News - Powered by Yahoo NewsThis week in Video Game Criticism: Blizzard's moral psychopathy, narrative as a mechani
[This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Eric Swain on topics including whether narrative is a game mechanic, the moral psychopathy that Blizzard has continually displayed, and more.] I can't think of a clever intro. It's This Week In Video Game Criticism. The recently released Katawa Shoujo has garnered a lot of attention for how it came into ...
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:48:56 -0800 -
M*Modal Reaches Majority Independent Board with Addition of Henry C. Wol
MModal Inc. , a leading provider of clinical narrative capture services, Speech Understanding? technology and clinical documentation workflow, today announced that Henry C.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:00 -0800 -
Everyday Failures, but a Narrative of Succes
A middle school teacher writes: 'In order to maintain sanity you have to accept the feeling of not being done at the end of the day. You have to grow accustomed to the to-do list that generates in your head as you lie down for bed -- a parent that needs to be called, a referral that you have to write, a retest that has to be administered. At the end of the day, you just aren?t ever done. But ...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:18:16 -0800 -
Kovacevic: Haley's hire a nutty narrativ
Nothing says you're nuts quite like aspiring to become the Steelers' offensive coordinator. Except, of course, accepting when they offer.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:00 -0800 -
The narrative of peac
ACROSS Pakistan today, buildings will be lit up, processions will be taken out and gatherings of durood-o-salaam will be organised to celebrate Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH). However, if one ponders over it, it is indeed a wonder that the celebration of this event has not only continued but increased in passion and popularity in this country.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:04:58 -0800 -
Charities warn disabled people may be at greater risk of hate crime
DISABLED people may be at increased risk of hate crimes as a result of the ?scroungers? narrative put forward by the UK Government on welfare reform, charities have warned.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:15:22 -0800 -
Scholar dreams of taking traditional Korean music to the worl
Choe Tong-hyon, Korean Language and Literature professor at Kunsan National University recently completed the translation of all texts of the five surviving pansori. -Korea Herald/ANN
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:04:27 -0800 -
'Smokestack Arias' at ACT Theatre revisits Everett uprisin
Local musicians Wayne Horvitz and Robin Holcomb's song cycle strings together art songs (and spoken narrative) rendered by the exquisite soprano Maria Mannisto and accompanied by pianist Cristina Valdes. Unfortunately, for such dramatic fare, it falls flat.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:50:15 -0800 -
India needs to rebuilt its telecom narrativ
Telecom sits on the top of the incredible India story. But the mess, evident in the award of second generation (2G) licences, shows how at least six principal characters worked overtime to deface it. To borrow from the cricketing cliche, and but for the Supreme Court (SC), this team of public functionaries snatched defeat from the jaws of global telecom sweepstakes.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:01:31 -0800 -
Super Bowl XLVI: Eli Manning Changes the Narrative Without Changing Anythin
Eli Manning is basically the same guy now as he was when the New York Giants traded the rights to Philip Rivers along with two other draft picks to the San Diego Chargers for Manning during the 2004 NFL draft. In 2004, first-year coach Tom Coughlin installed Manning as the Giants? starting quarterback in place of Kurt Warner despite New York?s 5-2 record and things did not go well from there ...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:45:55 -0800 -