Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
567 followers · 9613 posts · Server qoto.orgI have to choreograph my number for next week's New Student Orientation fire show, but there are two problems:
1) Because of the crispy landscape, the Fire Marshal has a burn ban on. This has happened for at least the last six years, so we have LED props we can spin.
2) Because of wildfires, the air quality is too low to engage in vigorous aerobic activity outdoors. The weather forecast is "haze".
Thanks, ExxonMobil!
#ClimateChange #weather #fire #SivaAfi #FireArts #FlowArts #dance #pdx #portland #ThwartingFireWithFire
#weather #FireArts #flowarts #climatechange #fire #SivaAfi #dance #pdx #portland #ThwartingFireWithFire
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
566 followers · 9595 posts · Server qoto.org
Represent! #SivaAfi #fireknife #Samoa #Hawaii
(They used to make one called Rings of Fire with even better art, but I think they've been discontinued.)
#SivaAfi #fireknife #samoa #hawaii
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
507 followers · 8705 posts · Server qoto.orgIf you were holding out for a discount to buy my card game about Samoan fireknife dancing, it's the "deal of the day" on thegamecrafter:
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/siva-afi:-the-fireknife-dance-of-samoa
#GameDesign #CardGames #SivaAfi #FireArts #FlowArts #samoa #samoan #fireknife
#gamedesign #cardgames #SivaAfi #FireArts #flowarts #samoa #samoan #fireknife
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
499 followers · 8449 posts · Server qoto.orgHappy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
https://asianpacificheritage.gov/
I do not have Pacific Islander ancestry myself, but I have been practicing the Samoan art of Siva Afi (fireknife dancing) for 12 years. I worked with world-champion fireknife dancers, Samoan speakers, and a Samoan artist to create a card game about it:
#PacificIslander #PolynesianCulture #Samoan #Samoa #SivaAfi #Fireknife #dance #fire #BoardGames #CardGames #GameDesign
#PolynesianCulture #SivaAfi #cardgames #pacificislander #samoan #samoa #dance #fire #fireknife #boardgames #gamedesign
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
509 followers · 8341 posts · Server qoto.orgWe put on a good fire show tonight. https://photos.app.goo.gl/8LUGXuCtpzstktY68
#fire #SivaAfi #dance #fireknife #flowarts
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
505 followers · 8326 posts · Server qoto.org
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
499 followers · 8230 posts · Server qoto.orgIf you're doing #BoardGamesAToZ, come mid-September you're going to want a copy of Siva Afi: The Fireknife Dance of Samoa.
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/siva-afi:-the-fireknife-dance-of-samoa
Since thegamecrafter.com is a print-on-demand shop, it's best to order now.
#BoardGames #SivaAfi #Fireknife #Samoa #ShamelessPlug #GameDesign
#boardgames #SivaAfi #fireknife #gamedesign #BoardGamesAToZ #samoa #shamelessplug
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
480 followers · 8110 posts · Server qoto.org
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
451 followers · 7745 posts · Server qoto.orgLoving the excellent tools and customer service at thegamecrafter.com.
My game Siva Afi: The Fireknife Dance of Samoa is currently featured:
#gamedev #SivaAfi #samoa #samoan #boardgames
Board.Game.Breakdown · @boardgamebreakdown
213 followers · 829 posts · Server mas.to
Check out my text review on the card game Siva Afi, created by @peterdrake
#SivaAfi #tabletopgames #tabletop #boardgame #boardgames
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
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Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
423 followers · 7405 posts · Server qoto.orgThis excellent introductory juggling video implicitly notes a counterintuitive phenomenon that I discovered when learning to toss Samoan fireknives: it's easier to catch if you toss *higher*, because you have more time to observe the trajectory.
#fireknife #SivaAfi #juggling #flowarts
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
394 followers · 7168 posts · Server qoto.orgAre there any tabletop game reviewers out there interested in reviewing my card game about Samoan fireknife dancing?
#tabletop #games #gaming #CardGames #BoardGames #SivaAfi #fireknife #fire #dance #FlowArts #samoa #samoan #juggling #review #reviews
#flowarts #samoa #dance #reviews #tabletop #cardgames #SivaAfi #fireknife #games #gaming #boardgames #fire #samoan #juggling #review
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
394 followers · 7168 posts · Server qoto.orgAre there any tabletop game reviewers (podcast, YouTube, etc.) out there interested in reviewing my card game about Samoan fireknife dancing?
#tabletop #games #gaming #CardGames #BoardGames #SivaAfi #fireknife #fire #dance #FlowArts #samoa #samoan #juggling #review #reviews
#fire #dance #flowarts #samoa #samoan #juggling #tabletop #games #gaming #cardgames #review #reviews #boardgames #SivaAfi #fireknife
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
379 followers · 7064 posts · Server qoto.orgJuggling torches is difficult because, unlike a staff or a Samoan fireknife, a torch only has fire on one end -- so, in the dark, you can't tell where the handle is.
#fire #dance #dancing #juggling #fireknife #SivaAfi #torches #FlowArts
#juggling #torches #flowarts #dance #dancing #fire #fireknife #SivaAfi
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
353 followers · 6966 posts · Server qoto.org@Anoze4maps Always good to see some #SivaAfi (if only in passing on a billboard).
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
312 followers · 6819 posts · Server qoto.orgI'm a CS professor from #Oregon. My research projects involve deep convolutional neural networks applied to photos of (meteorological) #clouds and building video games (using #unity) to teach people about #earthquake preparedness. Hobbies include #fire #dancing, #boardgames (including #go), and #GameDesign (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/siva-afi:-the-fireknife-dance-of-samoa).
#introduction #introductions #SivaAfi #ComputerScience #DataScience #python #MachineLearning #scifi #ai #pdx #portland #pnw #FlowArts #unity3d #game #games #gamedev
#unity #gamedesign #machinelearning #pdx #flowarts #game #oregon #clouds #earthquake #fire #go #introduction #introductions #SivaAfi #computerscience #datascience #python #scifi #ai #portland #pnw #unity3d #games #gamedev #dancing #boardgames
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
312 followers · 6819 posts · Server qoto.orgUnfortunately, due to supply chain issues, prices at thegamecrafter.com are about to go up. If you're planning to order Siva Afi: The Fireknife Dance of Samoa, now's the time!
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
312 followers · 6819 posts · Server qoto.org
With some excellent last minute help from the person who made the knife, my sister, and my sister's friend, we got the LED knife working in time for the show.
#dance #telugu #SivaAfi #samoan
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
312 followers · 6819 posts · Server qoto.orgDagnabbit! Our glow show for New Student Orientation is on Sunday and my LED fireknife has a loose wire. I doubt I'll be able to repair it because (a) I don't really know anything about electronics and (b) the guts are all glued deep inside the thick PVC pipe that makes up the body of the thing.
Backup plan is to just spin a knife with no wick attached, as a sort of ailao.
The Fire Marshal won't let us use fire right now because it hasn't really rained in a month and the landscape is too crispy.
#fireknife #dance #electronics #samoan #SivaAfi