Flotilla is a 2010turn-based strategy space-combatvideo game developed by Brendon Chung(pictured) and his studio,Blendo Games. The game was released in March 2010 onSteam forMicrosoft Windows and onXbox Live Indie Games for theXbox 360.Flotilla was designed with Microsoft'sXNA tools, and its development was influenced by animals as well as board games such asAxis & Allies andArkham Horror. The game takes the player on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy. Chung began developingFlotilla after the closure ofPandemic Studios, where he had worked as a designer. The new game used assets imported from Chung's early space combat prototypeSpace Piñata.Flotilla incorporates pieces of classical music in its score such asFrédéric Chopin's"Raindrop" prelude. It received mixed reviews fromvideo game media outlets, scoring 72 out of 100 on review aggregate websiteMetacritic, and was included in Mike Rose's book250 Indie Games You Must Play. (Full article...)
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 | TheKefermarkt altarpiece is a richly decorated woodenaltarpiece in theLate Gothic style in the parish church ofKefermarkt inUpper Austria. Commissioned by the knight Christoph von Zelking, it was completed around 1497.Saints Peter,Wolfgang andChristopher are depicted in the central section. The wing panels depict scenes from the life ofMary, and the altarpiece also has an intricate superstructure and two side figures ofSaints George andFlorian. The identity of its maker, known by thenotnameMaster of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece, is unknown, but at least two skilled sculptors appear to have created the main statuary. Throughout the centuries, it has been altered and lost its original paint andgilding; a major restoration was undertaken in the 19th century under the direction ofAdalbert Stifter. The altarpiece has been described as "one of the greatest achievements in late-medieval sculpture in the German-speaking area". This image shows the upper-right wing panel of the Kefermarkt altarpiece, depicting theAnnunciation. Mary is portrayed kneeling in a praying stool inside a half-open structure, supported by unusually carved pillars, crowned above their capitals with figures which are probably intended to be prophets from theOld Testament. The archangelGabriel is entering the structure, and holds aspeech scroll where parts of his greeting, theAve Maria, is visible. In the upper-left corner is a depiction ofGod the Father among clouds and flanked by two angels. The panel originally also contained a dove, the symbol of theHoly Spirit, but it has been lost. Sculpture credit: Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece; photographed byUoaei1 Recently featured: |
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