PAINTBALL GOES MAINSTREAM HUNDREDS FLOCK TO PLAYING FIELDS AS SPORT'S POPULARITY SOARS.Paintball paintball Sports medicine A sport in which marble-sized gelatin capsules filled with a nontoxic dye are shot at speeds of 300 kph/200 mph Warning: , once dismissed as a mock war game played deep in the backwoods by military wannabes Wannabes is an online interactive soap and game created for the BBC by Illumna Digital. Wannabes follows on from Jamie Kane, the BBC's previous foray into online interactive drama. The show/game consists of 14 10 minute episodes released twice a week. dressed in camouflage camouflage (kăm`əfläzh), in warfare, the disguising of objects with artificial aids, especially for the purpose of making them blend into their surroundings or of deceiving the observer as to the location of strategic points. , has gone mainstream. With nearly 10 million players nationwide, it's one of the most popular alternative sports played today. Hundreds, if not thousands, of players from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. flock to fields in and around the Valley each weekend. And while the game demands a focus and intensity found in few other pastimes, many of its participants say paintball is a great stress reliever. ``It helps me clear my head,'' said Jonathan Park, 28, of Van Nuys, who started playing paintball in the late 1990s. ``I feel great after playing. It's a nice break from the office.'' Complete story on Page 8 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Jonathan Park of Van Nuys says that communication and teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. are essential to excelling at paintball. Rick Coca/Valley News |
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