An article for the New Media Awards supplement, about how the phrase “new media” is a bit of a misnomer (because it invites comparison with the old, rather than looking forward to the next). Great to write about some of my “bigger” interests – the future of publishing, journalism, etc. Always hard to write about futuristic-technology things for the NS audience, but I think I managed alright.
I went to the Le Placard international headphones festival. This was my review – an interesting experience, if not quite my bag…
A short essay on 19th century terrorist fiction, and the lost genre of the “dynamite romance”.
The rise of locational technology in 2005.
How web accessibility ties into the Freedom of Information act
An article for the 2004 New Media Awards supplement on Salem OpenNet, a community wireless-internet initiative in central Salem.
On RFID implants at the Baha beach club, and the slippery slope from paying for drinks to global ID standards.
The latest Tomb Raider gets a grilling. Surprisingly, it’s not rubbish.
Blimey. Guitar Hero gets the review treatment. It’s more than a little good.
Yet another game review: Black on the XBox. I didn’t like it.
Tony Hawk takes a retro approach to his first appearance on the DS, and it pays off.
A slightly less conventional review of the Xbox port of a modern classic..
A review of the latest Burnout game, on Xbox, over at Pixelsurgeon.
A review of the latest Castlevania game, on Nintendo DS, over at Pixelsurgeon.
Following the death of Christopher Reeve, a look at the place of both Reeve and his screen alter-ego Superman in society, and just which comic-book heroes really represent the modern world