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Jan 07 2011

It’s In The Bag

The key to survival is being prepared, and part of prepping for any disaster — whether it’s a natural one or the zombies-trying-to-eat-your-brains kind — is ensuring that you have the right supplies. After all, when all hell breaks loose, you probably won’t be able to swing by your local grocery store to pick up all of the stuff you forgot.

Many survivalists think ahead and create special disaster supply kits. Generally referred to as “bug-out bags” or “GO bags”, these portable collections are meant to hold about three days worth of supplies. In the case of an actual zombie apocalypse, it’s likely that you’d need more than that, but three days is a pretty good start.

Due to the number of actual living people already roaming outside our building, I’m fairly certain that the Lab would be one of the last places I’d want to be if zeds start walking around. Despite this, I got to thinking; if we had an official bug-out bag here at the studio, what would be in it? And what would everyone contribute to it?

I decided to find out.

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Written by Wonder Russell · Categorized: News, Research

Dec 16 2010

Monsoon Season In Arizona

Congratulations. It’s the zombie apocalypse, and you’re a million times more prepared than the average latte-drinking commuter or TV-addicted layabout. You’ve got some food, some medicine, a knife, and something for cracking skulls. Hey, maybe you even have print-outs of some handy how-to guides for things like building your own gas-powered electrical generator. Maybe you’ve got some experience with wilderness survival.

On top of all that, you’ve actually given this some thought. So instead of panicking or freezing with uncertainty, you’ve got a plan to follow.

If anyone’s going to survive, it’s gonna be you. And that means you face the big question: how much should you help other people? Can you really afford to share that water? Do you dare try to figure out where those cries for help are coming from?

Well, I think we all know the reasons to be selfish: there are no second chances. You simply won’t be able to save everyone. Besides, you’re no help to anyone if you’re dead. For that matter, you’re actually a threat to them. Still, in the spirit of the holidays, I’d like to offer this little argument in favor of helping out strangers, even in times of crisis. And no, it’s not going to be an appeal to your better nature or a reiteration of some abstract principle of strength with unity. To me, it comes down to one thing: monsoon season in Arizona.

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Written by Phinney · Categorized: News, Research

Nov 03 2010

The Way You Make Me Feel

I don’t like MMOs.

I love the idea of MMOs. The idea of playing in a massive, persistent world with my best friends and folks from all over the world is incredibly appealing. Current MMOs offer the world, and tons of players, but I’m an action gamer and that’s just not what MMOs are right now.

I’ve been dreaming about what an MMO could be since I was a n00b designer. In my mind I always pictured piling into a car with my friends and tearing off into a massive world. They would lean out of the car, shooting and swinging bats.

Why aren’t MMOs really like that?

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Written by Wonder Russell · Categorized: News, Research, Studio, Team Zed

Sep 24 2010

It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

With the passing of the equinox, fall is finally here. The sun and the warmth have begun their yearly retreat, giving the rain and the gloom free rein over the Seattle skies, and even here in the Evergreen State, soon the leaves of the city trees will be turning and bathing the streets in a red and gold carpet of autumnal splendor. But these things are just the backdrop. The real beauty is that for the next two months, the world will be ready to fully embrace its love of all things dark and scary and creepy.

In short, it’s zombie season.

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Written by Phinney · Categorized: News, Research

Sep 16 2010

Juice

Steve ran across this story on Lifehacker the other day.

Is this really efficient enough to be practical? I don’t know, but I do know that it’s awesome. Once the power grid goes down and zombies are roaming the streets, electricity is gonna be in short supply and the more ways you know to get around that, the better. Let’s face it, despite the fact that shake-to-charge flashlights exist, most still use batteries.

And darkness isn’t your friend.

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Written by Phinney · Categorized: News, Research

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