1/15/2024 0 Comments Instaling Shoulders of GiantsAn age-old expression, it’s use in science seems to be traced back to Isaac Newton with his famous formulation ‘if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants’. Basically, it’s the ultimate science humble-brag, a seemingly nice way to acknowledge those who came before. It’s a metaphorical way of expressing that all we are doing is building upon the contributions of the visionaries before us. It is reasonably common to hear (in science), as I did recently at a conference, that, as scientists, we are merely ‘standing on the shoulder’s of giants’. Nah mate, I’m going crowd-surfing instead. Okay, one question: How many giants did you imagine? Close your eyes, visualize, them - see them in your minds eye. Shoot ‘n’ slash your way through explosively colourful planets, restoring life and light to the shattered worlds as you fight.įrom grappling hooks to glowing grenades, each new pickup can radically alter your power and playstyle.I Don't Stand on the Shoulders of Giants Tom Donoghue, PhD Some kind of Cognitive (Neuro?) Scientist Home Research Code Resources Teaching Blog Publications CV I Don't Stand on the Shoulders of Giants Is your teamwork strong enough to survive?Įxperience quick bursts of roguelike joy, as you explore, grow, and become gloriously overpowered on a never ending ride of randomized levels. It’s dangerous to go alone! Play solo, or team up with a friend, each taking control of either the frog or the robot.īattle the forces of entropy in four-player online co-op. A mysterious mech! A sharpshooting amphibian! Together they must cut through waves of enemies and restore light and life to the galaxy! Led by the psychic Owl, one scrappy team of space survivors are fighting to restore the balance. The forces of Entropy are spreading chaos through the stars, corrupting living planets and urging on the heat death of the universe. Simultaneously control a sword-wielding mech and a gunslinging space frog in Shoulders of Giants, an explosively colourful sci-fi roguelike designed to put your teamwork to the test.
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