Monday, May 14, 2012

Minecraft


Minecraft is a videogame where you can let you imagination like mine let free and build and do whatever you want.

Minecraft was made by Swedish creator Markus Persson. The game is an independent sandbox-building. Minecraft has gotten popular and has received great reports like A+ from 1up.com and best downloadable game of 2010 from Good Game. The game takes place in a world that you get to name made out of 3D pixilated texture cubes that you get to “harvest”( harvest means to hit an object either kill it or break it and keep it to use later) and do whatever you want with them.

Minecraft has three modes of play there is survival mode where you are take the surrounding resources and survive by keeping your health and hunger up. Creative mode is where you have unlimited resources, can fly which is awesome and now hunger. Then the last mode is HARDCORE mode which is like survival mode but everything is extremely difficult and no respawn ability (Respawn- the ability return or spawn to a certain point after you die). Also in survival mode you can create tools, weapons and anything you need to survive. To keep your hunger and health up you need to go out and “harvest” meat and cook it. At night you are recommended to stay in some shelter to protect yourself from MOB’s like spiders skeletons, enderman, and creepers and many others.

My opinion of the game is that it’s awesome I can do whatever I want like if I want to smack zombies with a sword or dig to the bottom of the earth I can and people should play it or they can watch Toby “Tobuscus” Turner play it on YouTube and because of Minecraft he has a job entertaining people with his videos and popularizing.

If by reading this you like “oh that sounds cool” or “that sound stupid” whatever and if you need more proof check out Toby’s channel called TobyGames and I think you should play this.


Popular logo (creeper)

Converse



Converse is a popular shoe that has dominated the shoe business with their iconic design and their sponsors.

Converse was created by Marquis Mills Converse who started the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden Massachusetts in 1908. Hey made rubber winterized shoes for men, women, and children and 1915 started making athletic shoes.

The company took a major turn in 1917 when the Converse All - Star shoe came out. In 1921 Famous basket ball player Chuck Taylor became a salesman and promoter of the shoe and in 1923 he added his signature All – Star patch.

During World War II Converse started making protective gear for the military. In 1970 Converse bought the rights to famous bad mitten player Jack Purcell sneaker. Also in the 70s took a turn for the worse because with new competitors like Nike, Puma, Adidas, and Reebok converse had to file for bankruptcy. Then Mardsen Cason and Bill Simon bought the company and turned it around and made converse the number 7th shoe in America.

Throughout the year’s converse started making different types like the originals Chuck Taylor and Jack Pucell there are others like the Weapon, low cut, one star, and the John Varvatos. Converse has also added glow in the dark, extra – high tops and the extra, extra – high tops but they have also had special editions that sponsor different bands and brands like DC comics, Dr. Suess, jimmy Hendrix, AC/DC, and the Gorillaz.

Converse has gone through good and bad times but they are still widely popular and there still around and that would help too.

 Popular logo (Chuck Taylor All- Star)