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Extra Life
An extra life is a video game item that gives the player another life. Extra Life may also refer to: * Extra Life (fundraiser), a fundraising event * Extra Life (band), an experimental band from Brooklyn * '' Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter'', a book by Tom Bissell * ''Extra Lives'', a game by indie game developer MDickie {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra Life (fundraiser)
Extra Life is a fundraising event, the proceeds of which go to branches of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. 100% of all donations go directly to the hospitals. Extra Life was formed in 2008 to honor Victoria , who died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It was aided by the Sarcastic Gamer community, who sent gifts and video games to her. The main premise of the event is that group or teams get together and play different types of games for a 24 hour marathon. Many of these users will live-stream their game-play and activities on the platform Twitch. During this process, players will ask for donations that will then be sent to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Groups that participate range from Austin, Texas media company Rooster Teeth, to East Carolina University East Carolina University (ECU) is a public university in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of universities in North Carolina by enrollment, fourth largest university in North C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra Life (band)
Extra Life is an American experimental band from Brooklyn, New York. Extra Life is known for their unusual rhythms and time signatures and for frontman and composer Charlie Looker's unique singing style, which often uses melisma and is inspired by Medieval and Renaissance music. History and career Extra Life was initially a project name for Charlie Looker (previously of Zs, Dirty Projectors) and any accompanying artists. Looker composed all of the music for Extra Life's 2008 debut ''Secular Works'', which featured Looker alongside drummer Ian Antonio, violist Karen Waltuch, and bassist Tony Gedrich. Looker composed most parts on 2010's '' Made Flesh'' and 2011's ''Ripped Heart'' EP, but the recordings included more collaborative work; by 2012's ''Dream Seeds'', Extra Life had become a trio project, with Caley Monahon-Ward and Nick Podgurski contributing to arrangements and writing their own parts. Extra Life became known for straddling genres, regularly collaborating li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Video Games Matter
Why may refer to: * Causality, a consequential relationship between two events * Reason (argument), a premise in support of an argument, for what reason or purpose * Grounding (metaphysics), a topic in metaphysics regarding how things exist in virtue of more fundamental things. * Why?, one of the Five Ws used in journalism Music Artists * Why? (American band), a hip hop/indie rock band formed in Oakland, California, in 2004 ** Yoni Wolf, formerly known by the stage name Why? * Why (Canadian band), a rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1993 * Why?, a 1990s UK folk band, two members of which formed Quench in 2001 Albums * ''Why'' (Baby V.O.X album) or the title song, 2000 * ''Why?'' (Ginger Baker album) or the title song, 2014 * ''Why'' (Prudence Liew album) or the title song, 1987 * ''Why?'' (They Might Be Giants album), 2015 * ''Why?'', by Jacob Whitesides, 2016 * ''Why'', by Moahni Moahna, 1996 * ''Why?'', by the MonaLisa Twins, 2022 EPs * ''Why'' (Discharge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |