The advent of new technologies is a slow process, with older technologies evolving till they reach a tipping point of commercial viability. Those moments make it appear like things are happening fast and suddenly, and that certainly seems to be the case now, with an apprent rush of new cloud media. What last.fm and spotify [...]
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Storming clouds, and other digital media revelations.
July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Gaming, tech & stuff
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Videogames do not turn people into murderers
March 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Gaming, tech & stuff
Another tragic high school shooting spree, this time in Germany. And yet again, the media cannot cover it without having to shoehorn in a mention of the fact that the killer played videogames. This from The Guardian 12 March 2009: “Testimonies of friends and acquaintances today portray the table tennis champion as a lonely and [...]
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PC gaming = eco doom?
May 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Gaming, tech & stuff
I’ve been PC gaming on and off for the past five years. Getting into writing about videogames, I replaced my quaint old iMac with a then fairly robust PC. Without any shame I can say that the short list of my best ever cultural experiences includes playing Sony’s now slowly dying Planetside, a game that [...]
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