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"...The Global Game Jam has come and gone. Did you miss it?..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Numbers Don't Lie, Film Rebates Work

Which films and TV shows quit Austin over lack of rebates?

"...Legislature's budget arguments almost done, the film, TV, and video-game industries nervously await the fate of the Texas Moving..."

May 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...filmmakers, our writers and artists, or our multimedia and game developers. But the Austin entertainment industry has grown from..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Brain Boom

Austin's Techno Geeks and Slackers Cash In

"...Dave Taylor launched his seven-member computer game company, Crack dot Com, with a nest egg gathered..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Making a Living in Virtual Reality

Local developers brave the uncharted world of the VR marketplace

"...years, with Austin emerging as an epicenter of software development for the medium’s various platforms. But unless you work..."

May 31, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...Sun and with big players like these in the game, its future is virtually assured...."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Tracking the Next Big Things at SXSW Gaming

Beyond playtime: where the developers and designers will be at SXSW

"...billions – of people regularly coming into contact with games and the communities surrounding them. But this is also..."

March 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

UT's Gaming Academy: Facts & Inferences

What is this post-baccalaureate program all about?

"...to the tuition-free program gets you one year of game-making know-how, not to mention a $10,000 stipend. Don't start..."

May 16, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

One in a Crowd Triple Play

Three local projects need your crowdfunding help

"...The folks over at In Development: Designing Indie Games have set a much more ambitious..."

July 12, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

Hoping to cash in on the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire craze, networks are developing game shows with increasingly ridiculous premises.

"...married off mail-order-bride style. Take a look at these game show spin-offs in production or development, designed to cash..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Doom

Doom is not so much a film as a marketing tie-in, albeit one with some exceptional production values.

"...chase straight off, okay? If you play the video game Doom – that’s the one that popularlized this whole..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Race to Innovation

With $1,000 each and eight weeks, five teams compete to take theatre to a new level

"...produce a spark. The first annual ArtSpark Theater & Game Development Festival, which opens Sept. 8, appears to be..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Betting the Farm

Gamecock helps indie video-game developers play with the big boys

"...Wilson with all earnestness. As CEO of local loose-cannon video-game publisher Gamecock Media Group, Wilson's idea of Joe Briefcase..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Graphic Representation

Can Female Gaming Pros Reconcile State of the Art Technology with a

"...a type of precision receiving much attention in video games today. Last May, the Los Angeles fire marshal almost..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Players' Guide

Wiley Wiggins wants to show you his Thunderbeam; indie game developer Adam Saltsman gets an unwelcome Taiwanese clone; and more

"...by-all-accounts bitchin' project. That project is Thunderbeam, an iPad game in the early stages of development that draws influences..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Overnight Sensation

Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world

"...its love of fantasy, be it cinematic, literary, video games, or, more to the point, comic books, Jason Henderson..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Sweetest Thing

"...and Cameron Diaz. The Sweetest Thing boasts a new development in the continuing struggle for gender equity in film:..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The One

"...appreciate movies to the extent that they resemble video games; or (c) you'd pay to see Jet Li in..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

We Are the Champions!

Aztex win PDL title, set attendance record

"...The Austin Aztex won the Premier Development League championship Sunday night, beating the Thunder Bay Chill,..."

Aug. 5, 2013 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Realities of Virtual Reality

Locals look into virtual reality and see more than video games

"...I'm in a world created by a game development company called Ghost Machine. On the surface, it..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...economic appeal. A grand prix race, unlike a football game, is not a one-day event but instead spans a..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Save as We Pave?

The latest trend in environmentally sensitive planning tiptoes into Travis County

"...That's the contradictory but intriguing proposition offered by "conservation development," a national movement now taking shape as a proposed..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Act of Valor

Navy SEALs conduct a rescue mission in this film that employed actual soldiers and their experiences in its making.

"...effectively ups the battle quotient and diminishes any character development or even differentiation. A voiceover prologue and denouement delivered..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Battle Chasers and Darksiders

Joe Mad talks ESRB versus Comics Code before Wizard World

"...the industry and moved to Austin to co-found Vigil Games, the creators of Darksiders. The man known as Joe..."

Nov. 13, 2010 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

DOA: Dead or Alive

Female fighters start out as enemies but strip down to their bikini tops to fight a common foe.

"...up with the idea of basing movies on video games. Otherwise there could be no possible cosmic justification for..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Good Burger

"...apparent as their schtick is derivative. With time for development and advancement to the ripe old age of twentysomething..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Andrew Zimmern Talks Everything From Experimentation to Fake Chicken

We chat with the celebrity chef to discuss how food ties us together

"...Network, and he’s kicking off a new series Wild Game Kitchen, streaming on the Outdoor Channel...."

March 18, 2022 Food Post by Rod Machen

Horns Win Big 12 Title; Dynamo in MLS Cup; Euro Qualifying

"...winning goal in each of the Longhorns' first two games, which they won in penalty-kick shoot-outs, then notched an..."

Nov. 15, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Career Opportunities: Music to Shoot Aliens By

"...Think back to your favorite video game. Was it Pac-Man? Donkey Kong? Mario Bros.? You got..."

June 16, 1995 Music Feature by Al Kaufman

Time to Come Out and Play

Game On highlights Texas gaming scene

"...in the growth and evolution of the now-gargantuan video game industry, as chronicled by the "Pong to Pokémon" exhibit..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

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