INFLUENCES

Vapor · 06-03-2010, 03:31 PM

What are the people, things, culture, events that have influenced your life? Like, your interexts, activities, bahavior, mode of thinking, beliefs?

I'd say:

Calvin and Hobbes
Ray Bradbury
Walt Kelly (Pogo)
Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics)
Jethro Tull
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Scott McCloud
M83
Daft Punk
Alan Moore

And to a lesser extent,
Encyclopedia Dramatica
Magic: The Gathering
Joey Comeau (A Softer World)
VGF <3 luv u

These things have all influenced my beliefs on art, society, and humanity. Also how I behave and talk, and what I know about the world and humanity.
and you?

Bomby · 06-03-2010, 10:50 PM

Sex, Lychees, and Videotape.

Jailbreaker · 06-04-2010, 03:24 PM

Video Game Creation and YYG
Bubble Wrap
Girls yes that is below bubble wrap
My Family
Chrono Trigger especially its music
My Friends
VGF
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Don't ask.)
Dungeons and Dragons
SSBB
NCIS and other TV shows
The Viking Afterlife

Dizzy · 06-04-2010, 03:54 PM

In no real order:

VGF
Mario
Sonic
Mega Man
Maniac Mansion
All other video games, but especially those series
Friends (show)
MythBusters
Seinfeld
Spriting
Composition
Tennis balls
EDIT: MxPx

Things that may affect my life eventually:

YouTube
The Big Bang Theory
The word "face"

**Galefore** · 06-04-2010, 05:40 PM

Radiohead
VGF
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, and his short stories
Okkervil River
Will Sheff's lyrics
Gavin Harrison's drumming
Energetic drumming styles (Dave Grohl, Darren King, etc.)
My friends and family
House (Gregory House was a huge influence on me for a while, to the point that I tried to emulate him until I realized I wasn't really an *******)
Doctor Who (which is a shockingly deep show, at times)
Childhood memories (cartoons, video games, toys, etc.)
Ikiru and Seven Samurai
The Wrestler
Big Fish
Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit
Internet sketch comedy
Hospice by The Antlers
"Province" by TV on the Radio
The art of Hokusai

Zaden · 06-04-2010, 07:02 PM

I do what those weird voices in my head tell me to do.

Vapor · 06-05-2010, 09:20 AM

Huh, it seems vgf is integral to how a lot of people here have molded their personalities. Good thing? Y/N

Jailbreaker · 06-05-2010, 09:28 AM

Most of my mature friends are here on VGF. Heck, most of my nice friends are here on VGF.

I'd say it's a positive influence.

Bomby · 06-05-2010, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galefore

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, and his short stories

This is my favorite book of all time, and Murakami is my favorite author. Glad to see another fan around here.

Vapor · 06-05-2010, 02:48 PM

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. just DAAAAMN

Zaden · 06-05-2010, 04:07 PM

Edgar Allen Poe is why I'm so creepy.

Robotazy · 06-05-2010, 05:14 PM

VGF
My Family
The Internet
Video Games
School

You know the usual. >_>

MeowMan · 06-06-2010, 09:47 PM

(friend of mine)
VGF
RuneScape
My Sister's Contageous Anger Issues

**Galefore** · 06-06-2010, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bomby

This is my favorite book of all time, and Murakami is my favorite author. Glad to see another fan around here.

Represent, man. Murakami's the best. I'm in the process of getting everything else he's written, and am reading Dance Dance Dance and Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman rite nao. I love how unclear he makes the line between reality and dream in all of his stuff. And the philosophical and musical references.

Rainbow Dash · 06-06-2010, 10:07 PM

my japanese animes

(i'll think of a real list later. it's too late and my head hurts)

Bomby · 06-06-2010, 10:08 PM

@ Galefore:

If you haven't, definitely check out Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. I've been meaning to read Dance, Dance, Dance for a while, though I actually just started After Dark while I was in the hospital.

Also, Norwegian Wood (which was the first book of his I ever read) is actually getting adapted into a film by a great Vietnamese director named Tran Anh Hung, due later out this year in Japan which means bootleg DVD's of it should hit America eventually. A decent film was already made out of Tony Takitani, which is in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman if you haven't read it already.

***CaptHayfever*** · 06-06-2010, 11:32 PM

Musical:
The Monkees
Weird Al
TMBG
Lemon Demon
Barenaked Ladies
Frank Zappa
Polyphonic Spree
MC Lars
White Stripes

Theatrical/Cinematical:
Terry Gilliam
Alfred Hitchcock
Kevin Smith
Tim Burton
Anton Chekhov
Don Bluth
E. E. Cummings
Head
UHF
Stranger than Fiction
MST3K
Pete & Pete
Neil Cicierega
David Mamet (as an influence of what NOT to do)

Literary:
Louis Sachar
E. E. Cummings
Lemony Snicket
Animorphs
Real Ultimate Power
The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora
Danica McKellar
John Hodgman
David Mamet (as an influence of what NOT to do)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Luigiman7 · 06-06-2010, 11:40 PM

The Internet
Video Games
VGF

...yeah, pretty much the whole list right there. But i'll cram in other stuff that I remember at the moment.

IRL friends
My Mother
Weird Al
Neil Cicierega
BitF
Justice
XKCD
They Might Be Giants
House (show, same reason as gale :U)
DeviantArt
4chan (gogdammit internet)
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (webcomics taught me more than i need to know)
SMBHQ

***Ace Mercury*** · 06-07-2010, 08:59 AM

Mitch Hedburg: My friends can tell when I've lapsed into Mitch Hedberg mode, then promptly stop listening to me.
Azumanga Daioh: When I started drawing, this was a major influence on how to draw human figures. I still have the studio's character reference sheets in my reference folder.
Touhou Project: It's in the games I play, the music I listen to, the videos I watch, the manga I read. It's got to be doing something. It also opened up the world of curtain-fire sh'mups, which actually rewire your brain in strange ways.
Kongregate.com: **** you Kongregate, I want those hundreds of hours of my life back, playing your addicting and ultimately unfulfilling games.
Penny Arcade: It's the only reason I left Canada, because there is no PAXNorth. (Yet.) Sitting next to Robert Khoo almost made me crap my pants (figuratively).
Tim Rogers: Enjoyable to read, even if he is a misanthropic rambling *******. actionbutton.net's manifesto on video games lent a new modernist perspective on interactive media, and his extremely long post about Earthbound made me think about what sort of role video games and video game designers have in society (and want to play Earthbound again).
... and some friends and family you have not heard of.

Panfan · 06-07-2010, 03:31 PM

Radiohead
Penny Arcade
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Multiple alt. comics (Demetri Martin, Patton Oswalt, Aziz Ansari, Mitch Hedberg, Jim Gaffigan...)
Quentin Tarantino
Hyper-literate indie bands (The Hold Steady, Okkervil River, Titus Andronicus, The Mountain Goats, The Gaslight Anthem)
House
Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother (actually, NPH in general)
Stephen Colbert
Star Wars
Joss Whedon
Tim Sale/Jeph Loeb
Kevin Smith
OutKast
The Office

06-03-2010, 03:31 PM	#1
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	INFLUENCES What are the people, things, culture, events that have influenced your life? Like, your interexts, activities, bahavior, mode of thinking, beliefs? I'd say: Calvin and Hobbes Ray Bradbury Walt Kelly (Pogo) Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics) Jethro Tull The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Scott McCloud M83 Daft Punk Alan Moore And to a lesser extent, Encyclopedia Dramatica Magic: The Gathering Joey Comeau (A Softer World) VGF <3 luv u These things have all influenced my beliefs on art, society, and humanity. Also how I behave and talk, and what I know about the world and humanity. and you?

06-04-2010, 03:54 PM	#4
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	In no real order: VGF Mario Sonic Mega Man Maniac Mansion All other video games, but especially those series Friends (show) MythBusters Seinfeld Spriting Composition Tennis balls EDIT: MxPx Things that may affect my life eventually: YouTube The Big Bang Theory The word "face" Last edited by Dizzy; 06-08-2010 at 11:05 AM.

06-05-2010, 02:48 PM	#10
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	AN ADDENDUM: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. just DAAAAMN

06-06-2010, 11:40 PM	#18
Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	The Internet Video Games VGF ...yeah, pretty much the whole list right there. But i'll cram in other stuff that I remember at the moment. IRL friends My Mother Weird Al Neil Cicierega BitF Justice XKCD They Might Be Giants House (show, same reason as gale :U) DeviantArt 4chan (gogdammit internet) Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (webcomics taught me more than i need to know) SMBHQ __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？ Last edited by Luigiman7; 06-06-2010 at 11:53 PM.

06-07-2010, 08:59 AM	#19
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	BTW: I am also a witch. Mitch Hedburg: My friends can tell when I've lapsed into Mitch Hedberg mode, then promptly stop listening to me. Azumanga Daioh: When I started drawing, this was a major influence on how to draw human figures. I still have the studio's character reference sheets in my reference folder. Touhou Project: It's in the games I play, the music I listen to, the videos I watch, the manga I read. It's got to be doing something. It also opened up the world of curtain-fire sh'mups, which actually rewire your brain in strange ways. Kongregate.com: **** you Kongregate, I want those hundreds of hours of my life back, playing your addicting and ultimately unfulfilling games. Penny Arcade: It's the only reason I left Canada, because there is no PAXNorth. (Yet.) Sitting next to Robert Khoo almost made me crap my pants (figuratively). Tim Rogers: Enjoyable to read, even if he is a misanthropic rambling *******. actionbutton.net's manifesto on video games lent a new modernist perspective on interactive media, and his extremely long post about Earthbound made me think about what sort of role video games and video game designers have in society (and want to play Earthbound again). ... and some friends and family you have not heard of.

06-03-2010, 10:50 PM	#2
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Sex, Lychees, and Videotape.

06-04-2010, 03:24 PM	#3
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	Video Game Creation and YYG Bubble Wrap Girls yes that is below bubble wrap My Family Chrono Trigger especially its music My Friends VGF The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Don't ask.) Dungeons and Dragons SSBB NCIS and other TV shows The Viking Afterlife

06-04-2010, 05:40 PM	#5
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Radiohead VGF Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, and his short stories Okkervil River Will Sheff's lyrics Gavin Harrison's drumming Energetic drumming styles (Dave Grohl, Darren King, etc.) My friends and family House (Gregory House was a huge influence on me for a while, to the point that I tried to emulate him until I realized I wasn't really an ******) Doctor Who (which is a shockingly deep show, at times) Childhood memories (cartoons, video games, toys, etc.) Ikiru* and Seven Samurai The Wrestler Big Fish Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit Internet sketch comedy Hospice by The Antlers "Province" by TV on the Radio The art of Hokusai

06-04-2010, 07:02 PM	#6
Zaden Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: in the beak of a mighty condor Gender: Posts: 991 Thanks: 273 Thanked 88 Times in 51 Posts Blog Entries: 5	I do what those weird voices in my head tell me to do.

06-05-2010, 09:20 AM	#7
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	Huh, it seems vgf is integral to how a lot of people here have molded their personalities. Good thing? Y/N

06-05-2010, 09:28 AM	#8
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	Most of my mature friends are here on VGF. Heck, most of my nice friends are here on VGF. I'd say it's a positive influence.

06-05-2010, 04:07 PM	#11
Zaden Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: in the beak of a mighty condor Gender: Posts: 991 Thanks: 273 Thanked 88 Times in 51 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Edgar Allen Poe is why I'm so creepy.

06-05-2010, 05:14 PM	#12
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	VGF My Family The Internet Video Games School You know the usual. >_>

06-06-2010, 09:47 PM	#13
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	(friend of mine) VGF RuneScape My Sister's Contageous Anger Issues

06-06-2010, 10:07 PM	#15
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06-06-2010, 10:08 PM	#16
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	@ Galefore: If you haven't, definitely check out Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. I've been meaning to read Dance, Dance, Dance for a while, though I actually just started After Dark while I was in the hospital. Also, Norwegian Wood (which was the first book of his I ever read) is actually getting adapted into a film by a great Vietnamese director named Tran Anh Hung, due later out this year in Japan which means bootleg DVD's of it should hit America eventually. A decent film was already made out of Tony Takitani, which is in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman if you haven't read it already.

06-06-2010, 11:32 PM	#17
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Musical: The Monkees Weird Al TMBG Lemon Demon Barenaked Ladies Frank Zappa Polyphonic Spree MC Lars White Stripes Theatrical/Cinematical: Terry Gilliam Alfred Hitchcock Kevin Smith Tim Burton Anton Chekhov Don Bluth E. E. Cummings Head UHF Stranger than Fiction MST3K Pete & Pete Neil Cicierega David Mamet (as an influence of what NOT to do) Literary: Louis Sachar E. E. Cummings Lemony Snicket Animorphs Real Ultimate Power The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora Danica McKellar John Hodgman David Mamet (as an influence of what NOT to do) And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

06-07-2010, 03:31 PM	#20
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