May ‘08 Round Table - Updated 05/15
Thursday, May 15th, 2008This month we continue our descent into the thematic underbelly of video games. After the exceptional posts last month, I cannot wait to see what you all make of this month’s topic! And so with no further ado, I present the May ‘08 Round Table Topic:
May ‘08
Diamonds in the Rough: Actress Karen Allen once said, [...]
April ‘08 Round Table - UPDATED 05/01
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Coming off the first quarter’s focus on audio, we’re going to turn our gazes inward a bit for the next few months and look at the internal workings of story and play. I encourage you to join in, regardless of your perspective on the topics we’ll be covering. The important thing is that we explore [...]
Themes of Isolation
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Something struck me about the vast majority of the movies I’ve been watching lately–aside from the fact that they are critically acclaimed and award winning films from 2007 that is–there’s an over-arching theme of isolation running throughout them all. There Will Be Blood, Juno, Lars & The Real Girl, all of Wes Anderson’s work of [...]
March ‘08 Round Table - UPDATE 3/31
Monday, March 31st, 2008This month will finalize our trio of audio topics for the Round Table. As always, everyone is welcome to join in, so write a post, read the FAQ, include the code and let me know!
March ‘08
Our Masters’ Voices Having opened the 2008 Round Table by covering music and sound effect, we now move on to [...]
Shush Please, I’m Trying to Play this Game
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008I think I may have mentioned once or twice before that I’ve a background in performance (yes, that was meant to be ironic). What I might not have mentioned is that I’ve done some voice over work myself. My professional resume includes a radio advertisement for an energy company and a call-in training series for [...]
February ‘08 Round Table - UPDATE 2/29
Friday, February 29th, 2008After an excellent start to the year with some truly delightful posts submitted to the January Round Table, I thought we’d follow up in February by making some noise! As always, everyone is free to participate. Just read the FAQ and let me know if you have any questions at all.
February ‘08
Make Some NoiseThere’s no [...]
January ‘08 Round Table - UPDATE 01/31
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Here we are in our third year of the Round Table. It’s hard to believe that we’ve lasted so long, three years is a lifetime on the web. I attribute the RT’s success to the excellent participants that submit posts on a regular basis and the audience that has read so faithfully (I know you’re [...]
Smiles Like a Reptile
Monday, January 21st, 2008Deep within the rhythmic heart of the game soundtrack lies the proof of my thesis that story has less to do with the author’s narrative and far more to do with each audience member’s unique experience of it. I have a variety of videogame music in my library. Scattered among the Burl Ives, Parliament, Gothic [...]
December Round Table- That’s a Wrap
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008We closed out 2007 with a very challenging Round Table and I would like to thank everyone who submitted posts, commented, linked to us and, hopefully, took something away from it that will positively impact the way they approach their lives and careers.
Clearly, the issue of gender portrayal in games is a complicated one and [...]