Relativity

M. C. Escher whispers, "Don't trip in here or you'll break every bone in your body. Twice!"

Video Game Development 101

In this 9-week class, each student will experience the roles of software engineer, artist, producer, designer, and audio composer.

Ken Harsha, in his role as engineer, asks current producer Jen Hollcroft about the streaming of assets in the game.

"We'll be streaming audio in-game," she replies, "and animations during cut-scenes."

Made Up Games

Tonight's Made Up Game takes place around the escalators in a 3-floor Macy's department store. Adam Carolla sneaks around silently while contestants scavenge grenades off the linoleum-tiled floors. The few who collect the grenades then load them into 8-foot long cardboard tubes. Mr. Carolla needs only to spill a little of his can of Diet Coke in view of a contestant to knock them out of the competition.

Round 2 features stop-motion animator Jon Berg as the director of a yoga class. He instructs his students to reach towards their outstretched toes. His eyes languish luxuriously across the long foot of a female student only to be stopped short when they meet with her unpopped-corn-kernel toes.

"Tabasco," he mutters.

Lost Dog Savers

The 'LDS' spies a lady driving a grey Mercedes Benz sedan past a Starbucks. The car slows and the door opens. She shoos a baby daschund out of the passenger door into the gutter.

"Shame on you!" one of the LDS shouts as the grey sedan speeds away.

Hours of investigative detective work lead the trio to an old Chicago apartment complex. A green Volkswagen Beetle zips into the parking lot as they question security. In the evening's dying light, exploring the lifeless landings in the forest of timber staircases feels like tip-toeing through an alien landscape captured within the vacuum of an empty snow globe.

Mall Tour

Joey and Dad visit shopping malls around the world.

At a Japanese mall, Marianne and Diana join Joey and Dad. Shoppers can rent a Skitter-like shopping 'racer' that has room for one adult and 1 child (with room for purchases). Joey and Dad enjoy swiftly coasting through the linoleum-covered floors, dodging walking shoppers and bumping into other Skitter riders.

In pods of eight racers, shoppers can also participate in several video game scenarios by wheeling into brightly lit multicolored elevators.

Joey and Dad fight valiantly against their on-screen adversaries along with seven other groups in Skitters. The gameplay consists of quick cuts of Japanese anime styled robots and Power Rangers protagonists battling.

GAME OVER!

It turns out that Marianne and Diana returned their Skitter racer and became separated from Joey and Dad. Dad borrows a friendly local's cel phone but is unsuccessful in calling Marianne's phone, becoming lost in the esoteric menu system.

Dad wheels through corridor, elevators and ramps into a meeting room where Ben Smith agonizes over last night's homework assignment entitled '10 most common math mistakes'.

Wild West Arena

Today's contestant is successful in defeating Wild Bill Hickock (played by Sam Elliott) finally finishing him with six shots to the face.

Fog Bank

Each episode begins with Steve waking up in a fog bank, still unclear about his identity.

Braking to a stop in a fast food parking lot, creeping.
Noticing children's silhouettes floating.
Rummaging through car floorboard flotsam for blue jeans fumbling.
Contorting his body reversing.
Inching backwards in a three point turn by a slowly moving car squeezing.
Gazing along the length of an impossibly long green Mercedes limousine barely grazing.
Spying the turquoise Hyundai 3-wheeled Trihawk-inspired coupe wondering.
Following the vehicle the fog lifted in his motorized two-stroke recumbent scooter transforming.
Reaching under the seat to increase speed throttling.
Cruising noisily through early morning school campus covered walkways battery dying.
Coasting slowly to pause at a container of Lysol Disinfecting Wipes opening.
Running joggers pass by thirsty asking.
Hooking up the small battery Steve sees his quarry disappear around a corner skidding.

Big Poppa

Craig Mack and crew rendezvous at the crib around two.

A t-bone steak, cheese eggs and Welch's grape what they be mackin.