March 2011
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Interviewed On WNYC's Soundcheck (Audio) →
Yesterday I was a guest of John Schaefer on WNYC’s Soundcheck along with Grammy award-winning videogame composer Christopher Tin. We didn’t discuss anything earth-shatteringly new if you follow this blog regularly, but I was able to draw a couple points from an article I had written previously on the future of videogame music. I also briefly skimmed the surface on contemporary chip...
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See Ya, GDC. Hello, PAX East
I’m still not fully recovered from all of the rad stuff that went on last week at GDC in San Francisco (see some of my coverage here, here and here), but nevertheless, I’m headed to Boston this weekend for PAX East.
The chip showcase we had there last year was pretty legit, but this year it’s going into overdrive: Local allies Boston8bit have teamed up with MAGFest to organize...
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If You Build It, They Will Play: Interview With... →
[At GDC, I had a chance to interview Nealon Ledbetter, newly-appointed curator of The MADE, a new crowdfunded videogame museum in San Francisco.]
Have you ever played a game on the Apple Bandai Pippin ? How about the JVC X’Eye ? Even if you’re a retro gaming diehard, chances are you haven’t. For most people, these consoles and many others like them remain, at best, dim memories —...
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GDC, Here I Come! Show Info + More Neat Stuff You...
As I write this, Albatross Industries’ latest prototype airship is being prepped for its maiden voyage to the fair and distant land of San Francisco. Upon my arrival I’ll be attending for the first time the world-renowned Game Developers Conference. If you’ll be doing the same, here’s where you can find me:
First and foremost, I’m playing DOPE, a monthly electronic...