Survival Ball: Making the Game, in 1716 Hours

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by lopespm • 7 years ago

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DonHopkins• 7 years ago

I sure hope Halliburton doesn't sue them for infringing on their SurvivaBall trademark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3a3XBnMe5Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUVgVEZx7U

tantalor• 7 years ago

Note: not actually Halliburton, or real

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/movies/07yes.html

ymse• 7 years ago

I recommend skipping the article and jump straight to the movie if you have the time: https://archive.org/details/The.Yes.Men.Fix.The.World.P2P.Ed...

It was released under a Creative Commons license on recommendation from the EFF, so that the U.S. House of Chambers could not stop it (yes, they tried!).

The movie is a documentary of sorts, featuring two people who go to conferences posing as high-profile businesses, promoting oft-ridiculous products to make a point...the only problem is, people keep taking them seriously (even Halliburtons SurvivaBall).

At one point they end up live on BBC news and inadvertently wipes $1B+ off a companys public stock value.

It is hilarious, and well worth the watch.

diziet• 7 years ago

I like the way the anti-aliasing is done along with the art style.

cableshaft• 7 years ago

This is a really interesting breakdown of how it developed over time and I love how the levels are so distinct. The treadmill level in particular looks really cool and creative. Here's to hoping it'll eventually come out on the Nintendo Switch, since that's the easiest place I can do couch co-op (I still bought a copy for PC as well).

Survival Ball: Making the Game, in 1716 Hours

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