Comments on: Big Cats and Dark Woods http://www.chewingpixels.com/big-cats-and-dark-woods/ A website dissecting media, especially videogames, written by a British journalist: includes published videogame reviews and features as well as thinking about morality in and around pixel media. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:37:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: chewing pixels » Cat Nip http://www.chewingpixels.com/big-cats-and-dark-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-33962 chewing pixels » Cat Nip Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:56:28 +0000 http://www.chewingpixels.com/?p=816#comment-33962 [...] This means I get to go cycling in the woods near my house of an evening, marveling at the shadow kites cast by the evening sun shone through treetops, while simultaneously cowering inside every time a branch cracks or a bush rustles nearby. [...] [...] This means I get to go cycling in the woods near my house of an evening, marveling at the shadow kites cast by the evening sun shone through treetops, while simultaneously cowering inside every time a branch cracks or a bush rustles nearby. [...]

]]> By: Alexa http://www.chewingpixels.com/big-cats-and-dark-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-29299 Alexa Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:28:26 +0000 http://www.chewingpixels.com/?p=816#comment-29299 "Despite all of this, I’m wondering how it would play out if something did jump out from behind the trees and go for me. How would I roll, where would I put my hands? Do you shout, scream and run, or hush, quiet and lay down? Grizzly Man would totally know." With either wolves or bears, it's lie down and play dead; I'd use that strategy for the other one, too. Try and remain calm, as well. Definitely do not scream and run--screaming not only lets the predator know you're afraid, but where you are, and dogs (and wolves) have an instinct to chase. Cats are also enticed by movement. “Despite all of this, I’m wondering how it would play out if something did jump out from behind the trees and go for me. How would I roll, where would I put my hands? Do you shout, scream and run, or hush, quiet and lay down? Grizzly Man would totally know.”

With either wolves or bears, it’s lie down and play dead; I’d use that strategy for the other one, too. Try and remain calm, as well. Definitely do not scream and run–screaming not only lets the predator know you’re afraid, but where you are, and dogs (and wolves) have an instinct to chase. Cats are also enticed by movement.

]]>