but the book does not have any commentary on the systems that run these games. So there's no context on what's possible and impossible with each new hardware releases. There's also nothing about creating game music. But I guess we're talking about visual arts rather than the art form of games.
Gamers will expect more from the book. It lacks the breath and depth to cover a subject as vast as video games. It doesn't help when there are no compelling justification on why some game titles are included. Overall, a missed opportunity.
The book is beautiful. It is an art book. Your friends will like it. It covers console video games, but no arcade games. Although the copy deals with arcade stuff too. It's a perfect book to read and display in your game room. Fun to flip through after you read from cover-to-cover. Highly recommended for a gaming library.
Over the course of 2010/2011, I was privileged enough to be invited by Chris Melissinos to sit on the advisory board for the Art of Video Games exhibit he was putting together for exhibition at the Smithsonian. I recently got a copy of the book Chris authored in parallel with it, also titled The Art of Video Games and had a delightful time going through it.
The book is a large format hardcover coffee table book. It is liberal with spacing given to artwork, screenshots and whitespace and this makes it easy and fun to flip through. The games are broken up into different eras, loosely coupled with the "generations" of home consoles, though it also covers many PC games from those same eras.
The treatment given each game focuses in part on the game's art and gameplay, and in part on why the game was notable or revolutionary for it's time.
The book also has a number of interviews with industry luminaries including Nolan Bushnell and others. These lend a bit of context to the mindset at the time, challenges in developing the games, etc.
Its a beautiful book that every gamer should have sitting on their coffee table. It's not a deep examination of the "are games art?" question, but rather an appreciative view at the layperson's level. In that sense it does well.


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As a single adoptive parent myself, I was excited to see this book. It explains single parent adoption to young children. The story is simple, but covers all the major points. It also discusses the "missing daddy" issue and the feelings that might accompany that loss. I wish the book gave the child a way to explain her situation to others. In our experience, that is sometimes the most difficult aspect of single parent adoption. The illustrations are colorful and fun to look at. I wish this book had been available when my daughter was young! 2001, Albert Whitman & Company, $14.95. Ages 3 mo. to 8. Reviewer: S. Latson SOURCE: Parent Council, September 2001 (Vol. 9, No. 1)
Best Single Mom in the World: How I Was Adoptedby Mary Zisk
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Children's LiteratureA single woman and a little girl separated by oceans and mountains come together to form a family in this poignant book about adoption. Using simple words and colorful, detailed illustrations, the author and her daughter tell their story. Single parenthood is presented in a very positive way; the issue of a missing father is raised and dismissed as the little girl realizes she has other loving males (a grandfather and friend's father) in her life. Society is filled with many single parent families and this is true within the adoption circle as well. Adoption literature certainly benefits from another well presented story on the subject. Like the protagonist in this book, there are many children who walk in her shoes. Readers glimpse a little adjusted, happy little girl in this single parent adoptive family. 2001, Albert Whitman & Co, Pettenati
School Library Journal - School Library JournalPreS-K-A parent and child share in the telling of the mother's work with an agency to find "a child to adopt, to love, and take care of forever"; her trip across the sea to meet the birth mother, who "wanted the best for you, but she couldn't take care of you"; and bringing her daughter home. Although there is no father, there is a grandfather to bond with and an African-American best friend. Life is good and everyone is happy, especially the little girl, who clearly adores her mother. The story is somewhat didactic and the smiling characters of different ethnicities and ages are too obvious and ever present. Still, it is well told and has charm. The illustrations are especially engaging with brightly colored, patchwork scenes framed in various muted tones. Every inch of space is alive with cheerful colors depicting birds, flowers, cozy rooms, and smiling faces. The book is best for sharing one-on-one or for use with small groups in a themed lesson.-Marlene Gawron, Orange County Library, Orlando, FL Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Kirkus ReviewsA little girl tells the story of her adoption as her mom has told it to her. It is obviously told often, as the little girl recounts it like a well-loved bedtime story, "Before you were born, I lived alone in this house." She continues, telling her mom's part and her own. Her mother had work and friends, but she longed for a child. The adoption agency sent her "across the ocean and over the mountains" to find her little girl. The child's birth mother couldn't keep her baby but wanted her child to have a family to love and to care for her. The child narrator says she sometimes wishes "we had a dad in our family" but rejoices in her grandpa and in her friend Nicky's dad. Using a profusion of pattern and exuberant color reminiscent of Eastern European textiles or pottery, each full page of illustration faces a page of text. Small headpieces that echo the opposite image adorn each text page. An interesting companion to I Love You Like Crazy Cakes (2000), which is narrated by the mom about a child adopted from China and better told in Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born (1996). Practical, if not special. (Picture book. 4-9)
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Overheard at Bonnaroo: "Some guy in VIP was talking about how, like, he got to take free showers, and I was like 'Well, I shower every four days anyway.'" Girl behind me in line.
Day one of Bonnaroo started at 4 a.m. and ended at about 1 a.m., and the in-between times were filled with a healthy mix of music, sitting in a car and public urination.
Allow me to explain.
Once we actually got to Bonnaroo and got our tent set up (which only took about seven hours total proof that God smiles on CL and all its endeavors), the first order of bidness was checking out the opening-day lineup. Superdrag was the first band I caught, which was strangely appropriate between Metallica, Pearl Jam, Chris Rock and Janeane Garofalo, acts I liked in the 9th grade are making a big comeback at Bonnaroo this year.
I'm not as familiar with Superdrag's new stuff, which they played a lot of (and which underwhelmed me, frankly), but anything off their 1996 release "Regretfully Yours" was absolute audio gold.
We skipped MGMT and most of Battles (who we heard the last part of while waiting in line, and it sounded awesome and I wish I could have been more adjacent to the stage) for two trips to the comedy tent, which was a hard decision, but one that paid off in two big ways:
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Maybe you have to be high or just extremely intoxicated to enjoy a Kenny Crucial performance. Unfortunately, I was neither of these things when I saw Mack Messiah at the Drunken Unicorn on Wednesday, May 21.
Despite his status as a local music icon, there was nothing profound or amazing about Crucials performance, and his attempts to be the intense rock star figure made him look insane, and not in a good, crazy rock and roll way. A heavy air of unease jostled everyone in the room. The typical hipsters were there, coolly sipping their PBRs, only this time they were clutching them tightly with fear. Instead of dancing to the music they looked confused and uncomfortable, shifting from side to side, trying unsuccessfully to nod their heads to the Casio beat.
Looks of sheer disbelief and confusion spread throughout the room as Crucial resembled a deranged mole from the Whac-a-Mole game at Chuck E. Cheese the one youre supposed to bop with a mallet. Veins bulging and eyes wide, instead of popping out of a hole, he was popping up and down behind his music stand.
The music was not bad, and I actually enjoyed myself more when Crucial wasnt screaming/singing. Their sound was a mutant hybrid of glam rock, psychedelic pop, and I would assume funk since one of the songs was titled Funky Like Your Daddy. It would have been fun and easy to dance to if everyone wasnt so focused on Crucial, wondering what crazy thing he was going to do next. The saving grace of the performance was 18-year-old bass, keytar and omnicord player Monika Julien, who stood out even above the supposedly legendary Crucial. Julien met Crucial at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin. According to her, the two hit it off and soon began practicing together. Wednesday was the first time Julien had performed with Mack Messiah, but she has been a member of local experimental hardcore band When Rocky Beat the Russian for about a year now.
Fiercely hunched over while playing her omnichord, Julien was really into what she was doing and it was obvious through her prevailing sound and the modest smile on her face. Not modest at all, Crucial was really into what he was doing as well; however, he was obviously more into himself. Instead of a modest smile, he screamed at the audience and ended the show with his fists pumping in the air shouting, Bow to me!
Red faced and eyes full of rage, he no longer resembled the deranged but harmless Chuck E. Cheese mole. In fact, he suddenly looked more like the devil himself and after that little escapade, the band might best be served by calling itself Mack Lucifer.
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I'm not sure who's getting the tickets. I called three winners, but none have called me back yet. My great-grandfather used to tell me, "Andisheh, never trust a fan of Canadian folk-rock." I finally know what he meant.
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The romantic ideal -- finding a burning tenor player at 2 in the morning in a smoky, hole-in-the-wall jazz club, whose playing transcends mere notes and rhythms -- may well be the best way to hear jazz, but the music has also flourished in concert halls, university venues and outdoor festivals. Plenty of inspired moments have been heard in these larger arenas, and pianist Benny Green and saxophonist James Moody have both been awe-inspiring when performing in a football stadium in Idaho.
The musicians were joined by singer Nnenna Freelon, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, bass player Derrick Hodge and drummer Kendrick Scott Friday at Symphony Hall for a tour celebrating 50 years of the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Unfortunately for the musicians, something seemed cold about the room, and none of them were quite able to piece together snippets of inspiration into a cohesive set.
The octogenarian Moody, with ample comic support from Green, launched into his puckish singing routine "Benny's From Heaven," to uproarious applause. And Hodge joined Freelon for a delicate and swinging duet on "Skylark," but these moments were too few. Blanchard closed the concert with readings from his Grammy-winning rumination on New Orleans.
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"We on some black hipster shit in here!" announced Wil May, host for the hip-hop showcase "Perfect Attendance." Yes, it's true: Atlanta's black hipsters are back and in full force. For the past several months, they've been organizing concerts and parties with the fervor of punk rock bands. Rarely a week goes by without a show featuring either Proton, Gripplyaz or Hollyweerd. Typically, all three were on the Perfect Attendance lineup.
Perfect Attendance was held at the Drunken Unicorn Friday, Feb. 8. It was presented by Fadia Kader's Come Up Kids crew, and much of the two-hour showcase featured Jaspects as both lead performer and backing band. Several of the scene's players were either performing or were in the audience, including Battery 5, Kid Kaos and others. Perfect Attendance was just the latest of dozens of events seeking to inflate the ATL hip-hop buzz to record levels, but it was as good an opportunity as any to see what the hype was all about.
DJ KLEVER (LEFT) AND TITTSWORTH: Don't stop believin'.
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After turning the Royal from a second-string contestant for celebrity photo-ops into a favored hangout for Atlanta's '80s babies, Sloppy Seconds has moved to MJQ, and will now happen there the second Saturday of every month. Last Saturday, Dec. 8, event svengali Caleb Gauge brought his star client, DJ Klever (whom he manages), and Washington, D.C.'s Tittsworth for the first installment. The two turntablists party rocked on four Serato-powered turntables, and flew from Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" to Three 6 Mafia's "Stay Fly."
Freelance party photographer the Midnight Socialite, whom Rodney Carmichael spoke to for CL's Oct. 4 issue, took a few photos of the party. Check out the flicks below, and then visit the Midnight Socialite's website for an extended look at his work.
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The five companies, which cut dividends so far in 2009, will most likely be booted out of the index at the annual December reconstitution.
Back in February, General Electric (GE) lowered its quarterly payment to $0.10 from $0.31/share for the first time since 1938 in an effort to save 9 billion dollars annually and maintain its AAA rating.
On February 5, the board of State Street (STT) announced that they would be cutting the quarterly dividend from $0.24/share to $0.01/share. STT joined the ranks of other financial institutions such as Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C) with in this move to bolster liquidity.
On February 25 Gannett (GCI) slashed its quarterly dividends by 90% to $0.04/share. The company is responding to the recession in US and UK by reducing the payout to shareholders, which will save it close to $325 million/year. The new dividend is a cent and a half lower than its first dividend in 1967 of $0.054/share. The move comes about a month after company executives said they would meet to evaluate the dividend.
In early march US Bancorp (USB) board of directors cut the quarterly dividends by 88% to $0.05/share. The move wasn't surprising since USB couldn't cover its previous payment of $0.425 for the last two quarters. In November, USB received $6.6 billion from TARP. In December the bank failed to increase its dividend to shareholders for the first time 37 years.
When Pfizer (PFE) announced its intention to acquire pharmaceuticals rival Wyeth (WYE) in order to extend its portfolio of drugs, the company cut its dividend payment in half. This helped the company keep cash in order to finance the deal. A consortium of banks has also provided commitments for a total of $22.5 billion in debt, $22.5 billion in cash and 23 billion in equity.
Despite the fact that these companies are still members of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index, they will be removed from it by the end of the year. Although Value Investors could find some of them attractive at current levels, dividend growth investors have little incentive to acquire any of them until new policies of consistent dividend growth, supported by healthy increases in the bottom line, are being implemented.
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Cross-Cultural Differences in Mental Representations of Time: Evidence From an Implicit Nonlinguistic Task
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2010.01105.x
Copyright © 2010 Cognitive Science Society, Inc.
Cognitive Science
Volume 34, Issue 8, pages 1430–1451, November 2010
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Fuhrman, O. and Boroditsky, L. (2010), Cross-Cultural Differences in Mental Representations of Time: Evidence From an Implicit Nonlinguistic Task. Cognitive Science, 34: 1430–1451. doi: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2010.01105.x
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- Received 5 May 2009; received in revised form 15 January 2010; accepted 17 January 2010
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Across cultures people construct spatial representations of time. However, the particular spatial layouts created to represent time may differ across cultures. This paper examines whether people automatically access and use culturally specific spatial representations when reasoning about time. In Experiment 1, we asked Hebrew and English speakers to arrange pictures depicting temporal sequences of natural events, and to point to the hypothesized location of events relative to a reference point. In both tasks, English speakers (who read left to right) arranged temporal sequences to progress from left to right, whereas Hebrew speakers (who read right to left) arranged them from right to left, replicating previous work. In Experiments 2 and 3, we asked the participants to make rapid temporal order judgments about pairs of pictures presented one after the other (i.e., to decide whether the second picture showed a conceptually earlier or later time-point of an event than the first picture). Participants made responses using two adjacent keyboard keys. English speakers were faster to make "earlier" judgments when the "earlier" response needed to be made with the left response key than with the right response key. Hebrew speakers showed exactly the reverse pattern. Asking participants to use a space-time mapping inconsistent with the one suggested by writing direction in their language created interference, suggesting that participants were automatically creating writing-direction consistent spatial representations in the course of their normal temporal reasoning. It appears that people automatically access culturally specific spatial representations when making temporal judgments even in nonlinguistic tasks.


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Ed. note: In advance of each Fantasy BASS Fishing event, a cast of Bassmaster and BASS Times editors and writers as well as a few Tour insiders will weigh-in with their picks for the forthcoming tournament. Here's our experts' thoughts on the first Bassmaster Major event of the 2006 CITGO Bassmaster Tournament Trail on Texas' Eagle Mountain Lake and Lake Worth.
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HOW IT WORKS Our host of pundits come from varied sources and choose five anglers they believe will compete for the tournament title. Each pundit earns ten points for each of their anglers that makes the cut of 12 anglers and 20 points for picking the tournament winner. Scores are tallied after each tournament and carry over to the next, until one of them is crowned the champion at the end of the season. While pundits are not bound by the 50-point salary cap that you, as a BASS Fantasy Fishing manager, are, their thoughts and insights into the strengths of professional anglers and familiarity with the lakes being fished, as well as inside information gleaned from just doing their jobs, may help you select anglers to your roster.
LAST EVENT BASS INSIDER editor Craig Lamb continued his domination of the pundits with a 30-point performance, which opened his lead to 205 points. The next closest is Huntsville Times writer Alan Clemons, who also scored 30 points and has 175 total points for the season. Clemons vaulted ahead of ESPNOutdoors television host Mark Zona and Bassmaster senior writer Louie Stout who each scored 10 points. On the outside of those four pundits, the rest of the field is on the outside looking in at this point and had better make a move soon or else the leaders will be too far ahead to catch!
Individual picks:
Kernan | Zona | Reid | Hall | Stout | Clemons | Lynn | Lamb
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alt="Kernan">John Kernan
Co-host, BassCenter
Total pundit points: 120
Michael Iaconelli, Runnemede, N.J If there's one thing you can say about Ike right now, it's that he is the most consistent fisherman on the planet.
Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich. It might not be lake Lewisville, but remember what he did in Texas last year during that E-50.
Greg Hackney, Gonzales, La. The Hack Attack already has one win this year in the great state of Texas, I wouldn't be surprised to see him back near the top again.
Gary Klein, Weatherford, Texas My hometown pick.
Jason Quinn, Lake Wylie, S.C. Another consistent performer this year.
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alt="Zona">Mark Zona
ESPNOutdoors television commentator
Total pundit points: 170
Dean Rojas, Grand Saline, Texas Kind of had his first hiccup of the year at Clarks Hill. I don't look for that trend to continue at Eagle Mountain. He's done well there before which should give him a slight advantage.
Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla. Hot shallow crankin' time is what this guy's all about. Seems when the weather starts getting sticky Evers fires it up.
Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich. It's safe to say he hasn't had a good run of luck lately, BUT he's KVD ... 'nuff said!
Greg Hackney, Gonzales, La. Boat Docks + jig bite = Hackney.
Takahiro Omori, Emory, Tex. Another shallow cranker that could be a monster to contain.
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alt="Reid">Trey Reid
Field reporter, BassCenter
Total pundit points: 120
Greg Hackney, Gonzales, La. The format for these Majors really suits Hackney. The last time he competed in this type event was the 2004 Elite 50 Series, and he finished in the top 10 in three of the four events. He'll catch the fish to make the cut, and once on Lake Worth, he'll use his uncanny ability to quickly read the water and figure out the fish to be among Sunday's contenders. Beyond that, don't forget that Hackney was absent from last year's "bonus" tournaments because BASS uses a three-year points total for qualification, and Hackney was only in his second year on tour. He will be looking to make a statement in the Majors.
Takahiro Omori, Emory, Tex. This T.O. will make more noise than that other one who now plays down the road in Dallas. Even though BASS has never held an event on Eagle Mountain, Omori is one of the anglers with some history here. In a non-BASS event last summer, he finished 7th.
Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich. Will the real Kevin VanDam show up? Or will it be that guy who barely made the Day Three cut at Clarks Hill? I'm going with the KVD who blasted the competition in last year's Elite 50s. Like Hackney, he's very good at this format.
Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla. He tends to fish well in Texas, most notably an 11th on Amistad to open the season and a fifth in last year's E-50 at Lewisville. And like Takahiro, he has some recent history on this lake, finishing sixth at the Cabela's Top Gun last summer.
Kevin Wirth, Crestwood, Ky. He's made three top-10s in six events this season (including the Classic), and he's due a big payday like the one they'll be handing out here. I also like the fact he was 11th in the Elite 50 on Lewisville a year ago. Plus, if he wins, there'll be Early Times for all.
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alt="Hall">James Hall
Editor, Bassmaster
Total pundit points: 135
Winners: 0 | Top 6 finishers: 2 | Top 12: 3
This Texas stop could be the toughest fishing the Elite Sereis pros face all year. This fishery isn't the best in Texas and it's quite low. That said, I feel like the winner will be the guy who is most successful at plucking bass from baot docks – the only cover in the lake left in the water.
Michael Iaconelli, Runnemede, N.J I have no idea if Ike has ever even fished a dock, but don't mess with a guy on a roll.
Aaron Martens, California/Alabama I have a feeling the postspawn Texas bass may be a bit finicky. If this is the case, Martens will find a two-inch lure in his box that nobody has ever heard of and catch 'em in a way nobody has ever tried.
Alton Jones, Waco, Texas Tough to bet against this guy: Hometown boy, has momentum, has likely fished the lakes before.
Denny Brauer, Camdenton, Mo. Time to go retro. Daddy Brauer is having a heck of a year and has caught more fish from docks than anyone else fishing this tourney. Plus, he seems to rise to the occasion when big money is on the line.
Brooks Rogers, Quitman, Texas My darkhorse pick for the event, this Texan can flip docks with the best of 'em and he's due for a top finish.
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alt="stout">Louie Stout
Senior Writer, Bassmaster
Total pundit points: 170
Michael Iaconelli, Runnemede, N.J He's focused and thrives in this kind of environment.
Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich. KVD has had his problems this year, but the man excels in big money, small field events.
Brent Chapman, Shawnee, Kan. He won a big tournament here last fall so he should have confidence.
Gerald Swindle, Hayden, Ala. He's fished Eagle before and knows how to catch spotted bass.
Davy Hite, Prosperity, S.C. The month of May has been good to him. It's produced three of his six regular season BASS victories and both of his Angler of Year titles were locked up with strong May finishes.
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alt="Clemons">Alan Clemons
Outdoors Editor
The Huntsville (Ala.) Times
Total pundit points: 175
The gauntlet was tossed down at the Orlando Classic in February when Mark Zona, Brian Lynn and I agreed upon a "hair-brained" bet for the Pundits Picks this season.
Winner is in the clear. Runner-up is in the clear. Loser of the three will have "BASS" shaved into the back of their head at the 2007 Classic.
Life is good for Z-Man and me right now a third of the way into the season. However, Mr. Lynn has quite a hole to dig out of lest his short-cropped locks be carved into just a few months from now.
Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich. When conditions are tough he's tough to beat, plus VanDam has a way of climbing to the top when one of these "new" tournaments shows up on the schedule. Adding the first Bassmaster Major to his resume wouldn't look too bad.
Steve Kennedy, Auburn, Ala. Dude's on a very solid roll, especially after winning the FLW Tour event last weekend on Kentucky Lake.
Aaron Martens, California/Alabama Gut feeling he'll pull something out this week.
Kevin Wirth, Crestwood, Ky. Quietly sitting among the leaders for Angler of the Year, meaning he's been consistent this season.
Michael Iaconelli, Runnemede, N.J It became clear after the Guntersville tournament he's focused on fishing and nothing else. Figuring out two lakes and a "hole course" format in a short time period also will be a challenge, one Ike won't back down from this week.
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alt="lynn">Brian Lynn
Associate Editor, ESPNOutdoors.com
Total pundit points: 130
Okay, while we're only halfway through the season, I'm getting desperate. I'm watching as Lamb, Clemons and Zona pull further and further ahead. Lamb may be un-freak-in' catchable but for the sake of my pride and the joy that comes from humiliating others, I have to catch Zona and/or Clemons so as to avoid a public head shaving. After whooping up on the pundits last year, I can't find my mojo. Like your favorite fantasy angler that has been frustrated by the new tournament trail, I can't seem to consistently pick a strong team.
So, for my desperate tactic this tournament, I'm going with all Texas anglers with one notable exception.
Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich. He's the notable exception. Honestly, I don't think KVD is going to do well. I think he's going to crash back to earth after his incredible run and his Clarks Hill performance is just the beginning of the end. Then again, what do I know? I'm in the third-to-last spot and KVD could bounce right back and dominate once again. Can't take that chance so he's on Team Lynn for the first-ever Major.
Gary Klein, Weatherford, Texas Living just West of the Metroplex and #3 on the all-time money list and #17 on the Power Index.
Takahiro Omori, Emory, Texas Former Classic winner and #8 on the all-time money list and #20 on the Power Index.
Alton Jones, Waco, Texas Lives South of the Metroplex and is #10 on the all-time money list and #30 on the Power Index.
Kelly Jordon, Mineola, Texas Lake Fork angler, which is just East of the Metroplex. Sitting at #12 on the Power Index.
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Editor, BASS INSIDER
Total pundit points: 205
Rick Clunn, Ava, Mo. This is a tournament for the hottest sticks and angling greats, right? Remember how skilled Clunn is at patterning fish in a hurry on strange water? As in his four Classic wins?
Michael Iaconelli, Runnemede, N.J He proved last year at the Dardanelle Elite 50 that he's the "junk fisherman extraordinaire." And this lake reeks of junk, as in the technique. Plus, he's the hottest thing on the tour. Why not? Never give up!
Dean Rojas, Grand Saline, Texas Word has it the upper reaches of Eagle Mountain have reeds. Hmm. Aren't there reeds in Lake Havasu and other western fisheries where this home boy boy hails from? Sounds like the perfect setting for Kermit to be skipped through the Texas tules. Oh yeah, almost forgot: He's fifth in AOY and the PI. Not bad.
Aaron Martens, California/Alabama I'm going with Aaron because he excels in tough, uncertain conditions like the guys might face on Eagle Mountain. The description of this lake, to a certain extent, reads like the West Coast impoundments where he cut his bass fishing teeth.
Gary Klein, Weatherford, Texas Here's my home boy pick. But Klein, like Clunn, likes the challenge of fishing on strange, new water when he's going rod-to-rod with his peers.


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- Laundry facilities
- Microwave
- Outdoor pool
- Refrigerator
- Sofa bed
Available in all rooms: Wired internet access ( USD 6 per night )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( USD 6 per day )
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Cable TV service
- Ceiling fan
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- DVD player
- Free local calls
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Second bathroom
- Separate sitting area
- Shower/tub combination
- Sofa bed
- Television
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Nearby Things to Do
- Golfing nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 25
Special check-in instructions:
- Monday - Saturday: 9 AM - 6 PM
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
The individual making the reservation must be 25 years of age or older and must occupy the rental property the entire term of the reservation. Singles under 25 years of age are prohibited unless accompanied by parent or legal guardian. Restrictions may apply regarding the number of people that may accompany a parent or legal guardian.
During the spring break vacation period, the age policy will be strictly enforced and identification of all guests will be examined at check-in. If guests are not 25 or older, the full amount of stay will be forfeited; no refunds. Occupancy limits in guestrooms are strictly enforced. Chaperoned groups are prohibited. Please contact the resort for Spring Break Security Deposit information using the information provided in the booking confirmation.
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 6 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 6 per day (rates may vary)
Hotel Name
- Sterling Resorts Huntington Sea
- Sterling Resorts Huntington Sea Condo
- Sterling Resorts Huntington Sea Condo Miramar Beach
- Sterling Resorts Huntington Sea Miramar Beach
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Daily Complimentary Beach Service
Book a stay and receive complimentary use of 2 beach chairs and an umbrella daily per reservation.
May be combined with other offers.


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