Top 10 Local Video Games

From majestic vistas to mundane offices, it's time to play

"...If Owlchemy Labs taught us anything about virtual reality it's that it is perfect for guilt-free slapstick..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Local Tech You Didn’t Know You Needed

Globotix and Party Time! Hexcellent! make stuff no one else is making

"...engine not live up to its potential … in virtual reality! Sorry iPhone folks, this one is just for..."

May 11, 2016 Screens Post by James Renovitch

They Shoot Movies, Don't They?

Heather Page on the state of the Texas Film Commission

"...industry, and Texas has become a world leader in virtual reality. As for commercials, Page described that market sector..."

April 22, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSWedu: WeDo 2.0

Lego tackles robotics for kids

"...While virtual reality teaching was all the rage at SXSW Interactive..."

March 23, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

The end (of SX) is nigh, but she won't go down without a fight

"...talk on the merging of sex and tech. Think virtual reality porn (by BaDoinkVR), SexBit (like FitBit) – it's..."

March 18, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXsports: Adam Silver

NBA commissioner talks TV, social media, and LeBron's appeal

"...Silver was asked everything from the potential use of virtual reality for an improved NBA experience, to the (increasingly..."

March 11, 2016 SXSW Post by Kahron Spearman

The Bumpy Road to SXSW's Online Harassment Summit

Learning the hard way

"...civil Internet and game developer Brianna Wu's talk on virtual reality) were linked to on a GamerGate subreddit called..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Disruptors

SXSWedu 2016 preview

"...from comedians and punks revolutionizing teaching to technologists using virtual reality to save lives...."

March 4, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Keynotes

Fest releases full schedule, plus convergence details

"...Music, on topics as diverse as food, philanthropy, and virtual reality. Of course, the most intense discussions will probably..."

Feb. 16, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Cowboys and Indies

Texas Sundance roundup

"...and down Main Street in Park City last week, virtual-reality newbies waited in line to get their first taste..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Monkey Town 6: It’s Somewhere You Definitely Want To Be

Montgomery Knott’s multimedia pop-up rewards all your senses

"...half of the near-breathless hype about the possibilities of virtual reality will prove, in the next couple of years,..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

UT's Radio-TV-Film Program Hits the Half-Century Mark

Department celebrates with student showcase screening

"...on top of technology developments like 3-D production and virtual reality, film preservation, global exploration, and continuing to encourage..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Feature by Caitlin Moore

Judge Dismisses Pressley Lawsuit

In Pressley suit, judge grants summary judgment on grounds of "no evidence"

"...the right for his expert – Jeffrey Jacobson, a virtual reality authority – to directly inspect the workings of..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Judge Dismisses Pressley Lawsuit

Grants summary judgment on grounds of "no evidence"

"...the right for his expert – Jeffrey Jacobson, a virtual reality authority – to directly inspect the workings of..."

May 26, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Video Game News Bites

ATX's first LGBT gaming con, SXSW announces Gaming Awards hosts, & more

"...X-acto skills, you can try out Caaaaardboard! It's a virtual reality game that involves jumping off buildings and performing..."

Dec. 11, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Game On Austin

The Austin Chronicle and SXSW Gaming show off Austin's gaming bounty

"...even more? Try your hand at the smattering of virtual reality games on hand. Take a float down Unello..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Playback: ACL Fest Platinum

Lucky 13 marks the biggest ACL Fest yet

"...While I wait impatiently for ACL to launch a virtual reality home experience, we'll settle for newly expanded live..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Another Dimension

UT3D program launches this fall

"...3-D iPads, the Oculus Rift making waves in three-dimensional virtual reality, and the costs of glasses-free 3-D televisions slowly..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Feature by Joey Keeton

Smarty Pants

What's next in tech-enhanced fashion

"...of 12 and designed her first wearable tech, a virtual reality helmet, in 1996. Now she is working on..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Unicorn Booty Bounces

From popular gayfotainment blog to bustling NOLA cafe, here's Booty's

"...blog came to life – like real life, not virtual life, onscreen. What would it look like?..."

March 7, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Don't Let the Luminarium Freak You Out

The man responsible will be here Thursday.

"...brother appeared to you in the prototype of a virtual reality environment that you & he built for the..."

Sept. 7, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

sxswi: Screenburn IndiePub Award Winners

All the video games that entered are winners, but …

"...but co-hosts Meredith Molinari, host of the PlayStation Network’s reality series The Tester, and local indie game developer Adam..."

March 13, 2011 SXSW Post by James Renovitch

Red Dead Redemption

"...last year by the Chronicle.) Instrumentalism, thy name is virtual reality. Whistling a spaghetti Western tune in service of..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

TV Eye

Caprica, a prequel series to SyFy's Battlestar Galactica, is out of this world

"...is also a computer genius. Zoe has tinkered with virtual reality technology and advanced it beyond his imagination to..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Top 9 Creative Arts, Ah, Things I Was Lucky Enough to Experience This Year

Theatrical and cartographic deconstruction plus improv pwnership equals a fine '09

"...the players and avatars of a World of Warcraft-like virtual reality, as directed by Bryan Roberts and Michael Joplin..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

We Were Promised Jet Packs (and a Whole Lot More)

When will technology catch up to the movies?

"...fields onto which holographic images are projected." You know, virtual reality. Information visualization's holy grail is out of this..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Duty

How Soon Is Now?

William Gibson talks about the short shelf life of cyberpunk.

"...William Gibson, the godfather of cyberpunk, knows virtual reality. His books have influenced writers and technologists alike..."

June 6, 2008 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks: Save the last dance for me

When the curtain falls on the final performance of its 24th season, Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks will dance away into history and an era of dance in Austin will end

"...became an internationally recognized leader in the field of virtual reality and interactive technologies. At the same time, Bustamante,..."

June 8, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hightower Report

The Offshoring of Local News; and Come On, Democrats, Shape Up!

"...seems to me that "being there" requires more than virtual reality.COME ON, DEMOCRATS, SHAPE UP! Tell me it's not..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

L Upon L on SL

Austin Second Lifer Memory Harker checks in on the L-Word village.

"...Life, where Showtime's The L Word has been become (virtual) reality and supports a growing and diverse community of..."

March 14, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

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