International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum kick-off in Ottumwa, IA. [source]
I’ve been rather absent from the web because I was preparing for and then executing a research trip — the first of what I suspect will be a fair number related to my dissertation work. This particular bunch of travels took me to […]
E.T. for the Atari 2600.
I recently snagged a working Atari 2600 on eBay, but could not for the life of me get it to play nice with my old TV/VCR combo. I tried these very helpful directions, but apparently I was overthinking it — my TV is just old enough that these directions don’t actually […]
Digital nudity in GTA’s The Lost and the Damned. [source]
A piece I recently wrote just went live on Flow. It’s some expanded thoughts on Video Software Dealers Association; Entertainment Software Association v. Schwarzenegger et. al., which I touched on a bit in a previous post here.
Also, if you’re interested, the interview I did with Robyn […]
The Stalin vs. Martians trailer. [source]
One of my colleagues posted about Stalin vs. Martians on Twitter, and now I’m obsessed. Even if you’re not real big into video games, the web site for the game is great post-communist humor.
I got back from Houston on Saturday. I guest lectured in a class on youth cultures […]
Entrance to the ScreenBurn Arcade at SXSW 2009.
SXSWi is officially wrapping up today. At the convention center, it was obvious that the hordes were descending for music as the percentage of asymmetrical haircuts rose sharply. I’ll be helping out at the Austinist day show tomorrow, and I’ll definitely pop by the convention center for the […]