Gaming, SXSW, and Women

No official response yet from SXSW about rescheduling panels

"...perceived (or, let’s be honest, actual) bias in how video games are covered. The most media savvy Gamergate warriors..."

Oct. 28, 2015 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Lege Lines: Film Incentive Program Funding Uncertain, Anti-Choice Buffoonery, and More

Lege considers film incentive program funding and anti-choice antics take hold

"...Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP), which covers video games, TV, and, yes, film. In fiscally conservative Texas,..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: Gaming Edition

Three games, all worthy of the crowd’s funds

"...Three local games from experienced developers take to Kickstarter. Check out the..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

In Play

Thatgamecompany puts out another experimental release that dazzles the eyes and the mind

"...The company's innovative and experimental output serve as gateway games for casual gamers to engage with the somewhat intimidating..."

March 30, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

What's in HB 873? The New Incentive Levels.

"...is that the new rules add educational and instructional videos to the eligible pool and drop the qualifying criteria..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

10,000 Anime Strong Throng at Project A-Kon

Dallas hosts the longest-running anime convention in North America

"...10,000 attendees attracted by A-KonÕs eclectic mix of parties, games, concerts, and Japanese animation in a grand celebration of..."

June 18, 2009 Screens Post by Frederick Stanton

Munich

Munich is dense, thoughtful filmmaking that nonetheless flies along: Seething not only with multilayered, subtextual arguments, it’s also a heck of a thriller.

"...of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich by the PLO faction Black September is..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TCB

Godspeed, ODB. Say hi to Doug Sahm for us.

"...no further than this week's cover for proof that video games are occupying an ever-larger slice of the pop-culture..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Collateral

Michael Mann returns to his stock-and-trade: the glossy, kinetic crime thriller, this time starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.

"...crowded nightclub tricked out with indoor waterfalls and giant video monitors. When they’re not bickering about morality or predictably..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Graphic Representation

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

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

Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

The Box and Beyond

Games, hardware, and other tech toys

"...$29.99-$49.99ESPN X Games Skateboarding..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Matt Pyle

High Scores

"...Old, new, and unreleased video games: http://www.angelfire.com/ma/hozervideo/ Unused, unopened Atari, Coleco, and Intellivision systems..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Feature

Breaking News

"...Considering the importance of video arcade entertainment to young consumers, we felt it was..."

May 7, 1999 Food Feature

SXSW Interactive Keynote: Julie Uhrman

Founder and CEO of OUYA, an "open-source" gaming console

"...a gaming console that is designed to get smaller games that have been relegated to touchscreens and PCs and..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

FF2012: Fantastic Arcade Day 3

In which I get a taste of blood and victory

"...generally stay for the entire fest playing one another’s games and mingling with the crowd of game-lovers and -makers...."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

What I Learned at Fantastic Arcade: Thursday

or, OMG, I got a new 3-D hat!

"...fare will be interesting, but the caliber of the games is, in my opinion, superior to 2010’s stellar lineup...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

This Week's Waste of Time

Two free online games keep it short and less than sweet.

"...yesterday's blog for those links) I offer two online games by Gregory Weir of Ludus Novus. Weir creates small..."

Sept. 17, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Pizza Quest

"...I know that kids (including myself) like pizza and video games. And so, for the sake of fun and..."

May 7, 1999 Food Feature by Zack Anderson

"We Do Cool Things"

"Fat Man" Loves Nudie

"...film soundtracks, preferring to record tracks for diverse computer games including Origin's Wing Commander, Trilobyte's 7th Guest, Chuck Yeager's..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

The Foundry Is Open

UT Fine Arts Library debuts a 21st century maker space

"...where anyone can record music, make 3-D prints, design games, sew, and slip into virtual realities...."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

First-Person Mayhem

Insane POV film Hardcore Henry unleashes the ultraviolence

"...With the advent of first-person video games, including Doom and the more current Call of..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Naked City

"...toward paying its attorneys. – Lee Nichols Pillars of Video Game Society..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature

Parents Against Media Violence

"...each day using media – television, commercial or self-recorded video, movies, video games, print, radio, recorded music, computers and..."

Nov. 3, 2009 Postmarks

Arcade Days

Wayne Alan Brenner would walk two miles uphill both ways through a snowbank to get to play Reactor again

"...You're talking old-school video games? Lemme tell you something, kid. Let me –..."

June 26, 2009 Screens Feature

Max Payne

Film version of the popular video game stars Mark Wahlberg … unfortunately.

"...Kurylenko. Based on the popular first-person shooter from Rockstar Games, Max Payne has been adapted for the screen by..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Holiday Wish Lists 2006

Give 'til it helps: Part 1

"...assistance in organizing and archiving 21 years' worth of video and pictures for future activists concerning disability rights..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature

Smartbomb

'Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution'

"...Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Paycheck

Affleck and Uma race to descramble the past in this futuristic thriller based on a Philip K. Dick short story and directed by John Woo.

"...might as well have been directed by any journeyman straight-to-video helmer out there. This is nothing like the Hong..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Arcade for the Average Austinite

A preview of free, public events at this weekend of indie gaming

"...Mueller Drafthouse for the weekend is this celebration of video games that specialize in singular visions and under-represented perspectives...."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Whipping Gamers Into a Frenzy

A taste of the Fantastic Arcade

"...special guest, just three of the more than 20 games announced for the Fantastic Arcade showcased and ready to..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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