In the platform game, name one thing you learned during its development.
I Learned how to use game maker since the platform game was my 1st i had made and this allowed me to get used to using it.
In the maze game name one thing you learned during this assignment
In the maze game it allowed me to experiment with some new ideas. Creating the game was not the challenge. I had to recreate the game to a semi working standard because i had lost all of the internal files inside the game but this taught me how to work under pressure and to a deadline (which i met)
Did you learn any maths during this experience?
I did not learn any new math skills however it did refresh my memory.
Do you think you gained any maths when you did any puzzles for the maze game?
No i did not gain any new math skills because they were all things i came up with by myself so i had to know the answers and formula to them.
How do you rate your maths?
7/10 because at this moment maths is just becoming really easy for me and if i had the chance to redo my maths GCSE i could comfortably get a B.
How hard did you find the maths during these assignments
I found the mouths really easy because the majority of the problems i had faced mainly included decimals and coordinates.
Do you think your opinion’s towards maths has changed
My opinion has not changed towards it because it is still the most dull subject in my opinion.
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Monday, 11 April 2016
wayne's space invaders assignment
kurt bremner
Sprites and Sounds in my game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utMt9q4nr_A
Objects in my game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfj2l9WS50g
Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyN1CHndYi4
Sprites and Sounds in my game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utMt9q4nr_A
Objects in my game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfj2l9WS50g
Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyN1CHndYi4
Monday, 7 March 2016
Be able to create sound assets for a computer game following practice
PLAN:
My game theme: a space invaders style game with jets and other aircraft.
Sounds i would like to make for the game:
title song
game song
starting noise
death noise
enemy destroy noise
game song
starting noise
death noise
enemy destroy noise
maybe a voice over saying begin and each level.
I would like to make 2 types of similar but different music.
One for the 1st level i want to be fast and maybe a little bit aggressive in its tempo and the 2nd level i want to make the music a bit more precise and slower due to the presence of projectiles in that level.
My game is similar to space invaders in the way that it plays. (you have to use left and right arrow keys to move and you have to shoot approaching enemies whilst avoiding projectiles) But visually it does not look retro as you use jets and fight against other jets (i'm aiming for a retro style game with current day themes).
Unfortunately due to a error in game maker i had to convert one of the sounds to a WAV file (it was a originally mp3).
My game is similar to space invaders in the way that it plays. (you have to use left and right arrow keys to move and you have to shoot approaching enemies whilst avoiding projectiles) But visually it does not look retro as you use jets and fight against other jets (i'm aiming for a retro style game with current day themes).
Unfortunately due to a error in game maker i had to convert one of the sounds to a WAV file (it was a originally mp3).
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| Screenshot of my title screen song |
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| Screenshot of title screen song |
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Screenshot of title screen song Bullet sound The effects i added for the sound when i play the game has been edited. (i forgot to screenshot this) but the effects i put into the song were reverb and a echo effect. I used these i thought it made the game sound a little more retro.  Death Sound   i had to remove this because it did not match the overall feeling i was trying to create within my game. 
Distortion effect for title screen song
 Mastering Effect for the bullet sound   Game start noise. i forgot to add a screenshot of the process of me editing it. I added a echo and reverb effect along with normalizing it. To create it i growled into my microphone at home. I was aiming for more of aggressive start because you get put straight into the action and i believe a growl symbolizes danger and apprehension of a fight. To get this I added it to YouTube then used a YouTube converter to get it in a mp3 file. All of my sounds are in mp3 because it adds to a retro effect. In addition to this all of my sounds are lossy compressed which also adds to the feeling of it being retro.  Enemy death noise echo.  Game song 3 (2nd level)
game song 3 (2nd level)
   echo effect explosion  reverb effect for explosion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k36q8LKkZew All of These sounds were created and edited by me. For the start game sound the really deep sounding one I had to upload it to YouTube and use a YouTube converter on it to get it in a mp3 format. I'm not sure of the the legality issues in using these but since i'm using it on my own sound I can't see why I wouldn't be allowed to use this. This method was also used in getting the starting jet sound in a mp3 format. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7qnbSHUFKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmaCPBiTGd8 When I created and edited the sound the were at 16 bitrate. I did not want to create it and a 8 bit rate sound because i wanted the sound to feel like it was a mix between 8 bit retro games and a few of the 16 bit games later produced. I believe in my game that I replicated the feel to some degree in few of my songs and sounds because despite the fact that some of the sounds were more fluid than what 8 bit sounds and songs were. (I believe they sounded bouncy and a bit chunky which would've been due to the limited access to powerful hardware and software). Luckily for me i have access to more sound recording and editing program than what they ever did. In addition to recording the sounds in the mp3 format i also saved them in a lossy compressed form so i reduce the memory and crispness of the sound like what the sound developers in a game created from the 80's may use. (they didn't have a choice what kind of compression they'd have to use in a game back then because the sound would take up too much memory and processing power and render the game unplayable). The deep growl what i created was taking from inspiration from main villains in world of warcraft since they always have a overwhelmingly deep voice with a lot of echo effects applied to them. They would use these voices to generate a feeling like the villain is powerful and dangerous and it commands your attention to them. I have gone for a similar kind of feel to that a later on inside the game you find that the voice you hear at the start of the game is in fact the last boss. By using this kind of informationiIgathered from world of Warcraft I have started to believe that this kind of voice for a villain is extremely effective and uses and created ideas of symbolism (the deep voice generates the idea of apprehension as you are about to see or fight a boss) and iconography because I have started to believe that a boss needs to have voice you may not expect or commands your attention to it. The mood Iwas aiming for was a up beat action/shooter game which is why I did not create any of the sounds to be peaceful and relaxing. The voices in this game are entirely voiced by me a nobody else. Additionally all sounds were recorded at a bit rate of 44100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyB5H7_zNuo The voice for the last boss in the expansion wrath of the Lich King  The Lich King I started creating the sounds for the game from scratch so the sounds I believe get better as they progress. Whilst editing them I made a few mistakes such as with title screen music I saved over the original copy with the edited copy. You may of been able to tell that it sounded rubbish (this is my opinion) due to the overpowering echo effects I added. If I had the choice to edit it again from scratch I would still keep the echo effects but reduce them to a much smaller level. I believe that you can tell how much better i got at using the software (adobe audation) as it progresses as they start to sound in my opinion better because i more adept at using the program. My favorite sound was the the music I made on level 2. The programs i used in this project were Soundation, Adobe Audition and freesound.org I used a Compact Zoom Microphone to record the sounds for the "go" sound. |
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Social, Ethical and Legal Issues In World Of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is the most popular of all MMO'S. At it's peak it was estimated that there were over 13 million active players although the number of active players has reduced to about 5.5 million players. The game its self was released in late 2004 however the Warcraft series was 1st created in 1994.
However with majority the of successful and popular games there will be some kind of issues with the game. Luckily World of Warcraft is not as controversial as call of duty or GTA in some ways however with so many people being "addicted" to this game there are obviously some repercussions.
In a lot of these kind of games it does not matter how much of a good person you are there will always be somebody who is out to ruin somebody else's day. In World of Warcraft there are many ways to ruin somebody else's fun and enjoyment. Such as being to over powered in PVP or blocking off the mailbox so people can't send stuff to there other characters or in some cases stealing a piece of equipment in the the game what may have something like a 0.5% drop chance and you can only do this thing once a day for maybe 2 weeks. While such things may really annoy you, you should be able to distinguish between reality and the virtual land in World of Warcraft. Unfortunately not everybody can.
The estimated time most players play on World of Warcraft exceeds 20 hours a week although Blizzard (the creators of World of Warcraft and other games) have never released a official average of the average play time per account.
Teamwork and Communication
When fighting the numerous bosses in World of Warcraft you will need good communication skills and teamwork in order to beat them. If you and the leader and all of the other members lack these then it may may cause your whole group to die in one attack. It may be that a member is given a bomb which will blow up the whole dungeon or raid and the only way to survive is by moving away from the group or to the group to share the damage or if a boss is about to hit everything around it and to survive you must huddle together or hide behind cover. If your leader and group lack these two elements then you will fail. Which is why i believe that by playing this game you can learn how to communicate properly with your boss and/or colleagues to confront and beat a problem. The same goes with teamwork since a functioning workforce requires teamwork and good communication to earn a profit and keep there jobs. Both of these two skills are vital when you are at work or if you are not.
Experience
Since World of Warcraft is on a PC it will give you more experience than those who don't use a PC in a job. I'm saying by playing the game it'll aid you but i'd imagine that all PC gamers would have greater experience in using them than those who don't because it'll familiarize them with using the machines. This'll prove to be useful in a workplace because since the technology and usefulness of the PC is always improving we may see PC's becoming more popular in a job than what it is already.
Bonding
In this game there are huge amount of opportunity's to bond and have fun with other players. Some players join guilds for fun and to take part in some of the more difficult raids. Usually guilds are social areas where players can participate in guild chat and the guild can set up special events like dueling arenas or social gatherings. In addition to this there are RPing servers (Role Playing). This where you stay in character when you play. example of a orc "zug zug kill the humans". I've always found that Role playing servers are quite fun when you meet other players. Just be aware of Goldshire (a place in World of Warcraft) there is a brothel *note this is only on role playing servers* and it is really weird especially in a 12 rated game. That is the reason why i don't let my brother and sister play on a role playing server. My parents and uncle also play this game and i believe that aside from the odd things what happen it is generally a friendly game and family friendly.
Fun
Above all of the things i've put i believe that this is a really fun and interesting game and i would recommend this to anybody. This is because i believe it is a brilliant pass time and so long as you don't make your whole life revolve around the game.
However with majority the of successful and popular games there will be some kind of issues with the game. Luckily World of Warcraft is not as controversial as call of duty or GTA in some ways however with so many people being "addicted" to this game there are obviously some repercussions.
In a lot of these kind of games it does not matter how much of a good person you are there will always be somebody who is out to ruin somebody else's day. In World of Warcraft there are many ways to ruin somebody else's fun and enjoyment. Such as being to over powered in PVP or blocking off the mailbox so people can't send stuff to there other characters or in some cases stealing a piece of equipment in the the game what may have something like a 0.5% drop chance and you can only do this thing once a day for maybe 2 weeks. While such things may really annoy you, you should be able to distinguish between reality and the virtual land in World of Warcraft. Unfortunately not everybody can.
The estimated time most players play on World of Warcraft exceeds 20 hours a week although Blizzard (the creators of World of Warcraft and other games) have never released a official average of the average play time per account.
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| Blocking the mailbox in a major city in World of Warcraft |
Whilst doing such things in WoW may seem trivial to people like me and you there are people who take this game far too seriously. A few years back i was well and truly addicted to this game, i used to play for up to and over 72 hours a week and from what i can tell there are still people who take the game more seriously than i did. I still play the game so y views may be biased in some ways considering i have been playing the game since 2005 ( i would've been 7 years old when i started playing).
The video below is compilation of people taking World of Warcraft far too seriously. Although the majority of the people play World of Warcraft with a certain degree of consideration and restraint these people obviously do not. I hate to stick to common stereotypes in but the people who play World of Warcraft in the top guilds probably do not have a job and they devote there lives to play this and be the best. Which is tolerable to some degree but this has obviously got to the point where it effects there social skills. I'm pretty that if you were talked to in this manner whether in a game or real life It'd put you off from doing what ever activity you were doing ever again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWh-2db3ml0
A real examples of somebody who was addicted to world of warcraft:
http://www.blastr.com/2013-6-13/mom-whose-kid-died-while-she-played-world-warcraft-goes-jail
A real examples of somebody who was addicted to world of warcraft:
http://www.blastr.com/2013-6-13/mom-whose-kid-died-while-she-played-world-warcraft-goes-jail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2977817/Video-game-fan-coughs-blood-drops-dead-Shanghai-internet-caf-playing-World-Warcraft-straight-19-hours.html
In addition to these there has been many cases over family breakup due to this game.
However World of Warcraft also has positive effects and some surprisingly useful and interesting scenario's what has been developed since it was released.
The corrupted blood incident:
Back in the 1st expansion for the game there was a disease what you could get in the raid Zul Gurub whilst fighting the last boss. It was only supposed to be active in the raid however when the pets from the warlock or hunter contracted the disease it did not disappear when teleport out of the raid therefore allowing it infect entire cities. As a result all low level players in that were in the infected area died almost instantly. There have been many case studies involving this incident as it resembled a real life epidemic. This event spread to even the starting zones which as a result put off new people from playing.
In addition to these there has been many cases over family breakup due to this game.
However World of Warcraft also has positive effects and some surprisingly useful and interesting scenario's what has been developed since it was released.
The corrupted blood incident:
Back in the 1st expansion for the game there was a disease what you could get in the raid Zul Gurub whilst fighting the last boss. It was only supposed to be active in the raid however when the pets from the warlock or hunter contracted the disease it did not disappear when teleport out of the raid therefore allowing it infect entire cities. As a result all low level players in that were in the infected area died almost instantly. There have been many case studies involving this incident as it resembled a real life epidemic. This event spread to even the starting zones which as a result put off new people from playing.
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| The corrupted blood incident, Hundreds of skeletons marking where hundreds of players died. |
Teamwork and Communication
When fighting the numerous bosses in World of Warcraft you will need good communication skills and teamwork in order to beat them. If you and the leader and all of the other members lack these then it may may cause your whole group to die in one attack. It may be that a member is given a bomb which will blow up the whole dungeon or raid and the only way to survive is by moving away from the group or to the group to share the damage or if a boss is about to hit everything around it and to survive you must huddle together or hide behind cover. If your leader and group lack these two elements then you will fail. Which is why i believe that by playing this game you can learn how to communicate properly with your boss and/or colleagues to confront and beat a problem. The same goes with teamwork since a functioning workforce requires teamwork and good communication to earn a profit and keep there jobs. Both of these two skills are vital when you are at work or if you are not.
Experience
Since World of Warcraft is on a PC it will give you more experience than those who don't use a PC in a job. I'm saying by playing the game it'll aid you but i'd imagine that all PC gamers would have greater experience in using them than those who don't because it'll familiarize them with using the machines. This'll prove to be useful in a workplace because since the technology and usefulness of the PC is always improving we may see PC's becoming more popular in a job than what it is already.
Bonding
In this game there are huge amount of opportunity's to bond and have fun with other players. Some players join guilds for fun and to take part in some of the more difficult raids. Usually guilds are social areas where players can participate in guild chat and the guild can set up special events like dueling arenas or social gatherings. In addition to this there are RPing servers (Role Playing). This where you stay in character when you play. example of a orc "zug zug kill the humans". I've always found that Role playing servers are quite fun when you meet other players. Just be aware of Goldshire (a place in World of Warcraft) there is a brothel *note this is only on role playing servers* and it is really weird especially in a 12 rated game. That is the reason why i don't let my brother and sister play on a role playing server. My parents and uncle also play this game and i believe that aside from the odd things what happen it is generally a friendly game and family friendly.
Fun
Above all of the things i've put i believe that this is a really fun and interesting game and i would recommend this to anybody. This is because i believe it is a brilliant pass time and so long as you don't make your whole life revolve around the game.
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| Here we have herd of cow men (tauren's) bowing at somebody. This a RPing guild in a friendly meeting |
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| This is probably what happened afterwards... |
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
brainbox game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIkjCvH5OnA
sprites and backgrounds.
i had to re do my sound part because you couldn't hear me (it's still hard to hear me so described something at the end about them)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irRjVnZiJnk
playing the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rYpo0iArh8
sounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YCo-PAig6o
objects
sprites and backgrounds.
i had to re do my sound part because you couldn't hear me (it's still hard to hear me so described something at the end about them)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irRjVnZiJnk
playing the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rYpo0iArh8
sounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YCo-PAig6o
objects
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
unit 73 sounds for games design assignment 1
kurt bremner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCxv2daOwjQ
Halo 2:
The music starts off slowly at 1st which gives me the impression like it is the calm before the storm.
The start also gives me the impression that this is the final stand.
At 0.32 the tempo increases and it gives me the feeling that a ship full of enemies has been seen in the distance coming towards your position. At 0.54 this gives me the impression that the enemy ships have just landed and advancing on your position.
The game uses the main song also uses the music for when something quite daring and risky is about to happen. For example when Master chief (main protagonist) boards a huge enemy ground vehicle to prevent from destroying a huge amount of your allies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzx6QG855WY
I think that the use of a electric guitar in the piece of music is symbolism to a boss fight or another significant event because of sharp sometimes fast paced sounds they can make. The music used is also a metaphor. In this game it is used to generate the feeling of energy since it is fast paced and could also be used to create the feeling of danger. Electric guitars in games can be used to generate a vast array of feelings. For example a very high pitched note in a horror or stealth game to alert you if you've been seen.
They probably hired a band and tasked to create the song for a piece of the profit when it was complete. The consequences of breaking this could mean that the band could secure a large amount of money or request that you not use there music in the game, Either one of these could ruin the game.
Depending on what version of the game you own the sounds will be compressed or uncompressed. I think that the sounds would be compressed if you owned it on the original XBOX due to the fact that there would of been a limited amount of RAM, too many uncompressed songs would take up a lot of space. However if you own the remastered editions you would expect them to be uncompressed because they were made on the later generations on consoles. This is because the higher quality of sounds the higher the bit depth and the higher that is the more RAM it takes up.
If this was the version on the original xbox they may of used a mp3 file because that is a lossy compressed file whereas if it was a remastered versions they might of used a wav for it's higher quality of sounds since it is uncompressed.
In addition to this they most likely used multi track recording for this due to the the sounds what sound suspiciously like a piano at 1:45 in the top video.
The Last Of Us
Gustavo Santaolalla
To start with, the 1st few seconds of this song gave me the feeling that it was almost a western style song. However at 0:16 there was low pitched humming noise which contrasts with the other instrument being played. (i think it's a harp). However after that somebody starts using a acoustic guitar which adds on to the feel it's a western style game. At 0:37 it almost sounds like someone is walking. Depending on how you view it it could sound like a cowboy standoff but if you remember the dark humming noise it could potentially sound quite sinister. At 0.42 there seems to be a burst of energy in the music. The strumming of the guitar with the harp(whatever it is) in the background i believe is a contrast of 2 genre's. If you just listen to the harp it could sound like it belonged in a horror film due to the sharp and crisp sounds it makes. But the strumming of the guitar i believe it gives it it's western sound. At 1:22 it almost sounds like someone is running which reflects more on horror genre, At 1:38 the music picks up again but this time because of the blend of the instruments it sounds almost like something out of a action/adventure game.
The music has a unique sound to it because the musician recorded this in his bathroom. It sounds different because it had a high roof.
Compared to halo the music in this game is a lot less upbeat which suggests to me that halo is more combat based and action filled than what this game. The instruments used in halo are a lot more in your face and aggressive. This is due to the difference in pitch and tempo in both songs. I cannot detect timbre in the halo song but i can hear it in the last of us song. I think that the halo music would of used stereo sound because of the time it was made not many people would of have surround sound. Whereas since the last of us was released on the PS3 it may of been surround sound compatible.
The music in the last of us makes me feel like i am in the middle of a adventure. It almost reminds me of fallout because the music on some of radio's is similar to the music on this. Both are in post apocalyptic worlds and both in some ways are action/adventure games.
The creator of the game would of signed a contract with the musician to not use the music from the game in any new albums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCxv2daOwjQ
Halo 2:
The music starts off slowly at 1st which gives me the impression like it is the calm before the storm.
The start also gives me the impression that this is the final stand.
At 0.32 the tempo increases and it gives me the feeling that a ship full of enemies has been seen in the distance coming towards your position. At 0.54 this gives me the impression that the enemy ships have just landed and advancing on your position.The game uses the main song also uses the music for when something quite daring and risky is about to happen. For example when Master chief (main protagonist) boards a huge enemy ground vehicle to prevent from destroying a huge amount of your allies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzx6QG855WY
I think that the use of a electric guitar in the piece of music is symbolism to a boss fight or another significant event because of sharp sometimes fast paced sounds they can make. The music used is also a metaphor. In this game it is used to generate the feeling of energy since it is fast paced and could also be used to create the feeling of danger. Electric guitars in games can be used to generate a vast array of feelings. For example a very high pitched note in a horror or stealth game to alert you if you've been seen.
They probably hired a band and tasked to create the song for a piece of the profit when it was complete. The consequences of breaking this could mean that the band could secure a large amount of money or request that you not use there music in the game, Either one of these could ruin the game.
Depending on what version of the game you own the sounds will be compressed or uncompressed. I think that the sounds would be compressed if you owned it on the original XBOX due to the fact that there would of been a limited amount of RAM, too many uncompressed songs would take up a lot of space. However if you own the remastered editions you would expect them to be uncompressed because they were made on the later generations on consoles. This is because the higher quality of sounds the higher the bit depth and the higher that is the more RAM it takes up.
If this was the version on the original xbox they may of used a mp3 file because that is a lossy compressed file whereas if it was a remastered versions they might of used a wav for it's higher quality of sounds since it is uncompressed.
In addition to this they most likely used multi track recording for this due to the the sounds what sound suspiciously like a piano at 1:45 in the top video.
The Last Of Us
Gustavo Santaolalla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y97u-U0nvJM
To start with, the 1st few seconds of this song gave me the feeling that it was almost a western style song. However at 0:16 there was low pitched humming noise which contrasts with the other instrument being played. (i think it's a harp). However after that somebody starts using a acoustic guitar which adds on to the feel it's a western style game. At 0:37 it almost sounds like someone is walking. Depending on how you view it it could sound like a cowboy standoff but if you remember the dark humming noise it could potentially sound quite sinister. At 0.42 there seems to be a burst of energy in the music. The strumming of the guitar with the harp(whatever it is) in the background i believe is a contrast of 2 genre's. If you just listen to the harp it could sound like it belonged in a horror film due to the sharp and crisp sounds it makes. But the strumming of the guitar i believe it gives it it's western sound. At 1:22 it almost sounds like someone is running which reflects more on horror genre, At 1:38 the music picks up again but this time because of the blend of the instruments it sounds almost like something out of a action/adventure game.
The music has a unique sound to it because the musician recorded this in his bathroom. It sounds different because it had a high roof.
Compared to halo the music in this game is a lot less upbeat which suggests to me that halo is more combat based and action filled than what this game. The instruments used in halo are a lot more in your face and aggressive. This is due to the difference in pitch and tempo in both songs. I cannot detect timbre in the halo song but i can hear it in the last of us song. I think that the halo music would of used stereo sound because of the time it was made not many people would of have surround sound. Whereas since the last of us was released on the PS3 it may of been surround sound compatible.
The music in the last of us makes me feel like i am in the middle of a adventure. It almost reminds me of fallout because the music on some of radio's is similar to the music on this. Both are in post apocalyptic worlds and both in some ways are action/adventure games.
The creator of the game would of signed a contract with the musician to not use the music from the game in any new albums.
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| This is listen mode in the last of us. It allows you to to see enemies. I think they could be linked top the horror element of the game. |
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| I believe the horse and the ranch like buildings sort of symbolism the western style. |
Monday, 8 February 2016
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