MetaFilter posts tagged with wandering

'Catch Me If You Can'

the man of twists and turns — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 02:47:17 -0800

"When Robert Wood Jr. disappeared in a densely forested Virginia park, searchers faced the challenge of a lifetime. The eight-year-old boy was autistic and nonverbal, and from his perspective the largest manhunt in state history probably looked like something else: the ultimate game of hide-and-seek." Single-link version of main article. An interview with Robert Koester, 'about looking for autistic children.' NBC12 has a series of stories on the search for Robert 'Bud' Wood Jr. Gothamist has a story on the autistic 13 year old found riding the subway after three days. 'Missing Autistic Bronx Boy's Odyssey Illustrates Challenges Highlighted During National Autism Awareness Month' 'Dangerous wandering a lesser-known side of autism." "Parents of Special Needs Children Worry About Elopement" and 'Nearly 50% of children with autism elope' at one point. The AWAARE collaboration is "working to prevent wandering incidents and deaths within the autism community." Children can wander or elope for many reasons, leading parents and caregivers to live with their 'Eye on the door.'

The Old Man of the Sea

p3on — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:58:43 -0800

Proteus is a beautiful game by Ed Key with no goals except admiring natural features and exploring a procedurally generated island [some spoilers in videos], modeled loosely after the open land near Key's parents' home in Cumbria. The game also features "reactively mixed" ambient electronic music (think 'chiptune Boards of Canada') composed by David Kanaga, which changes and shifts according to your physical context. Though only in v0.1, it has already won critical accolades, as well as an award for The Most Amazing Indie Game at A MAZE 2012.

A portfolio of space imagery and videos

boo_radley — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:08:39 -0800

"The theme of this blog is not only and obviously space, but in particular places in space that a person might theoretically be able to one day visit. So for the most part, nebula, galaxies and the like are not a part of this forum. I tend to focus on “terrestrial” places or places that host such places. I suppose I would like to find out more about these places that we may one day inhabit or simply visit."
wanderingspace.net
Hat tip to Nice Guy Mike!