From the monthly archives: February 2005

Future of book secured

By On 14/02/2005 ·

Back in October I reported on the progress of our text-book project (very dated info here).
Now, I’m thrilled to report that we’ll be signing a contract with a major publisher.
Final manuscript will be due some time this summer. Yep, book-making is a slow and careful art.

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DAC calls for papers

By On 14/02/2005 ·

The Digital Arts and Cultures 2005 conference CFP was just put online:

The 6th DAC conference invites critical examinations of the field of digital arts and culture, which challenge existing paradigms. We call for papers which examine both theoretical and hands-on approaches to digital experiences and experience design. Since the inaugural DAC [...]

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Little did they know

By On 12/02/2005 ·

Little did the inventors of the internet realize that the most valuable function their creation would allow would be the putting online of obscure manuals that always get lost in paper form (great when you need to decalcify your iron) and the ability to print old bills from phone companies (essential when doing accounts). [...]

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Levels of terror

By On 09/02/2005 ·

I remember being scared by the Lovecraftian horrors of the original Alone in the Dark game.
Today, film reviewers are scared of the recent adaptation. But for different reasons: Washington Post: “Supremely idiotic.” San Fransisco Cronicle: “So mind-blowingly horrible that it teeters on the edge of cinematic immortality. “ [...]

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The Sony Wars

By On 04/02/2005 ·

I’m not angry.
Actually, I expected it.

I once spent a multitude of hours trying to cancel my AC2 subscription. It was very, very hard.
And so today, I wanted to cancel my SWG account.

It can’t be done.
It’s not possible.
There is no way to do it.

At the SWG website there [...]

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