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I personally find myself drawn to clocks/methods of timekeeping that evoke senses other than sight (which, for me, is how I normally get time, like by looking at a clock or my phone). For example, reading about the incense clocks on the timekeeping wiki really piqued my interest! I don’t think I’ve ever heard of timekeeping by smell. I’ve always loved cuckoo clocks for the same reason (plus the fact that I love quirky, motored trinkets).

Also! The wiki page touches on something called Astrolabes made in Persia, specifically in Esfahan (which, if you can tell by my last name, is where my family is from)!

In the history of timekeeping video, the narrator mentioned timekeeping used by churches to tell people when to come to service. This reminded me of one of my favorite things in the world – the Islamic call to prayer “azaan” which plays really loudly from mosques (so you can also hear from your home) in Iran whenever it’s time to pray. It’s this beautiful and comforting melody, and I always love hearing it everyday whenever I visit Iran. If you think about it, it’s a way of keeping time based on an activity, similar to the customizable clock we talked about in class.

Also, here’s a relevant meme just for fun:

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Lucas Zanotto

 

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I found this piece soooo satisfying! I love the trail of food behind the little rolling guy; he really successfully created this infinite loop by making it look like this action has been going on forever already!

 

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I actually couldn’t choose between that one and this one, just because the animation of the bubble sticking to the jumping guy was so beautifully created.

Dave Whyte

 

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This loop really caught my eye because of the way the elements turned into each other and formed an infinity symbol!

Cindy Suen

I’m not sure why this piece stuck out to me from all the others, but I just adore the elegance, the color scheme, and the mysterious girl! (Also, I honestly loved everything of Cindy Suen’s! Everything was just too cute.)

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One of my favorite video game series from my childhood is Riddle School, a point-and-click game where you have to solve little puzzles (or, I suppose, riddles) to break out of school.

I admire it so much— not just for the nostalgia— but for its ability to take such simple artwork and (in the grand scheme of modern gaming) simple code and make something really memorable and rich with lore. This is exactly the kind of game I want to be able to make.

The art, animation, and programming is done entirely by JonBro (now Jonochrome), and music is by Pepsileo and Cheshyre. Jonochrome was inspired by Pico’s School by Tom Fulp, and he created this game as a non-violent spoof of it. It was made with Adobe Flash (rest in sweet peace).

You can play the first game in the series here. If you continue with it, there are some really crazy plot-twists.