AltWeeklies Wire
The Technological Prison: An Allegorynew
When they woke up and saw their digital shackles for what they were, the worst part was the sinking feeling that escape from this web of connectedness was more terrifying and unfathomable than comprehension of the cybernetic social organism that they had become.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
06-25-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Evolve (Your Messaging) or Die (of Distraction)new
Instant messaging's unending stream of beeps makes it impossible to focus. It's great for the "always-connected" kids, with their Facebook pages and up-to-the-second Twitters, but I've got serious work to do -- right?
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
05-03-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
A Real-world Report from the Virtual Worlds Conferencenew
2007: The year the Metaverse broke out?
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
04-04-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Game Theory: Forget Me Notnew
I'm ready to age gracefully, and I accept my own mortality, but the one thing I cannot bear to experience is the noticeable decline of my cognitive abilities -- good thing for Nintendo's Brain Age, then.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
01-24-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Game Theory: Torture's Banner Yearnew
Cruel, inhumane methods of torture are popping up in the Sims franchise -- and in real life.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
01-03-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The Myth of Infallibilitynew
Like human beings, computers make mistakes and they lie -- unlike human beings, they radiate an aura of truth and certainty.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
11-08-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Binary Ethicsnew
Thai knowledge workers face an incredibly uneven playing field as they struggle to carve out a meaningful place in the global economy, and access to the tools of digital production is a crucial lifeline -- a chance to be competitive.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
07-05-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Cracking Downnew
Eager to combat gaming addiction, the Thai government has clamped down on cafes where people congregate to partake in multiplayer games.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
06-21-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Baring It All for Free Speechnew
The recent controversy over a "mod" of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was a sad reminder that many Americans lack the fundamental digital media literacy skills required to make informed policy decisions about games.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
05-31-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The Politics of the Game Industrynew
Video games have been closely tethered to corporate America and the military-industrial complex ever since they were first introduced at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
05-17-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: convention, E3
When in PvP ...new
Some players say that Player vs. Player servers are crucial to their enjoyment of games, while others argue that it enables bullies and psychopaths.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
05-03-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
A.I. Thrives in Total 'Oblivion'new
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a groundbreaking example of the computer-based role-playing game.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
04-05-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Join the Perplexednew
Perplex City is the latest and most ambitious example of an Alternate Reality Game, an emerging genre that transforms the "real world" into an imaginative play space.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
03-22-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Gamers Bending Gendernew
Games researcher Nick Yee has found that men play half of all female characters in multiplayer games.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
03-08-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
A More Perfect Unionnew
Throughout history, libidinous entrepreneurs have devised new ways of wedding lustful impulses to communication technology.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
02-08-2006 |
Video Games
