{"id":3392,"date":"2014-06-12T19:58:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T19:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/pets\/your-game-face-got-whiskers-tall-tails-puzzle-adventure-is-dog-s-best-friend-for-gamers\/"},"modified":"2014-06-12T19:58:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T19:58:28","slug":"your-game-face-got-whiskers-tall-tails-puzzle-adventure-is-dog-s-best-friend-for-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/pets\/your-game-face-got-whiskers-tall-tails-puzzle-adventure-is-dog-s-best-friend-for-gamers","title":{"rendered":"Your Game Face Got Whiskers: Tall Tails Puzzle Adventure Is Dog\u2019s Best Friend for Gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29096\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Map_of_Levels.png\" alt=\"Map of Levels\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The media abound with studies focusing on the effects of video gaming on children and adults. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/search?q=game%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A number of TED Talks<\/a> distilled some of the implications; they included correlations with improvements in multitasking, tracking and seeing detail in clutter. One talk by game designer Jane McGonigal considered generalizing \u201cworld-saving missions\u201d in such games as <i>Worlds of Warcraft<\/i> to problem solving in the real world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1348130725\/tall-tails-puzzle-adventure\/widget\/video.html\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" style=\"float: left;\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With respect to a certain game coming soon to your electronic device, I hope the implications are true. <i>Tall Tails Puzzle Adventure<\/i> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zuullabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">indie gaming company ZuulLabs.com<\/a>, scheduled to launch in July, presents rescue, adoption and responsible pet ownership in such an enjoyable way that kids may not realize that they\u2019ve learned something until after they\u2019ve played for a while. The game is also challenging enough for any adult to play as well\u2014a parent or teacher may note that the game presents an opportunity to communicate with children about pet care and responsibility. And if this awareness transfers to the player\u2019s life, the creative team\u2019s dream will have come true.<\/p>\n<p>The gamer\u2019s role is to be Dog\u2019s Best Friend. The central idea goes like this: Jake, a little rescue mixed breed, makes his way along a path to rescue another dog in one of five situations based on familiar storybook tales: <i>Alice in Wonderland, <\/i>\u201cSleeping Beauty,\u201d \u201cJack in the Beanstalk,\u201d \u201cThe Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe\u201d and \u201cHansel and Gretel.\u201d The player pays for Jake\u2019s license\u2014that\u2019s the first connection\u2014from a cache of \u201ccoins\u201d provided at the start of the game, chooses a costume and hat for Jake, and then chooses a level of play.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29097\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Personality-graphics-01.jpg\" alt=\"Personality-graphics-01\" width=\"640\" height=\"801\" \/><br \/><i>Costumes and accessories for Jake do run a singular gamut.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The objective of each level is to reach the end of the path by stepping on every tile on the board without using up the supply of \u201cink\u201d given at the start. Coins are awarded when each level is successfully completed; these may be exchanged for more accessories for Jake, more ink, \u201cmonster bombs\u201d to get rid of bad guys, or \u201cadoption fees\u201d for another muttly dog\u2014another life saved. It\u2019s sort of like donating your airline points to bring military personnel home to their families.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29098\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Muse.JPG\" alt=\"Muse\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>One of the adoptive dog characters has three legs. A late member of the Montgomery-Cox household, aptly named Muse, inspired her.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1348130725\/tall-tails-puzzle-adventure\/widget\/card.html?v=2\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"220\" height=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" style=\"float: right; border: 0;\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the course of journeying from level to level, Jake gets help from his best buddy, Skip, who gives him subtle tips for success, and from Professor Barkington, an anthropomorphically tricked-out canine academic\u2014a sort of combination Wizard of Oz and Help button\u2014who shows up when he senses the need, as dogs will. Jake\u2019s obstacles include Pathwalker, a random nuisance; the Toll Troll, who steals all Jake\u2019s coins; and Huggles, a well-intended furry stumblebum who\u2019s full of good intentions but fouls up whatever Jake\u2019s doing. You may know people like that.<\/p>\n<p>The tile paths get increasingly more complex, and the player needs to look before leaping so that the little pen doesn\u2019t run out of ink before Jake reaches the end\u2014think laterally and be in two places at once, as described by ZuulLabs\u2019 community outreach officer, Rachel Valentine. As the levels increase in difficulty, so does the task of saving up the ink in the pen\u2014the jump tiles that seem to be rooting for Jake suddenly throw him where he doesn\u2019t want to go; and arrows that promise to spin him to success can also throw him for a literal loop, trapping him hopelessly in a circuit until the ink runs out. When I played <i>Tall Tails<\/i>, I only made it to level 4\u2014not that I\u2019m an expert gamer, by any means, but when I was given 10 to try\u2014fuggedaboutit. And there are 125 levels in the game, with more to be added, so if you think that the construct of the game is juvenile, I have some candy I\u2019d like you to crush.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29099\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Kate_intent.JPG\" alt=\"Kate intent\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Clockwise from left: Rachel Valentine, Marty Cox, Rick Kenton, Jane Reed and author trying to get to level 5<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this game is remotely as successful as <i>Candy Crush<\/i>, we\u2019ll make a huge dent in the animal rescue effort,\u201d said Marty Cox, ZuulLabs\u2019 CEO. <i>Tall Tails<\/i> was conceived not only out of gamer enthusiasm but also a passion for animal rescue and welfare, dogs in particular. Louise Montgomery, Cox\u2019s wife, has been heavily active in dog rescue for 25 years (she is one of the active volunteers for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amrtlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animal Match Rescue Team<\/a>; the small dogs in their care can be visited Sundays from 11AM to 4PM in front of the Petco on PCH and Second Street), and her devotion to dog rescue was the chief inspiration for the game.<\/p>\n<p>Except for Cox and Montgomery, Zuul Labs\u2019 creative team consists of former students from the <a href=\"http:\/\/new.artinstitutes.edu\/orange-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Art Institute of California-Orange County<\/a> who are rabid gamers (no doggy pun intended). Many of them had gained experience in other multiplayer online games such as <i>World of Warcraft <\/i>and mobile games like <i>X-Factor Mobile <\/i>and <i>Storage Wars Mobile. <\/i>\u201cWe\u2019d hang out and say, wouldn\u2019t it be coooooool to be able to create a game?\u201d said Jane Reed, the company\u2019s visual design director.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29100\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Team.JPG\" alt=\"Team\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>Tall Tails Puzzle Adventure team at work<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i>When a mutual friend introduced the group to Cox, the latter enthusiastically accepted the challenge. \u201cThis was a great opportunity for me\u2014I love anything technology,\u201d he said. ZuulLabs was soon formed, with Cox, Montgomery and Rick Kenton as partners. Kenton is also the project manager; the other team members include Reed and Valentine as well as Anthony Romero, storyboard and art developer; Kai Sneed, game designer; Luis Villareal, developer; Will Lim, animator; Will Schroeder, programmer; Crash Reed, chief creative director; and Griffen Montgomery-Cox, chief inspiration officer. The next step was making Jake and his colleagues ready for their first adventure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29101\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Griffen.JPG\" alt=\"Griffen\" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>Griffen Montgomery-Cox, CIO<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The technical aspects involved forming the levels and creating and animating the characters. Kai Sneed showed me the rudiments of level production (my head spun) and showed me what I thought of as Jake\u2019s cyberskeleton\u2014it reminded me of the side view of the female mecha in <i>AI<\/i>, alive and beautiful but<i> <\/i>with the back part of her head missing. Jake was a lot cuter\u2014he scratched an ear and wagged his tail 360 degrees at me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29102\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/storyboards-anthony_romero.JPG\" alt=\"storyboards--anthony romero\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>Anthony Romero\u2019s original storyboards for Tall Tales Puzzle Adventure<\/i><\/p>\n<p>To the same degree of attention to design, animation and stories is the care taken with <i>Tall Tails\u2019<\/i> intent. Cox said that the team deliberately excluded preaching from the game\u2019s creation. \u201cWe\u2019re not exposing kids to terms,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not something didactic\u2014it\u2019s learning as they play the game and getting the idea to them in a playful way. Too much information will halt the game\u2014then, nobody\u2019ll want to play it. We want everyone to want to play it. We want to create a great game with a subtle message and, through its success, to promote responsible pet ownership and rescue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valentine noted that with schools increasingly adopting technological delivery of curriculum through devices like iPads, <i>Tall Tails<\/i> can be used as guided educational play to help teach pet care and responsibility to a younger generation of people. She added that social media integration is on the way as well\u2014players will be able to sign up on Facebook for socialization and ideas for help from fellow players or to get their alpha dog on in a competitive way.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29103\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/zuul_pop_ups.jpg\" alt=\"zuul pop ups\" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" \/><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Character pop-ups<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Notably, ZuulLabs will go a step further from simply bringing rescue to the forefront in the players\u2019 minds. When the team first organized, they made it conditional that part of the revenue will go to a good cause. \u201cIn the mobile-game world, there aren\u2019t enough games that set to actually do, good in the world,\u201d Valentine said, and in Cox and Montgomery\u2019s world, that\u2019s dog rescue. In this spirit, a percentage of the revenue from <i>Tall Tails<\/i> will go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zuullabs.com\/rescue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">selected local rescue organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery commented that if <i>Tall Tales Puzzles Adventures <\/i>transfers to the real world as effectively as it presents awareness of pet rescue and responsibility, its players will be hitting adoption events instead of gaming conventions. This would make it perfect in every way but one\u2014there\u2019s not a single cat in the game. I objected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>Tall Tales 2, <\/i>perhaps?\u201d Valentine suggested.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29104\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Zuul_coffee.JPG\" alt=\"Zuul coffee\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>What powers up the team<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>ZuulLabs is currently running a Kickstarter program to help launch Tall Tails Adventure Puzzles. If you want to help Jake and his buddies on their way, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1348130725\/tall-tails-puzzle-adventure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit their Kickstarter here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>&#8220;All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.&#8221;<br \/><\/i><i>~ Samuel Butler<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>Virtually Pets<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29105\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ojsunshinelilbear.png\" alt=\"ojsunshinelilbear\" width=\"640\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>OJ, Sunny and Li\u2019l Bear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take advantage of a rare deal! This Cute Kitten Video Kit can be yours if you qualify! The two boys, OJ (orange with blue eyes) and Sunny (orange with green eyes), and Li\u2019l Bear, the black kitten and also a relative of her orange peers, would make a prizewinning cast of cats, especially in a loving human\u2019s eyes. They\u2019ve been together since birth, and it would be great if they could go home together. But even as only cats, they\u2019ll perform a solo act on your heart. They\u2019re all fully vetted and ready to go home on Father\u2019s Day weekend. For information on adoption, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:mydocuments2go@gmail.com\">mydocuments2go@gmail.com<\/a>. (Be sure you ask Dad before you surprise him with a purring package.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29106\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pattys_silly_orange_cat.jpg\" alt=\"Pattys silly orange cat\" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Kibble<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29107\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pink.jpg\" alt=\"Pink\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re delighted to let readers know that Pink, a California brown pelican that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bird-rescue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Bird Rescue (IBR)<\/a> and \u201carguably one of the most famous patients in International Bird Rescue history,\u201d made a successful flight to freedom June 3 at White Point Park in San Pedro. L.A. city councilman Joe Buscaino released Pink, accompanied by jubilant shouts by onlookers. As part of IBR\u2019s Blue Banded Pelican Program, Pink was fitted with a blue band; anyone who spots a pelican that may be Pink is encouraged to <a href=\"http:\/\/bird-rescue.org\/pelican-project\/report-blue-banded-pelicans.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/local-support-grows-for-injured-pelican-reward-for-attackers-tops-20-000\/\">A recent article in the <em>Long Beach Post<\/em><\/a> described the heartless slashing of Pink\u2019s bill, nearly severing the throat pouch from the bill itself. The act caused nationwide outrage against the cruelty; no suspects have been detained, and a $20,000 reward is still being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of responsible parties. Tips may be made anonymous to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at(310) 328-1516.<\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s difficult to eclipse what was done to the pelican, the volunteers at IBR did a pretty good job of it. Pink\u2019s supporters and caregivers, in particular the Port of Long Beach, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, Terranea Resort and countless animal lovers everywhere helped Pink through two surgeries and weeks in care, leading to a \u201crecord recovery.\u201d Good always trumps evil, and that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about.<\/p>\n<h3>Pet Projects<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dog Park Etiquette Class, Saturday, June 14, spcaLA PD Pitchford Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring St. (in El Dorado Park), Long Beach, 4\u20136PM, $10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be a good dog-park visitor. Understand and learn to recognize good and bad behaviors to encourage positive interactions at the dog park. This class is for humans only. Please do not bring your dog to class!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woofstock Pet Adoption, Saturday, June 21, Unleashed by Petco, 600 Redondo Blvd., Long Beach, 10AM\u20132PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can\u2019t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it\u2019s going to get on by itself. You\u2019ve got to keep on watering it. You\u2019ve got to really look after it and nurture it.\u201d The late John Lennon made this statement during the period of love, great music and abandon that was the Woodstock era, and even though we can\u2019t really smell the patchouli anymore, the statement still applies. Don\u2019t you want somebody to love? During the Woofstock adoption event, you can find him or her, and you\u2019ll be loved in turn. And because love really isn\u2019t all you need, you can get everything to keep your new best friend well fed, clean and happy at Unleashed by Petco! Come for the fun\u2014there\u2019ll be pet-food vendors, games, doggie ice cream and flowers in the fur.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fund-Raiser for Friends of Long Beach Animals and Long Beach Animal Care Services, Thursday, June 26, Veggie Grill, The Marketplace in Long Beach, 6451 E. PCH, 4\u201310PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-29108\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Veggie_Grill_6-26.jpg\" alt=\"Veggie Grill 6-26\" width=\"640\" height=\"828\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to eat your nice vegetables and fund humane projects, the new ACS clinic, animal welfare and other good things. Mention the flier above or print it out and hand it in; 50 percent of the check will help fund these efforts. Even if Veggie Grill didn\u2019t make delicious dishes out of vegetables, you\u2019d still want to go and help, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>spcaLA July Foster Class, Saturday, July 19, spcaLA PD Pitchford Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring St. (in El Dorado Park), Long Beach, 10AM-Noon, FREE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Help a cat or dog better his or her chance to be adopted by offering a temporary loving home. SpcaLA is seeking foster parents for pets of all ages and needs. Anyone interested should complete and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcaLA.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">submit the application available at this link<\/a>. SpcaLA provides the supplies\u2014you provide the love and care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stray Cat Alliance Team Fund-Raiser for Strut Your Mutt, through Sept. 1, Online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.straycatalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stray Cat Alliance<\/a> (SCA) is presenting its major fund-raiser for the year as it calls for team members and supporters of the SCA team in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.strutyourmutt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Friends\u2019 Strut Your Mutt<\/a> fund-raising dog walk (click on the link). The walk\u2019s mission is to help homeless dogs, and cats <i>will not <\/i>be left out. The walk itself will take place in the evening at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/?page_id=626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Rogers State Historic Park<\/a>; SCA\u2019s Strut Your Mutt volunteer coordinator Debbie Rankin likes to call it \u201cDate Night with your Best Fur-end.\u201d Because cats prefer to stay at home, you can bring your dog or a friend\u2019s dog to the event with a $30 donation, or if you can\u2019t make it, you can join as a virtual team member or donate to the fund-raiser. Information about the fund-raiser <a href=\"http:\/\/wwwStrutYourMutt.org\/Team\/SCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.17in;\">The goal is to raise $25,000 by Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.17in;\">The walk is the only all-volunteer fund-raiser that SCA is holding this year to help offset operation costs and help as many cats as possible. Expenses were huge this year; they included Operation 74, in which SCA pulled 63 out of 74 hoarded cats from the shelter before they could be euthanized, vetted them and had them treated. Some are still being boarded. The organization also engages in daily trap\/spay-neuter\/ activities; those who can be adopted will be fostered; that takes funds, too. Rankin said that their working capital is at an all-time low.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.17in;\">To support or join, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.strutyourmutt.org\/team\/SCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>. Your donation is tax deductible, and SCA uses all funds to support their good work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.17in;\"><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: For several years, Kate Karp&#8217;s column on all things pets- and animals-related has been referred to as the &#8220;<\/em>Pet Post<em>.&#8221; Kate has recently informed us that there is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepetpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">another website in town known by the same name<\/a>, and out of respect to her friends and fellow pets advocates, she&#8217;s asked that we change the name of her column. She has also asked us to make it clear that the new column name, &#8220;<\/em>Scratching Post<em>,&#8221; is in no way indicitive of an endorsement in the ongoing cats-vs-dogs debate; this column will continue to focus on all of our beloved furry (and feathered and scaled) friends, equally. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The media abound with studies focusing on the effects of video gaming on children and adults. 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