Video games, by their very nature, require the player to put a certain amount of personal involvement into the work. Obviously, this can have a huge emotional impact on a player, but does that qualify games as art?
Author Archives: Matthew Overstreet
Joy Sticks: _Video games actively engage consumers_
Not everyone considers him or herself a “gamer,” but almost everyone has had some kind of interaction with the form of entertainment known as video games.
Soundbites: Hats Off to the Bull
Wikipedia, the ever-accurate source of information that it is, describes Chevelle as “an American alternative metal trio,” and that’s a pretty concrete description.
Stuff From the Shelf: "Rift"
An MMORPG, or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, is an entire genre of video game, not just limited to “World of Warcraft. “ “Rift” is one of the latest video games released in the MMO genre.
“˜Machine of Death’ creators celebrate second volume of stories, one-year anniversary show
On Oct. 20, 2010, after narrowing down the choices from nearly 700 submissions, “Machine of Death,” a compilation of short stories all centered around people who know how they will die, was released. On Oct. 26, this small, self-published book was the number one Amazon book-seller.
UCLA Big Band Holiday Concert features a variety of jazz sounds, from Latin to fusion
Discordant notes ring through the air as Bobby Rodriguez’s LatinJazz class tunes their instruments. Rodriguez comes into the room, handing out sheet music to each student before rushing back out to settle another matter, only to enter again a couple minutes later. Anticipation and excitement fill the air as the students ““ and the teacher ““ prepare for a concert that will showcase what they’ve learned this past quarter.
Soundbite: "Album Raises New and Troubling Questions" by They Might be Giants
With a career spanning 29 years and 15 major releases, They Might Be Giants could not be classified as a young band. However, simply given its newest album, “Album Raises New and Troubling Questions,” without any background information, one might be surprised to learn just how long the band has been around.