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COSPLAYING with character | pg. 8 MAGAZINE ISSUE 2 | NOV 2013 New spin onO LD SCHOOL FASHIONS | pg. 4 Downtown and local at S AN PEDRO SQUARE M ARKET | pg. 6 Acclaimed comedy explores loss and role playing Thyra Phan EDITOR-IN-CHIEF text / image: Tanya Mutz Rochelle Beckel MANAGING & COPY EDITOR Coming to the Historic Hoover will dance to some hip hop tunes of eatre this month is a comedic play the mid ‘90s. Alyxandra Goodwin FRONT OF BOOK EDITOR that dives into the world of fantasy “With the music and costumes, Tyresia Hargrove FEATURES & WEB EDITOR through the game of Dungeons and we’re jumping back to that time,” Anthony Nguyen ADVERTISING Dragons. Murphy said. “It’s a great blast from “She Kills Monsters” is not only the past.” Basil Sar PHOTO/ILLUSTRATION EDITOR From cartridges to discs, video for those who have played the game, Beyond the fighting and dancing, Video games evolve in the digital era games have evolved since their SJSU students’ Jonathan Marinaro ART DIRECTOR co-director Sean Murphy said, adding, sound designer Derek Batoyon text / image: Juan Reyes conception more than 40 years ago. perspective on local Rebecca Charlton DESIGNER “ e characters and the journey that thinks the story is touching. “Sisters they go on will resonate with the that stayed apart throughout their From the rst clunky, wood-grain Apple computer on a black and white arts and entertainment Elena Miller DESIGNER majority, if not all of us.” life get kind of a second chance to be vinyl gadget to the technologically screen about a decade ago. (AWESOME!) Jolene Suggs DESIGNER e play features Agnes Evans, who acquainted and I think most people advanced sleek black boxes, video With scheduled releases of the Sarah Lin Bhatia GRADUATE ASSISTANT lives an average life until her younger wish for some sort of second chance games have evolved since their new consoles out this month, Higham sister, Tilly, passes away. Agnes deals in their life,” Batoyon said. “She Kills conception more than 40 years ago. said not a lot has changed as far access- Douglas Rider GRADUATE ASSISTANT with Tilly’s death as she cleans out her Monsters” premiers Saturday, Nov. With the hype surrounding the as developers experimenting and fall2013. wordpress.com Scott Fosdick EDITORIAL ADVISER old room and discovers a notebook 16 at 8 p.m. and the show release of Sony’s PlayStation 4 and recreating vintage games that many Tim Mitchell DESIGN ADVISER that leads her into another world. runs until Dec. 7. Microso ’s Xbox One this month, grew up playing. “It’s escapist fun theater,” Tickets range from some folks forget where gaming “We can do more but the images: Basil Sar / illustrations: Elena Miller Murphy said. “ ere’s lots $10 to $25. started. interesting thing is some people of ghts and there’s going In 1967, German engineer Ralph still make video games the old way,” Before today’s digital revolution — Orianna Hillard Baer designed and developed the rst Higham said, meaning people still to be lots of thematically (left), who plays before Facebook and YouTube were part appropriate gore from a ‘D Farah the Faerie video game console called the Brown use programs such as Game Maker in of one’s daily repertoire — were the days and D’ type world.” and Evil Tina, Box. It had a measly 1-bit, black- which they are able to use the same unhindered by technology. The days when In addition to exciting dances alongside and-white graphic display with dots structures and codes game developers Drew Benjamin people dressed up to attend ght scenes, Vangie representing the players on the screen rst had to gure out in the days of a play, when video game Jones (right), who Maynard, one of the and a single-channel or sometimes no the 4-bit Atari 2600 and 16-bit Sega graphics were pixelated will be playing the role choreographers, said the cast of Orcus and Ronnie in audio at all. Genesis. and seizure warnings “She Kills Monsters.” Once Brown Box was licensed to “A lot of people have a nostalgia for did not precede Video New show brings Loss, laughter Magnavox, people got a taste of what it those kinds of games and that kind of gameplay. A time was like to play video games from the process for making games,” Higham when it was OK to games Jazz Age to life and LARP comfort of their own living rooms. e said. wear overalls (with grow up pg. company used the same technology For SJSU senior Danny Nguyen, his one button unclasped) pg. One-man show brings jazz history to life and clunky Timberland pg. text: Chris Shyvers / image: Basil Sar Baer used and launched the rst rst experience with 2D video games o cial video game home console was on a Super Nintendo. Nguyen boots. For a music style that originated in Creer’s rst one-man show, “Looking called e Odyssey. said video games were part of his life In this issue, we aim to America and ourished for the better Over the President’s Shoulder,” was e white-and-black-trimmed box because he was not allowed to leave the evoke nostalgic memories of part of a century, jazz is nowadays regularly sold-out and so well received was a cartridge-based console that house due to the bad neighborhood. the past decades. From everlasting big band Retro only really heard on the radio, or in that Cassetta decided to write “ e came with a pair of controllers and “It’s getting too real graphic-wise swing tunes to the evolving mix of disco and Downtown dining and a few bars here and there. One man, Duke” just for him. fashion a light gun. Games such as hockey, when you go from pixels,” Nguyen house music and retro fashion, trends of however, aims to bring it all back to life However, this role requires singing, shopping thrives table tennis and Cat and Mouse were said. “ en you start getting people the past have evolved with imagination and revival in the show, “ e Duke, e Count and acting and piano playing. “She has integrated with contemporary society. available but not very popular. who go crazy saying, ‘Oh, this game pgs. Me,” presented by the Tabard eatre upped the ante,” Creer said of Cassetta. Inside, you will find an exclusive guide pgs. Gavin Higham, a computer science a ected my life,’ like GTA. e game Company. Music director Gus Kambeitz to San Pedro Square Market, where shopping major and president of the SJSU Game has evolved a lot from a cardboard box A one-man show, James Creer is said fans of jazz could expect to hear and dining become intimate experiences. Step Into Cosplay Development Club, said his rst to 3D models.” At SJSU and challenged to portray 18 characters, everything from ragtime era songs of Miranda Herman, our cover story subject, pgs. experience with old games was on an shares a glimpse into her enchanted world of on the road from Duke Ellington to Fats Waller and the 1890s to big band swing tunes of the cosplay. more, said Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, 1940s. So, sit back, relax and reminisce with us, pg. the director who wrote the script with “ e Duke, e Count and but do not stay too long — we are in Silicon Creer in mind. Me” will play at the eatre on Valley where trends and technology move “James is an amazing performer. San Pedro Square starting this James Creer will He can sing. He can act,” Cassetta said. month from Nov. 1 to 23. be playing Sketch pretty fast. pg. Hopkins as he takes Electronic Out and about “Writing for him is in many ways very Tickets range from $12 to $36. us on a musical Thyra Phan dance music easy because he can do almost anything “I think this is going to be journey from dixie in November I can imagine him doing.” my most challenging (role), to swing to jazz. and PLUR pg. A script written for one person gets because I love jazz so much pg. changed constantly, Creer said, and and I love what I’ve learned,” Editor-in-Chief The circus comes “ e Duke” was originally written for a Creer said. “And I hope I can to campus cast of two. rise to the occasion.” Nichelle Aguilar brings it back ’90s style in her hand-made get the look pink overalls and vintage Retro fashion and culture redefined MTV tee. text: Kellie Miller / images: Basil Sar / illustrations: Elena Miller 1. Button-up 1. Shirt: shirt: $9.95 Tanita Jha rummages through her mom’s closet in Nichelle Aguilar, a senior child development major, $29.95 H&M an attempt to nd a stylish yet comfortable sweater said people have told her that her style is a mixture of H&M to wear.