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Evolution of storytelling and technology

April 3rd, 2009

Since the beginning of humanity, storytelling and our ability to learn is what has set us apart from other species. It almost seems that our interest in stories is in our genes and is what makes our brain work the way it does. I really don’t know if that’s the case, but for the sake [...]

New Xbox Experience (NXE) interface

November 25th, 2008

Three years after the Xbox 360’s release comes a new version of the Xbox… software. In a similar move to the Zune, Microsoft has decided to focus on software upgrades for improving their current hardware. While some would say the new interface overhaul was unecessary, after actually using it for a while, besides being prettier, it starts [...]

Quick Review: Sam and Max, video game or interactive tv show?

June 30th, 2008

Sam and Max is a video game series that originally started back in 1993. It made a comeback a couple of years ago in the form of episodic gaming, releasing one ‘episode’ each month for a ’season’ of six episodes. It’s sorta like a tv show where each episode can be played on its own, [...]

Subscription-based media

October 22nd, 2007

In the last couple of years, I’ve gotten used to subscribing to blogs as my main source of news and information. Mix that with listening to most of my music through a portable player and it’s gotten me thinking about how I consume media.
My primary music player is a Zune, both as a portable device [...]

Quick Review: Game Boy Micro

July 27th, 2006

Part of my interest in Microsoft’s UltraMobile PC was to install emulators for gaming systems of the past to enjoy some casual, portable gaming. I originally hesitated getting the Game Boy Micro since its screen size seemed too small, but the games I’ve played so far changed my mind. They seem perfect for the format.
The [...]

State of video games

May 23rd, 2006

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, was held a couple of weeks ago. What was presented this year shows how serious the gaming industry has become.
The media coverage itself was pretty impressive. Gaming news websites had extensive content. The G4 cable channel turned into all E3 channel all week long with correspondents everywhere on the [...]

Home theater killed the multiplex

December 22nd, 2005

This will start out as a rant of my recent movie-going incident, but will lead to something I’ve felt strongly about for a while now.
Last weekend, when going to see King Kong with my family and a couple of friends at the local Harkins theaters, our ‘movie experience’ was less than enjoyable when the sound [...]