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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Threat Detection – Episode 20 – Character in Videogames
Download: Threat Detection – Episode 20 Does character matter? A vessel for the player to travel through the story. An enigma in his/her self. Often times an empty receptacle for containing player projections. How can it be conveyed in interactive media? Characters can often be more than their general perspective of first and third person… Read more
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Learning How to Listen – Episode 1 – Mad Scientists of Music
Episode one explores how circuit benders, hackers and artists are building teaching and education into their practice. This is a culture as much about sharing as making, and all the artists interviewed run classes and workshops (often at no charge). Children and adults alike attend the ‘maker fairs’ and hacklabs where circuit benders share tips… Read more
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Finally a place to write in Dublin!
Quite a while back I wrote a post about places to write in Dublin. More specifically I was whinging about the poverty of writing spots. Sure, Dublin is home to hundreds of cafes, and if you’re willing to spend twenty or more euro a day, and able to write in frequently noisy, hectic environments, they’ll… Read more
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Choices – Episode 4 – Yippie Ki Yay
Episode 4 of the brand new series from Dead Medium Productions and Dublin City FM. First broadcast 28th May, 2014. A flashback reveals Stillman’s origin, and his unusual relationship to Emma Jane. Cut to today – Ainesh is deeply sceptical about Stillman’s unlikely story. A guided meditation session becomes a strange psychedelic experience in the… Read more
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Threat Detection – Episode 19 – Sex in Videogames (Part 2)
On this second part of our discussion of sex in videogames, we delve into gender, sexuality, and the auld ride in mainstream and indie videogames. How have videogames historically dealt with sex? Is it possible for such a mainstream medium to deal with sex in an adult way? Do we even want sex in our… Read more
