...configuration required to play the game. Production Details If you’re writing a treatment as part of a pitch to a publisher, it’s essential to say not only what the game will be like, but who will develop it and when, and what it will cost to develop. Good game ideas might be common, but good development teams are rare; the publisher will want to see evidence that you have the resources and experience to get the job done. Current Status Start by letting the publisher know where you are now. If you have actually begun some prototype work or proof-of-concept work, say so and indicate what features it contains. If the game is still no more than a gleam in your eye, leave this section out. Completed prototype demonstrating military (but not psychic) game features. Includes: 3D landscape with moving water and foliage, bridges, buildings, vehicles. Player characters with visible differences, motion-captured animations, variety of movement modes. Development Team List the names and qualifications of your key people. Indicate what role each will play in the project. Don’t include their entire résumés; nobody will read all that. Instead, give a one-paragraph synopsis of each person’s history, including who they’ve worked for, in what position, and what games they already have credited to them. Include their education only if it’s relevant and recent; producers are much more interested in knowing that someone has shipped a successful product than in where he went to school. Don’t include...
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...Julian Rangel Miss Ramos English IV-6 October 21, 2015 Extrasensory Perception: Descriptive Phrase The introductory paragraph consists of five complete sentences. The first sentence is the thesis statement, and it must be compound: Complex. The next four sentences will cover the four Roman numerals. There should be one sentence per Roman numeral. Then you will type the body of your paper, one paragraph per letter for a total of eight body paragraphs. Mind reading or telepathy is the sending and receiving from human to human by means other than the bodies physical senses. Also, telepathy suggests that we have other physical senses other than seeing, hearing, taste, feeling, and smell, which makes us capable of sensing and receiving the mental images and emotions of other human being. Most people call this extrasensory perception, ESP for short. Tele is from the Greek word meaning far off or the distance and the root word pathy is the Greek word meaning to feel something from a distance. Some people think telepathy is telepathy is fake while other people think it’s just people being able to predict someone’s behavior because they know them well (Lance 5). Telepathy is not just an alternative form of communication that only a few highly developed individuals can use. We all unknowingly use it on a daily basis to supplement our verbal communication. Whenever we explain something to somebody, our thoughts telepathically convey impressions which supplement our words. This helps other...
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...How to Develop Psychic Abilities Some people believe we all have psychic abilities. Some of us may have more natural abilities than others, the same way that some of us seem inclined towards music or mathematics. But just like any other skill, psychic abilities can be trained and enhanced. The following exercise can help to increase your natural psychic skills. Meditate. Experiment with various techniques until you find one that feels right for you. Keep a healthy diet. Remember, there is no right way or wrong way to perform meditation. It is only important that you are able to relax and focus your mind. If you continue the practice of meditation for any length of time, you will begin to notice the existence of your own spiritual energy. It is the connection to your spiritual self which provides intuitive information. Strengthening the connection to your spiritual self will result in an increase of your psychic abilities Meditation is most important for psychic abilities. It can help you in many walks of life-for instance, if your child has trouble reading teach him to meditate and they often get better. It may seem odd but it helps a lot. Try to be more aware of your surroundings. Upon waking in the morning, make an effort to lie still for a few minutes without opening your eyes. Try to notice as many sounds, textures and smells as possible before you decide to open your eyes. This exercise, if carried out for several weeks, can greatly help to increase your levels of...
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...Psychic Mediums Psychic mediums are humans with what is perceived as paranormal power, giving them the supposed ability to view a portion of your future, past or present life. They rely on reading the person in front of them and the energy that is not viewable to others to give their visitors what they believe they have come for. Mediums use clairaudience to mentally hear (faculty of perceiving by sound), clairvoyance to see (faculty of perceiving things), claircognizance to know (psychic knowledge) and clairsentience to feel (psychic feelings only the medium feels) messages from spirits. Being discussed in this paper are many famous psychic mediums like Theresa Caputo, James Van Praagh and Craig Hamilton-Parker. Some may argue that physic mediums are frauds, while some may argue that their powers are entirely real. In my opinion, human ignorance can overpower reality. As stated prior, many believe that physic mediums are deceptive, as they could easily give an inquirer a very brief message about their future or loved one that may apply to many. However, those who visit a medium and are given these general messages that apply may from then on have an unrelenting faith in their ability. Although there may be no scientific way to prove that their claim is accurate or not, if their declarations do not fall drastically short of the truth, the individual receiving their message would not feel the need to disprove them. How did they find these things out? Who told them? And why...
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... Paranormal refers to something that is cannot be scientifically explained. Paranormal experiences include things like hallucinations, mystical experiences, out of body experiences, telepathic experiences, psychokinetic experiences and lucid dreaming. According to Targ, Schlitz & Irwin (2000) 35 – 50 % of people say they have had a telepathic experience and 20% report being regular lucid dreamers according to LaBerge & Gackenbach (2000). More than 30 % of people believe in dreams predicting the future and 40% of people believe in telepathy Schott B. (2007). There is research into anomalistic psychology to see why these numbers are relatively high for events that seem to be scientifically impossible. One explanation is the cognitive deficit hypothesis which is broken down in to multiple cognitive processes like perception and memory. It explains how these processes do not work properly and therefore may make a person susceptible to believe in the paranormal. Misperception is a cognitive bias which people perceive something different to the truth. Apophenia means to perceive meaning in randomness or connecting event that don’t relate, this is often used to explain anomalous experiences. What this means is people may see something and their mind tries to create a meaning or a connection when there isn’t one. A newer study by Merckelbach and Van (2002) based on the White Christmas experiment showed that among 44 undergraduate students, those who pressed the button when they thought...
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...Psychic tests are best done with friends and do not have to be a serious event. In fact, a spirit of play and openness is the best because it facilitates access to intuition if the mind is relaxed. In addition, having friends to perform these tests validates what the senses are and provides feedback to help enhance the effectiveness of the experience. And if one does for a study group, it's always more fun to have friends to explore the mysterious lands. The efforts of the group always give faster results and allow a concentration of efforts and energies. When psychic tests are done, the main asset measured and measured is the intuition of one. Intuition, as well as imagination, is very important when it comes to testing. This image may be...
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...Grim Fandango, Brutal Legend, and Full Throttle, with humor, Schafer provides a significant bonus for the player, rewarding them with hilarious cutscenes and dialogue after completing a challenging task. This humor-induced gameplay is reiterated in Schafer’s cult classic, Pyschonauts. Produced by Majesco and developed by Double Fine Productions, Schafer’s Pyschonauts is a 3-D action-adventure platformer that tells the story of Razputin “Raz” Aquato, an ambitious, young boy with psychic powers and pair of trusty goggles. Recently escaping from his family circus, Raz sneaks into a “top-secret,” summer camp used to train fledgling, psychic children to master their powers and eventually become “psychonauts,” specialized agents who use their psychic powers to fight evil. Attempting to absorb as much knowledge as he can in the little time before his father arrives to take him home, Raz soon discovers that evil and deception are afoot at Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp and he must use his newly acclaimed psychic powers to save the day. To teach and entertain the player, Schafer manipulates particular designing attributes to enhance the experience of Pyschonauts: game goals, key features, target audience, game structure, main characters, and art direction. Game goals are the purpose of a game. What is the player meant to complete or accomplish? What is the player meant to learn? In Psychonauts, the ultimate goal of the game is to progress through the entire storyline, by completing...
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...Con the Conman: How to Avoid Being Victim to Psychic Scams Around 57 percent of people believe in psychic abilities. This is why so many people reach out to psychics to receive life guidance, speak to a deceased loved one, or learn more about health concerns. However, not all psychics are the real deal. Every year, many people get scammed by fake psychics who are simply trying to make a quick buck. If you’re looking for answers from beyond, check out these scams to avoid being victim to the conman. Bad Luck Curses One of the oldest psychic scams in the book is when psychics try to scare customers with bad omens and a dark presence. They sometimes even do a vague reading to try and figure out more details of your life to convince you that they are the real deal. Then, they tell you that they can cure your bad omens for a price. After the first session, they even convince you to come back for more appointments because they believe the spell is still there. Many people have lost thousands of dollars stuck in this trap....
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...Science Fiction’s ideas have always been part of many people’s conspiracies throughout the years. Whether it is raising the dead or aliens are among us. In this paper, I will be talking about one of science fictions classic conspiracy theories, Super Soldiers. When I say Super Soldiers, I mean the kinds that were genetically enhance. I have found that when someone hears “super soldiers’ their minds automatically go to Captain America or Master Chief from the Halo game series. Captain America started as a small lanky soldier that gotten injected with some type of serum that turns him in to the perfect solider. Master Chief taken from his family as a child and was train for eight years before scientist started their genetic testing. Is the military trying to make their own Captain America and Master Chief with a few extra abilities? If so, who is leading the testing and what types of powers are they trying to give to our soldiers? To try to answer these questions I had to start with where did this conspiracy stemmed from. The Beginning of the End by Micheal T. Snyder has led me to the DARPA (the defense advanced research projects agency). Let us have a quick insight into this agency. The DARPA is an agency of the United States Department of Defense that is responsible for the development of new technologies for military use. Established in 1958 their original mission was to prevent technological surprises for example the launch of Sputnik. Over the years, the mission has expanded...
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...Research on Parapsychology and its impact on New Age Describe and evaluate a major scientific breakthrough of the past 10 years, discussing the challenges faced in developing it. Introduction Many events, phenomenon and concepts such as existence of alien and soul, channeling and telepathy, which are unexplainable, are considered to be supernatural origin. For that origin, parapsychology, which is a scientific study of paranormal behaviors and experiences, may provide the answer for us. Apart from that, new age movement, which is important for our future and started from the 1960s, is a spiritual development and relative to paranormality. Furthermore, the main concepts of new age are “We are all in one” and “our consciousnesses create our own realities”. In fact, parapsychology, which can be proven by quantum physics, makes the concept of new age more complete and persuadable. Thus, quantum physics and parapsychology, which have a strong relationship between them, make a great impact on new age. Nevertheless, the challenges are many people may think that paranormal phenomenon and these concepts are frauds and ridiculous. We will recognize these are possible and really amazing when we investigate more. This essay investigates what is parapsychology, evaluates the impact on new age and discusses the challenges faced. Background There are two main directions in parapsychology, which are Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis. In the past, there were many famous scientists...
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...watching some of these videos and reading comments and skepticism about these so called "psychics" or "healers", the only thing that would cross my mind is the ability that these men and women have to actually try and manipulate the weak minded to fill their own pockets. From the very beginning the first thing I thought was, how desperate were these people for financial gain? The believers who fell for the scams were sadly just being human and as a human, we like to put our faith in something to feel more at ease about anything that is bothering us. Which is why religion is an often easy target for scammers because there is no definite proof since it is all based on faith, and anybody willing to be credible enough to go in the lords name must be telling the truth, but the power of money is far more powerful then the faith of these "healers". Sylvia Browne on the other hand is a different story with the same context. She also uses an idea or faith which cannot be proven to make a personal gain off of others losses. In her videos, she seems absolutely sure in her readings but we find out later, almost everything she had said was false. Now, if a "real" credible psychic could come up with these accusations in front of millions and know that they are false, what would be the reason? Money! Money is the fuel source that drives the train of deceit for these people. I personally believe that these psychics or spiritual healers are absolutely fake and there is an uncountable amount of evidence...
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...While the comic do involve social commentary and such, but ultimately focused more so on much more fantasy in content. The movie tries to base itself to a believable future, and in to a much broader sense the discussion is related much more than the movie itself and covers much more about the city the movie takes place, Mega City One, a metropolis with 800 million residents “living in the ruins of the old world” where residents live with extreme poverty. Crime rates are so high, the amount of violent crimes reported, that the police force could only respond to 6% of crimes reported, and it is up to the judges, police officers who are granted the power and responsibility to “judge, jury, and executioner” on the spot, to decide. The absolute and extreme jury system in Dredd, provides a stark contrast with real world jury system, and to the point of satirical. In one scene, Dredd, the street judge, faces a standoff with a criminal who had just murdered innocents, and by following procedure he states the sentencing of the crimes, life in iso-cube without parole, and ask if he complies. Dredd then added that if he does not comply the sentence is death. (The iso-cube is a form of...
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...DEAHow was the suspect identified? How was the crime solved? What evidence was there? What could, or should, have been done differently? While reading this case about the serial murders of John Norman Collins there were a couple of things going through my mind. While there was sufficient detail on how the murders were performed, I don’t believe there was sufficient information on the evidence that was available for Collins to be incriminated. The following is information on how he was identified, how the crime was solved with the evidence that was used, and what I thought could have been done differently. It is important to note the dates of the crimes as that could interfere with any potential tests that could have been done to incriminate Collins faster. The suspect John Norman Collins was identified for various reasons. He was seen by various witnesses in the motorcycle that was identified as the transport he used for his victims, as well as the car he used. The fact the most of the murders occurred within a close proximity of each other and most had to do with East Michigan University further pointed the evidence that he was the serial murderer. Most of the murders were the same with the victims either naked or almost naked, all women, most on their menstrual cycles. Collins had had a confrontation with a woman that he had been fondling and was on her period before hand. He was disgusted and stormed off angrily. By learning the locations of the murders as well as where...
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...Benny never stole from a store again. Benny was, of course, never taught to steal thus his actions strayed away from the social norms, paying for merchandise, and his actions were coined as deviant. But because the deviant behavior only took place one time, Benny strictly only participated in primary deviation; he learned from his mistake. Secondary deviation refers to “the ways in which stigma and punishment can actually make the crime or deviance “become central facts of existence for those experiencing them, altering psychic structure, producing specialized organization of social roles and self-regarding attitudes” (Lemert, 1967). This is best exemplified by Lindsey and Tiffany (high school sophomores) who are best friends, both of which were raised to not participate in partying and drinking alcohol. Tiffany begins to befriend “the party crowd” and soon partakes in drinking alcohol along with other illegal actions.Lindsey, who feels as if she is losing her best friend, attends the next party, gets drunk, and disappoints her parents who find out the next...
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...David Berkowitz Paper Jennifer Colvin Hilbert College In class we were shown a documentary about a serial killer named David Berkowitz. David is also known as the “Son of Sam.” Berkowitz managed to frighten all of New York City when he killed six people and injured another seven in the 1970’s. “Son of Sam” had a natural urge to kill his real family, but instead attacked a 14-year old girl with a knife on Christmas Eve in 1975 (A&E Television Networks, 2014). Fortunately for her she survived the attack. Shortly after, Berkowitz committed his first crime, he had an objective to kill women for vengeance on his mother. After the first attack, David decided to use a .44 caliber gun to kill his victims instead of a knife because the knife was too personal. This continued for over a year, then he started dropping hints. He wrote letters to the police saying why he committed the crimes he did. The police discovered it was David after he got a parking ticket. The police arrested David Berkowitz on August 10, 1977. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years to life times six. David was adopted, by middle class parents, Nathan and Pearl Berkowitz. His biological mother died giving birth to him. He spent his childhood blaming himself for killing his real mom. In the Berkowitz household, David grew up having a distinct bond with his mother, Pearl, however, barely had much in common with his father, Nathan. At just 10-years old, David began to see a psychiatrist, but...
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