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By Matt Soell
November 14, 2001
An important function of the Seventh Column is the regular gathering of its members for training, competition and socializing. Most gatherings are small, low-key affairs, but even these require a great deal of planning and preparation if you want them to go off without a hitch. This article is a quick and easy roadmap that, if followed faithfully, should make any gathering you host a pleasant and thrilling experience for the attendees.
Before you can begin the process of organizing a gathering you'll need to know exactly what you intend to do. In theory it sounds very simple - just get a bunch of people together in the same room, play games and have fun, right? Sounds great until you try it.
Start by making an educated guess about how many people will attend. Use the number of people in your chapter as a starting point, but remember that some might not be able to show up and a few of them might bring friends. Of course, you'll be able to use your Seventh Column web site to gauge interest and get a more accurate list of attendees -- and we recommend that you do. But you should put a bit of thought into setting up your gathering before announcing it to anyone. It will save you work in the long run.
Once you know the approximate number of people who'll attend, read on for an in-depth discussion of what you'll need to do.
The first thing you'll need to do is secure a location. For the sake of convenience it probably makes the most sense to hold each gathering in your own home or the home of another Seventh Columnist in your chapter. If your chapter grows especially large, you may need to consider renting out a larger space.
You'll also want to pick a prospective date and time to hold your gathering. Obviously you'll want to be as inclusive as possible, so evenings and weekends are pretty safe - but you'll need to check with the members of your chapter and try to accommodate their schedules when possible. You might want to pick a fallback date just in case the first one falls through for some reason.
Once you've got a place in mind, you'll need to make sure it's up to the task. You have a rough estimate of how many people are coming - is there enough room for all of them to sit comfortably while playing? (You can always get some folding chairs or floor pillows if the couch won't hold everyone and the floor is uncomfortable.) Are there enough bathrooms that you won't have to wait in line for an excruciating ten minutes?
Is there enough affordable parking for everybody? Could someone in a wheelchair get there without undue hassle?
On to the equipment. Is there enough table space for people to set up their Xboxes, laptops, computers, etc? If others are bringing Xboxes, are there multiple TVs already set up, or will they need to bring their TVs as well? Are there enough power outlets for everyone to plug in their laptops/Xboxes/etc. without blowing a fuse or tripping the circuit breaker? Keep in mind that you may need some power strips and/or extension cords to hook everyone up.
What about networking? If you're planning on multiplayer gaming (and if this is a Seventh Column gathering, you are) you'll need to make sure the people who are bringing PCs or Xboxes will be able to connect them via a Local-Area Network; you may even want internet access. Do you have access to an Ethernet hub and enough Ethernet cable to connect everyone? If space issues force some people into other rooms, will your Ethernet cable stretch far enough? Is there a cable, DSL, or leased-line connection that people can share?
Once you've checked out the place and made sure it will hold all the people and equipment, secure the venue. If you're using your own home this shouldn't even be an issue, though you might want to make sure your dog isn't planning on hosting a poker game the same night. If you're renting a place especially for the occasion you'll need to chat with the owner, pay for the place so he doesn't rent it to anyone else, and arrange for any other services you might need.
If you're renting a larger space for a larger gathering, you may need to consider extra equipment: a public address system and microphones so you can address the room without screaming, a video projection system and screen(s) so you can project images where the whole room can see them, and of course chairs and tables. Much of this can be rented relatively easily; the owner of the space may be able to help with tables and chairs and the Yellow Pages will take care of the rest.
Once you've settled on a date, time and place, it's time to let the members of your chapter know what's in store. Lucky you - we've made this extremely easy. You can post a notice to your Seventh Column chapter's News page.
You can find your news page by surfing to www.bungie.net, clicking the Seventh Column link and then the My Fan Clubs link. Instructions for logging in and posting new messages are available on the site.
Make sure your Chapter's page offers clear directions to the gathering. You may also want to discuss questions like what sort of food everyone wants or what games they want to play.
Figure out a schedule for your gathering. Even if a bunch of people are just going to show up and play games, it helps to have a little structure to the evening. If you're doing anything more than just playing - discussing future competitions, group travel plans to a Bungie FanFest, etc. - then it's absolutely essential you make a schedule so nothing gets overlooked.
The day of the gathering you'll need to make sure everything is in order. Start by cleaning up the site of the gathering. No one can play their best or truly enjoy themselves when they can smell the dishes that have been sitting in the sink since the Nixon administration. Remember, you are hosting a meeting of a worldwide organization. You don't have to scrub the baseboards with a toothbrush but you should achieve and maintain a certain basic level of decorum.
Once the place itself is ready start getting the equipment together. If people are bringing their own Xboxes, laptops, etc. you will obviously need to wait until those components arrive. But you can get a head start by making sure the available equipment is set up and in working order, and setting up any power strips, extension cables, Ethernet hubs, or any other equipment you might need.
You should make sure there are food and drinks for everyone. Nothing too fancy - it can be soda and chips, if everyone is cool with that. Pizza is the obvious choice since it's relatively cheap, can be customized to suit a variety of tastes and is usually delivered in an hour or less. The only limit is set by how many chapter members are attending this gathering and how much they feel like pitching in for food. As noted earlier, you should discuss this in advance.
If you're hosting enough people that it makes sense to split them up into teams, you might want to take the opportunity before the gathering to draw up a list of teams; if you'd rather let the members of your Seventh Column chapter set up the teams on their own, at least put some thought into how the games will be structured.
Once people start arriving you'll need to keep an eye on the proceedings. That doesn't mean you can't participate in the fun, but someone needs to take responsibility for keeping things moving and fixing problems when or preferably before they occur.
As people start arriving let them know where they should set up their equipment, and offer to help if they need it. Connecting to an impromptu network can be a frustrating experience, especially for a newbie, and something as simple as a bad cable could drastically reduce the number of players in a game, and consequently the amount of fun at your gathering.
When everyone shows up (or at least enough people that it makes no sense to delay the proceedings) grab your schedule and try your best to stick to it. Any announcements, speeches, or teary confessionals are best done at the beginning of the gathering. Everyone wants to get down to business and play; the fun stuff should happen as soon as possible.
Make sure everyone knows where the food, drinks and bathrooms are.
Take a look around on a regular basis to make sure everything is proceeding without mishaps, especially if you have a large group of people or have separated people into different rooms.
It sounds obvious and perhaps it is if you're hosting the gathering in your own home, but if you're in someone else's home or renting out a venue you might need a gentle reminder.
Be sure to talk with the owner of the venue and find out specifically what you'll need to do to bring the site up to his or her standards when you're done. You probably won't need to paint the place (unless doing so gets you a sweet deal) but you'll probably need to collect and dispose of any garbage, clean up any spills, and repair any structural damage caused when the less-capable players take out their frustrations on the plaster walls.
Make sure any Seventh Columnist who has brought equipment - especially expensive electronic equipment like laptops, TVs and Xboxes - gets it back. Don't let them forget their power cables, Ethernet cables, etc. - but don't let them accidentally walk off with anyone else's stuff either.
Any equipment you rented or borrowed for the occasion must be packed up securely and returned to the person or company who rented it to you.
That's it! You're now armed with the basic information you need to set up your first Seventh Column gathering. Remember: there is strength in numbers. Unite and the planet is ours.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Bungie. Our cavernous hideout, usually overrun by artists, coders, and designers, is slowly becoming a place of empty chairs and empty tables. Before our beloved partners in crime could flee the scene in favor of their respective family reunions, we gathered around the very last bundle of community interaction that will be seen this calendar year.
The past twelve months have been home to fascinating developments at Bungie. We are thankful. We've marched ever closer toward our fate. There is brilliant light at the end of the tunnel, dear community.
But that is a glorious conversation best saved for another time. For now, let's look back instead of forward.
Let's open the Sack.
Frag Ingot What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment from this year?
I made it through...
Ben Thompson, Engineer
I wrote lots of cool things for Bungie.next. Maybe DeeJ will tell you more about that soon.
Tom Gioconda, Engineer
I started building a spaceship in my garage, entirely out of spare lawnmower parts.
Dave Mongan, Senior Writer
Deadlift: 325lbs., Squat: 225lbs, Machine Squat: 360lbs. Also, wrote/recorded 13 songs and remixed 2 songs.
Forrest Soderlind, Technical Artist
Professionally, I built a new back end system that (if it works correctly) will make the online experience better for a significant portion of our playerbase, without them ever knowing it is there. Personally, I went on some awesome adventures with my wife this year and didn't get us both killed, or too horribly lost.
Michael Williams, Engineer
Robert Kehoe, BVT Tester
Creating the next generation of the internal tools for Bungie.Next. They ain't pretty, but they get the job done.
Alex Loret de Mola, Engineer
And, the following people on the Bungie Panel for this week counted their great fortune in landing a place on the roster of Team Bungie. This delegation represents only a fraction of the parade of noobs that stormed our front door to help us bring you a new game.
Will Edgette, Engineer
Leland Dantzler, Tester
Doug Juno, Artist
Drew Smith, Producer
David Johnson, Engineer
Mike Shannon, Senior IT Engineer
Chris Owens, Test Engineer
Andy Howell, Matchmaking Test Lead
Hylebos How is the Pentathlon shaping up?
As someone who has been honored with an invitation to serve on the Exalted Winter Pentathlon Committee, I'm one of the few people who can tell you that it's shaping up quite nicely. Our competitors have been partitioned into four warring schools, with Captains assigned to lead each. Events have been chosen, with lieutenants designated to lead each school's respective charge, and commissioners in place to enforce the rules of battle. As the games draw near, we'll treat you to the usual front-row seat, though I suspect the game I'm most anxious to play this year will be zealously guarded from your eyes.
Elem3nt 117 What is your New Year's Resolution?
I resolve to be a little bit more open and transparent with you. If that has you excited, please note that my track record for keeping these annual promises is less than impressive. Let's see if my co-developers are more or less disciplined. What do you have planned for yourselves in 2013, Bungie Panel?
Decimate the competition in the Pentathlon or die trying.
Drew Smith, Producer
Draw more.
Doug Juno, Artist
Finish building that spaceship in my garage! Or, give up the ridiculous idea already and waste my free time more wisely.
Dave Mongan, Senior Writer
To get up earlier!
Andy Howell, Matchmaking Test Lead
Deadlift: 495lbs., Squat: 405lbs, Bench 250lbs.
Forrest Soderlind, Technical Artist
Write a book, plant a tree. I can already imagine blank pages and a bare yard.
Christian Diefenbach, Engineering Lead
Don't get suckered into anymore of those crazy "End of the world" doomsday prophesies.
Ben Thompson, Engineer
Create more, consume less.
Michael Williams, Engineer
To finally fulfill my resolutions from the last 8 years.
Mike Shannon, Senior IT Engineer
I resolve to be better, stronger, faster.
Chris Owens, Test Engineer
To not make any more New Year's Resolutions.
Alex Loret de Mola, Engineer
Be less tempted by Bungie's free snacks. Who am I kidding?
Leland Dantzler, Tester
Ninja Blue Wolf Does Marty do lessons?
You mean music lessons? No. Marty does teach us a lesson from time to time, but they are more in the vein of knowing when to hold 'em – and when to fold 'em. If you don't get the reference, that's an old song about Poker, written by a gambling purveyor of Fried Chicken.
WestCoastRonin If you could remake any Christmas movie and give it a sci-fi setting, which movie would you choose and what would it be like?
I'm pitching a starside reboot of A Christmas Story. My hero, Ralphie_9.6, is an astroclone incepted on an off-world colony who dreams of owning a Red Ryder x-ray cannon. As part of his coming of age, he learns to face off against the Academy's most dreaded bully. Comic relief ensues when he tricks his best friend into sticking his tongue to the cooling towers of the main reactor. For the grand finale, a hoard of feral tusk-wolves make off with the sandtrout that was prepared for the solstice feast of the seventh moon.
The joy of editing this feature is the chance to hoard the best and most obvious answer for one's self. However, in the event that Hollywood rejects my screenplay, here are some alternatives from the Bungie Panel…
If you ask me, Rocky 4 is begging for a sci-fi remake. It's got it all: Good versus evil; hi-tech versus old-school; national pride versus personal determination. Everything is on the line, and it all comes to a head on Christmas Day. Simply set it in an interstellar society, with humans versus aliens and… Ba-da-bing ba-da-boom! Instant, updated holiday classic.
Dave Mongan, Senior Writer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a cyborg sent back through time to Santa's workshop (circa 1995) to protect Santa Claus. Sam the Snowborg is on a mission to kill him and alter the future so that Snowborgs rule over all mankind – and Christmas is permanently destroyed. To save the day, Santa and Rudolph must go to the Isle of Misfit Toys Asylum to rescue Mrs. Claus, who was arrested after encountering Rudolph in the prequel.
David Johnson, Engineer
It's a Wonderful Star Trek Life. I know they kind of already did it in TNG. I guess I just want Star Trek for Christmas.
Andy Howell, Matchmaking Test Lead
As Life Day approaches on Tatooine, Emmet Otter and his Ma decide to compete in the Cantina's talent contest. Watch as they face corrupt Hutt judges, and challenge the Empire's most deadly musicians, "The Boba Fett Sarlacc Band". In the end they will learn the true meaning of Life Day, and the true power of the Force.
Michael Williams, Engineer
Mine is more based on a TV show than a movie. Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Doctor Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator - and vanished. He awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that looked a lot like Santa, and driven by an unknown force to change Christmas for the better. His only guide on this journey is ELF, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so, Doctor Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to replace bad presents with amazing presents and hoping each time that his next leap… will be the leap home.
Chris Owens, Test Engineer
I have a visual of people opening their Christmas presents to find face hugger aliens inside.
Robert Kehoe, BVT Tester
The first two Die Hard movies could be convincingly set on an inter-planetary colony and a spaceport, respectively. The plot of the second movie even becomes more much plausible in a spaceport.
Tom Gioconda, Engineer
White Christmas. It's the year 2196, and Lt. Commander Wallace is performing a holiday space symphony for our troops fighting against the mysterious arachnid alien species that has invaded our solar system. He finds himself caught in a web, and about to be eaten by said aliens, before Ensign Davis runs over in the nick of time and saves his life. Their friendship comes to a head years later when their old Fleet Admiral is discovered running a failed tourist vessel orbiting Jupiter. They decide to bring their interstellar cast and crew to revive his chances of success. The plot really doesn't have to change much at all! I suppose one of their love interests could get vaporized by a stray phaser blast as they defend the tourist ship from space raiders.
Alex Loret de Mola, Engineer
Yeah, Alex. Because nothing gets people in the Christmas spirit faster than vaporizing love interests.
irishfreak Why won't you return my calls?
Mostly because, for the first time in the years (and years) since I left college and joined The Work Force, I don't have a phone on my desk. That took some getting used to. I remember asking about this on my first day at Bungie. Urk answered my question with a question of his own. "Who would you call?" That stopped me in my tracks. Hello, Internet? It's me, DeeJ.
EZcompany2ndsqd If Santa came down your chimney and you were awake what would you do?
I'd handcuff him to the gas starter, light a candle, and have a long chat about all those years I got ugly sweaters instead of the video games that had been released that season. Perhaps the Bungie Panel will be more forgiving than I…
See if he wanted to play some Farcry 3 coop.
Drew Smith, Producer
I would thank him for giving me a brand new fireplace.
David Johnson, Engineer
Offer him a drink.
Doug Juno, Artist
Release the Krampus!
Forrest Soderlind, Technical Artist
Demand gifts as payment for intrusion.
Leland Dantzler, Tester
We would then engage in mortal combat - Bungie wood n00b sword vs. Santa Sack. Spoiler: Christmas would lose.
Andy Howell, Matchmaking Test Lead
Borrow his ride!
Christian Diefenbach, Engineering Lead
Ask if he had a couple hours to babysit.
Ben Thompson, Engineer
Wager my soul against a golden fiddle in a Settler's of Catan match. Santa does that right?
Michael Williams, Engineer
Scream like a little girl and run around in circles until the bad man left. Sadly, that's how I deal with most situations.
Chris Owens, Test Engineer
Offer the man some milk and cookies for installing a chimney in my apartment.
Will Edgette, Engineer
Probably offer him a beer. Cookies and milk probably get old.
Tom Gioconda, Engineer
DarthCarrick If you could give the Community a present, what would it be?
An exciting new place to call home. Since such things cannot be wrapped, that gift will have to serve another occasion.
Xd00999 You can now un-cancel one television show. What do you choose?
When I do make it to my television, I'm more than likely using it to battle the Internet though the construct of my favorite game. Thus, I am transferring my vote to the Bungie Panel. Have at it, people. What do you wish was still on the idiot box?
I used to work in TV, so that's like asking me to resurrect only one of my deceased friends. Too cruel. Instead, I'll bring to life a baby that was never born: a pilot I wrote called "The War." Imagine the grittiness of "The Wire," set on the coke-frenzied Sunset Strip of the 1980s. It was an intense roller-coaster ride of sex & drugs & rock-n-roll… or at least it would have been, had it ever seen the light of day. Oh well…
Dave Mongan, Senior Writer
I'd pick one of the following:
Ben Thompson, Engineer
Bring back Firefly!
David Johnson, Engineer
Firefly, Duh. (Says the Star Trek fan… I know.. I know..)
Andy Howell, Matchmaking Test Lead
Will Edgette, Engineer
Can I choose two? 1) Firefly 2) Farscape.
Christian Diefenbach, Engineering Lead
Michael Williams, Engineer
I'm sure this is the first time someone mentioned this show, but Firefly.
Chris Owens, Test Engineer
Answers other than Firefly are wrong.
Tom Gioconda, Engineer
Alex Loret de Mola, Engineer
Better Off Ted.
Leland Dantzler, Tester
Carnivale on HBO.
Doug Juno, Artist
Arrested Development.
Drew Smith, Producer
Deadwood, so I can open a can of peaches.
Forrest Soderlind, Technical Artist
A Pimpin Lady Why will you not answer my question? I want to know where Bungie hires their non-gaming personnel. Last time I asked this question, you sent me to the job listings page on B.Net. In all my years here, I have never seen non-gaming related listings. I know you guys have to have accountants, HR, health educators, etc. Will you please tell me where the job listings for these people are found?
"Ma'am! I answered your question! I answered the darn... I'm cooperating here!" -Jerry Lundegaard, Executive Sales Manager, Gustafson Motors
It's almost as if our whole team is devoted to the singular cause of making a game. We do have a few people at Bungie who mind the shop while we make the toys. In all your years here, none of them have quit. They really like their jobs. We see to that, personally. If we end up needing more of them, the curious onlookers who pay attention to our Careers page will be the first to know.
Marcellos007 What was the funniest present you´ve got for Christmas?
My father and my sister succumbed to the allure of a home shopping offering on television. One toll-free conversation later, our entire family received the gift of decorative swords. Mine was so decorative, the blade folded under the weight of its own haft when I sank it into the soil of the back yard in a dramatic reenactment of the ending to my favorite Scottish revolution film. Care to recall your own comedic lumps of coal, Bungie Panel?
My dad used to rewrap the board game Balderdash every year and give it to a random member of the family. That was always funny. Plus, it's a good game.
Drew Smith, Producer
Many years ago, a boss of mine gave me the menu for an adult-entertainment venue called The Chicken Ranch. I never visited the establishment, but I got a lot of laughs out of reading the names of their various "Dishes."
Dave Mongan, Senior Writer
One year, my friends thought it would be a good idea to all get me Hello Kitty themed gifts, including bubble bath that came packaged with warnings about urinary tract infections. Also included was a lantern that had a warning to "not look directly at." So, all of the Hello Kitty gifts where deadly in one way or another. But really, isn't anything to do with Hello Kitty?
Andy Howell, Matchmaking Test Lead
Our family has had a habit of wrapping gifts in bizarre ways. I've seen bizarre polyhedral shapes, boxes nested in boxes, and gifts wrapped in twine that has been spliced so there was no end to untie.
Michael Williams, Engineer
A 20 pound wheel of cheese (I used to be a much larger man who loved his cheese).
Chris Owens, Test Engineer
A Rubik's Cube shaped like Homer Simpson.
Alex Loret de Mola, Engineer
My dad gave me Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders. I was 8 and my mom was furious. Dad and I played the heck out of it, though.
Leland Dantzler, Tester
Halo biggest fan For all the artists at Bungie: Do any of you frequently go to figure drawing sessions to stay sharp on your traditional drawing skills?
Is this really a question about art? Or, is it more a question about naked people in our studio?
CoRaMo Where is the strangest place you have ever played a video game?
Like so many of you, I was waiting anxiously on the sidelines while Halo: ODST was preparing to drop. Through some magic wielded by the Hand of Urk, I vaulted to the front of a very long line and was the first kid in my zip code to play Firefight in the belly of a military transport vehicle. Moral to the story: Always be nice to your Community Manager. Beat that, Bungie Panel!
The Experience Music Project in Seattle during the Halo 2 launch party. The science fiction museum had only recently gone into the building, and the whole experience was pretty surreal and awesome.
Michael Williams, Engineer
At the Podiatrist, while I was having an ingrown toenail removed. I needed a distraction.
Andy Howell, Matchmaking Test Lead
You mean like the backseat of a Volkswagen?
Mike Shannon, Senior IT Engineer
Backseat of a Volkswagen.
Robert Kehoe, BVT Tester
I played Inception – The App while I was in Erfoud, Morocco just to unlock the Africa chapter. My wife rolled her eyes, but the camels didn't seem to mind.
Forrest Soderlind, Technical Artist
On the set of a movie.
Chris Owens, Test Engineer
In a van heading across the country to get to PAX – part of a caravan called the Cross Country Super Trip. We wired it up to a TV that was fixed into the ceiling, and played it on our two day long trek.
Alex Loret de Mola, Engineer
I played Pokemon Silver in an unmarked van, in Ireland, stuck at a sheep crossing while thousands of fluffy things crossed the road for more than 15 minutes (true story).
Leland Dantzler, Tester
Do iPhone games on the porcelain throne count?
Dave Mongan, Senior Writer
To most of you, playing in an arcade is probably pretty strange. More people play video games on the toilet via their phones than play in arcades now.
Tom Gioconda, Engineer
With gaming on cell phones, it doesn't get much more strange than gaming in a public restroom. I'm... not the only one that does that, right?
David Johnson, Engineer
Some of you are sick. Suddenly, that line that forms outside the Bungie men's room is much less a mystery. Pull your pants up and get back to work. You can launch birds out of slingshots on your own time.
coolmike699 Does Bungie do a secret Santa? Has anyone gotten anything really weird?
Our Secret Santas give presents to the people who need them the most. This year, our tree was decorated with dreams passed along to us from our friends at the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We love making dreams come true at Bungie – the weirder the better.
Duardo What was the best gift ever given to you?
I have everything I want in life: a gaming console, a patient wife who lets me spend a lot of time with it, and a clan of willing killers to carry me to victory. Bungie Panel, can you do a better job of celebrating the spirit of giving?
Not to get all sappy, but a couple years back, my wife gave me a pretty non-traditional Christmas present: a pregnancy test that read positive. Now, a few years earlier I would've freaked out; but timing is everything, and instead I was super excited to know we were expecting a little gamer of our own.
Dave Mongan, Senior Writer
The generosity of my friends. I can be demanding and a bit eccentric/neurotic, but they are all super accommodating.
Drew Smith, Producer
My life, by my mom and dad. (I know, suck up...)
Andy Howell, Matchmaking Test Lead
My first thought was to say "my daughters." Then, I realized they're more like Trojans taking over my world: making me work harder to get them the best life I can, eating away at my idle time with child's play and E rated games, pushing me to better myself and… Yeah, my daughters.
Christian Diefenbach, Engineering Lead
My family once commissioned a custom art piece from one of my favorite artists based on a fictional character of mine. The effort and subtlety needed to gather the information for the commission was as precious as the artwork itself.
Michael Williams, Engineer
Mike Shannon, Senior IT Engineer
The gift of laughter! Yeah, right! That'd be my original 8-bit NES with the Gold Zelda Cart.
Chris Owens, Test Engineer
My wife built me a cabinet with a mini-fridge, snack drawer, and movie theater style popcorn popper for my home theater room was pretty damned impressive last year.
Tom Gioconda, Engineer
The gift of life! Hahaha, no. In all seriousness, the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was the beginning of what got me here today.
Robert Kehoe, BVT Tester
Being able to work at Bungie.
Alex Loret de Mola, Engineer
Dethklok: Dethalbum II on vinyl.
Forrest Soderlind: Technical Artist
Will Edgette, Engineer
Leland Dantzler, Tester
spartain ken 15 Do you guys ever think you would sell some Bungie-themed Christmas cards?
If you refresh the front page of our website, you can have one for free. There ain't any cash in it, but it's still a sincere expression of our love and devotion. Of all the gifts that we're to receive in the coming days, very few will make us as happy as your unshakable friendship.
And, thus, the Sack is empty. With its closure, we bring to an end another year of community love. This next year promises to be a more exciting one. Between now and then, do take care of yourselves. May your travels by safe, and your holiday loot plentiful.
To all a good night.
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The Bungie Community is constantly astounding us with their creativity, and their solidarity. Recently, some ancients (who were playing Bungie games before some of their contemporaries were born) banded together to produce a piece of art that would steady a friend in need as he took steps toward a new challenge. Behold the intersection between passion for games and compassion for one's fellow gamer.
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Danny Simmons, painter and waymaker, disRUPTed a gated art world
Published October 8, 2017 | Andaiye Taylor
Danny Simmons spent the 80s developing himself as an abstract expressionist painter, earning stature in the New York art scene and making a way for black artists to break into the art world with a gallery located on the ground floor of his Bed-Stuy home.
Now Simmons is head of the Rush Philanthropic Foundation and has television and Broadway credits to his name with Def Poetry, which he co-created with his brother Russell Simmons. I spoke to Simmons about the importance of access for black artists, his approach to his work and his upcoming showing at Open Doors Citywide Arts Festival in Newark.
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Andaiye Taylor: How did you get your start as an artist?
Danny Simmons: I got my start from my mother. She was an amateur painter, so I grew up emulating her. My father pushed me towards a nine-to-five, which [for me] was being a social worker, but after some years doing that I decided to do art. I considered art school but I figured, "What the hell? I'm DIY."
When I went out there [in the 80s], nobody was showing black artists, so I decided to start showing artists myself, with myself included. I created a number of indy art shows, and my first gallery was Sanctuary Gallery in Bedford Stuyvesant, now Rush [Arts Gallery].
It was a rocky start because I was unknown, black and "mother-trained." It was a lot of hard work to get known, but people thought I was pretty good and I [spent time] hanging out with artists. Young artists: the most important thing [to break into the art world] is networking and meeting people. I made sure I let people introduce me to people, and [focused on] giving people opportunities at my galleries.
Taylor: What was the art scene like in New York in the 80s?
Simmons: Sanctuary was founded around 1988. I took everything out of the ground floor of my brownstones and created an open space for my gallery.
At this time there was really no gallery scene in Brooklyn. There were two black galleries that were around before I got in the game. One was Spiral in Prospect Heights, and the other was Dorothy's in Crown Heights.
There were a lot of [black] artists and[just] two little storefront galleries. It couldn't accommodate a lot of us. A lot of people at that time were putting on shows in their homes for their friends. It was more, "We have to do for ourselves [and] show ourselves."
Taylor: Are there more opportunities for black artists now?
Simmons: It has turned around somewhat for black artists. There are many more opportunities now than there were back then, largely because of galleries that really just promoted excellent black artists.
One of them is your own Aljira in Newark, where I had my first big solo show. Then there was Rush. The artists that left from Rush found their way to the residency programs at Studio Museum (in Harlem) and then out to the art world.
A lot of the [prominent black artists] you hear about today got their start at Rush. With Studio Museum, under Thelma Golden's direction, white art directors and institutions began looking at black artists.
Taylor: In general, what piques art directors' interest in artists?
Simmons: In many ways it's originality. And even though I don't have them—a number of artists of color don't—people do look at credentials. A lot of prominent artists went to prominent art graduate schools [and] went to the right residency programs. Those things are important to an artist's career.
[When it comes to black artists] one of the things that I think people in the mainstream art world take a look at is race-based artwork. That means work that is explaining the black experience—not [necessarily] to other black people in a celebratory way, but more as a thesis: "This is who I am."
It's not a slave narrative, but it is based on identity. A lot of galleries have centered art by black people around black identity.
There were other black artists who were pure abstractionists, who were not doing race-based stuff. And the older artists talking about black identity was talking to us—about us being proud. It seems to me that the art that's being pushed out there now is a view of black people by black artists for white people to look at.
Taylor: Would you say that's problematic?
Simmons: If that's the predominant narrative, it narrows the field for artists to be successful. Now you're seeing [artists like] Mark Bradford doing abstract work and getting notoriety for it. Once you get in the door you start changing the way the door looks.
Taylor: How would you describe abstract expressionism to person who isn't familiar with art?
Simmons: It's a hard question, because [abstract expressionism] is your own interpretation of how you think and feel. It's movements and gestures based on your emotions. It doesn't have to start with a thought—"I want to express this"—the expression becomes a part of your art making [itself].
With me, instead of knowing [ahead of time] what I want to paint, one line informs the next. It's more process-oriented instead of thought-oriented. The process is what's informing you.
Taylor: It reminds me of writing a little bit. Sometimes I sit down to write and I know exactly what I want to say, and the writing is all about building that narrative or argument most effectively. But other times, the writing facilitates the thinking and it sort of forms itself.
Simmons: [With] writing it's harder to be process-oriented, but I'm a writer also, and a lot of my poetry and the books I'm writing are process-oriented. It starts with a theme, but one line informs the next, and the process takes place in my mind as I'm doing it.
Taylor: So if someone is trying to understand or draw a conclusion from your work, are you able to explain it to them?
Simmons: It usually expresses something to me that may or may not be something I can tell other people because it's a highly personal thing. I can know if [the works is] spiritually, emotionally and intellectually satisfying without being able to say what it is. [There are] a lot of markers that tell me it's successful. The painting will tell you whether it's successful.
I'm always surprised by what people get from my work. One of the things I find intriguing is that people always find things in the work that they can relate to. I have a painting at my house right now—it's going to be in the show—and even [curator] Noah [Kane-Smalls], who is well-versed in abstraction, says there's a rhinoceros running across that page. I say there's no fucking rhinoceros (laughs). So people tend to find things that they can relate to. And it takes time to move away from relating everything to the physical world.
Taylor: Can you preview your solo exhibit at Fownders Gallery? What can people look forward to?
Simmons: All the work that I'm going to present at Fownders is from this series I've done [that involves] welding fabric and paint. It's abstract with African fabric.
One of the things that they say about modern art is that it has its roots in African art. I've been creating abstract expressionist-type work playing off of the fabrics and patterns. I've been playing around with [the technique] for four years, and now it's hard to tell where paint stops and [the] fabric begins.
One of the things that's always been important to me is to express our blackness in ways that are not figurative, in ways that are more spiritual, so that when you walk up to [the work] it is uniquely African without screaming Africa at you. That's why I coined "neo-African abstract expressionist" 15 years ago. It takes the spirituality of African art and tries to put it on canvas.
Simmons: Where else will your work be on display at Open Doors?
Taylor: My work is going to be up for sale at the Ras Baraka fundraiser. If you get there early you can get a $5,000 piece of artwork for $500.
That event will give people who don't have a lot of money the chance to get artwork for a price they can afford and get them collecting art.
Simmons: Why do you think it's important for people to collect art?
Taylor: It's important that you have representations of your culture around you and in your house. We live in times when a lot is being stripped away from us. Having African and African-American art in your house is spiritual reinforcement.
And artists can't live without selling their work. If our community does not support our work we will not have any artists, and that will be a terrible thing.
There are cultural longevity considerations in supporting black art. There are spiritual considerations for your family in supporting black art. [And] art is a huge sector of our economy. If you don't support art there are no art institutions, art programs don't flourish, museums suffer.
Taylor: You'll be a panelist at "A Conversation With…" (on Sunday, October 15th). At a high level, what do you think is the nexus between art and social impact?
Simmons: Artists are great troublemakers and rabble rousers and informers of what's going on, and art has a huge social impact if you look through history. It galvanizes and moves people to action.
Go back to slavery. The quilts that we made were [basically] message boards to tell you where to go. Pieces like Guernica by Picasso help people understand the horrors of war. Artists documented the civil rights movement. Artists documented the 60s and the revolutionary movements. It's very important to get the message out.
Taylor: You are the eldest of the Simmons brothers. What was your influence on them?
Simmons: To me they were "little brother." Russell and I shared a room—bunk beds. We hung out together. We did a whole lot of crazy stuff together. We later bought a house together. Russell credited me with sparking his philanthropic interest. We won a Tony Award for Def Poetry. When he accepted it he said, "We wouldn't be here without Danny's idea."
Run is my baby brother, so him and Russell have a different relationship. They worked together on that whole hip-hop thing. I was the big brother who took Joey to the movies. Joey was the little brother I always tried to protect.
Danny Simmons' solo show, "disRUPT: Newark," opens at Open Doors Citywide Arts Festival with a reception on Thursday, October 12th from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Fownders Gallery (11 Wellington Way, Newark, RSVP required). He will also be co-presenting "Power In Paint: Empowerment Through The Arts," a rare opportunity for people to collect original works for at one low price (Thursday, October 12th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hahne's Building, Grand Court). Lastly, Danny will join Dr. Ntozake Shange, Donna Walker-Kuhne and Anthony Delgado for "A Conversation With…," a panel discussion about the intersection between art and social impact moderated by Sharnita Johnson of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (tickets are $45 and available online).
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In the 1930s, Finland was a poor country fighting an economic depression; 65 out of every 1,000 infants died. In response, the government came up with an idea for at-risk expectant mothers: a free box full of baby gear that doubles as a bassinet where babies can sleep safely. Eighty years later, Finland has one of the lowest infant mortality rates of any industrialized nation the world–the United States still has one of the highest.
While it's hard to imagine the United States adopting such a program amid looming government health care cuts, the tradition is making its way stateside all the same thanks to a company named Baby Box Co. Already in Canada and India, Baby Box is launching as a free service to all expectant women in Ohio today, after making its way to New Jersey recently, too.
The Ohio box will feature diapers and wipes, a onesie, nipple cream and breast pads, baby development activity cards, a waterproof tote bag, a firm mattress, a waterproof mattress cover, and a fitted sheet. Dozens of other states are slated to come on board in the next several months, with goods varying by region.
Founder Jennifer Clary was inspired to launch the company after reading this article on Finland's tradition, published by the BBC. The box proved an effective way to battle sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) because it promoted a healthy sleeping environment. Rather than setting a baby on a bed or couch, where he can roll off or get suffocated by a pillow, you put him to sleep in the safe, enclosed box. Already an entrepreneur who had moved on from her first company–a vegan food delivery service called Gobble Green–Clary was struck by the idea. "I turned to my husband and said, 'Look this is unbelievable, they're handing out cardboard boxes in Finland. Unicorns and puppies, and we should be doing that!"
Curious if there would be demand for a Finnish baby box in the U.S., she ran an ingenious market test: Clary listed a Finnish baby box on eBay, even though she didn't own one. It sold in 30 minutes. So she spent the next year developing her own patented take on the Finnish box–loaded with high-end goods–before launching the company aimed at affluent families.
Boxes were routinely selling out, Clary says, but within a month, she'd discovered a new market. Private health care providers were reaching out, interested in bringing the boxes to their communities. At the same time, Clary met with organizers of the baby box program in Finland, where she garnered a valuable insight.
"The reason infant death had dropped was because they paired the box with training–you had to have a conversation [with health care specialists] in the second trimester to get the box," she says. The box was a way to entice mothers into taking proactive steps to learn how to care for their new baby.
Since, Baby Box pivoted into the product that it is today. Yes, it's still a box. Yes, it's still loaded with goods that any new mother will need. But rather than something you can buy, it's sponsored–and you can only get one by going to a health care provider in a supported state, picking up a Costco-like membership card, and going online to Baby Box's site. There, you're tasked with watching a few short educational videos and taking a test. When you pass, you'll get a voucher for your box to pick up or be mailed to you.
The box itself is regionalized to issues within a particular community. So in India, where malaria is a problem, the boxes come with mosquito nets. In the U.K., Highways England has included air pressure gauges for your car, because they believe car crashes pose a serious risk to children. Similarly, all educational videos are shot by Baby Box with local doctors and community specialists, to ensure that they don't feel foreign. "We have to approach every single state in the U.S. as if it's a country, because there are so many populations, and the populations are so diverse," says Clary. "We wouldn't have a doctor from London talking about safe sleep in Alabama."
To make the boxes free, Baby Box relies on a series of partnerships. "Every state has different fiscal capabilities," says Clary. Some states have stronger budgets. We work with them on a case-by-case basis. When they don't have the funding fully available, we have a number of fiscal financial partners."
Private donors and the Bezos Foundation provide some funding–even though Baby Box is a for-profit corporation. Secondly, while Baby Box won't take a sponsorship from a formula maker or a diaper brand to include those products due to conflicts of interest, the company will allow local organizations and businesses to donate goods to include. And finally, the boxes themselves are assembled at community events, removing some labor costs from the equation.
To make money, Baby Box relies on its online platform. The company offers mothers the option to reorder sheets, blankets, and other goods. And it's steadily building a social media presence of Baby Box moms who share photos of their (adorable) babies, which could unlock more monetization opportunities, too–as any popular social media account can become a profitable influencer.
The Baby Boxes aren't as nice as their Finnish counterparts–in Finland, as of 2013, mothers could receive a 140 euro credit for the posh government-sponsored box, which is said to be so good a value that a vast majority of moms take the box over the credit. Meanwhile, the average U.S. parent can spend $500 on diapers alone in their child's first year of life–the Baby Box comes with a small bag of Pampers and 18 wipes.
The educational component of Baby Box may indeed be its most important, but should this ideal supersede the consumer aspects of a treasure chest full of new baby goods to parents with serious financial needs? Is it reasonable to enlist at-risk moms as customers to an online platform? And does it make sense for community funding and manpower to go into supporting a private corporation rather than a nonprofit?
No doubt, what's inside a Baby Box is bound to continue to shift by region and evolve over time–but ultimately, its utility and communal value will determine whether it's a brand that's celebrated for as long as the Finnish tradition.


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The Upside Is That We May Finally Be Rid Of "For the Children!" As An Argument
But, er, that's pretty much the only upside we can find (h/t AoS):
AN IRAQI asylum seeker who confessed to raping a 10-year-old boy in a swimming pool, claiming it was a "sexual emergency", has had his conviction overturned.
You may or may not remember the original case. We do. Oh the fun we had thinking about what else one could get away with by just inserting "emergency" in the excuse. Bank robbery? Cash Flow Emergency. Drunk driving? Sudden Mobility Need Emergency. You get the drift.
But if you thought that was the extent of Teh Crazy in Adolf's old country, you'd be wrong:
In a truly shocking twist the Supreme Court decided the grown Iraqi man may not have realised the 10-year-old did not want to be sexually abused by him.
Because, you know, what 10-year-old wouldn't want to be buggered forcibly by a cowardly fuck "refugee" who, when danger reared its ugly head in his home country, bravely turned his tail and fled, leaving his wife behind. Hence the "emergency." He hadn't gotten any because he'd taken his own spineless arse away from ISIS so fast that he didn't even have time to scoop up the old lady. Or maybe she was just a diversion buying him some time.
When the youngster went to the showers, Amir A. allegedly followed him, pushed him into a toilet cubicle, and
violently sexually assaulted himculturally enriched him.
Sorry, we had to redact that, lest we run foul of any hate crime laws.
The kid, who spent time in the hospital getting treated for his mangled butt and now has PTSD, clearly needed to prove conclusively to the court that he hadn't been asking for it, the little 10-year-old man whore. That'll teach him! No doesn't always mean no. At least not when the rapist, er, "cultural ambassador and enricher" is a horny koranimal.
We mean, seriously? How's a sexually frustrated pisslamic animal to know that a little boy doesn't want his anus bloodied and mangled by him?
What are you? Some sort of racist??
At least the kid and his family were awarded the princely sum of $4,000 in damages. Although that will likely also be overturned now. The kid will probably end up having to pay pedo-hammad for the privilege.
Kill them all. All of them. Every last child-rodgering one of them. Let Satan sort 'em out.
And kill every member of that "supreme court" too. By raping them anally to death. With a horse. (Yes, by all means use the whole horse).


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Civics and social studies teachers (and others with a suitable "hook") who have an interest in sparking student discussions around America's budget allocations will find this story at Edutopia of interest. It highlights a campaign sponsored by political activist and Ben & Jerry's ice cream cofounder Ben Cohen to call more attention to what he believes are skewed Congressional spending priorities, which devote 50 percent of the U.S. tax dollar to the Pentagon. To help push the debate, Cohen financed the creation of the "Topsy Turvy" school bus which will be pulling into some school parking lots this fall.
The bus is a campaign tool for the nonprofit organization Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, which Cohen heads. According to the Edutopia story:
The goal of the organization is to get this glaring (budget) incongruity into the national dialogue in time for the 2008 presidential election. To jump-start the process (Topsy's builders) drove the biodiesel-friendly bus from its birthplace in northern California to New Hampshire, where its next round of volunteer drivers were lined up. Along the way, they visited schools, city halls, mayors, and main streets, handing out pie-chart Frisbees and pens and screening an onboard video explaining its mission. From now until the New Hampshire and Iowa presidential primaries in January 2008, volunteers in these states will use Topsy's message to gather signatures for a petition urging candidates to take a stand.
The story includes a link to a blog kept by bus drivers and to the BLSP website where you'll find pie charts, etc. Edutopia leaves it to you to locate opposing points of view to balance your discussion.


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Angela Stafford '91
Angela graduated from Dartmouth in 1991 with a degree in French. While at Dartmouth, Angela participated in women's rowing and the FSP in Toulouse, France, while also working as a member of the Green Corp$, Dartmouth's student telethon group.
Prior to serving as an associate director within Dartmouth Alumni Relations, Angela directed operations and volunteer coordination for a local social services agency. She currently volunteers on an Upper Valley board and co-chairs that organization's board development committee.
Angela lives in Hanover with her husband Michael Stafford '91, boatman for the Dartmouth Crew teams, and their three teenaged children.


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The first monk said, "Oh, no! The candle is out."
The second monk said, "Aren't we not suppose to talk?"
The third monk said, "Why must you two break the silence?"
The fourth monk laughed and said, "Ha! I'm the only one who didn't speak."
Now, if you were a hypothetical fifth monk, you might walk deep into the forest, sing at the top of your voice, and argue that because no-one heard you it didn't matter whether you were silent or not.
So, does silence matter when it comes to learning?
In my training, as some of you know, I run an activity called Edit Alley. Many of you go on to use it successfully in class. But it's a noisy task and not suited to everyone. Two lines face each other and discuss a topic. Then one line shuffles up so everyone has a new partner with whom they repeat the discussion. Everyone is talking at once but very few people see this as a problem. Sure, some might need to focus in a little more but, by and large, everyone is able to hear and be heard.
Children manage it too. They naturally move a bit closer to their partner and they manage to cut out sound that's not important. After 3 or 4 conversations with different partners they generally return to their seats quieter than when they left. They are all talked out. It's the kind of skill they'll need at adult social events - receptions, cocktail parties for example - the ability to tune in and tune out.
Let's face it; some classes are quieter than others. One year your children might be passive, biddable and meek; the next, feisty, boisterous and noisy. The feisty ones are often more fun and creative - so long as some wide boundaries are securely in place. And classes like these can suffer from positive audio feedback loops: one child is excited and speaks a bit louder than everyone else. Everyone else raises their voices just a touch to compensate. Excited child does the same, in order to be heard. As does everyone else. Until it's noisy enough for you, guardian of ambiance, to intervene (maybe with a pre-agreed Soundscape - see this month's Thinking Tool).
Classes like this can be a real challenge to get silent. They are built to talk and have a lot to say. You wouldn't want them next to you in the cinema but you would on stage. So it's worth asking what value silence has in learning.
Is silence about the teacher or the children? Is it what the teacher wants or what the pupils need? In what ways can silence help or hinder learning?
Ever get told off at school for talking to yourself as you struggle with a difficult task - when you are supposed to be silent? Ever do the same to a pupil of yours? In 1954, educator Edgar Dale proposed that the most effective way to learn something was to talk about it as you learned it - a kind of running self-commentary. Edgar did his research in the days when all you needed was a good rationale and a few folks for whom it kind of worked. But since then the idea of pole-bridging has confirmed his work. When we describe our thoughts and our actions - as they happen - we are 'bridging the poles' across thought, language and action and strengthening< the neural connections between them.
On the other hand, silence is like a blank page; daunting but full of creative potential. It's an opportunity ;to plan, think, prepare and take stock before speaking or acting. Some children need silence to concentrate. Others need to talk to concentrate.
The question moves on from 'Should there be silence in class?' to 'What kind of soundscape best supports our learning?' Silence is just one building block of the audio environment in which diverse learners and their teachers work. In order to design soundscapes that support as many learners as possible, involve everyone in their creation. Use the ideas in this month's Thinking Tool to help. You can begin by seeking everyone's opinions on the following:
Use appropriate Thinking Classroom techniques to co-negotiate a whole class decision on what you're aiming for and then create visual representations of the soundscapes needed for different kinds of learning.
As you continue to monitor and evolve the soundscape have one question at the back of your mind:
What difference does silence make to effective teaching and learning in this room?
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Drums are the oldest instrument found on the world. Percussion comes as naturally to human beings as the heartbeat, and there was possibly not a time where percussion wasn't selected, if not in songs then in some sort of rituals. But like all elements, contemporary development has affected this historic custom in a significant means in the shape of the electronic drum.
Quite merely, the electronic drum is a set of rubber and mesh pieces in the form of all of the pieces associated with a usual drum kit-tom toms, snare, base, hi hat and cymbals. Instead of getting the standard of the components make the sound, the sticks activate sensors in the drums which activate a synthesizer. The drum sound comes from an amplifier opposed to being yielded acoustically. This offers you many advantages.
For something, you have countless drum kits at your fingertips. Electronic drums allow you to change the sound of every drum, and kits come in different themes. Even within a genre there's options and ranges of sound. Instantly switch from a jazz setting to a Jamaican steel drum…very cool stuff! A great deal of electronic music relies on drum sounds that are nothing like the sound acoustic drums provide. In this sense, electronic drums have gone beyond the drumming planet and have affected modern music.
The first reason parents don't wish their kids playing drums is the loud amount. When beginning an instrument, it's expected to take a fair amount of time to receive sufficiently advantageous, and that interim is difficult to bear on such a loud instrument! Electronic drums makes this no issue as the amount is modified with all the turn of the knob. Not to mention, headphones is worn. This benefit cannot be overstated. Additionally, the reverse is true. If you're with horn players and you desire the amount turned up, it's a easy matter.
Though electronic drums are a new innovation, the previous couple years has enjoyed improved development. One of the many interesting shape qualities is the mesh head. This offers acoustic sensitivity and assists drummers feel like they're playing on a drum, and not a machine; all useful advantages of electronic drums mean nothing if the musicians don't like playing on them. Since their innovation, businesses have improved sound standard and have been capable to send data to the sound module with better accuracy, creating a more realistic drum kit. The new models enable for more components of the cymbals and hi-hat to play, providing a variety of sound along with a more realistic drumming experience. Each drum has more sensors and targets zones. Every acoustic drum and cymbal changes sounds depending on where you hit it, and modern electronic drums may better duplicate this impact. Though the top end, expert models is pricey, electronic drum sets is affordable, and in some instances even less income than conventional drums.
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He pointed an object threateningly at Constable Ken Lam, the Toronto police officer who was the first to encounter him as he stepped outside of his rental van.
Constable Lam pulled out his gun and commanded the man, 25-year-old Alek Minassian, identified by the police as the driver who had plowed down dozens of pedestrians on a busy Toronto street on Monday, to get down.
But before rushing toward him, or firing his gun, Constable Lam did something else: He paused, walked briskly back to his car and turned off its blaring siren.
Policing experts cited that as the first sign not only of Constable Lam's calm-under-fire composure, but also, and more important, of the training he had in de-escalation tactics. There were many more.
"This is going to be a great training video in the future," said Ronal Serpas, who led police departments in New Orleans and Nashville and is now a professor at Loyola University in New Orleans. "It almost gives you chills how well he handled himself."
The man who helped devise the police training in Toronto agreed.
"These are all the lessons we teach in our training," said Mike Federico, a deputy chief of the Toronto police who retired last September after 45 years with the force. "This is a great visual."
Constable Lam is a traffic officer in the north end of Toronto and a seven-year veteran of the force, the local police union said. Each year, he would have received one day of de-escalation and mental health training, drafted under Deputy Chief Federico's supervision and put in place by the Toronto police in 2016.
The training was created partly in response to several high-profile confrontations between the Toronto police and civilians in crisis that ended in death.
Mr. Minassian drove the white Ryder van down Toronto's main street, hitting pedestrians along a one-mile stretch. Ten people were killed and 14 were injured. On Tuesday, Mr. Minassian was charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder. Another charge is expected.
After Mr. Minassian stopped the van, he was encountered by Constable Lam. Video recordings of that high-stress confrontation, captured by a number of bystanders and stitched together by The New York Times, tell a story that can be dissected, step by step.
First, Constable Lam turned off the siren blaring from his car. This immediately lowered the temperature, experts said, making it easier for him to communicate with the suspect. Also, by leaning into the car, the officer is indicating that he is not in a rush.
"It is about slowing things down, using time and distance to de-escalate the situation," said Chuck Wexler, the executive director of the Washington-based Police Executive Research Forum, which develops best policing practices. "The most important thing at a time like this is time and communications."
Constable Lam continues to shout, loudly but calmly, "Get down." The suspect replies, "Kill me."
"No, get down," Constable Lam repeats.
When the suspect yells that he has a gun in his pocket, Constable Lam replies: "I don't care. Get down."
Learning how to handle situations like this — known as suicide-by-cop — is part of the training, former Deputy Chief Federico said.
"It's clear the officer is listening and is not worried," he said. "He's not going to act out of fear. We train police officers to not in any way be provoked."
Next, the video shows, Constable Lam steps out and away from the cover of his car, indicating perhaps that he has assessed that the object in Mr. Minassian's hand was not a gun.
Constable Lam then issues his first warning: "Get down or you'll get shot."
Throughout the encounter, the officer repeats the same simple command to get down. Yasmeen Krameddine, director of research and development at ProTraining, an Alberta organization that trains police forces in how to de-escalate confrontations involving people with mental health illness, said that it might have been better if he had varied his language.
"We train officers to offer step-by-step instructions, and when they see a person is not responding to their commands, to use different words," she said.
But, she added, "In this situation, there was no time for that."
Constable Lam then backs away from Mr. Minassian, who walks toward him, threatening object in hand. In response, the officer appears to replace his gun with a baton, visibly de-escalating the threat to Mr. Minassian.
Former Deputy Chief Federico said the officer was applying his training, to weigh the necessity of force deemed reasonable and choose the option best for the situation.
"Sometimes officers put themselves in a position where they have no other choice but to use force," said Denise Rodriguez, a Washington-based researcher with CNA Analysis Solutions who has spent years delving into how police departments in the United States use force.
Then, Constable Lam confidently and slowly approaches the suspect with his baton in hand. By the time the officer reaches him, Mr. Minassian has dropped the object in his hand, raised his hands in surrender, turned and laid down on his stomach with his hands behind his back.
Constable Lam doesn't even use his baton. He merely handcuffs him.
"Clearly the guy driving the van was on the edge; he knows what he just did. But by the way the officer handled himself, he ends up becoming docile and submits to an arrest," said Mr. Serpas, the former New Orleans police chief. "It was a great outcome in a horrible situation."
The video, in Canada and the United States, might seem to be a rare one because of its ending. In both countries, bystander videos involving police interactions often go viral for the opposite reason — someone is killed.
In Toronto, an amateur video that surfaced in 2013 captured the sounds of a police officer, James Forcillo, shooting an 18-year-old man wielding a knife. The officer's first volley of three shots, which felled the suspect, was followed by six more, when the man was already on the ground.
Officer Forcillo was found guilty of attempted murder for the second round of shots, and sentenced to six years in prison. He has appealed the verdict.
But many experts say the video of Constable Lam and Mr. Minassian is more typical of high-stress encounters between the police and civilians, ones that end without death.
"Most of the time, these examples don't generate interest because they are not sensational," Mr. Federico said.