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CMC 6:
Into the Virtual World
"The hero is suddenly drawn to a virtual world inside of a computer.
Think Tron! Digital cities made of holographs, lots of fluorescent lights,
anything you think a virtual world would look (and sound) like. Very out
of this world."
-Sir_NutS
Results!
Text results and critiques
There are 11 entries
for this round...
James "Mark" McGlocken - "Sonic
Splash"
"The Main Character gets sucked into the digital world, everything
is sideways, there is no up from down, no left from right. 'I'm fighting
to save her.' while the bad guy has the main character in his grasp 'Lose
all thoughts... You won't come out of here alive' while the main character
must fight on 'I won't stop... I can't stop... as long as my heart keeps
beating... In the name of love I won't lose...'"
stringfield - "The
Millennium Bug"
"For me, the largest danger of living in a virtual, computerized
world would be things like errors, or viruses because they would become
real. Bearing that in mind I wrote this piece, about the Millennium Bug
as I think it would have appeared in virtual reality. My main influence
in writing this piece was from carnival, funfair sort of music largely
because its a style I feel comfortable in but also because I wanted my
creature to have a 'different' feel to it, because its digital. There's
something about that sort of music that can be quite chilling, which I
felt was appropriate for a virus. I also wanted my piece to be a little
different from the stereotypical computer pieces with all the computer
effects and electronica because that's not my style lol. A warning in
advance though, in places this piece is quite loud and high pitched. It
gave me a headache writing it! lol"
Chris Manson - "Enter
the Virtual World"
"This piece depicts someone awakening in a virtual world, full of
weird and wonderful things. It's like a city within a computer, tall structures
made of data with avatars wandering around, packets delivered at high
speed along fast information roads... You get the idea. Our hero gets
stuck inside a game briefly, where he scrambles fearfull for his life
trying to get out. Eventually he finds his way back to the path, and continues
wandering through the virtual city."
Nikita Ukanyu- "Digital
Plateau"
"0:01-0:28: The Hero is sucked into his computer and begins falling
through what seems to be endless amounts of data.
0:29-0:50: He finally lands and begins looking at all the things flying
around him (be imaginitive).
0:51-1:16: He notices the cliché destination building in the game
due to it looking like the coolest most artsy building there.
1:06-1:17: He begins walking towards it.
1:18-1:39: He walks through town looking curiously at all the data doing
their daily activities.
1:39-1:59: He makes it to the building and just as you're about to save
the game...
2:00-2:03: ...you kick the power lead out of the back of your computer
with your foot."
IceWind91 - "Binary
City"
"The hero gets sucked into a computer, only to find a surreal, bustling
city filled with neon lights set against a dark backdrop. Ones and zeros
fly overhead, making strange noises as they pass by."
XFactor - "Virtuality"
"The mental image I had of this is like a digital rave party, if
that makes sense. Something like that."
Chickenwarlord - "Phasing
Out"
"This piece is very minimalistic as I enjoyed the concept of the
piece but didn't have a lot of time to work on something complicated.
The idea is one shifting in between two planes of existence, different
parts of them being switched around and being distorted while at the same
time maintaining commonality."
Maquis - "Into
the Ether"
"Our heroes are exploring an underground city of sentient computers.
The corridors are lined with pulsing data streams, arcing conduits, dazzling
arrays of light and color - each room contains wonders more amazing and
mystifying than the last, all of them alien and strangely organic. At
last they come to the central hub where all the conduits empty into one
luminous data stream that feeds the computer core. Curiosity gets the
better of one of the explorers, who approaches the data stream while the
other shouts at him to stay back. Mesmerized, he gets too close, and he
is caught in the current and vanishes."
Kris Davis - "Inside
My Head"
-Lyrics-
"As usual I'm taking an unconventional interpretation of this theme
and turning it to relate directly with what's going on in my own life.
This song was built on an idea that's been at the back of mind for some
time, and something that's always been floating around there everytime
I put my music out into the public eye, which I mainly do over the internet,
in various online communities, open to the criticism of complete strangers
and faceless nobodys to me, who are sometimes objective, sometimes supportive,
often harsh & critical and occasionaly complete assholes who make
me think I'd be better off just giving up completely.
The lyrics of the song relate to all these questions floating around in
my head, is it all worth while, am I letting myself get too wrapped up
in the opinions of all these virtual people (the bridge directly refers
to this, while the chorus is the re-assurance saying fuck it all and just
get on with it) and do I rely too much on the opinions of people I've
only ever heard from in this virtual world we call the internet.
The extro is like a meandering steam of consciousness, trying to pull
myself away from this virtual world and back into the real world, whilst
trying to tie all the ideas of the song together."
Alex Smith - "Fantasy
of the Temporal Mystics"
"I have kept three main subject areas in mind that convey a sense
of the theme:
- A mysterious, "out of this world" element.
- The grandeur and splendor of the virtual world. Imagine the sight of
a whole other world in all its glory.
- A slightly dark, almost fearsome tone. The hero must be cautious and
wary of unknown dangers: the prospect of being thrown into a completely
new, daunting world must instill a degree of fear into even the bravest
of hearts.
In terms of harmony and melody I have tried to keep it all interesting
and unusual. This is to contribute to the overall sense of a fantastical,
perhaps futuristic landscape.
The final thing I would like to mention is the structure and episodic
nature of the piece. The music conveys the hero's journey through the
world: the ever-changing sections and ideas reflect the hero's unpredictable
path and adventures. Every twist and turn in the music links to the next
stage in his/her journey."
The Prophet of Mephisto - "I
Hold with Those Who Favor Fire"
"The inspiration of this piece came from Robert Frost's poem 'Fire
and Ice'. I started out with the piano chords (which comprise the hero's
theme) - somewhat funky, reflecting his character, and also kinda unsettled
because he has no idea where he is. He's walking along, getting a beat
going, and it's feeling kinda good, and the poem starts running through
his head as he starts to get somewhat unsettled at the odd landscape that
he sees. As the different distorted instruments come in, we see how he
starts to feel more and more ill at ease, culminating when he fights some
evil computer-chip enemies during the chopped part about 2/3ds of the
way through. As he gets past them, he starts to settle down and walks
off into the distance."
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