Bullet Hell games are crazy. Their onslaught of lasers, bullets, aka DAKKA, seems overwhelming or even IMPOSSIBLE to the uninitiated. Is playing these games an elaborate and stressful mastery of patterns and strategy? Or could it instead be a form of meditation? Maybe the way to find your way through the dakka is to fall into a mental autopilot in the face of complexity, finding harmony within the haze. Is this wild overstimulation a form of modern meditation? Watch the episode and find out more!
—————————————-————————–
Listen beautiful relax classics on our Youtube channel.
Project for Awesome 2013!!!!! http://www.projectforawesome.com/
—————————————-————————–
Some shmups y’all recommended on twitter!
(I definitely lost a good amount of time playing RotMG and Luftrauser)
Bullet Heaven http://www.kongregate.com/games/kupo707/bullet-heaven
Realm of the Mad God http://www.realmofthemadgod.com/
Frantic 2 http://www.kongregate.com/games/polymerrabbit/frantic-2
Bullet Audyssey http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/584352
Visitan http://www.kongregate.com/games/abagames/visitan
rRootage http://workram.com/games/rrootage/
Noiz2sa http://workram.com/games/noiz2sa/
Upgrade Complete! http://www.kongregate.com/games/armorgames/upgrade-complete
Luftrauser http://not.vlambeer.com/luftrauser/
ChoRenSha http://www.shmups.com/reviews/chorensha/index.html
—————————————-————————–
Music:
“Europe” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Carry on Carillon” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
Level 5: Room for the Homeless
http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm
“Bouncy Castle” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“:P” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
Binaerpilot “Geeks”
http://bit.ly/10N0UBf
“Squarehead” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
Outsider “Explore”
http://bit.ly/197EQnY
StatueofDiveo “Final Days”
http://bit.ly/GYljwI
Chiptune – Kenzalol
http://bit.ly/15vKwpN
EatMe
http://bit.ly/17ludvN
—————————————-—————————–
Come hang out in the Idea Channel IRC!
http://bit.ly/138EHBh
Check out the Idea Channel SubReddit!
http://bit.ly/GNklUq
Support Idea Channel on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/pbsideachannel
—————————————-—————————–
Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise:
Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever)
Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com
Idea Channel Facebook!
http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel
Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta)
Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)
_______________________________
Want some more Idea Channel?
Do “Digital Natives” Exist?
Your Questions Answered!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApaGQ…
Sandwiches, Modernity, and Lyrics: A Thanksgiving Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD4TD…
