Joshua Bearman’s article ‘↓The perfect game‘ (2008) since years slumbers on my HDD—luckily it’s still available online for everybody. Testimony to the amazing zen-like perfect-flow achievable in high-end arcade gaming. Additionally there are two magnificent documentaries on the subject: ‘The … Continue reading →
The article ↑High tech border checks will blow spies’ cover in ↑Wired‘s ↑Danger Room points out a beautiful irony.
Continue reading →↑Only in India is a fairly new blog ‘on funny photos collected in India, sent to me by email or clicked while travelling. Stuff you only get to see in India really… or possible elsewhere too :)’ It’s not at … Continue reading →
‘↑Beyond the Game‘ is the motto of the World Cyber Games and also the intended title of the documentary film by filmmaker Jos de Putter. The film is set in the world of incredibly popular cyber games and portrays several … Continue reading →
PIÑEIRO-ESCORIAZA, JUAN CARLOS. 2008. ↑Second skin [documentary film]. El Segundo: Pure West Films, Gravitas Ventures.
Continue reading →zeph’s pop culture quiz #23 It’s noir-time at zeph’s pop culture quiz … the two menacing silhouettes sporting fedoras—who are they? It so happens that the answer to the question at the same time is the title of the movie … Continue reading →
Last November the ↑pixelprospector—indie games … and essential resources for game developers—has added ↑the big list of video game documentaries to its ↑list of big lists … well sorted hours upon hours of precious information and insight.
Continue reading →Online life is usually held to present particular problems for ethnography as it is hidden and ambiguous, and boundaries are not clear. However, ethnography and online daily life are similar procedures in which people go about constructing ‘culture’ to make … Continue reading →
Dieselpunk æsthetics and ambience galore, plus a wealth of online-scenes humour. ‘↑Iron Sky‘ (Vuorensola 2012) premiered at the Berlinale in February, now it has come to the cinemas—at least in Finland and Germany. Absolute must-see. Till then, have more … Continue reading →