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Naruto Uncut Boxed Set, Volume 2

Written by yanglu on March 31, 2009 14:18
America's Next Supermodel, American Idol (side bar: why is the US obsessed with putting ‘America' or ‘American' in the title of everything, are they afraid they will wake up and forget who they are? - I do have a theory on this,,, but moving on), BioWare holding public casing calls for fans to be faces in the game, SOE looking of EQesque babes This is an attitude (deeper than that, it's a disposition) which I'd suggest is rooted in developer practice generally, and computer games developer practice specificallyIt is a view which recognizes that which is scripted, modeled, or otherwise generated according to the practice of software development as seemingly both the (only) site of creativity and (therefore) the ultimate locus of value. 

Cheap FFXI Gil are on hot sale on all servers, especially on American serversThey looked friendly enough--at least, no one had fruit ready to throw at usIt was simply kind of surreal, after reading the comments on TN this past week and hearing other things at the conference about the problems with game studies and developer/academic relations

After our "high energy" presentation, the questions were even strangerSomeone asked why humanities research got left out, and we had to say that we couldn't find it to be directly relevant on our top 10 list of bulleted pointsIan made the point, and I agreed, that doing the research for this panel made us think differently about academic researchWhile I'm not going to say that what we've done personally has no value, it was a definite challenge to try and make it *directly relevant* in a BULLETED POINT for developersAnd there are huge gaps in what we don't knowWhere is the research about sports games, to take just one example? Anyway, the point is, I enjoyed the exercise, and learned a lot from itI hope the audience did as well

But overall, I like to think that the attendance demonstrates that developers are interested in what academics might be able to tell them (again I will point out: no fruit was thrown)And all week, I talked with developers who were interested in what was going on with research, from the smallest to the largest companiesMaybe the issue is the "larger" communityIt's always easy to abstract and oversimplify at that levelBut I know that on an individual level, there are real conversations and collaborations going onI don't want this to turn into some rosy "it's better than we think" or "can't we all just get along" thing, but I do think that perhaps the situation is not as dire as it's hyped to beBut then again, I haven't gotte my evals back yet




Naruto Uncut Boxed Set, Volume 2 Reviews

As Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura struggle in battle in the Land of Waves, they must come to terms with the often-painful reality of being a ninjaA little bit older, wiser and stronger, the three return to the Hidden Leaf Village only to face their next challenge: the Chunin Exam! A horde of young ninjas has gathered from all over to participate, all with their own special brand of ninjutsuIs Naruto ready to take the next step in his journey to become the greatest shinobi ever?

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Naruto, everybody's favorite hyperactive knucklehead, and his fellow ninja-in-training Sakura and Sosuke complete their first major mission in this popular martial arts comedy-adventureWhile Sakura defends the bridge builder and Kakashi grapples with renegade assassin Zabuza, Naruto and Sosuke have to put aside their personal animosity to tackle Haku, Zabuza's super-fast, needle-throwing cohortHaku employs a secret jutsu to conjure a mirrored structure of ice that enables him to shift among multiple reflections, like Rita Hayworth in The Lady from ShanghaiThe filmmakers suggest that Naruto may have the resources to achieve his dream of becoming Hokage (head ninja) when a seal leaks some of the power of the nine-tailed fox demon trapped within his bodyOnce the fight on the bridge ends, Naruto, Sosuke and Sakura must prepare for the Chunin exams, which will allow them to advance to the next stage of trainingJunior ninja from the Hidden Nations of Sound, Rain, Water Fall, Sand, and Wind assemble in Leaf VillageAll the other candidates have much more experience than the home-town rookies, but Sosuke's icy excellence immediately attracts challengersAnnoyed at the attention Sosuke's receiving, Naruto reverts to his trademark mixture of braggadocio and clumsinessThe exams are designed to eliminate all but the most promising ninja, and the candidates must figure out just what they're being tested onOnly the best will survive: Believe it! (Unrated, suitable for ages 12 and older: violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

14The Number One Hyperactive, Knucklehead Ninja Joins the Fight, 15Zero Visibility: The Sharingan Shatters, 16The Broken Seal, 17White Past: Hidden Ambition, 18The Weapons Known as Shinobi, 19The Demon in the snow, 20A New Chapter Begins: The Chunin Exam! 21Identify Yourself: Powerful New Rivals, 22Chunin Challenge: Rock Lee vsSasuke, 23Genin Takedown! All Nine Rookies Face Off! 24Start Your Engines: The Chunin Exam Begins! 25The Tenth Question: All or Nothing!)