Point of Insanity Network

Al and Wayne are back! Rather than re-watch an episode of Tiger King why not listen to our hosts talk about video games? Some topics include:

The long awaited Final Fantasy 7 remake

The games we're playing to help us through social distancing

Can MMOs be used to study outbreaks?

Video games and addiction

Opinion: Should Aerith live?

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Al takes a look at astras, powerful weapons from the Hindu religion.

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Back in 1981 rock band KISS released an ambitious album called Music from the Elder. It was intended to serve as the soundtrack for a movie. According to Gene Simmons several actors had already been cast and a script was in the works. All that came to a screeching halt after the album was released. Music from the Elder was panned by many fans and critics alike. Later reviewers have been kinder to Music from the Elder, but it is still considered one of KISS' least successful albums.

In this episode Al discusses the original script for the movie, Seb Hunter's attempt to make an adaptation in 2012, and his ideas for how he would write a movie that would more closely follow the music on the album. A lot of the information for this episode comes from Odyssey: The definitive examination of "Music From The Elder," KISS' cult-classic concept album by Tim McPhate and Julian Gill. Its an interesting book, and if you are a fan of this album I highly recommend it.

This episode is a companion piece to Episode 129 of Musically Challenged. In that episode Al and Chad discuss the story behind the album as well as the music itself. You might want to listen to that episode first. You can listen to this episode here:https://eclecticmediaproject.podbean.com/e/musically-challenged-episode-129-music-from-the-elder/

Want to learn more about The Hero's Journey? Al covered it in episode 97 of Geekery in General. You can listen to it here: https://poigamestudio.podbean.com/e/episode-97-the-heros-journey/

If Gene Simmons or any movie company would like to contact me to write a script for a movie based on The Elder they (and anyone else) can contact me at poigamestudio@gmail.com

 

Al and Chad kick off season 4 of Black Mirror with a look at USS Callister.

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Al and Chad are back to finish up the last episode of Black Mirror's third season.

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Some announcements about goings on for Point of Insanity Game Studio. No, this is NOT an April Fool's joke!

Al presents an original ritual creepypasta for the Strange Things Afoot role playing game.

You can view the video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/OQ5ZdKkEDlg

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Al and Chad don't agree on everything about Black Mirror, but both agree that Men Against Fire is one of the scariest episodes so far. Why do we think this episode is scary? Listen and find out!

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Al and Chad take a look at the next episode of Black Mirror: San Junipero. Both hosts agree this was one of the better episodes in the series with a good story, solid acting, and an interesting look on how technology might answer one of the oldest questions humanity has struggled with.

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Al takes a look at some weapons from Persian legend and one weapon from Arabian lore.

Want to support the Strange Things Afoot Kickstarter? Visit www.kickstarter.com/projects/596092285/strange-things-afoot-role-playing-game

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