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THIS WEEK ...We Focus on Some More Titles That Have Made an Impression on Eurogamer Readers, and Reveal Why
Brought to you by Every week: The UK games market in less than ten minutes Issue 6: 14th - 20th July WELCOME ...to GamesRetail.biz, your weekly look at the key analysis, news and data sources for the retail sector, brought to you by GamesIndustry.biz and Eurogamer.net. THIS WEEK ...we focus on some more titles that have made an impression on Eurogamer readers, and reveal why. Plus - the highlights of an interview with Tony Hawk developer Robomodo, the latest news, charts, Eurogamer reader data, price comparisons, release dates, jobs and more! Popularity of Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures in 2009 B AGE OF CONAN VS WII SPORTS RESORT #1 A This week we look at the Eurogamer buzz performance around two key products since the beginning of 2009. First up is the MMO Age of #10 Conan - a game which launched to great fanfare this time last year, but subsequently suffered from a lack of polish and endgame content. #100 Eurogamer.net Popularity (Ranked) Recently the developer, Funcom, attempted to reignite interest in the game by marketing the changes made in the build-up to its first anniversary - point A notes a big feature and #1000 Jul free trial key launch, while point B shows the Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jan '09 Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures re-review which put the game right at the top of the pile earlier this month - whether that interest can be converted into subs is a different question, but the team has given itself a good Popularity of Wii Sports Resort in 2009 chance at least. -
Henry Jenkins Convergence Culture Where Old and New Media
Henry Jenkins Convergence Culture Where Old and New Media Collide n New York University Press • NewYork and London Skenovano pro studijni ucely NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress. org © 2006 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jenkins, Henry, 1958- Convergence culture : where old and new media collide / Henry Jenkins, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-4281-5 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-4281-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Mass media and culture—United States. 2. Popular culture—United States. I. Title. P94.65.U6J46 2006 302.230973—dc22 2006007358 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Manufactured in the United States of America c 15 14 13 12 11 p 10 987654321 Skenovano pro studijni ucely Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: "Worship at the Altar of Convergence": A New Paradigm for Understanding Media Change 1 1 Spoiling Survivor: The Anatomy of a Knowledge Community 25 2 Buying into American Idol: How We are Being Sold on Reality TV 59 3 Searching for the Origami Unicorn: The Matrix and Transmedia Storytelling 93 4 Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars? Grassroots Creativity Meets the Media Industry 131 5 Why Heather Can Write: Media Literacy and the Harry Potter Wars 169 6 Photoshop for Democracy: The New Relationship between Politics and Popular Culture 206 Conclusion: Democratizing Television? The Politics of Participation 240 Notes 261 Glossary 279 Index 295 About the Author 308 V Skenovano pro studijni ucely Acknowledgments Writing this book has been an epic journey, helped along by many hands. -
College of Arts and Letters
Winter 2018 Newsletter College of Arts and Letters Coyote Advertising and Art Department students win major awards The Coyote Advertising team along with talented students from the Art Department, won 38 ADDY awards at the annual American Advertising Federation Inland Empire Chapter’s Awards Gala. These included one gold award, three silver awards and six bronze awards. Congratulations to our amazing students! Read entire press release: https://inside.csusb.edu/node/10531 CSUSB mourns the passing of distinguished alumnus Paul De Meo (BA Theatre Arts '78) who died unexpectedly on February 26. Paul (left) and his writing and producing partner, alumnus Danny Bilson (right), seen here at CSUSB's production of "The World Goes 'Round" last June, met at CSUSB. The duo acted in Chekov's "The Seagull," the first production in the Barnes Theatre, and wrote and performed in the second show, "The Houdini Deception," under the mentorship of Professor Bill Slout. Paul and Danny went on to successful careers as screenwriters, authors, and producers of films, television series, video games and graphic novels including Disney's "The Rocketeer" now considered a cult classic. Other works included the original TV series of "The Flash," "The Sentinel," "Viper," and the video game "The Sims." Our heartfelt condolences go out to Paul's wife, Lauren Glassman, daughters Miranda and Annabella, and Danny Bilson and his family. He will be missed. Department of World Languages and Literatures wins California Languages Teachers Association Presidential Award The Department of World Languages and Literatures was the recipient of the Cali- fornia Language Teachers Association Presidential award. -
Make America America Again
# 2020/26 dschungel https://jungle.world/artikel/2020/26/make-america-america-again Spike Lees »Da 5 Bloods« über schwarze Veteranen des Vietnamkriegs Make America America Again Von Daniel Moersener Spike Lees »Da 5 Bloods« zeigt, dass Afroamerikaner nicht den Vietnamkrieg brauchten, um traumatisiert zu werden. Wenn es eine Sache an Spike Lees Vietnamkriegsfilm »Da 5 Bloods« zu bemängeln gibt, dann einzig und allein, dass ihm als Produktion von Netflix der Start im Kino versagt bleibt. Das ist freilich nicht Spike Lee selbst anzulasten, sondern der derzeitigen Mutlosigkeit Hollywoods. Diese Mutlosigkeit ist es, die nun auch Lee, wie zuvor schon Martin Scorsese, in die Arme der Streaming-Anbieter treibt. Der Kinosaal und »Da 5 Bloods«, sie hätten einander redlich verdient. Denn Spike Lee präsentiert sich in Bestform und springt virtuos zwischen dem Vietnam der späten Sechziger und der Gegenwart und verwebt Archivaufnahmen, digitale Aufnahmetechnik, Fotografien, Super- 8-Aufnahmen und 16mm-Film miteinander. Anstatt – apropos Scorsese – die Hauptdarsteller für Rückblenden digital verjüngen zu lassen, setzt Spike Lee sie unverändert sowohl in den Gegenwartsszenen wie auch in denen der Vergangenheit ein. Das klingt zwar gewagt, geht aber gerade deshalb als ästhetische Strategie voll auf. Die Vereinigten Staaten, so wird im Film gesagt, führten seit ihrer Gründung einen Krieg gegen sich selbst, und dieser Krieg scheine bis heute anzudauern. Drei Minuten, länger braucht Spike Lee nicht, um in der rasant montierten Eröffnungssequenz von »Da 5 Bloods« ein Panorama der Vietnamkriegsära in den USA zu entwerfen. Interviewfetzen und Statements von Muhammad Ali, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis und Malcolm X werden mit Ansprachen Lyndon B. -
GAME DEVELOPERS BUTT HEADS T: 800.250.2429 F: 847.763.9606 DEK E: [email protected]
SPECIAL FEATURE: TOP DEVELOPERS OF 2009 VOL17 NO6 JUNE/JULY2010 THE LEADING GAME INDUSTRY MAGAZINE sf_gd_june10.pdf 1 4/29/2010 5:46:05 PM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Create animated 3D interfaces using Scaleform GFx 3.2 CONTENTS.0610 VOLUME 17 NUMBER 6 POSTMORTEM DEPARTMENTS 20 VIGIL GAMES' DARKSIDERS 2 GAME PLAN By Brandon Sheffield [EDITORIAL] Four developers with a cracked laptop monitor and a dream—that's Players Vs. Users the legend of DARKSIDERS' creation. How the team went from there to over 120 people and a completed game under THQ is the reality, and 4 HEADS UP DISPLAY [NEWS] the team shares some very honest moments here, from concept art First quarter console trends, Canada Video Game Awards, trouble to lessons from playtesting. IGF hires new chairman, and more. By Timothy Bell 32 TOOL BOX By Adam May [REVIEW] FEATURES Pixologic's Zbrush 3.5 r3 6 TOP 30 DEVELOPERS 35 THE INNER PRODUCT By Bill Bilodeau [PROGRAMMING] 2009 was an interesting year, with social shakeups and mid- Decal Tessellation lifecycle consoles. Though the money was down a bit in 2009, the professionalism, quality, and innovation had never been higher. 42 PIXEL PUSHER By Steve Theodore [ART] In this non-empirical list, we share our choices for the best game The Real World developers of the year. By Brandon Sheffield and Jeffrey Fleming 44 DESIGN OF THE TIMES By Soren Johnson [DESIGN] The Social Revolution 13 AN ARTIST'S EYE Does the Golden Ratio have application in game design? These two 46 AURAL FIXATION By Jesse Harlin [SOUND] trained artists say so. -
Gamesretail.Biz, Your Weekly Look at the Key Analysis, News and Data Sources for the Retail Sector, Brought to You by Gamesindustry.Biz and Eurogamer.Net
Brought to you by Every week: The UK games market in less than ten minutes Issue 8: 28th July - 3rd August WELCOME ...to GamesRetail.biz, your weekly look at the key analysis, news and data sources for the retail sector, brought to you by GamesIndustry.biz and Eurogamer.net. THIS WEEK ... we look at how the top publishers have lined up against each other in terms of the traffic they've generated on Eurogamer.net - and how they've done it. Plus, we hear from Ubisoft creative director Michael de Plater, and round up all the week's sales data, need-to-know information, key online prices, jobs and release dates - plus what Eurogamer readers are most looking forward to. Top 3 Publisher Traffic in 2009 ANALYSIS: PUBLISHER SHARE IN 2009 24% A F 22% In this week's analysis we're looking at B G 20% publisher share of traffic to Eurogamer.net and 18% identifying the key drivers. In the first graph is 16% D a comparison over time of the top 3 performers 14% - EA, Activision Blizzard and Capcom. C 12% Point A reflects Capcom's highest traffic 10% E percentage of 2009 to date with a retrospective 8% on the Street Fighter franchise and the review of Percentage of Total Hits on Eurogamer.net 6% Street Fighter IV. Both articles combined in the 4% middle of February, which goes to show the 2% impact a release outside of the normal busy 0% periods can have on generating buzz. Point B Jul Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jan '09 is the Resident Evil IV review, underlining that Capcom Activision Electronic Arts idea further, while Point C demonstrates the interest around Flock! Publisher Share of Eurogamer.net traffic in 2009 12% Points D and E in early May refer to a retrospective on EA's Black and a review of 11% Activision's X-Men Origins: Wolverine 10% respectively, while Point F combines a number 9% of high-ranking articles for EA, including a 8% retrospective on Burnout Paradise and a news 7% story in which Criterion claims that nobody 6% has yet "maxed out" the next-gen consoles. -
Vigilantes, Incorporated: an Ideological Economy of the Superhero Blockbuster
VIGILANTES, INCORPORATED: AN IDEOLOGICAL ECONOMY OF THE SUPERHERO BLOCKBUSTER BY EZRA CLAVERIE DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English with a minor in Cinema Studies in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016 Urbana, Illinois Doctoral Committee: Associate Professor José B. Capino, Chair Associate Professor Jim Hansen Associate Professor Lilya Kaganovsky Associate Professor Robert A. Rushing Professor Frank Grady,Department of English, University of Missouri, Saint Louis ii ABSTRACT Since 2000, the comic-book superhero blockbuster has become Hollywood’s most salient genre. “Heroes, Incorporated: A Political Economy of the Superhero Blockbuster” examines these seemingly reactionary fantasies of American power, analyzing their role in transmedia storytelling for a conglomerated and world-spanning entertainment industry. This dissertation argues that for all their apparent investment in the status quo and the hegemony of white men, superhero blockbusters actually reveal the disruptive and inhuman logic of capital, which drives both technological and cultural change. Although focused on the superhero film from 2000 to 2015, this project also considers the print and electronic media across which conglomerates extend their franchises. It thereby contributes to the materialist study of popular culture and transmedia adaptation, showing how 21st century Hollywood adapts old media for new platforms, technologies, and audiences. The first chapter traces the ideology of these films to their commercial roots, arguing that screen superheroes function as allegories of intellectual property. The hero’s “brand” identity signifies stability, even as the character’s corporate owners continually revise him (rarely her). -
Las Adaptaciones Cinematográficas De Cómics En Estados Unidos (1978-2014)
UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA Facultat de Filologia, Traducció i Comunicació Departament de Teoria dels Llenguatges i Ciències de la Comunicació Programa de Doctorado en Comunicación Las adaptaciones cinematográficas de cómics en Estados Unidos (1978-2014) TESIS DOCTORAL Presentada por: Celestino Jorge López Catalán Dirigida por: Dr. Jenaro Talens i Dra. Susana Díaz València, 2016 Por Eva. 0. Índice. 1. Introducción ............................................................................................. 1 1.1. Planteamiento y justificación del tema de estudio ....................... 1 1.2. Selección del periodo de análisis ................................................. 9 1.3. Sinergias industriales entre el cine y el cómic ........................... 10 1.4. Los cómics que adaptan películas como género ........................ 17 2. 2. Comparación entre los modos narrativos del cine y el cómic .......... 39 2.1. El guion, el primer paso de la construcción de la historia ....... 41 2.2. La viñeta frente al plano: los componentes básicos esenciales del lenguaje ........................................................................................... 49 2.3. The gutter ................................................................................. 59 2.4. El tiempo .................................................................................. 68 2.5. El sonido ................................................................................... 72 3. Las películas que adaptan cómics entre 1978 y 2014 ........................... 75 -
Youth Culture 0 Are You Looking for a Fight? Ultimate Fighting's Rapid Growth in Popularity Is Also Reflected Elsewhere
J a n I S u S a U newsletter r y E 2 2 0 6 1 Youth Culture 0 Are You Looking For A Fight? Ultimate fighting's rapid growth in popularity is also reflected elsewhere. Boys today might not know the name of the • Street fighting: there has been a rise in the world's heavyweight boxing champion but they popularity of actual street fighting. YouTube has know the names Georges St‐Pierre, Anderson many no‐holds‐barred, bare‐knuckle fighting Silva and Brock Lesnar. They are mixed martial videos with over one million views. “Friendly” arts champions. (See the vocabulary box.) but bloody street fighting is being done just for In an ultimate fighting match two combatants are the adrenaline rush and to be able to upload paired in competition inside a wire cage for three the recording, hopefully both barbaric and rounds of five minutes. Fighters adhere to a simple popular, to YouTube. set of rules which allowed sports commissions to • Video games: UFC 2009 Undisputed sold one legalize ultimate fighting after 1997. The rules? million copies in May and was voted the best No biting, eye‐gouging, head‐butting, bending of single‐person video game of 2009 by Spike TV. ln the U.S. ultimate fighting began in fingers and toes or hits to the groin, throat or • Among women: their MMA league is called 1993 as a televised competition to find spine. Otherwise almost anything goes. A match the Women's Ultimate Fighting Association. the best fighting style. It was a bloody, may end in three ways: when one combatant is •Among children: an ultimate fighting league for no‐holds‐barred brawl. -
Gameon-Mag-12-June-2009-Low.Pdf
Red Faction Guerrilla: Review - Page 10 Disclaimer: The content featured throughout this magazine may contain links to our forum where there may be unsuitable language for children or those of a sensitive nature. We highly suggest that you are at least of the age 13 to visit the forums or click the links within the magazine. ISSUE 12 WELCOME Meet the Team Welcome to Issue 12 of the GameOn Magazine. 2 • Review: Plants vs. Zombies Project Director Steve Greenfield 6 • Review: OutRun: Online Arcade (Rasher) This month, GameOn were lucky enough to 8 • Review: Fallout 3: Broken Steel Chief Editor recieve an invite to one of Chris West gaming’s biggest events 12 • Review: Red Faction: Guerrilla (Kaostic) on the calendar, E3. We 16 • Article: GameOn vs. WoW Support Editor have exclusive previews Steve Dawson of Left 4 Dead 2, Modern 20 • Article: A Brick Too Far? (djdawsonuk) Warfare 2 and many others. 24 • Preview: Champions Online Graphics Simon Bonds 26 • Preview: Left 4 Dead 2 (Si^) Our thanks go to the dedicated team that 28 • Preview: Secret Of Monkey Island Bob Hall headed out to Los Angeles (Bobster) to cover the event. Chris 30 • Preview: Aliens vs. Predator Wakefield, who spent Chris West 32 • Preview: Home Front (Kaostic) most of his time with a biro firmly attached 34 • Preview: Modern Warfare 2 Journalists to his notebook. Steve Chris Wakefield Greenfield for reminding 36 • Preview: Borderlands (evilgiraffeman) us that Left 4 Dead 2 was 38 • Preview: Mafia II Matt Studd on display, and Stuart Gunn for picking up the (Beanz) 40 • Preview: Bioshock 2 hardware on show. -
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Playstation Games
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