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Recently, one of my friends recommended that I try playing AudioSurf. I’ve heard the name before, but never really looked into just what it was. I finally decided I should give it a go, and I downloaded the demo.

I’m hooked.

Basically, you load a song from your computer and the song is analyzed. The course you run is based on the song — more mellow parts are slower and simple, but the intense parts are faster. Your goal is to collect colored blocks into your grid — trying to get three in a row in some way to eliminate them. It sounds a bit weird, but play it through a couple of times and it will make sense.

Admittedly, it does cost $10 and isn’t freeware, but it’s definitely worth it. I bought it on Steam, and I rarely ever buy games these days. I’ve been playing it almost nonstop.

If you’re looking for a fun game that uses your music, it’s definitely worth looking into. Check it out here.

I thought I had found a new and exciting agame, but after asking a bunch of my firends if they’ve heard of it, I found out it’s old news. I’m usually the one who finds out about weird little Internet games (see: Fantastic Contraption), but somehow I’d overlooked this one.

If you’re into metal, Opeth is a great band to use songs from, since they have so many transitions in their songs. The popular songs that the game lists are also pretty good too.

Since finding out about it, a lot of teachers have developed a vendetta against Wikipedia. I’ve known lots of kids who use it as their only source in a research paper, and teachers go bonkers when they see that. This is because Wikipedia is editable by anyone, making it an unreliable source for a formal report.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Wikipedia as much as the average person. Like any Internet hipster, I look up information on Wikipedia all the time. I know how much the regulars over there guard pages against any harm, but I also know that anyone who looks around long enough will find some incorrect fact on a page. I have found many, and I regret to say that Wikipedia isn’t as flawless as we’d all like it to be.

Now that teachers wag their fingers at Wikipedia as a source, it’s time to go back to the old-fashioned way of finding information online without it. Keep reading »