Venus Patrol and Kokoromi present the Dancingularity interactive dance party at the HighBall on Friday night Credit: photo by James Renovitch

Scenes from the first two days at Fantastic Arcade, the free-and-open-to-the-public gaming arm of Fantastic Fest.

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This article appears in September 21 • 2012.

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James graduated from Columbia University in 2000 and moved to Austin a year later. Ever since, he has followed the arts and video game scene in ATX, editing and writing stories for the Chronicle along the way. Over his more than 20 years with the paper he has climbed the "corporate" ladder from lowly intern to managing editor.