I know that 3D printing is something incredible. I've heard a lot about it. But I can't, for the life of me, figure out just how it works. So when I heard about this documentary sitting in the great red field of Netflix, I had to give it a go. I'm … [Continue reading]
‘Paddington’ AKA ‘Utterly Delightful’
You could call this movie Utterly Delightful and my eyes would do the exact opposite of roll. This film, from start to finish, is a joyous, delightful, and incrementally heartwarming exercise in storytelling. There's an increasingly welcome amount of … [Continue reading]
When The Game Plays You: Zak Penn’s ‘Atari: Game Over’
Imagine you're one of the best video game designers in the world. You work for Atari in 1982, when the company's 2600 console has an over 80% share of the video game market. You're given a project that normally takes 6 months and asked to do it in 5 … [Continue reading]
REDBOX READY: Week of June 16th, 2015!
Hey, guys! Sorry this column has been absent for so long. The main reason for this is simple: I'm teaching summer school, taking summer classes, and finding new ways to avoid the Texas heat. This meant prioritizing, and this blog kind of had to … [Continue reading]
REDBOX READY #2: End of April, Beginning of May!
Welcome to the second week of Redbox Ready! I apologize for this being so late. It's been a crazy time of teaching these days, and so I've fallen behind the pace. This edition will be until the next edition on May 5th comes up. Enjoy! The I … [Continue reading]