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By brian2040 on the July 28, 2008, 9:12 am. |
Apparently, there is a new book relating our favorite game series to philosophy. I'm sure many people are perplexed at this; I had the same reaction. However, for what it's worth, it seems to be a very interesting read. Open Court, the publishing company, had announced this book and its contents. This is what they had to say...
“This is the first book in existence devoted to philosophy and a specific video game. It is also the first book that deals with the more general topic of philosophy and video games. The book asks such questions as: What is the nature of the gamer’s connection to Link? Does Link have a will, or do we project ours onto him? How does the gamer experience the game? Do the rules of logic apply in the gameworld? How is space created and distributed in Hyrule (the fictional land in which the game takes place)? How does time function? Is Zelda art? Can Hyrule be seen as an ideal society? What about the Triforce (one of the goals of the game is to reunite pieces of a relic called “The Triforce”)? Is there anything symbolic about courage, wisdom, and power? Why do we want to win and defeat Ganon (the evil tyrant in command of Hyrule in many of the games of the franchise)? Can the game be enjoyable without winning? Why do fans create timeline theories in such detail? Can these theories adhere to scientific standards? How is death treated in Hyrule? How do repetitive tasks done in the game differ from repetitive tasks done in everyday life?”- Open Court Publishing
Like I said, it looks very interesting. This book definitely provokes the reader to delve deeper into Zelda and find the underlying meaning of life in Hyrule.
Sources: Zelda Universe News Article
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By brian2040 on the July 17, 2008, 6:12 pm. |
All of us know about the prospect of a new Zelda game as stated by a recent interview with Miyamoto. Well, at E3-08 Miyamoto also announced that the Team that worked on Twilight Princess for the Wii will be collaborating with the team that worked on Phantom Hourglass for the DS. That's right, both teams are going to be working on the same Zelda game. That means that unlike the Gameboy Advance and Wind Waker, the DS might have a bigger role with the game than the Tingle Tuner did. Miyamoto didn't go into much more detail than that, I'm afraid, but it makes the Zelda community wonder how the next project will turn out. Sure, E3 was disappointing for most Zelda fans, but at least we have something to look forward to.
Source: Nintendo Wii Fanboy Article |
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By brian2040 on the July 9, 2008, 10:57 am. |
| Loz.com, host of the popular site Exploding Deku Nut is down because of server issues. Actually, they are in the midst of a server change, which hopefully means they are able to provide more to the Zelda community than they already have. Bear with them for their transition to a better server! |
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By Archaic Sage on the July 9, 2008, 8:45 am. |
A few of you e-mailed into me asking why the Jukebox was broken, at first, I didn't even realise to be honest with you. It appeared that one of the various subdomains that we use here had been deleted by accident, and then I decided well, it's time for a change anyway.
A few months back there was thing new thing out across the Zelda Community called Zelda Oracle's Radio, it was basically an online radio station streaming a variety of Zelda music across the waves to us, this has subsequently fallen in line with another radio station called WZMR. WZMR is a project in conjunction with the famous ZREO, so now Zelda Oracle's Radio and WZMR are streaming WZMR's radio, which includes all of ZREOs music, as well as the occasional podcast from some of our affiliates.
With this new advent of a single Zelda radio station, I approached ebuch of WZMR to replace our Jukebox with his radio station, and he was more than happy for us to do this.
So now when you click on our little Jukebox tab at the top, a new popup will appear with a tiny flash player, and you'll be able to listen to WZMR as long as that browser window is open for. If you want to listen to it via WinAmp or i-Tunes this is possible too, just click on the Jukebox link and go to WZMR for full instructions.
Happy listening  . |
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By brian2040 on the July 2, 2008, 2:32 pm. |
Hello! First off, let me introduce myself. I'm a new news writer for this great site, and I've been registered at the forums for a couple of years. I volunteered to help with the news on the main site, and I would like to thank Archaic Sage for giving me the opportunity to be a news writer...
Alright, first order of business. I'm here to tell you that Lysia, owner of the website Legends and Adventure, is hosting a two month long fanfiction contest at her site. Being a fanfic writer myself, I would definitely take this opportunity to make myself known in the Zelda literary world, and maybe you can win a little bit of money from it. If you're an aspiring fanfic writer, this is your chance!
Here are the prizes for the winners... (Amounts are in U.S. Dollars)
1st Place: $60 Amazon.com voucher
2nd Place: $30 Amazon.com voucher
3rd Place: $10 Amazon.com voucher
For more relevant information, please visit the site at the Zelda Writing Contest Home Page for more details. Start writing, and good luck! |
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By Archaic Sage on the July 1, 2008, 5:06 am. |
Several months ago, a French Zelda website going by the name of Zelda Gaming Community posted a scan from a magazine that deals with Manga and Anime, this magazine had a feature on The Legend of Zelda manga.
When I saw this, I felt that it should be translated into English for the English speaking Zelda community not only to enjoy, but to see how their French counterparts view our beloved manga. Owing to this I was on the look out for someone who was able to translate French to English.
I posted for help on the site, and no help came, however, when I posted on Zelda_Lovers over on LiveJournal a few people came to my aid and one person imparticular decided that they wanted to help me translate this article so that we could read it. This person was Vilya0, and between various e-mails we managed to translate this article.
I want to thank Vilya0 for translating this for us, and I also want to apologise for not getting it up sooner!
Click here to view the translated version of this article. |
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By Archaic Sage on the June 28, 2008, 7:18 am. |
So, as you can all see, the conversion of the old Rauru's Return to the new one is a slow, and painful process. Owing to this slow process, and the fact that we're basically a one-man army, I'm calling out to you all!
I need help. To get Rauru's Return back up to what it once was (as ridiculously huge, awesometastic site) I need some people who are willing to work for nothing more than love and respect to help me get Rauru's Return back on it's feet.
This is what we need:- Content Writers/Converters
- News Writers
See, it's not a huge list. If you want to be a News Writer, then you need to have great knowledge of the Zelda fandom. You also need to have a strong grasp on the English language, as you're going to be posting news stories fairly quickly and you'll need to know where to find news. You don't need any previous experience or HTML knowledge to do this. Just a brain and the ability to follow instructions on the updating system.
If you want to be a Content Writer/Converter then you need to be able to read our old content, find what's no longer right or good enough, update it and then put it into a readable format. You don't need HTML experience, but it is preferred. However, some form of training will be provided to you, so don't worry too much there.
Additionally, for both roles image manipulation (e.g. experience with Photoshop/GIMP etc) is very helpful as it means that we can keep the site looking pretty.
If you think that you've got the qualities to be a staffer here at Rauru's Return, please e-mail me at: webmaster(at)raurusreturn.net with the subject of: Staff Application and detailing why you should be a staffer for Rauru's Return. Including any previous experience, or if you're a fresh face, what makes you better than other people who could do this job. |
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