REVIEW: PROGRAMMING THE NATION?
Programming the Nation? STIFF2010 – feature documentary Review by Char Easter Perception management, death and sex and propagandizing Captured in the title of his film, Programming the Nation? Jeff Warwick, director, writer, editor, and producer, asks a compelling question – one that Americans should be asking. The story opens with footage of the destruction of [...]
HALO HERO’S JOURNEY
Does the story behind Halo matter to gamers? By Char Easter We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us — the labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have only to follow the thread of the hero path. — Joseph Campbell At midnight on September 25, [...]
FIRST-TIME GAMER: ALMOST SURVIVING HALO3
Almost surviving Halo 3 By Char Easter Ask a couple how they first met, and they usually have a good story. The same could be said about my introduction to the Halo universe. My first game-play moment was a Halo fan’s dream come true. I was surrounded by the Halo creators at the Bungie headquarters [...]
BEHIND HALLOWED DOORS
Halo 3 Single Player Studio Visit: Bungie Studios, Kirkland WA by Char Easter Published 2007 on MSN Infiltrating the force field that makes Bungie Studios so mysterious is a feat reserved for Master Chief and other superheroes. For the average Microsoft employee (like me) with a company badge that is rendered inadequate at [...]
SALSA. TAKE 2
by Char Easter SEATTLE WA – I was behind enemy lines in borrowed high heels. But having reached the threshold of the Century Ballroom dance floor on salsa night, there was no going back. Under the ornate chandeliers from a bygone era, a teaming mass of spins and hips and fancy footwork filled the room [...]
AVATAR ARTICLE – TALK BACK
My little go-girl Avatar article on the Womanity website (http://bit.ly/93nTXI) has been riding the rough and tumble wave of controversy surrounding James Cameron’s latest film sensation.