The Big Screen on a Small Phone

Making cinema social for smartphones

"...movement, and constant swiping. For inspiration in designing our interface, we looked at current-day slot machines. The machines' flashing..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Robert Kennedy Jr. Keynoting SXSW Eco

Fall enviro conference announces first speakers, plus contests

"...Design in Public program director Susan Surface on the interface between architecture, design, and corporate responsibility;..."

Feb. 17, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Video Games

Whether you wanted intimate tales or cars being blown back from explosions, 2015 had you covered

"...1) Her Story (Sam Barlow) Using an outdated computer interface, Her Story tells a crime tale using snippets of..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

SXSW Cancels Panels, Cites Safety Threats

Harassment panel pulled; BuzzFeed threatens boycott

"...game design affects user experience, and how the user interface can enable or diffuse gamer friction...."

Oct. 27, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon

Tiger Style Games on bringing a dead story to life

"...one of the first games to utilize the unique interface of smartphones. That iron has cooled significantly since, as..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Feel the Burn

Austin author and wildland firefighter Mary Pauline Lowry takes readers inside the fire line in her novel Wildfire

"...is that now there are what we'd call urban interface areas – urban communities in densely forested areas. Think..."

July 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...going to be picked up by people who did interface design and video game design, website development. Just so..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sanctuary in the Past

In The Whispering Swarm, Michael Moorcock confronts ghosts – history's and his own – in a secret area of London

"...MM: Increasingly, I explore the interface between myth, escapist fantasy, and reality, as most of..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Michael Berry

Playing God – Literally

A smartphone's all you need to let loose your inner Zeus and control the action in Deus Ex Machina

"...aesthetic analysis and display system, which includes a user interface to build out a multilinear, branching video and sound..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Your Window Into the Austin Invasion Music Festival

Concert Window allows ATX fest to be streamed online

"...in mind. In addition, Concert Window offers the easiest interface, most flexible options, and best revenue share of any..."

June 19, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Then There's This: Decoding the Code

Next step: untangling 30 years of regulatory layers

"...8) Ineffective digital code: Interface is clunky, operates slowly, and lacks graphics;..."

May 9, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Changes in Store for Duncan/BMX Park

BMX riders meet with Parks and Rec

"...exposed entryway. "We have to be mindful of the interface between the bicyclists and the pedestrians," he said, "particularly..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

NASA Wants You to Help Save the World

Space returns as the final frontier of Interactive programming

"...could use help with a more elegant graphic user interface, all the way up to hardcore algorithm development," Kessler..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Austin Studios Puts Out the 'For Rent' Sign

Austin Film Society seeks anchor tenants to build a new community

"...have a pleasant experience, so that there's a good interface between us and the community." At the same time,..."

Feb. 6, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lost Pines Found

How a handful of neighbors helped rebuild Bastrop County – one home at a time

"...the Texas Forest Service, the "most destructive wildland urban interface wildfire in Texas history." To put that into perspective:..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Game On

It's all fun and games at this indie developer showcase

"...provide the backbeat while you improvise using their intergalactic interface. The VJ/DJ set begins at 7pm, and they'll need..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

SXSW Interactive and Chamber of Commerce Name A-List Startups

A dozen local enterprises to keep an eye on

"...has a similar goal in mind, but a different interface: Google Glass for healthcare environments. • Shelfbucks is, interestingly..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Poached

Food-based employment website streamlines hiring process

"...decisions. While limited to main culinary centers, the graphic interface is more visually appealing than many “typical” career search..."

June 26, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

Legeland on TV

Sunday on KXAN, Monday on Fox 7

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Feb. 20, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Another Long Stretch of Continuous Soft Rock'

The third-place story

"...way his forearm lands just below the copier's user interface, that I'm struck with the feeling of déjà vu...."

Feb. 8, 2013 Books Feature by Josh Justice

Legeland Gets Comfy on the Fox 7 Couch

An early morning conversation with the Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Jan. 30, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Trading One 'Community' for Another

Dan Harmon is talking to you

"...who are there in that room. I want to interface with each audience and make each show its own..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

App Alert: 'Hundreds'

A deceptively simple and deeply satisfying game for iPad

"...intuitive with red, white, and black circles dominating. The interface uses the multitouch screen of the iPad smartly. The..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

A Gift for Every Gamer

Put yourself in the shoes of your gaming giftee and answer the following questions on your path to the perfect purchase.

"...equally humiliated and therefore having a blast. The menu interface for the Kinect version of the game is a..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Lord Huron

"...a band, but his songwriting still merits a singular interface with the listener. Wielding African drums, acoustic guitar, and..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Review by Abby Johnston

Wildfire Prevention Waiting for Ignition

City of Austin's wildfire prevention efforts lag behind the threat

"...to grow and spread west, increasing the "wildland urban interface" (where nature and population meet) the need to be..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Renewable Resources

An interactive doc on Barton Springs seeks community involvement

"...water gets in there. The whole idea behind the interface is to reinforce at every moment that this is..."

June 29, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DIY Recording

Internal Affairs familiarizes itself with DIY recording

"...four years using Garage Band software, an Apogee Duet interface, and large diaphragm condenser mics. Cohen also rents equipment..."

April 13, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Ex-Punk Author, DIY or Die Forever

Test-driving the newest iBooks Author app (bumps ahead)

"...The delivery process with Amazon was clunky, too. The interface is nonintuitive and support is less than satisfactory. Ideally,..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Don't Click Us, We'll Click You

How the Internet started searching us

"...filter our lives also continue to perfect the user interface to such a degree that it's opening up the..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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