I was walking towards the lift lobby when I spotted the doors of a lift closing. Pressing the button, I was able to stop the doors from closing. As the door opened, I saw a primary school boy frantically pressing the 'door close' button in vain. And all the while, he had this facial expression as if he saw a monster.
Honestly speaking, I was probably just as 'guilty' as the boy at that age. Even now, it happens occasionally but under different circumstances. More like not pressing 'door open' when I could have, if I saw obnoxious neighbours appear at the lift lobby. That aside, wanting the lift door to stay shut can probably be attributed to the fear of 'what's lurking around the corner'.
There were occasions when the lift would stop at the wrong floor on the way up. The doors stay open for that few seconds and no one's around. Situations like this can really make the mind go wild, especially at night. Ol' Dan has a spark of madness and proudly presents a gaming experience unlike any other...
The mechanics of the game is simple - The player steps into a lift simulator. Within a stipulated time, the player has to press the CLOSE button 'x' number of times to shut the lift door before the demons (or whatever) get him/her.
'Girl-Next-Door' here will do a demonstration.
The game begins after slotting in 5 credits.
Heng ah = What a close shave
In a game like CLOSE! GODDAMMIT!, there's no time to relax. Turn your back and the lights go off and the old hag from hell attempts to open the door:
Pressing the CLOSE button repeatedly for 'x' number of times over 'x' period of time stops the old hag's attempt and brings you to the next level. I've switched the lights back on so you can appreciate the rich facial expression of 'Girl-Next-Door'.
Otherwise, it's GAME OVER. For 5 credits, you get scared silly and receive a souvenir photo too.
:P
I'm back :)
I left a comment in my previous April Fool's Day entry that my next entry would be something on a source of inspiration for my comics. So here it is. Apart from observing people, I also enjoy looking at STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY. As for what stock photographs are in a nutshell, they're professionally taken photographs used by e.g. publishers, advertising agencies, etc to save time and money. For a more elaborate explanation, head down to the wiki site.
I enjoy looking at stock photographs featuring people. People in an office scenario or people interacting with one another. Sometimes it could just be individuals with rich facial expressions. Sometimes when I look at these photos, my imagination starts to run wild. Let me give you some examples.
Below is an illustration emulating a stock photo (I'm just drawing from my head, nothing specific from an existing series of stock photographs), featuring a lady reading a document:
Because we can't tell what the bonkers she's reading, the photo can be used in a variety of situations, e.g. a brochure talking about loans (I'm making this up as I go):
But in the hands of Ol' Dan, it will be something else altogether :)
Below is another illustration emulating a typical corporate setting stock photo:
A typical use of such a photo could be a page from a boring as hell publication:
But again, Ol'Dan sees things in a different way:
As the third example, I've drawn a sweet looking (even the poor deserves to dream, right or not? Heh.) office lady standing next to a photocopier.
Once again, it emulates the kind of stock photo destined for a corporate website or brochure. And once again, Ol' Dan has OTHER plans. Here we go:
Boh-liao = Nothing better to do.
Siao = Crazy
:D
