#Gallium Studios

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Join us 7 pm EST today to learn how to make games on #Discord, as well as to play one of the most fun - Tribunal Tactics, created by Gallium Studios CTO Tim Johnson

[sims5leaks]

Will Wright's Proxi — A video game where community-created NFTs turn players into co-creators.

Gallium Studios was founded by game industry visionaries Will Wright and Lauren Elliott. Wright forever changed what people thought games could be with his open-ended, unconventional games SimCity, The Sims, and Spore. Elliott, on the other hand, forged a new path for games that were educational in nature when he created the widely adored Carmen Sandiego series. At Gallium Studios, Wright and Elliott are once again thinking about what lies beyond the traditional game design space—but this time, they’re doing it with the community in mind. Join special guest host Greg Miller of the inimitable Kinda Funny as he talks to Wright about user-generated content, the importance of community, and how blockchain and NFTs play an integral role in the grand vision of his next masterpiece, Proxi.

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PP(ss)

SETATS:

1. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

A) PRICE OF ADMISSION- $50

B) ACCESS TO ALL UNIVERSAL PARKS IN THE DUOVERSE- 48. USATTCELLULAR:. XCODE31[UNIVERSALPARAGUAY{√UNITEDstates}].

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2. ROLLER COASTER

A) PRICE OF ADMISSION: HAVE TO HAVE GAy SEX with your sTAt(E) (ATT:√UNITEDSTATESofSLAVERY.CONm).

B) PERKS

- DESIGN YOUR OWN ROLLER COASTERS

- EACH ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE AT A UNIVERSAL/SIX FLAGS PARK OF YOUR CHOICE or CHOICES in the d-MATRIX if and only if YOU WANT THEM TO BE.

- KILL ALL PERSONS WHO DECIDE THE RIDE BUT ONLY TWO AT A TIME.

- HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO ON TO EXPERIENCE THE FUN AND SWAP OUT WITH ANOTHER TWO PERSONS OF YOUR CHOICE. BOTH FROM OUR EARTH AND MUST BE FEMALE AND BELOW THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE FOLLOWED BY THE NEW JERSEY SIX FLAGS STANDARD.

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Spore creature creator mods

“We’re really taking our time on Proxi, but now we’re actually staffing up and digging into it pretty rapidly,” said Wright. Wright thinks it could be helpful to people to to realize things, like how he associated his father with Sundays because he would take him golfing. It’s kind of strange and creepy what it knows about me.” “It picked exactly what I would have been. “I was talking to my Proxi today about kind of animal would you want to be,” He said. The comapny has to supplement that with its own data model, but the results are quite illuminating, Wright said. Wright said the tech has advanced with things like OpenAI Foundation’s GPT3 AI deep learning models. I would always remember that they would think about Thailand or Cambodia and just bicker over these different versions of the same memory,” Wright said. They traveled a lot back in the 50s before anybody else was. “My grandparents would go to my grandparents every Sunday night. For some people the memories changed radically over time. He noted how there was an experiment after 9/11 where researchers interviewed people who were near Ground Zero. The more often you every time you access a memory, you change it in fairly remarkable ways, which means memories recalled the most or the least accurate.” And it turns out, they’re learning a lot right now, there have been some amazing results in research and last five years just about memory. “But also we’ve been doing a lot of research on memories, just how they work and how you reflect on them. “There’s a rule that I’ve always gone by, which is that no game designer has ever gone wrong by overestimating the narcissism of their players,” Wright said. I asked Wright if he was building this for himself, as he is getting older. “It’s like a connected collectibles game and there is no end to it.” “Underneath, it’s all a simulation,” Elliott said. Wright spent time figuring out the neuroscience part, talking with neuroscientists and figuring out the memory model and how data could represent memories. The growing team is composed of industry veterans from companies throughout the entertainment space, including Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment, WB Games, Pixar, Second Life, and more. Gallium’s partnership with Forte will provide seamless access to blockchain and Web3 technologies such as embeddable token wallets and non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces. Gallium has partnered with Forte.io, a leading blockchain technology company to power player ownership in their games and economies. Whether it’s talking with the latest AI, or owningeverything you create, game design should always put players first.” “We’re at a point where advanced AI and the core features of blockchain technology can combine to support Will’s vision to keep players at the center of the development process. “This is a great time to be designing and publishing the next generation of simulation games and we’re happy to be partnering with Griffin to make that happen,” said Elliott, CEO. “We are thrilled to be working with Lauren and Will on their new vision for experiences that explore a player’s sense of self and subconscious a natural evolution from the team’s prior successes with such iconic franchises as The Sims, Spore & Where in the World is Carmen Santiago?” “It is a privilege to work with this level of gaming expertise and creative genius,” said Peter Levin, Managing Director at Griffin Gaming Partners, in a statement. This new investment provides Gallium Studios with the resources to grow the team, forge new partnerships, and deliver unique simulation experiences from the minds of some of the most successful designers in the gaming industry. He said the company is excited about operating on the forefront of new technologies, though Wright’s idea of blockchain is different from those supporting non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Wright said the partnership with Griffin will give the company the freedom to concentrate on core entertainment experiences that they’re passionate about building. I interviewed Wright and Elliott about their work, and once again Wright is taking games into territory where they have never gone before. Wright and Elliot founded Gallium Studios to make creator-oriented simulation games that seamlessly incorporate the latest Web3 and AI technologies. The financing was provided by Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the world’s largest venture funds specializing in gaming. Both use the blockchain tech in some way. Gallium’s first projects include VoxVerse, which Wright helped design for Gala Games, and Proxi, a memory simulation game. Gallium Studios, an independent game studio founded by legendary video game designers Will Wright (The Sims, Sim City, Spore) and Lauren Elliott (Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego), has raised $6 million in funding to help develop simulation games that utilize blockchain technology.

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Thump | Director's Cut from PeterClark on Vimeo.

Bending metal with sound.

Behind the Scenes : vimeo.com/163038180/ Process Book : callmeclark.com/thump-process-book

CREDITS

Client: Vice US | THUMP Design Director: Dersu Rhodes

Monarch of Mood: GMUNK Gallant Knights of Gallium: Conor Grebel, Peter Clark Duke of Photography: Devin Whetstone Summoner of Light: Chris Galdes Wizards of Wub: Conor Grebel, Peter Clark Cavalry of Craft: Dakota Wilder, Mike Williams, Branden Paris Video Butcher: Peter Clark BTS Minstrel: Bedtimes Production Kingdom: Madrone Studios Audio Slicer: Peter Clark

[truthblockchain]

$6 Million Raised For Blockchain Games

Gallium Studios, an independent gaming studio founded by industry veterans Will Wright and Lauren Elliott, has scored $6 million to fund its Web3 ambitions.

The firm will develop simulation games powered by blockchain systems, backed by gaming-focused venture capital outfit Griffin Gaming Partners, VentureBeat reported on Monday.

The studio’s first projects that use blockchain are VoxVerse, the NFT-powered metaverse for Gala Games’ VOX Collectibles which Wright is developing for Gala Games, and memory simulation mobile game Proxi (the company’s main product), the report said.

Wright is a major figure in gaming, having famously designed groundbreaking video games Sim City and The Sims for Maxis. Wright left Maxis in 2009 after 20 years at the company.

https://blockworks.co/the-sims-creator-will-wright-raises-6m-for-blockchain-games/

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Your Dry Delight by Argent Games

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Love and Formaldehyde by arcade party

Pirated Code by @hollowmend

North Star by CrunChester

Dead Mans Rest by Gallium Games

Date The Lizard! by RoAnna Sylver

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Lookouts by paranoidhawk

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[simnostalgia]

So apparently Will Wright contacted MTS and said that he's working on a new project.

You can sign up to do a survey and possibly be a beta tester in a closed beta. It's not only being produced by Will Wright but the creator of the Carmen Sandiego games? Also interestingly...

This sounds VERY much like a custom content system circa TS2 where outside tools could allow users to create content for the game. I'm very interested for details on this.

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LWK + PARTNERS Architects, Hong Kong

LWK + PARTNERS Architects, Building, HK Design Studio Images, Architecture Office China

LWK + PARTNERS Hong Kong Architects

Contemporary HK Architect Practice – Chinese Design Studio Info + News

post updated 24 September 2021

LWK + PARTNERS Architects News

24 Sep 2021 Two LWK + PARTNERS projects earn esteemed recognitions at The Global RLI Awards 2021

LWK + PARTNERS is pleased to announce that two of the firm’s design projects in China won distinguished acclaims at world-renowned The Global RLI Awards 2021. The awards were announced in a hybrid presentation ceremony held in London on 23 September.

Zijing Paradise Walk, Hangzhou, China • RLI Most Innovative Retail & Entertainment Project (Highly Commended)

Designed with culture and wellness themes, this shopping mall freshens up the local retail scene with playful references to village life, Hui-style architecture and traditional Chinese gardens. Not only is the building aesthetically pleasing, but it also provides cool shades for passers-by with shifting and cantilevered forms.

image courtesy of architects Zijing Paradise Walk, Hangzhou

MixC Dongguan Songshan Lake District Mixed Use Development, Dongguan, China • RLI Future Project (Highly Commended)

The project is conceived as a catalyst of urban transformation turning a sub-urban industrial landscape to a robust lifestyle and cultural hub. Featuring diverse energising public spaces and multifarious greenery, the project also benefits the community with premium apartments and commercial facilities.

Ferdinand Cheung, Director of LWK + PARTNERS, joined the ceremony online and noted: “I would like to thank RLI and the jury for the recognition. Credits to the team for their continuous efforts through the challenges in both projects. We also look forward to the completion of the MixC project in Dongguan.”

The Global RLI Awards celebrates the most visionary and innovative retail and leisure concepts from across the globe. Since its inception 16 years ago, it has been regarded as one of the world’s most representative award programmes in the sector.

8 Sep 2021 LWK + PARTNERS Zero energy buildings design image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS LWK + PARTNERS Zero energy buildings design Building construction and operations make up 38% of the world’s energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the 2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction published by UN Environment Programme. To significantly decarbonise our buildings, one of the key innovations being actively explored by architects is the idea of a ‘zero energy building’, which has attracted much discussion across the building industry and academia and is now increasingly seen as critical for the future sustainable smart cities.

8 July 2021 Green Shore Residence Phase II, tip of Luoxi Island in Panyu, Guangzhou, south eastern China image courtesy of architects office Green Shore Residence, Luoxi Island Cities, as they develop, are known to leave their mark on the skylines. Green Shore Residence Phase II, a top-end luxury residence in Guangzhou, China designed by LWK + PARTNERS, is an architectural response to the relationship between the island and city where it resides.

31 May 2021 Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021-2022 News

Five projects by LWK + PARTNERS have attained honourable titles, including three 5-Star and two Winner, at Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021-2022. One of the projects, Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, Hong Kong, China is also Nominee of Best Leisure Architecture Asia Pacific, competing with other top projects for the region’s best. The virtual ceremony was held on 28 May 2021.

Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, Hong Kong, China: image courtesy of architects

LWK + PARTNERS Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021

29 Oct 2020 Radisson Collection Resort, Nanjing, China Design: LWK + PARTNERS image courtesy of architects Radisson Collection Resort Nanjing The low-rise resort complex consists of 151 deluxe guest rooms and suites, accompanied by comprehensive amenities like a lobby bar, all-day dining restaurant, Chinese restaurant, executive lounge, function rooms, meeting rooms, a fitness centre, swimming pool and spa.

20 October 2020 Streets as the impetus of community life image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS Streets as the impetus of community life LWK + PARTNERS Director HC Chan sees immense opportunities in excavating the power of street life to preserve cultural diversity and walkability. Fostering a liveable city requires the engagement of various stakeholders. Policy makes up one side of the story, but the participation of residents in placemaking is equally important for achieving urban spaces truly fulfilling for the local people.

4 August 2020 LWK + PARTNERS Lighting Design image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS LWK + PARTNERS Lighting Design

6 July 2020 LWK + PARTNERS Saudi Arabia Office The new LWK + PARTNERS Riyadh studio will be led by Kerem Cengiz, Managing Director – MENA (right), and Usama Aziz, a new Director. LWK + PARTNERS Saudi Arabia Office

1 June 2020 Shijiazhuang Zhao Hua Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, North China image courtesy of architects Shijiazhuang Zhao Hua Hospital in China Our planet’s population is now going through the biggest shared experience in decades due to COVID-19, and the way people think about life and illness today is incomparable with any time in history.

Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre Temporary Quarantine Facilities photo : Paul Y. – iMax Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre Facilities

OCT Caoqiao Cultural Commercial Street, Hunan Province, China image courtesy of architects Hunan OCT Caoqiao Cultural Commercial Street

27 Apr 2020 Zhongshan OCT Harbour Development, Shenzhen area – west coast of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China image courtesy of architects office Zhongshan OCT Harbour Development

31 Mar 2020 Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, North China image courtesy of architects office Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue in Shijiazhuang, China When it comes to aesthetics and simple living, the past can be a rich source of inspiration. LWK + PARTNERS recently completed Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue in a new Central Business District of Shijiazhuang; part of the fast-growing Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan region.

23 Feb 2020 Xichen Paradise Walk, Chengdu, China image courtesy of architects practice Xichen Paradise Walk Retail Complex in Chengdu, China Retail spaces are evolving into lifestyle complexes that are inspiring, diversified and immersive to surround visitors with a curated experience to fulfil various lifestyle and social needs. Xichen Paradise Walk encourages social interaction and community life with high transparency and accessibility to bring together people, their neighbourhoods and nature.

25 Nov 2019 Kei Cuisine, Hong Kong, China photography : iMAGE28 Kei Cuisine Restaurant Hong Kong Successfully marriage of Japanese and Chinese cultures to create an elegant ambience for Kei Cuisine, a luxury Cantonese restaurant located in one of Hong Kong’s core retail areas. Out of client’s passion for Japanese culture, the team took inspiration from the Yoshida Fire Festival.

12 Nov 2019 TIANFU ONE Exhibition Gallery, Chengdu, China photograph : Guanhong Chen Tianfu One Exhibition Gallery Chengdu Building Comfortably perched at the eastern end of a green corridor in Chengdu’s Tianfu New District, TIANFU ONE Exhibition Gallery enjoys panoramic views of the Luxihe wetland park just across the road. The architecture firm leveraged its proximity to both urban life and natural greenery to craft an observation deck culminating at the end of the city’s main artery.

20 Oct 2019 The LOOP, Chongqing City, southwest China photo : WOHO The LOOP in Chongqing The LOOP is the sales gallery for Shun Shan Fu, a low-density residential development composed of various luxurious villas and houses.

16 Oct 2019 Vanke Forest Park Sales Gallery, Chongqing City, southwest China photo : Guanhong Chen Chongqing Vanke Forest Park Sales Gallery Scenery is beauty; nature is grandeur. Abandon screams and self-expression, and embrace silence and tranquillity… ‘Retreat’ is a design attitude.

13 Oct 2019 Spiritual Bay Pavilion, Qingdao, China photography : Xuesong Zhang & Guanhong Chenn Spiritual Bay Pavilion in Qingdao Spiritual Bay Pavilion in Qingdao recently opened. Just 120 metres off the Yellow Sea coast, the project is endowed with perks of nature at Guzhenkou’s Lingxi Bay near the intersection of Yingshanhong Road and Haijun Road, enjoying distant views of the Dazhushan Scenic Area.

14 Oct 2019 Legend Gallery, Chongqing City, southwest China photography : Guanhong CHEN, Lian HE Chongqing Jiangshan Yun Chu As a lifestyle gallery, Chongqing Jiangshan Yun Chu – Legend Gallery is a trial for and response to localised architecture. It explores the spatial interaction between nature and urban space on a site close to Chongqing’s Jialing River bank, where the waterscape forms a rare natural setting for the urban area.

26 Sep 2019

LWK + PARTNERS Architects – Key Projects

LWK + PARTNERS Recognised with Four Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets 2019

26th September 2019 – Four projects by LWK + PARTNERS have been recognised in the Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets 2019, at a presentation ceremony that took place in Dubai yesterday, an event attended by e-architect founder and co-Editor Adrian Welch.

Landmarks Riverside Park – Phase II Danzishi Old Street, Chongqing, China, by LWK + PARTNERS: images courtesy of architects office

Shijiazhuang’s Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development is Winner of the Retail Project Award (Future), Chongqing’s Landmark Riverside Park – Phase II: Danzishi Old Street was made Winner of the Retail Project Award (Built), while Hangzhou’s Gallium Valley Science Park and The Pavilia Bay in Hong Kong are Highly Commended respectively for the Commercial Project Award (Future) and Residential – Medium to High Rise Project Award (Built).

Gallium Valley Science Park, Hangzhou, China, by LWK + PARTNERS Hong Kong: image courtesy of architects

Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development is located in the new central business district adjacent to the historical city of Zhengding in Shijiazhuang of China’s Hebei province. This retail-led development comprises SOHO offices, serviced apartments as well as a resort hotel, all linked up by pedestrian-friendly retail streets. Such a model of mixed-use development will promote a sustainable and zero-carbon community which is a main theme for future living.

LWK + PARTNERS Architects, Hong Kong:

Landmarks Riverside Park – Phase II: Danzishi Old Street in Chongqing, China, sits on a rejuvenated riverside heritage site. A retail complex by nature, Danzishi Old Street now offers a comprehensive cultural commercial experience that bridges the old and new, the oriental and the western. While many traditional spots were preserved and historical buildings refurbished, new structures were built with a modern Chinese architectural style so the old and new assimilate impressively well.

Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development, Shijiazhuang, China:

Gallium Valley Science Park is at the heart of the Cloud Valley technology cluster in Hangzhou, China, aimed to promote the development of e-commerce and the artificial-intelligence sector. It is located to the south of the new Xihu University and adjacent to a river, encouraging synergy with the tertiary institution while enjoying scenic surroundings. The project advocates a new office-park typology that blends greenery and communal spaces in the work environment, encouraging work-life balance in a professional industry.

The Pavilia Bay, Hong Kong, China:

The Pavilia Bay is a seafront residential development in Hong Kong, China, facing the serene Rambler Channel and surrounded by dense greenery of a nearby park. Its architecture invokes the beautiful image of a yacht embarking its journey towards the waters, with this theme carried all the way from macro building form, elevation right through to the interiors.

The Pavilia Bay, Hong Kong, China:

To take full advantage of the site, residential towers are oriented to maximize sea views for each residential unit. Residents have access to a host of clubhouse amenities such as an infinite pool, gym, and children’s play area.

Landmarks Riverside Park Chongqing:

As Hong Kong-based architectural practice LWK + PARTNERS continues to expand in China, Asia and MENA, the Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets are the latest testament of international recognition towards its diverse design expertise. In addition to the awards, LWK + PARTNERS takes part in the exhibition and conferences of Cityscape Global, which is an annual real estate investment and development event, to shed light on the latest developments of the industry. LWK + PARTNERS Directors Ivan Fu, Ferdinand Cheung and Corina Leung gave insightful presentations offering perspectives and knowledge illustrated by powerful built-environment solutions.

Gallium Valley Science Park buildings in Hangzhou, China: image courtesy of architects

The Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets recognises and celebrates excellence across real estate developments and architecture. Covering a range of categories, the awards offer international architects and leading real estate developers a prestigious platform to collaborate and share their vision for the future, from culturally integrated city skylines to sustainable urban communities.

Zhengding Li Development, Shijiazhuang, China:

More projects by LWK + PARTNERS online soon

Address: LWK + PARTNERS (HK) Ltd, 6-8/F & 15/F, North Tower, World Finance Centre, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Phone: +852 2574 1633

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LWK + PARTNERS is a leading design architecture practice rooted in Hong Kong. They are a platform with design specialists who deliver world-class solutions to the built environment.

Their 1,000+ creative minds collaborate across a network of 11 offices around the globe providing services including architecture, planning & urban design, interiors, heritage conservation, landscape, building information modelling (BIM), lifestyle and lighting design.

LWK + PARTNERS creates infinite possibilities.

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Residential New Launch Projects in Bangalore

Brigade EL Dorado:The Brigade EL Dorado is a Brigade group project situated in Aerospace park, North Bangalore. The project is just  minutes drive from Bangalore international airport. The area is most preferred for its serene life. Free from urban chaos. It’s a RERA approved project. The Brigade EL Dorado comprises 2BHK and 3BHK. The builder has also offered some 24 months payment holiday for this project. Brigade EL Dorado is designed in 4 phases namely

Gallium

Helio

Jasper

Feldspar

 The prices are also attractive because it's a newly launched project. It's a 50 acres project with a lot of green natural spots. The property is located easily accessible to many IT corridors in the surroundings.

The builder has taken all measures to provide best in class comfort and lifestyle. The amenities are stunning with many rejuvenating elements

●      10 acre central park

●      Swimming pools

●      2 Clubhouses

●      Kids play area

●      Open air theatre

●      Football field

●      Community gardening

●      Multipurpose hall

●      Cricket ground

●      Convenience store

●      Gym and many more.

Prestige Finsbury Park: Finsbury park is  located in Bagalur road, Bangalore. Prestige Finsbury park is developed on a 15 acres land extent. The project has many housing variants such as 1BHK,2BHK and 3BHK. The housing units range from 636 sq ft to 1562 sq ft.

The towers are designed with B+G+20 floors giving a gigantic look to the towers. Its a RERA approved project. The amenities are super in class withI

●      Badminton court

●      Cafeteria

●      Kids play area

●      Club house

●      Central treated fresh air

●      Gym

●      Indoor games

●      Indoor gardens

●      Jogging track

●      Reading library

●      Swimming pool

●      Tennis court

Sobha Manhattan Tower Park: the project has been inspired by Newyork lifestyle. The sobha limited is well known for its innovative themed projects.

The manhattan tower is situated in Attibele, Hosur road, South Bangalore. The project comprises 3BHK units. There are 560 units in the 7.61 acres land space. The units are of various sizes ranging from 1498 sq ft to 1755 sq ft. The possession of phase1 as per RERA is from December 2026 onwards. Phase2 possession from September 2028.

 The manhattan towers offer 3 level clubhouses with advanced amenities reserved only for 560 units.Some of the amenities are listed below

●      A clubhouse

●      Gym

●      Swimming pool

●      Playgrounds

●      Stepped seating

●      Senior citizen’s park

●      Multi-Court

●      Kids Pool

●      BoardWalk

●      Cricket Pitch

●      Skating rink

●      Work from nature spaces

●      Bio pond

●      Fountain plaza

  Godrej Ananda: The project is located in Bagalur, Bangalore. The Godrej Ananda is a 18 acres land parcel. There are 6 gigantic towers with G+28 floors each. These are vaastu compliant homes. Ananda has 82% open and green space. There many world class amenities in the project such as

●      Multipurpose hall

●      Indoor games room

●      Library

●      Swimming pool

●      Kids play area

●      1km of Jogging/walking track

●      Skating rink

●      Senior citizen pergola

●      Dance and zumba studio

 Adarsh Tranqville: This is a luxurious villa project spread on 14 acres of lush green spaces.This gated community hosts nearly 106 villas.

Adarsh Tranquille is located off the Hennur-Bagalur road, North Bangalore. The stylish property has a 50ft long garden overlooking the spacious living and dining areas with a width of 40ft backyard. This ensures the abundant greenery inside the property.

The villas property looks magnificent with its high class amenities such as

●      Gym

●      Swimming pool

●      Kids pool

●      Badminton

●      Table Tennis

●      Billiards and Snooker

●      Health club and spa

●      Aerobics/Yoga

●      Indoor games

●      Outdoor Multiplay area

●      Multipurpose hall

●      Convenience store

Outdoor kid’s play area

[leagueofgumi]

🌟🌟Apple Arcade y Apple tv+🌟🌟

🔸️Apple Arcade es el próximo servicio de videojuegos, incluirá 100 nuevos juegos y exclusivos, y otros en camino, que no verás en otras plataformas. Es de suscripción y te da acceso a todos los juegos y podrás jugarlos sin conexión a internet. Será compatible con Apple TV, iPhone, iPad y Mac.

Apple Arcade incluye varios desarrolladores y publicadores como :Annapurna, Skybound, Mistwalker, WayForward, Klei, Finji, Hipster Whale, Cornfox, Bossa, Noodlecake Studios, Sumo Digital, State of Play, Night School, KO-OP, Disney, Sega, Lego, Konami, Raw Fury, Devolver, Cartoon Network, Platinum Games, Versus Evil, Blowfish, Mountains, Kunabi Brother, Rac7, Gameloft, Aquiris, Gallium Artists, The Chinese Room, ustwo.

🔸️Apple tv+ es el próximo servicio en streaming que contará con series exclusivas como Amazing Stories de Steven Spielberg, The Morning Show, Dickinson o Defending Jacob.

Además de eso Apple ha anunciado mas servicios en su evento de hoy: Apple tv app, Apple tv channels, apple pay y apple card, appñe news+.

Los servicios de Apple llegarán este otoño 2019 para más de 100 países.

Fuente: cnet / polygon #apple #videogames #streaming #series #iphone #ipad #appletv #konami

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VOX NFTs พร้อมเปิดตัว The Walking Dead Collection HERO เอาใจแฟนคลับซีรีส์ซอมบี้สุดฮิต

The Walking Dead ของ AMC จับมือกับ VOXverse และ Gala Games กับ Gallium Studios เตรียมเปิดตัว VOX NFTs ใหม่ล่าสุด ที่ได้แรงบันดาลใจจากเหล่าฮีโร่และวอล์กเกอร์จากซีรีส์ทางโทรทัศน์ที่โด่งดังก้องโลกในวันที่ 28 มีนาคมนี้ หลังจากตอนใหม่ล่าสุดของ The Walking Dead ที่จะออกอากาศผ่านทาง AMC ที่เหล่าแฟนคลับต่างเฝ้ารอคอย ประเทศไทย (16 มีนาคม 2565) – Gala Games แพลตฟอร์มเกมบนบล็อกเชนที่ประสบความสำเร็จ…

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Target

Murder Pearl, before she was Murder Pearl.

Target

Note: As this fic deals with the backstory of Murder Pearl, it's going to be dark. Real dark, even by my standards. Read at your own discretion.

Also, I now have original fiction available freely on my archive:

https://ptlikestea.dreamwidth.org/

…..

She had been yellow when she was first made. She remembered that much; pale yellow with a sky blue tint to the ends of her hair. It was a popular look at the time. She was expensive, and she had been bought as a gift for an Emerald in the merchant district.

The Emerald had an on-off romance with a popular Carnelian who performed sometimes at the Silverdene. Their affair was passionate but their break-ups were brutal, to the point that the Carnelian feared for her safety at times. That was why she bought the pearl in the first place; she needed something to absorb Emerald's violent tempers.

When Emerald was angry with Carnelian, she put the pearl between them to protect herself. When Emerald was cooling down after an argument and Carnelian wasn't there, she struck out at the pearl and felt better. When they threw things at each other in the middle of their screaming matches, those things had a habit of hitting the pearl.

Emerald's insurance on the pearl was voided because it incurred so much damage in the first few cycles. She brought it in to be filled time and time again until her local repair station would no longer do it and she had to hire underground remodelers.  

“You can't keep doing this,” Orthoclase had told her sharply after the second lot of patching had been done by her. “Pearls are delicate. You're going to shatter it.”

“I'm not paying you to tell me what to do,” Emerald replied curtly.

Eventually one of Emerald and Carnelian's fights spun out of control and Emerald lost her position on the barracks maintenance committee. Newly short on cash, she downsized and got rid of anything she could live without. Selling the pearl wasn't easy, even with the filler it was clearly damaged, and there were only a few kinds of gems that were willing to buy a damaged pearl; those that couldn't afford anything better, and those that deliberately sought out a damaged one.

The pearl's newest owner was a Hematite, one of the undergrounds' most lucrative illegal holocast creators. It was through her that the pearl learned how just about anything could be a weapon if you thought about it. Hematite's underling Chalcedony ran a chatbox that let the holocast viewers suggest what could be used on the pearl.

Cutting off her fingers was a popular activity, as was putting out burning gallium tubes on her skin. Hematite had a set of jaw forceps for her personal use and, once pearl's jaw had been cracked open, she poured whatever she could find down her throat, up to and including chloric acid. Sharpened pipes were inserted into every corner of her mass until her form released so the viewers could place bets on how long it took. One of her eyes was burned out by a molten steel beam and she was made to walk around the studio after her feet had been cut off. By now she was so used to the pain that the shocks from the spike didn't even register with her anymore.

How she survived it all was a mystery, but eventually the novelty wore off. She was dumped in a corner of the black market to find someone cheap enough to buy such a badly damaged pearl.

That someone was a Kunzite. She was looking for a barracks pearl but didn't want to spend much of her own money getting a motivator for her squadron of Jaspers. When she brought the pearl back, the Jaspers were disgusted that their long awaited treat was in such bad shape.

They amused themselves by hurting her. In the same way that Hematite had used anything she could get her hands on to inflict pain, the idle Jaspers came up with new and degrading ways to ruin her. Within a single orbit her gem was so badly damaged she could barely walk and had lost her voice entirely.

After listening to the Jaspers complain so much, the Kunzite in charge eventually brought in a new black market pearl, but they didn't bother getting rid of the old one. Two pearls meant twice the fun, as far as they were concerned. But having the new pearl was a blessing for the old pearl, because she could finally communicate with someone. Gesture-speak had been lost to her for her entire existence.

It did not last.

They were separated when a team of Jaspers temporarily sharing their quarters with the pearl's owners asked to borrow a pearl to bring back with them for a while. The pearls' owners agreed to let them take the older broken one, knowing they wouldn't see it again and not particularly caring. For the pearls, it was devestating. The broken pearl gave her memories to the newer one, assuming she was finally going to die.

But, in a strange twist of fate, the Jaspers lost her. They put her under the barracks floorboards, as most Jaspers did with their pearls, and were sent out immediately on an offworld mission that most didn't return from. Tucked into the floorboards for Core knew how many orbits, with the spike more of a mild irritation than an actual shock, the pearl's mind festered.

Eventually the barracks flooring was dug up for a rewiring and the pearl discovered. She was sent to the processing plant but the process worker she just happened to get was a black market inside trader, and he dumped her back on the market to be sold for a pittance.

That was when Hematite became her owner.

She was no stranger to the destruction market. Any gem with the stomach for such a nasty business could make good cash deliberately destroying pearls, but to do so live in front of an audience was a novelty that brought in a lot of spectators. Hematite brought in one of the better remodelers (Orthoclase could not be found) and she was repaired to functional standards, and given a redesign.

She could not fight her programming, it was still too strong even after all the damage. But all she had to do was wait for her new owner to say the right thing. She asked what she was supposed to do in the ring.

“I don't know,” Hematite shrugged carelessly. “Do your best, I suppose.”

That was a clear order. She would do her best. A lifetime of pain meant her best would be very, very good.

Jaspers and Amethysts were slow, and far too confident. They wavered easily when confronted with the unexpected, and they never took steps to secure their weapons. She learned to read them as clearly as reading gesture-speak, she found those tiny movements that betrayed their weak spots. Once she found a weak spot, it was already over.

No matter what gem they sent in to fight her, she had already calculated their defeat before the bell chimed. Most of them went down in parsecs, once she managed to knock them off their feet they were pretty much dead. The ones who were more likely to regain their balance, she always let have the first blow. When she let herself be hurt, they tended to think they had won and got distracted long enough for her to land a mortal wound.

It was strange how many gems had seen her use her own severed limbs as weapons, and yet it always seemed to surprise them.

The destruction market had taught her that anything could be used as a weapon. A quick scan over the arena, even when it had been supposedly wiped of things like loose screws, plastic shards and aluminum plates, usually brought up something. If there really wasn't anything, she could afford to wait until the opponent gem manifested their weapon, and once they had done that she had practically already stolen it. If all else failed, she let them rip off her arm or leg (Jaspers always had a fondness for this move, in and out of the arena) and grabbed it to use the corebone as a shank.

She was quite hopelessly insane. Almost all of her thoughts were of killing gems, even though it made the spike react. Sixteen of her former Jasper owners had been in the ring with her, without knowing it, and she made sure their deaths were particularly brutal. Gems still spoke of how she had ripped out one Jasper's corespine with her teeth and tossed the head into the electrified fencing.

Her sister pearls, when she got to see them, were worried.

You are not well.

She always smiled, gesture-spoke back to reassure them. Some cycle in the future, maybe their owners would get into the arena with her, and she could make them suffer as they made her sisters suffer.

I do not need to be well. I am happy.

[farmerbuju]

The Swan

I am the Milky Way.

I shed tears of asteroids and supernovas as my sequins fall, for many no longer appreciate my curling tentacles in the night sky. My stage is now a blank slate. I meticulously apply makeup to my eyelids, fluttering my lashes under a spinning disco ball, unseen. The world has moved on to gallium arsenide, neon, argon, and mercury. You may know them from Hollywood Boulevard, Times Square, or Caesar’s Palace. Places that blot my stars. I dance alone, shunned to the corner.

Some notice me crying for attention. In December of 2017, 1,416 square miles of land from a place with a gibberish name were sliced on a map and given to me. They call it the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve. 1,416 square miles of some of the cleanest skies on Earth. 1,416 square miles where I can smile in the spotlight for all to see. 

The gracious gift seemed to have caught the attention of those lusting for my celestial body, particularly a couple from Vancouver, Canada, named Sam and Casey. The two had each amassed a modest fortune from their successes in the arts. Sam from music, and Casey from culinary talent. Sam was the twisted lovechild of a Slinky and a tab of Ambien, who often spoke flatly of childish nonsense and moved about with liquid qualities. Casey was far more upbeat, and if we’re sticking with the toy analogies, could be compared to a wind-up monkey. The ones that smash cymbals together. She was also a cautious being, constantly wiping down countertops as a preventative measure against Sam’s anaphylactic allergies to milk products, a condition which nearly brought him to death during childhood. 

The discovery of a photographer named Thierry Cohen proved pivotal in my relationship with Sam and Casey. A photographer who superimposes me, free of light pollution, above darkened cityscapes around the world in a scientifically accurate marriage of the astral and the urban. To do so, he matches the exact angle and latitude of two places. Paris matches with Montana. Hong Kong with the Western Sahara. 

“Photography is a way of showing things that we can’t see. Photography is a way to dream. I am not showing you post-apocalyptic cities, merely cities without electricity. I am bringing back the silence.”

I miss the silence.

The day Sam and Casey brought home Cohen’s book titled Villes Éteintes, they flipped through its pages imagining what lay above the copied and pasted condos of Vancouver.

The pair lived atop Shangri-La (no really, that’s the actual name of the building) in a 360-degree penthouse overlooking the Salish Sea, a residence which reached so high yet failed to grant them access to my beauty. Like myself, they grew weary of the blinking lights which suffocated the darkness. Pacific Northwest weather didn’t help their quest to find me either. Having been urban dwellers their entire lives, Sam and Casey stared through telescopes on their balcony with great futility, and upon hearing the gold-tier designation of the Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, they declined to renew the lease for the Shangri-La and hit the road.

They developed an obsession with building a house somewhere in the reserve, or as pretentiousness led them to define, “an inhabited space.” An inhabited space which by Sam’s definition would be so joyful to behold, that one could be just as amused sitting in any given room as one would be manifesting their wildest dreams. Casey insisted that it had to be an alternative style of housing. Friendlier to the environment. Visually distinct. A treehouse. A school bus. An airplane fuselage, an airstream, a yurt. Their arguments took on the sonic appearance of a Dr. Seuss book until they finally settled on living in three 40-foot shipping containers. One for the bathroom and bedroom, one for the kitchen and living room, and one which doubled as a storage locker and a recording studio.

The search for perfection was endless. Location came first. Nestled in the Sawtooth Range, they splurged on a plot of land shadowed by alpine spires beside an emerald lake. The nearby town of Stanley, Idaho, served as a refuel station, occasionally buzzing their Lancia down the gravel road to civilization. A pretty if unreliable means of transportation. 

I remember the day Sam and Casey first laid eyes on their purchase. Sam wrapped his arms around Casey's waist, and a moose sauntered over to congratulate them. Or perhaps warn them. They gasped in glee nonetheless. Awe-struck. Progress felt slow at times, but by May of 2018 the skeleton of their ambition had formed. 

Decoration and design came next. Italian ceramics for the kitchen, bamboo minimalism for the bathroom, a touch of Roger Dean for the bedroom, a painting here, a painting there, a little bit to the right, a little bit to the left, no that’s not right, wait there. Perfect. They called their “inhabited space” (still can’t get over how pretentious that sounds) The Swan, in honor of the astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt. A woman who allowed you lovely folk to measure distances across the cosmos using a law that bears her name.

That summer was quite literally a blessing and a curse for Sam and Casey. They had finally achieved their vision of aesthetic paradise. Two people. Afternoons spent draped in silk, napping beneath the sun-kissed pines. Mornings spent holding one another in a glacial bath, happy to be alive, floating in the footprints of a 19,000-year-old ice sheet when I was once proud and magnificent. Sam provided the soundtrack, Casey the feast, and myself? The spectacle. 

Each night, after shutting off their lights in compliance with the U.S. Forest Service's light pollution ordinance, Sam and Casey would open the retractable skylight of the bedroom container and ogle at my outstretched arms. Each night, I smiled back at them. I waved to show my appreciation and wished them good fortune. Together the three of us celebrated fusion. The physical fusion of two bodies into one. The fusion of atomic nuclei that allows me to be seen.

With the benefit of hindsight, I sincerely apologize to Sam and Casey. I unknowingly exposed Sam to my milky glow, casting a curse upon him from which he never recovered. Sam was allergic to me. 

The symptoms of his reaction were in fact quite severe. Sam began experiencing sensations of euphoria whenever his relationship with Casey faltered. A sensation which overpowered all other outlets to joy. Addicted to decay. Rotten, rotten luck that was.

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Sam first became aware of the curse during a routine drive to Stanley for groceries. High on his new life, Sam barreled through the trees, mimicking the reckless abandon of a race car driver. Casey played along by pretending to be a Formula 1 announcer.

—He’s got to get ahead of that Ferrari on the grid! Two more corners before we know the second sector time... and he’s up by 4 tenths! Like I said, the second and third sectors are where this Lancia really flies… —Vroooom... vroooom... vroooom...

Pop. The Lancia skidded to a halt, kicking up gravel. Rasping. Broken.

Sam white-knuckled the steering wheel before letting go. Once the initial shock wore off, he glanced over at Casey, who expressed annoyance, perhaps disappointment. Lips pursed. That’s when it happened. Sam gripped the wheel again to steady himself from the overwhelming generation of supernatural happiness. Just the tiniest negative interaction caused such a payoff.

After that day, Sam tested the waters with Casey. An argument here, an argument there. Why’d you sell the Lancia? Why do you keep buying dairy? It all fed into the feeling.

Sam’s more drastic plans for a fix started in the bedroom container. The moon was new and thus I was exceptionally bright. Sam and Casey lay naked and sweaty on their mattress, reciprocating my gaze. I watched their chests rise and fall with each breath. Occasionally their exhales would align like swings on a playground. Blissful assurance of life. Many whispers passed between the sheets that cloaked them, saturated with statements of affection, of gratitude. A framed sanctuary that tightly held their shoulders.

Despite the sequence of pleasure that had just transpired, Sam knew it would pale in comparison to the dose of dopamine he was soon to receive. 

—Casey. —Mhm. —I don’t think we should have sex anymore. —What? —I just don’t feel comfortable. —You’re kidding.

Casey’s mouth opened for a split second, only to snap shut like a bear trap. I could hear her choppy breaths as she slipped past the egg-like walls of the bedroom and wept from inside the bathtub. A flood to Sam’s brain. Practically giddy at the damage that had been done. Casey slept parallel to Sam that night. Back turned, drowning in doubt.

Sam’s second advancement came in the kitchen container. Casey prepared dinner. Tomatoes and salt shuffled from glass tombs. The wheezing fan whisked away fragrant fuzz lingering in the air. Bruised copper cookware sagged over the drain, their igneous lips sighing with tired satisfaction. Adjacent monuments of oak and porcelain heard their laughter. Swirling spaghetti galaxies. 

What Casey didn’t know is while she left to use the bathroom, Sam swallowed a small amount of cheese from a bowl that was not his. Sam knew Casey would not let him die. Sam fell from his chair, sprawled across the rug, and clawed desperately at his neck. Casey returned. Horrified. Lunging for Sam’s EpiPen. Holding Sam while he seized, though not from allergies.

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When Sam’s airways were restored, he revealed that it was an intentionally triggered reaction. That Casey’s presence drove him to this point. That existence was torture. All lies. 

There was a new kind of silence in The Swan. Sam spent most of his time in the recording studio. It was the easiest way to avoid awkwardness in such a confined space, especially as the colder months forced them to hunker down more often. Casey coped in the kitchen. She ordered ingredients from all across the globe, shaping works of art in a desperate attempt at apology, not knowing the needlessness of such measures. Caterpillar rolls. King crab. Caviar. All for Sam, who ceased to thank Casey for her work.

Mountain weather meant Sam and Casey saw me less and less as the months progressed. It was a rare night in November when we were all together. 

Sam slept. Casey sat by the lake, unable to find peace beside her partner at that hour. 

Sam woke to the sound of sobbing, wrapped in a cotton coffin, elbows tucked close to his chest. He followed lines running over his body. Scars slashed for reactions. Mute mosaics made of crisscrossing worms, embedded inward, shining dull. Nothing left to squeeze out of Casey. Not anymore. All ruined. Towed her through torment, took it too far. Rode roller coasters, rails rusted, crumbling and crashing. 

Stirred by thirst, Sam dragged himself to the kitchen, absentmindedly pouring water onto the floor. Missed the cup by a mile. His attention drew elsewhere. Outside. 

Casey’s winged bones rested snug under a sheet of skin, pinching jagged knobs, curling bare. She winced at Sam’s hand on her shoulder. Both shivering. 

—Hey, said Sam. —Hey. —I want to talk to you. About something that’s been going on with me. —Okay. —Okay? —We should swim first. Like old times. —But it’s freezing. —Please?

They disrobed, standing exposed to one another. Casey grabbed Sam’s hand, leading him to the middle of the lake. Numb. Treading water, sputtering in the black. A lunge for Sam’s neck. No resistance. Forcing him underwater till not a hint of life remained. 

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The Nez Perce Tribe of Central Idaho tell the story of a boy who shot an arrow into the sky. A shooting star returned, bringing his people the gift of fire. Was this wrong of me?

Had I not sent fire, humanity may not have flourished for so many millennia. Cities may have never risen. My light may have never been silenced. Sam and Casey may have never been born, but Sam may have never been killed, and Casey may have never suffered. Only myself to blame. I fade from human memory with each passing day, often thinking of The Swan.