Name: Marley/Carla Busby
Course: BSc (Hons) Computer Game Application Development
Year: 2nd
What made you choose to join the Alternative Society?
I have an interest in various alternative cultures and their histories, and I like having a centralised space to engage with and learn about them
What does “alternative” mean to you, and how do you express it in your life?
Being unashamedly passionate about what you enjoy and who you are, regardless of how much those around you know about it or care, as well as giving others the space to do the same.
What’s your favourite alternative subculture, and what do you love about it?
As a hobbyist music producer, the URL-Fest scene is incredibly welcoming and always really fun to get involved with. All that tends to matter is that people make cool stuff and if it’s made by a person, it’s cool stuff. It’s a great space to get into for people who want to learn about making music of any kind or just want to have fun making stuff.
If your life had an alternative soundtrack, what three songs would be on it?
I’m Still Bothered – JER
TRUST CEREMONY – Jhariah
Help Me Lose My Mind – The Bad Actors
If you could live in any fictional world, which one would it be and why?
The setting of Hilda has just the right balance of fantasy and the world not being under constant threat of ending for me to say I’d happily live there.
What's your favourite board game or video game, and what makes it so enjoyable for you?
It’s a close match between Celeste and Noita. Celeste made me cry (for good, hitting emotional beats reasons), has a beautiful soundtrack and is incredibly well polished both mechanically and on the level design. It also knows when to be forgiving, which turns its Kaizo Mario style level design into something not too frustrating whilst still being very tricky. Noita, on the other hand, is crushingly difficult, incredibly unforgiving and tells you nothing about itself. Enemies will kill you, your own weapons will kill you, an explosion on the other side of the map will throw lava at your location and kill you and every time this happens you get thrown back to the start with nothing. This makes even the smallest achievements and discoveries feel like huge, game-changing moments. It will ruin your life for multiple months, and you will enjoy it.
What's your favourite cheesy joke or pun?
I was at a friend’s funeral, and I asked their family if I could get up and say a few words. Of course, they agreed, so I went up and shouted “BARGAIN!” Then I sat back down, and they leaned over to me and said “Thanks, that means a great deal.”
