Incentives and R-Rated Entertainment

Amid bigger scandals, lawmaker plays the movie morality card again

"...report. Take his attack on the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (commonly, but incorrectly, called the film incentives)...."

Jan. 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSWedu: Are Legos the Next Edu Wave?

Playfulness enters the classroom

"...already comes with huge brand recognition. Similarly, unlike most gaming firms aiming for the education market, Lego's roots as..."

March 14, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

State of the City Highlights

Mayor Leffingwell's annual address encourages a 'yes and' attitude

"..."Whether it’s gaming, mobile, or social media, technology innovation is still, today,..."

Feb. 5, 2013 News Post by Monica Riese

Law and Order in the Land of Pixels

Web series 'Bit Parts' finds inspiration in gamer errata

"...season that will follow the exploits, conspiracy theories, and industry inside jokes investigated by Zero and One...."

Dec. 14, 2012 Screens Feature by James Michael Walling

Players' Guide

The Retro Studios rumor mill; and betting on games at Gambitious

"..."a professional crowdfunding platform exclusively dedicated to the games industry." If the thought of agreeing to some sort of..."

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

ATX Television: Bailey Breaks into Anime

'Party of Five's Scott Wolf hangs with the vocal elite for 'Kaijudo'

"...fact, there's been so many franchises that blur the gaming/anime lines (Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh!) etc etc that it's arguably a..."

June 6, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Not So Much With Teh Suck, Actually

Or: What, things aren't awesome enough for you yet?

"...installations that remained from Fusebox's glorious explosion of creative industry. And that small act of goodness, that joyous and..."

May 17, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hockenyos Gets Creative ... Again

Austin should embrace its identity as a cultural mecca

"...city officials reason to refocus their cultural attention on gaming and digital media. "[G]ame designers are able to access..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Right Confounded by Twitter

Empower Texans violates cyber rules, then claims conspiracy

"...Empower Texans fracas: their accounts are compromised; someone is gaming Twitter; or Twitter is targeting them." Conservative blog RedState.com..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...the big brains at Mensa? At this weekend's Electronic Gaming and Its Impact on Society conference, the nonprofit Mensa..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature

Venturing into Anime

Ikkicon returns for fifth New Year with Adult Swim star

"...Edo Rocket.) The established Ikkicon mix of US anime industry insiders, cosplay workshops and vendors returns, mixing practical costume..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place Goes to Comic Con Austin

What? Gays who like comics, card games, and roleplay? Shut yo' mouth!

"...was someone who was gay and working in the industry to speak with. I found exactly what I was..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

Massively Multiplayer Partying

SXSW ScreenBurn and the Chronicle host Game On Austin

"...Design represents for the oft-overlooked audible side of the industry. Meanwhile the art/performance/games of Party Time! Hexcellent! entertain on..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Ethical Dilemma; and Big Banks' Inside Job

"...e-mails that crashed our economy, not Wall Street banksters gaming the system!..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

A First-Class Seat to Stargazing

Austin's Beef & Pie Productions shines a light on Richard Garriott's space travel in Man on a Mission

"...Richard Garriott, the wealthy and revered founder of Austin-based gaming company Origin Systems, was having a personal epiphany of..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

The geeks shall inherit the earth? They'll certainly rule San Diego this weekend.

"...their favorite superheroes. The event has mushroomed to include gaming, online culture, film, and television. In fact, there are..."

July 25, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Lege Notes

Odds and ends (mostly odds) from the 79th

"...terminals at racetracks and Indian lands, and authorizing casino gaming. The HJR, if it passes out of the Capitol,..."

April 22, 2005 News Column

Place Your Bets

The gambling action heats up at the Capitol

"...Baby. Senate Joint Resolution 18 would create a Texas Gaming Commission (merging the Racing Commission and the Lottery Commission)..."

March 4, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Short Cuts

Gamers, get ready

"...Aug. 15. What you say? "LivePitch is the AGI's industry matchmaking initiative," which, contrary to what you might think,..."

July 9, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

News/Print

My mouth is like the motherfuckin' Sahara Desert up in here.

"...the hundreds of other sci-fi lit, art, media, and gaming enthusiasts (to put it broadly), as well as authors,..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...contributions as a productive member of the information technology industry for most of the last 18 years. I have..."

July 11, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...throw millions of corporate welfare dollars at the cattle industry to research cow genomes? They've all but guaranteed that..."

June 27, 2003 Column

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...buying this sophistry, coming out firmly against any new gaming, even if it's for the kids. Strayhorn says her..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature

Snippets From SXSW Interactive 2003

"...rock. Some pointed to the irony that porn and gaming, despite a lack of industry respectability, remain two of..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Viva la Revolution!

Installation art may be notoriously hard to define, but its role in art history isn't. It helped change the way we look at art, and the Blanton Museum of Art's survey of three decades of installation art, "Blurring the Boundaries," provides a window on the revolution.

"...It is a forceful image of order, power, and industry which rises up to fill the space and overwhelm..."

March 17, 2000 Arts Feature by Ben Willcott

On the Move

With arguably the best content on the Web, Salon is poised to move into your living room and onto your radio dial :president and CEOMichael O'Donnell explains how.

"...initially attracted you away from your previous work in gaming?..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Feature by David Garza

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...with Muscle Beach, USA, or perhaps the adult film industry), racked up somewhere in the neighborhood of $250,000 at..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Production Row

The Downtown Film Scene

"...Roberts, adding that the interaction between the fields of gaming and moviemaking is something the company looks forward to...."

Jan. 30, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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