The competition had nothing to do with me or Skulduggery — it was all to do with an educational video game designed to teach you maths and have, you know, actual fun while you do it. Incorporating historically accurate aspects of Native American tribal life and culture, the game was called Spirit Lake, and the competition was to find someone to become a character in it, using your name and likeness. Here's what I said about it at the time:
"And if this works like they hope it will, this could be the beginning of something huge. This could revolutionise teaching, and learning— not just in America but across the world— and it could be just the thing that's needed to help struggling students make that singular, all-important leap. This could change people's lives."
The competition was a great success. I got in some hilarious responses, and also some heartfelt ones, and while it was not easy to pick a winner, a winner I did pick.
And now I'm going to do it all over again.
These same awesome people — people who include the mother and sister of my personal (Twitter) friend, UFC champion Ronda Rousey* — have another game in development, called Forgotten Trail.
SO — if you like the idea of having a video game version of yourself teaching kids maths across America, give me your reasons why. In no more than thirty words, explain why you should win, and send your entries to skulteams@hotmail.com. You can enter as many times as you like, you can be any age, from any country, and the winner will be announced at the end of July.
Good luck!
* Yes, Ronda does count as a friend**.
** By friend I don't, of course, mean someone I've ever actually met, but that's not what's important here***.
*** What's important is that we're PALS. Some might say buddies. Kindred spirits, perhaps. I might even go so far as to say I've taught her everything she knows****.
**** I haven't ACTUALLY taught her everything she knows, but she knows that I would have, if ever I knew something that she didn't already know. Such as writing*****.
***** Although seeing as how Ronda's autobiography has made it to the New York Times bestseller list — a list I have yet to ACTUALLY grace — this probably isn't the best use of my, or her, time. But even so, I am sure there are PLENTY of things I could teach her. Though probably nothing useful or, you know, not-imaginary, like unicorn-taming, or yodelling******.
***** I'll shut up now.
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«Oldest ‹Older 4801 – 4893 of 4893fera: *lands on one hand and pulls out weird looking device while still on one hand* there we go big boy, come with us *a little demon-like creature bites of fera's hand and he drops device* oh man...
violet: I am gonna have to go in a bit, girl...it was fun, would you like to continue tomorrow? :)
i understand something must've happened/you had to go somewhere, but i can't stay no more...I loved RP-ing with you, hoping to continue tomorrow, sayonara *winks* *smiles* *disappears*
(I'm off to harry potter world in London in a few hours!
I am fangirling so much I can't sleep!!!!!!!!!!!)
http://dereklandy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/anz-tour-locations.html?m=1
Next free post :)
Liliana: Mmm... That seems like a better option. I will be one moment, Onwa. *she and James vanish in a flash of black, reappearing in the middle of a desert in the pitch black* Welcome to a realm without a name, which is very close to the realm of my mother. There is a portal... Perhaps reachable by walking for a week and a half. But I am not going to tell you what direction it is in. As it is close to my mother's realm, she has set certain... limitations. You cannot teleport - that right is reserved for her, and by extension me alone. Any healing will cause you excruciating pain - a deterrent for the angels. There is one lake here, half a week before the portal, but in the same direction. That means if you choose wrong, you will die. There are also demons, so you may be needing this. *a black dagger forms in her hand, and she throws it to the ground in front of him* Use it to kill demons or slit your throat.
If you manage to reach the portal, there will be a short physical test. Do not worry, if you die during the test you will simply be set back at the beginning. Then you will be able to go home. Sound fair?
Claire: I was doing my best to save you!
Ghar's clickable thing... also have a mouse? scroll wheel click me :P (howdy. *nods before gunslingin' and firin' into the air*)
(I'm actually drinking butter beer now)
(it's good right :P
*prefers real beer still*)
James: *stares at her*
You just removed my arm and leg and expect me to be able to walk for a week without water and without blood loss or dehydration killing me?!?! Then you expect me to walk for half a week without water and find this portal AND manage to complete a physical test all without Bering swarmed and killed by demons?!?! Wait.. you said healing will cause pain, how long for? Will the healing still work?
I know.
*smiles*
Thank you Claire..
Oh my gosh Fera I'm sorry, I actually fell asleep. I was that tired. I just slept for 12 hours too. I guess I was REALLY tired.Yeah, I totally want to continue.
(On bus back
Got a death eater wand and ravenclaw vest)
Awesome, Inky! Was it a good, fangirly time had by all?
I miss school.
Aw. It's okay Star. Try to enjoy summer while you can: the warm weather, the free time. But then it'll be over before you know it! I know that always happens with me...
('Twas amazing
I fangirled soooooooo much!)
That's always a fun thing to do ;) fangirling is the best!
(It is!
I actually Stood in the great hall!
Wbd
On bus still)
Ooh, the Great Hall! That sounds so cool! I'm not like a hard core HP fan, but I read the books and watched the films and definitely enjoyed them a lot. So that sounds pretty awesome.
(It was!!! I loved seeing the werewolf model )
Liliana: Of course it will still work - you will just have to relive the pain of the injury until you stop healing yourself.
Claire: No problem.
@Abdviolet: I'm never gonna get it back the same way, though . . .
. . .
I miss my year group.
I havwn't visited the Harry Potter studios, but I'be been to the castle where Merlin was filmed.
It was very cool. :P
I'm glad you had fun. :) :)
James: *whimpers quietly*
*grabs the knife with his only hand, lunging to stab Liliana in the leg with it*
*kisses Beth gently*
(Thanks star
And that's awesome!)
(Disclaimer: Completely random thing I remembered)
A few months ago, in my art class, we had to draw caricatures of a famous person. Naturally, my friend and I chose our one and only Golden God. A few weeks later, every art student in the school submitted a piece to our school's fine arts festival, and three types of ribbons were awarded. There were a bunch of third place ribbon winners, a bunch of second place ribbon winners, and a bunch of first place ribbon winners. With my caricature of Derek, I got one of the first place ones!
(Well done vi!)
Thank you! I just figured, hey, this is Derek's place, so I should mention that here! My friend drew him too, but she didn't enter it in the festival. She did a different picture. But hers turned out looking like a old man/baby, and she is waay too happy about that ;)
(Awwwwww XD the golden god is awesome)
He is! He's the Golden God for a reason, after all.
(That's true
I remember when I was a finalist in one competition)
Ooh. What was the competition?
(we had to mention why our school was so awesome
If you won, derek would visit your school
I was a finalist
So close...)
Aw, that completely stinks. That sounds so cool. If it makes you feel any better, I missed every single Derek Landy contest ever that took place before this year. I only got into the series in about December, and so I missed everything. Hopefully there will be some for Demon Road, because I would love to participate more. Not that he would have come to my school in that one anyways...America, and all...
(*sighs the tiniest bit and glares slightly*)
(Awwww
Hmmm I got Into the series around the time death bringer came out.
I hope so too
I hope demon road is just as great)
(What's wrong Jai?)
(*gestures at the time and the fact I'm a needy individual*
*huffs*)
(Awwww)
(Not Aw.)
(Yes awwww)
(How is that Aw?)
(Cause I feel sorry for you )
(*huffs* Yey. Rp?)
(can someone tell me what I did this time?... I'd like to know so that I don't do it in future.)
(*goes to record for youtube* ...
art piece in 5th year lol found this and it made me laugh... I had to make an eye and well I went for sci-fi theme so I made it all "alieney" --------------------> ><_>< )
(Sorry Jai
I'll be distant so I won't be able too
Phone battery and signal are dodgy)
*looks at page views on my blog*
*looks at how many views for country*
*sees someone in South Korea looked at my blog*
O.o What the hell?
*US views: 96*
Yeah, like 86 of those are probably me...
(*sighs*
*decides to just go to sleep*
*I don't want to spend another night waiting*)
(Soooo tired)
(*waves to people(s)*
*sits quietly...* )
Hi Gar :) *hugs*
I accidentally deleted all of my photos from the first two days because I'm a fucking moron and clicked the button
And I had so many cool photos of Troy and mosques
And i just
I just
I hope to die of a heatstroke or drown in the sea or leap off the boat
(*listens to rocky horror sound track*)
(*huggles noelle* live
Hey rhos)
*waves to Vi and hugs back*
*offers hug to noelle*
I know what its like to do that... You will feel bad but honestly it'll be okay so just hold on :) )
*waves to Chloe* )
(In just seven days, I can make you a maaaaaaan!)
*raises a questioning eyebrow and looks at Chloe* )
(It's rocky horror show
You wouldn't understand )
(*nods in understanding*
*shrugs...* *the film doesn't appeal to me
But I've seen some rocky still shiz in a game....*
*shivers from the bad memory*
*not fun... * )
(It's a good film)
*my mom calls me(she's at work in at home), I answer, conversation ensues*
Mom: did you do all the stuff I asked you to?
Me: yeah, I think so. See ya when you get home!
*hangs up phone, proceeds to do everything I just said was done(that my sister didn't do, she actually did some of it before that phone call) before mom gets home because I've actually been sitting on the couch all day doing nothing*
(I'm going off the blog for a bit to save battery
Txts still available)
Hello? *looks around for people*
*this place has died faster than my attention span for somethings...*
*thats a record in its self lol* )
Fine
You'll forget this happened by the next page anyway
Bye
(Hello.)
Liliana: *she hisses as the blade enters her leg, stepping away from him* And now you have lost the ability to use the dagger in a futile attempt to kill me, further weakening your position. That was hardly smart now, was it? *she vanishes in a flash of black, reappearing beside Onwa, pulling the knife out, hissing* *she limps a few steps, hugging Onwa tightly* I left him in a desert containing thousands of demons. He will have to walk for seven days without water. I told him that he had to choose a direction to head and there would be a portal leading to his realm if he chose right. No matter which way he goes, he will end up in the same place - being able to drink after a week of doing without water, followed by a short physical challenge - and then he will return home.
Bethany: *she kisses Silente back* ... So we should go and see the Steve person?
Noelle??
Sorry I'm slightly lost now....
We've dropped hugs for you
And well I know how you feel (with the accidentally deleting pics bit... )
So *offers another hug*
Honestly not much I could do really I do apologise :/ )
(Noelle - Perhaps they missed it? It is a shame about the pictures, but at least you have the memories. However, if you thought something nice enough to take a photo of - it was something worth seeing. If you kill yourself, you will not see it again.)
Greeting mortals.
(Hi Em! *offers bro hug* )
(Hi Soph )
(wbd now, reading and what not )
(Hello, Emerald. Hello, Garrett.)
Hi Emerald! Have we met before? I think not.
(*hugs Noelle*)
Onwa: *hugs her back, healing her* A week? Humans last three days without water..
James: *bites down on his hand and heals himself, screaming into his hand, muffling the sound*
Yes we should.
(Hey em!)
Liliana: Then he should better kill some demons and drink their blood. *she grins* Mmm... I got the idea from a tale I once read about sailors marooning mutineers on a desert island. Although this is not an island, just a desert. It is possible for him to survive. It is just hard for him to do so.
*a black mist is in the distance, visible just over a small dune of sand*
Bethany: ... So where do I go?
Claire: It might be better if Silente portals. Remember the house that we stayed in?
And Adra, I would respond to some of your comments, but we don't even know each other, and you just seem like a person who needs some reinforcements from people you know. Correct me if I'm wrong, If I am, you seem like a great person to get to know, and I would love to do so.
And hello Gar, Sophia, Jai, and Chloe!!!
Don't think so, I'm kinda the phantom of the blog so don't get too used to me. I come and go quite a lot.
But nice to meet you!
(Hey vi!)
Onwa: *nods* Mmm. And how difficult would hand to hand combat with demons be?
James: *stands up shakily, glaring at the sand* *looks around then starts walking in what seems the flattest direction*
Yeah, I remember.
*opens a portal to there*
Nice to meet you too! Hug?
But of course...
*hugs tightly*
(Hi vi.)
(Hi Mel.)
Liliana: Mmm... It depends. Most demons you could possibly manage. Some are much harder. It is possible, though, to craft weapons from their bones - if James would kill some lesser demons, he could hold his own against some of the more powerful ones with the weapons he crafted. *she grins* That is, assuming James has any sense.
*a young girl steps in front of James' path, crossing his view before vanishing into thin air*
Claire: Preferably outside? One moment. I'll get the Lamborghini.
(My mum wasn't overly thrilled about how much I spent on a wand...)
Onwa: I hardly doubt he has any sense whatsoever.
James: *jumps back slightly*
*glares and walks quicker, head down*
Oh. Right.
*closes the portal, reopening one to the road near the house*
(I'm off or an early night
Nos da)
(Nos da Chloe)
(Goodbye, Chloe.)
Liliana: True. He stabbed me, so I took away his dagger.
*a girl's laugh can be heard right in James' ear*
Claire: *she runs over to where the Lamborghini managed to spin out to, climbing in via the door which has broken off* *she changes into first gear, slowly beginning to drive the car to the portal*
Onwa: Idiot.
James: *jumps, looking around quickly*
*growls* Illusions. Stupid b*tch.
*walks*
*opens the portal wider, making room for the car*
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