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Boston Festival of Indie Games Announces Keynote Speaker
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:54
- Written by Renzo Adler
Since the inception of the video game industry in the 1970’s, developers, big and indie alike, have typically been located on the West Coast, or more recently, Seattle. In the last few years though, there has been a rise in the indie gaming scene on the East Coast thanks to festivals like Boston’s PAX East and the NYU Game Center. Now the Boston Festival of Indie Games (September 14, 2013 at MIT) is continuing this trend.
The first Boston FIG was set up in 2012 with the intention of being a modest gathering for enthusiasts and makers of video games and tabletop games, but the small MIT classrooms ended up attracting over 2000 visitors in a single day. In order to accommodate more guests and better facilities for this year, Boston FIG set up a Kickstarter campaign, which is ending soon. Boston FIG is free and open to the public and is organized in conjunction with Boston Indies and MIT Game Lab.
Boston FIG has also announced that Journey designer and executive producer, Robin Hunicke, will be a keynote speaker. Journey, which was released on the Playstation 3 in 2012, garnered wide spread acclaim for its unique and captivating visuals and intuitive approach to game design. Hunicke recently co-founded the independent game studio, Funomena, with the aim of producing socially minded games.
Along with Hunicke, Boston FIG will expand its programming of video gaming and tabletop gaming to also feature Live Action Role Playing (LARP). along with an art gallery, film screenings, panels and live music. Boston FIG serves as both a way for the public to see gaming at its most unique, but also as a think tank for independent game developers.
To learn more, go to: http://bostonfig.com/
The Boston Festival of Indie Games
September 14, 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Spacewar! - 1st Video Game & More at the Museum of the Moving Image
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- Category: Video/TV
- Published on Wednesday, 05 December 2012 14:30
- Written by Renzo Adler
While a medium that is veritably in its infancy, video games have simultaneously undergone much change and yet remained very much the same. What has undeniably undergone the most change is how we play our games.
Most people look to Pong as the first major debut of video games, a communal experience that set the tone of gaming as grounded in arcades, before things shifted to home console, and home consoles shifted to personal tablets and smart phone games. But what many people don’t realize is that video games had a far more humble beginning 50 years ago.
Mr. Tastee Has Been Found on the Satellite of Love: Cinefamily's Everything is Festival III
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 August 2012 15:47
- Written by Renzo Adler
Cinefamily’s Everything is Festival III: The Domnation (August 19 - 28, 2012) in Los Angeles (various locations) is “the world’s greatest (and only) gonzo convention for found footage collectors, alternative comedy, and experimental artists.“ A strange assembly of bizzarre amateure films, lost odities, and a few appearances from some 90's paragons of pop-culture.
EditFest 2012 Assembles in NYC
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- Published on Friday, 08 June 2012 17:35
- Written by Renzo Adler & Rishi Gandhi
On June 8th and 9th, EditFest 2012 -- scheduled at the DGA Theater (110 West 57th Street) -- brings some of the movie world's finest editors to New York City. Editors for hit movies and TV shows will be assembled to give informative panels and Q&A sessions on the world of editing.
EditFest includes editors that have worked on:
- The Avengers
- Moneyball
- Boardwalk Empire
- Network
- Treme
- Bully
- Smash
Michael Berenbaum, A.C.E., moderator for this year's EditFest NY says, "EditFest NY is a great venue for editors, professional and novice, to share stories and trade secrets from real world work situations. I love the opportunity to hang out with old friends and meet new ones."
Panelists and participants include:
- Alan Heim (All That Jazz, Network, The Notebook)
- Alexander Hall (Treme, Blue Bloods, The Messenger)
- Arielle Amsalem (By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, The Education of Dee Dee Ricks)
- Brian Kates (The Savages, Taking Chance)
- Camilla Toniolo (Smash, Mildred Pierce, I Don't Know How She Does It)
- Christopher Tellefsen (Moneyball, Capote)
- David Tedeschi (George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Shine a Light)
- Jeffrey Ford (The Avengers, Crazy Heart)
And if you want more or missed this EditFest, there will be another in Los Angeles -- Edit Fest LA, August 3 - 4, 2012, at Universal Studios (100 Universal City Plaza) in Universal City, CA, 91608.
To learn more buy tickets and get the full schedule, go to: www.editfestny.com
EditFest NY
June 8 - 9, 2012
DGA Theater
110 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
