It had to happen sooner or later. The success of Project DIVA has shown that a vocaloid-based rhythm game for handhelds is a considerably more popular concept than it might have seemed, viewed from competitors' desks.
Thus is born this new game with distinct similarities to DIVA and its sister game Project MIRAI, featuring IA (a.k.a. Aria On The Planetes), for the PS Vita; and this one-song video gives an idea of what is in store when the game is released at the end of July this year...
Friday, 28 March 2014
Monday, 24 March 2014
Permission to Panic, Captain Mainwaring
One of the (I suppose relatively few) good things about at least two or three of the 'big' Labour 'blogs such as Left Foot Forward and Labour Uncut is that they can be both serious and honest enough to admit – in effect publicly – to failings, problems and potential crises within the Labour party.
This at Labour Uncut, by its editor Atul Hatwal, is a particularly frank and open post about Labour's current near-crisis state, and the three signs that will indicate when the crisis is coming or, indeed, has arrived. It's a little long, but well worth going through in its entirety in order to gain the full flavour of what is bubbling up – and has been, in some cases, on previous occasions, including relatively recently.
It is certainly refreshing to see that Ed Balls is seen as a major liability – although I'd also include Andy Burnham in the same category as his incessant dishonesty and revelations of his manipulations when he was a minister are now too well known to be brushed off as insignificant. He sours the public's taste for Labour too much now; but I doubt they'll act and will end up taking the electoral hit next year.
We have already seen, in public, examples of the warning signs; and the post points to others that are not (or were not until now!) in public view. This is thus a timely piece, no doubt intended first and foremost to alert all those who might start or continue down one or more of the paths outlined, in the hope that they will think carefully before acting. It is not a Dan Hodges type of post, despite some seeming similarities in places.
Whether it will achieve much will just have to be seen – but unless the party leadership can really start to get a proper two-handed grip on the party tiller, my reckoning remains that it will not be sufficient for a Labour outright victory – or (probably) even a coalition situation of their own – in May 2015.
This at Labour Uncut, by its editor Atul Hatwal, is a particularly frank and open post about Labour's current near-crisis state, and the three signs that will indicate when the crisis is coming or, indeed, has arrived. It's a little long, but well worth going through in its entirety in order to gain the full flavour of what is bubbling up – and has been, in some cases, on previous occasions, including relatively recently.
It is certainly refreshing to see that Ed Balls is seen as a major liability – although I'd also include Andy Burnham in the same category as his incessant dishonesty and revelations of his manipulations when he was a minister are now too well known to be brushed off as insignificant. He sours the public's taste for Labour too much now; but I doubt they'll act and will end up taking the electoral hit next year.
We have already seen, in public, examples of the warning signs; and the post points to others that are not (or were not until now!) in public view. This is thus a timely piece, no doubt intended first and foremost to alert all those who might start or continue down one or more of the paths outlined, in the hope that they will think carefully before acting. It is not a Dan Hodges type of post, despite some seeming similarities in places.
Whether it will achieve much will just have to be seen – but unless the party leadership can really start to get a proper two-handed grip on the party tiller, my reckoning remains that it will not be sufficient for a Labour outright victory – or (probably) even a coalition situation of their own – in May 2015.
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Bump of Chicken
I have no idea why they call themselves tha (they've been around a long time, though: this is from their seventh album, titled Ray); but here is Bump of Chicken with a remix of their titular song, this time featuring Miku in the cylindrical display system that I showcased here yesterday. The song is quite good, though I'd say nothing special in itself. I gather than kz(livetune) prepared the Miku track alongside which the fellas perform live, and it all works very well.
The only comments that I'd make – and others have already said the same – is the new Miku model's eyes are a bit odd, and her voice is a little too quiet in places. These, though, can be dealt with easily enough. Especially for a first effort with this technology, it is a good result overall, though there aren't any English words provided. I suspect they will follow in due course, as I have a feeling that this could go viral...
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The only comments that I'd make – and others have already said the same – is the new Miku model's eyes are a bit odd, and her voice is a little too quiet in places. These, though, can be dealt with easily enough. Especially for a first effort with this technology, it is a good result overall, though there aren't any English words provided. I suspect they will follow in due course, as I have a feeling that this could go viral...
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Wednesday, 12 March 2014
New Miku Development
This is interesting, and one can see where we are heading. Indeed, it is something I have been anticipating would happen soon, and the future idea of not needing a screen is only a logical extension of the 3D in-water mini-concert we saw at Yokohama Bay.
Projecting onto air particles directly is definitely on the cards – and one day will replace the screen on mobile 'phones so that they can be built into a watch (a prediction I first made quite a few years ago). This, though, is where we are today...
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Projecting onto air particles directly is definitely on the cards – and one day will replace the screen on mobile 'phones so that they can be built into a watch (a prediction I first made quite a few years ago). This, though, is where we are today...
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Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Climbing the Greasy Polls
Labour's year-long decline in polling ratings appears to have bottomed-out recently – at least for the time being. The party's polling lead regarding general election voting intention seems, if anything, to have recovered a little, and now looks to be around five or six percent. It had dropped to around four-and-a-half percentage points when aggregated over the previous short time period.
So, what has changed? Has there been anything in the news that might have afforded Labour an opportunity to gain public/voter support? Not that I have noticed. Things have been happening, but not conducive to material changes in voting intention.
What remains, then? The only change I have been able to determine is an almost complete absence of the Labour leader from the public eyte in recent weeks. He still pops up occasionally, though usually only when he has no real choice, such as at Prime Minister's Questions and when a major international issue arises.
Apart from that, he has been absent from the public gaze, or at best unnoticed, and it has allowed his party's polling malaise to begin to hel. I can't help wondering whether this has been a deliberate exercise conducted precisely to discover whether this would indeed happen under such circumstances.
Now, what does that suggest to you is perhaps coming next...?
So, what has changed? Has there been anything in the news that might have afforded Labour an opportunity to gain public/voter support? Not that I have noticed. Things have been happening, but not conducive to material changes in voting intention.
What remains, then? The only change I have been able to determine is an almost complete absence of the Labour leader from the public eyte in recent weeks. He still pops up occasionally, though usually only when he has no real choice, such as at Prime Minister's Questions and when a major international issue arises.
Apart from that, he has been absent from the public gaze, or at best unnoticed, and it has allowed his party's polling malaise to begin to hel. I can't help wondering whether this has been a deliberate exercise conducted precisely to discover whether this would indeed happen under such circumstances.
Now, what does that suggest to you is perhaps coming next...?
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