Black

Black is the darkest color, the result of the absence of or complete absorption of light. It is the opposite of white (the combined spectrum of color or light). It is an achromatic color, literally a color without color or hue. It is one of the four primary colors in the CMYK color model, along with cyan, yellow, and magenta, used in color printing to produce all the other colors.

Black was one of the first colors used by artists in neolithic cave paintings. In the 14th century, it began to be worn by royalty, the clergy, judges and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, businessmen and statesmen in the 19th century, and a high fashion color in the 20th century.

In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches and magic. According to surveys in Europe and North America, it is the color most commonly associated with mourning, the end, secrets, magic, force, violence, evil, and elegance.

Halloween

Halloween, or Hallowe'en (/ˌhæləˈwiːn, -oʊˈiːn, ˌhɑːl-/; a contraction of All Hallows’ Evening), also known as Allhalloween,All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.

According to BBC Online, it is "widely believed" that many Halloween traditions originated from the ancient Celtic harvest festival Samhain, and that this Gaelic observance was Christianized by the early Church. Samhain and other such festivals may have also had pagan roots. Some, however, support the view that Halloween began independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots.

Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related guising), attending Halloween costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing and divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories and watching horror films. In many parts of the world, the Christian religious observances of All Hallows' Eve, including attending church services and lighting candles on the graves of the dead, remain popular, although elsewhere it is a more commercial and secular celebration. Some Christians historically abstained from meat on All Hallows' Eve, a tradition reflected in the eating of certain foods on this vigil day, including apples, colcannon, potato pancakes and soul cakes.

Hipster Whale

Hipster Whale is an Australian indie game development company that consists of Andy Sum, Matt Hall and Ben Weatherall, founded in 2014, shortly before making the game Crossy Road. The company has also created the games Shooty Skies and Pac-Man 256.

History

After meeting at GCAP (Game Center: Asia Pacific) 2013, Andy Sum and Matt Hall decided to go into business together and made the company Hipster Whale. The name of the company came when they were discussing free-to-play games and the word "whale" came up in the conversation. Sum was doodling as they were talking and began drawing a whale, which would later become the company's logo. Sum and Hall thought the whale was funny and stuck to it.

Crossy Road

Hipster Whale's first game, Crossy Road was planned to take a total of 6 weeks. But after seeing the potential the game had, the developers spent more than 12 weeks developing it. Crossy Road was inspired by games such as Temple Run, Flappy Bird, Disco Zoo, Frogger, Skylanders, Tiny Wings, Subway Surfers, and Fez. The name and concept of the game is based on the joke "why did the chicken cross the road". The company has worked on Crossy Road as its only game releasing various content updates.

Crossy Road

Crossy Road (or Crossy Road - Endless Arcade Hopper on the App Store) is an arcade video game released on November 20, 2014. It was developed by Hipster Whale, the company of Andy Sum, Matt Hall, and Ben Weatherall. The name and concept of the game is a play on the joke "Why did the chicken cross the road?". The game has been described as "endless Frogger."

Gameplay

The goal of the game is to get as far as possible across the roads, rivers, grass and train tracks without dying. The player plays as a mascot (such as a chicken, koala, or bunny) and must tap to go forward or swipe the screen in the appropriate direction to move the mascot horizontally. There are many obstacles which cause immediate death, such as rivers, cars, and trains. To get past these obstacles the player must advance when the path is clear or use platforms to cross rivers. To discourage idling, an eagle will appear and snatch the mascot if they stay in the same place for too long or move three steps back, resulting in the player's death. Every square unit moved forward will earn a point, with every 50 points earned signified by a sound effect. Furthermore, gold coins used to unlock mascots are scattered throughout the environment.

Black Friday

Black Friday may refer to:

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