J. Hoberman, exiled from the Village Voice, hits one out of the park at The New York Review of Books with his discussion of the introduction of CGI into film. – – – In short, whether as a source of visual data or as a delivery system, computer-generated imagery has introduced a radical impurity into
A collaboration between the Newcastle Univeristy Business School and the University of Crete yields the results that thousands of basement-dwelling, Cheeto-mainlining deadbeats have been waiting for: playing MMOs can teach workplace leadership skills. As the working world demands international colla
Over in LA-LA land, movie and television composers are taking a break from their linear narratives and CGI explosions to score, well, the slightly less linear narratives and, er, CGI explosions of videogames. Money quote: “The score will never play the same way twice,” Tyler says. “I like to watch p
EA’s long-running basketball series has conceded the ring to NBA 2K13 for the season. Some tips to get back in shape: 1. Less time at Score’s. 2. Train with 2K13. Did you see how KD got in the gym with Bronbron this summer? The Lanklien knows to beat the best, you have to act like his homeboy durin
A new dungeon crawler on the 3DS eShop, The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave, has players collecting their warriors, er, Denpa men, from different wi-fi hotspots as an AR feature. The different Denpa men have personalities that bring Dwarf Fortress to mind. Philip J Reed reviews the game at Nintedo Life
The job of a producer has always mystified me a little, since the thing they’re producing is more abstract than code or art. Producers oversee the development process and act as a go-between for development teams and publishers. The role of a producer can change depending on the studio, but generall
After Eric Graff’s Xbox account was stolen, he found the thief trying to sell it at Forum Korner. He confronted the thief and called Xbox customer support, and he still doesn’t have his account back. Jason Schreier at Kotaku reports: Eventually a ForumKorner moderator closed the thread and banned In
Vice made the web series Eye For An Eye to market Dishonored, a game about sweet, sweet revenge. As part of this marketing campaign, Vice showed documentary footage of street violence and violence prevention group CeaesFire’s attempts to resolve conflicts peacefully. The web mini-series interviewed