WTF, George Lucas? Seriously.
Okay, first off, see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. With the exception of some out-of-place CGI and a few completely implausible action sequences (but hey, crashing plane/mine car jump in Temple of Doom, anyone?), it was a near perfect storyline that was true to the originals, catered to the fans, and [...]
Conventions in Gender-specific Gaming
I am currently reading “From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Further Reflections” by Henry Jenkins (located in the anthology “New Media: Theories and Practices of Digitextuality” edited by Anna Everett and John T. Caldwell). In his article, he quotes several “distinctions that Brenda Laurel mapped between the classic boy game and her vision for the ideal [...]
