AltWeeklies Wire
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
Feast or Faminenew
Hunger and overeating coexist in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Block |
05-17-2006 |
Food+Drink
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
To Be Young, Rich and Wirednew
David "Zid" Chin joins the gamers who are going pro.
San Antonio Current |
Travis Carter |
04-12-2006 |
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
Top Secretnew
Sunshine Week stresses importance of open government as the Bush administration spends billions to keep secrets.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
03-08-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: FOIA
The Oldest Picture Shownew
The Magic Lantern Museum is the world's only repository of pre-cinema image projectors.
San Antonio Current |
Catherine Walworth |
03-02-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Game Changernew
Is Tony Parker's musical debut merely another NBA vanity project or America's introduction to French hip-hop?
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
03-02-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
A DNA Self-Portraitnew
For just $500 -- give or take a few Ben Franklins -- you can immortalize your genetic code in cyber art.
San Antonio Current |
Thomas Jenkins |
02-22-2006 |
Art
Tags: dna11.com
D.I.Y. Fortune Cookiesnew
This recipe for fortune cookies is simple yet fussy -- you'll need to work quickly and you may burn your fingers, but that's love.
San Antonio Current |
Susan Pagani |
02-08-2006 |
Food+Drink
Mood Foodnew
Hunger and lust are two primitive instincts: alone, each can drive us to root in the dirt, but combined, they can make us run wild in the streets.
San Antonio Current |
Staff |
02-08-2006 |
Food+Drink
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
Whole Latte Lovenew
Starbucks' Hear Music Coffeehouses offer dozens of music stations at which customers can browse titles and burn their own CDs while sipping a beverage.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
01-20-2006 |
Shopping
Tags: shopping
