{"id":310,"date":"2025-01-06T10:35:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T10:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/?p=310"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:29:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:29:55","slug":"visiting-a-circus-s1-y2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/2025\/01\/06\/visiting-a-circus-s1-y2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting a Circus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over Christmas I visited Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park to see two Circus shows there: Zippos Circus &#8216;Candyland&#8217; and Cirque Berserk &#8216;Thunderbolt&#8217;. The goal of this trip was to discover more about how Circuses actually function, and what kinds of acts and performers a modern circus would have. I also thought it would be useful to see a Big Top in person to get a better idea for how big the stage was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5539-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5539-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5539-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5539-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5539-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5539-1.jpg 1855w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These shows were very entertaining, Zippos Candyland a bigger focus on the physical comedy and audience engagement, and Cirque Berserk Thunderbolt had an almost Mad Max adjacent post-apocalyptic theming, with more daring stunts like highwire balancing acts and multiple motorcycles driving around a large metal mesh sphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5592-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5592-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5592-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5592-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5592-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5592-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the performances were very impressive, something I noticed was that between each act, the audiences attention would be redirected, either to a dance, a skit, or the ringmaster interacting with the audience. It seems obvious in hindsight, but that time was used to prepare the stage for the next act. I thought this was an interesting aspect of a Circus, an integral aspect that isn&#8217;t obvious and isn&#8217;t meant to be, it seems like the only part of the Circus that is not meant to be flashy and draw your attention. I had previously thought that, in my game, the set-up and performance should be completely separate modes, but this made me think that my game should mostly focus on the set up during and between performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5579-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5579-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5579-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5579-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5579-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5579-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The props used, like the highwire across the king polls and the ladders used in the balancing act pictured below, should inspire props that will be used in game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5584-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5584-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5584-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5584-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5584-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ob6g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5584-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Cirque Berserk Thunderbolt - Globe of Death\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3j-8ibuKtq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a video I filmed of the Globe of Death act that Cirque Berserk Thunderbolt performed as the climax of their show. This could inspire my own game&#8217;s final level as a climatic act to finish the game. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over Christmas I visited Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park to see two Circus shows there: Zippos Circus &#8216;Candyland&#8217; and Cirque Berserk &#8216;Thunderbolt&#8217;. The goal of this trip was to discover more about how Circuses actually function, and what kinds of acts and performers a modern circus would have. 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