The GAMBIT staff is attending the Game Developers Conference–but they haven’t been out of touch as Generoso Fierro keeps uploads great conversations.
Video: Comparative Media Insights: “Western Otaku: Games Crossing Cultures”
This study examines one particular subset of videogame players, for whom the consumption of Japanese videogames in particular is of great value, in addition to their related activities consuming anime and manga from Japan.
“What Is Transmedia?” A great vid from Futures of Entertainment volunteer
Many thanks to Futures of Entertainment 4 volunteer Kevin Lim, a doctoral student in Communication at the University of Buffalo, for these video interviews with CMS’s Xiaochang Li, Sheila Seles, and William Uricchio–asking the question, “What is transmedia?”
Videos from Futures of Entertainment 4
From the Convergence Culture Consortium website comes a bevy of videos from last month’s Futures of Entertainment conference plenaries.
Video and podcast: “The Culture Beat and New Media: Arts Journalism in the Internet Era”
Newspapers and magazines are reducing their critical coverage of the arts, but the human appetite to evaluate culture, to debate reactions and opinions, remains as vibrant as ever.
What’s New at the Center for Future Civic Media?
Advanced researchers from the Center for Future Civic Media describe their work and offer live demonstrations of their computing wizardry.
Video and podcast: “Race, Politics, and American Media”
Following Obama’s election, are the harsh realities of race and class in the U.S. clearer now or murkier?
