Kotaku: Urine

Monolith Wasn't Taking The Piss

Mike Fahey — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:20:00 MDT

The Monolith folks at the Project Origin Community site were extremely concerned when they discovered that, based purely on the abomination video released last week, I wouldn't be able to play their game and control my bladder at the same time, joking that they would send some super-absorbent help my way. Lo and behold, the Fed Ex man knocks on the door early this morning, bearing gifts. Apparently their team stayed at work late on Friday, fastidiously stenciling the Monolith logo on the front of a half dozen adult diapers, which they then shipped across the country along with a slightly more tasteful Monolith t-shirt. I am absolutely speechless. I suppose now I have to play Project Origin when it comes out, once I figure out how to get these damn things on. Who wants pictures?

Still Life With Project Origin Abomination

Mike Fahey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:40:00 MDT

The abomination from Monolith's upcoming Project Origin doesn't look half as terrifying standing in freeze-frame as it does in motion, but it's still a pretty damn scary looking creation. Still not sure if I could handle playing the game without peeing myself in fright, but the folks from the Project Origin Community site may have come up with a solution.

Mike Fahey of Kotaku explains that "for some reason the little bastard (Abomination) scares the living piss out of me." We will be sending Mike some adult diapers so he can have a urine free couch and play the game too.

I was hoping for a semi-attractive nurse with a catheter, but I suppose we take what we can wee in.

Kotaku thinks Project Origin is Scary [Project Origin Community]

The Pee Game That Cares

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:00:49 MDT

The urine game market? It's expanding. No, it's doubling. Back in 2006, we posted about a TopsPEEd, a game that lets pissers control a virtual car with their tinkle. Piss-Screen is one better. It lets Frankfurt drinkers drive a virtual car AND tells them if they are too trashed to drive home. The game begins as soon as the pee starts a-flowing. Urinals are outfitted with a pressure-sensitive inlay, and fellas must leak on each sensor so that their in-game car dodges on coming traffic. Hit a car, and the game stops. A message pops up: "Too pissed to drive? Take a taxi instead." Peeing on sensors: the new sobriety litmus test.
Piss Screen [Official Site, Thanks Neal!]

Wolf Quest Teaches Kids To Hunt In Packs

Mike Fahey — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:40:18 MDT

Wolf Quest is a series of games, the first of which will be launched this December, that will teach wolf behavior and ecology through gameplay and social interaction. Developed through a partnership between The Minnesota Zoo and eduweb, the single player game's features include coyote harassing, finding a mate, and fighting grizzly bears for control of elk carcasses. Hell yes. On top of that, multiplayer missions will allow you to team up with players around the world to experience life as a wolf pack, though finding a mate is disabled for online play. Hundreds of people just closed the window and went back to playing Second Life. The best thing about Wolf Quest? It's free, because US citizens paid for it with their tax monies through the National Science Foundation. Thanks to our horribly outdated tax system, PC and Mac users around the world will be shouting, "I smell elk!" this December. You're welcome, world.

Can You Survive The Call Of The Wild? [Official Wolfquest Website, via Joystiq]

It's Been 4 Months. Do We Still Care About "Wii"?

egauger — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:20:00 MDT

The Nintendo Revolution.

It had a good ring to it. Maybe a little more longwinded than Nintendo usually is, maybe even a touch pretentious. But a good ring. The name of a new console. It sounded right.

And then shock, disbelief. Outrage, in some quarters. Laughter, certainly. I was absolutely convinced that "Wii" was a joke, and that we would get the punchline at E3. A giant "gotcha" after a hilarious media storm. But I was so wrong it hurt. And kept hurting. GayGamer's soothing balm is my only solace:

Sunday will mark the 4 month (1 year in gay relationship time) anniversary of the console formerly known as the Revolution being renamed the Wii.
At the time, wii all had some strong feelings about the name change. As clearly evidenced by the fan art you see. It was all so surreal.

In all honesty, I've ceased thinking about it. Wii is still a funny word, but the novelty is gone and I simply accept it now. Next shock, please. Eliza Gauger

"Wii" Forgive? [GayGamer]

Urine Controlled Game

Brian Crecente — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:00:22 MDT

You have no idea how many times I've thought, while emptying my bladder of a day's worth of iced tea, how much fun it would be to play a game using the very urine I was so speedily evacuating.

Fortunately for me, John van Terheijden has developed just such a beast. TopsPEEd has you controlling the gears of a virtual car with the flow and precision of your urine.

The virtual car has four gears and each gear is controlled by a little seesaw in the urinal. The game starts when you start peeing on one of them. A monitor shows a dashboard with current speed and RPM and you can hear the engine sound. The virtual car keeps accelerating until you stop peeing. The only thing you have to do is switch gears at the right moment, and keep peeing of course.

Someone totally needs to develop a fighter using this concept and defecation. Haaaaaaaaaa-douken! Brian Crecente

TopsPEEd [Aeropause]