The Bungie Seven
A Sports Anomaly
The tale begins where all great stories do. On the field of battle.
Instead of discarded spaulders betwixt spears, swords and crudely removed limbs, this skirmish involved pastel Umbros, too-tight T-shirts, and faux-surly delicates in a dalliance, whipping a disc through rain-blotted Seattle air.
"Ultimate Frisbee is the sport of Champions." Or rather, the Bungie Seven are the "champions" of a local unofficial Kirkland Ultimate Frisbee pick-up league.
Meet the Bungie Seven
Young team captain Jon, the leggy sparkplug and catalyst
Cagey veteran, Eamon, dips his hips when he chucks the disc
Upstart fresh-face, Niles, don’t let the foppish waves fool you
Lithe and lean, Aaron, artful in his guided trajectory
“The Mikes,” skyward reaching twins of toss
Jump up, Chuck, leap like you still wear youth’s crown
And now, for the rest of the Weekly Update…
PAX Schedule Galore
Shamelessly reposted from Sketch’s blog entry, here’s what’s going on at the Bungie booth (752) at PAX. Buncha Bungie folks will be on site this weekend, even more so than who is listed below - keep your eyes peeled, true trainspotters!
Friday (2PM to 7PM)
Activities:
- 3:00 to 4:00 : Bungie Trivia Challenge (flex your knowledge of all things Bungie to win a prize)
- 5:00 to 6:00 : Recon Challenge (2v2 against Luke and Shishka to win Recon armor)
Meet-n-Greet Staffers:
3:00 to 5:00 Michael (Engineer)
4:00 to 6:00 Max (AI Engineer)
3:00 to 7:00 Shishka (Matchmaking Designer)
Saturday (10 AM to 7PM)
- 11:00 to 12:00 : Recon Challenge (2v2 against Joe Tung & Lars Bakken)
- 12:00 to 1:00 : Bungie Trivia Challenge
- 1:00 to 2:00 : Bungie Artist Alley (meet Bungie artists, get cool art signed and maybe even get a custom sketch!)
- 2:00 to 3:00 : Marty O'Donnell signs soundtracks and mingles with fans
- 3:00 to 4:00 : Recon Challenge (2v2 vs. Luke and Shishka)
- 4:00 to 6:00 : Meet Jen Taylor, voice of Cortana. With special guest, security expert Jerome.
Meet-n-Greet Staffers:
10:00 to 12:00 : DMiller (Designer)
11:00 - 1:00 : Achronos (Bungie.net Overlord)
12:00 - 2:00 : Evil Otto (Artist, Graphic Design)
1:00 to 2:00 : Artist Alley (Lorraine, Isaac, Frank, Ken, Milton, and Vic)
1:00 to 3:00 : Nick (Test)
2:00 to 4:00 : Ferrex (MP Designer) and Adrian (Engineer)
3:00 to 5:00 : Christian (Designer)
Sunday (10 AM to 7PM)
- 11:00 to 12:00 : Bungie Trivia Challenge
- 12:00 to 1:00 : Recon Challenge (2v2 vs. Joe Tung & Abe Froman)
- 1:00 to 2:00 : Bungie Artist Alley
- 2:00 to 3:00 : Joseph Staten signs copies of contact Harvest and mingles with fans
- 4:00 to 5:00 : Recon Challenge (2v2 vs. Luke and Shishka)
- 5:00 to 6:00 : Left over prize clearance
Meet-n-Greet Staffers:
10:00 to 12:00 : Achronos
12:00 to 2:00 : Jason S. (Artist), Max (AI Engineer)
1:00 to 2:00 : Artist Alley (Lorraine, Vic, Jason, and Milton)
2:00 to 4:00: Matt (Producer)
3:00 to 5:00 : Jay (Sound Designer)
4:00 to 6:00 : Tim (Production Engineer)
Take a Picture
This weekend at PAX we’re lifting the veil on Assembly, the map previously known as Purple Reign. For the folks who are unable to make it to Seattle to play it themselves, take a gander (
engorged versions here):