Tuesday, August 31, 2010

GAMING AND TECH ISSUE

Photo taken by Lorenzo Rinelli at the MOMA in San Francisco.
Chiptunes-glazed rock and pixelated environments are entering our mainstream consciousness. This is partly due to 90s gamer nostalgia (seen in the recent Scott Pilgrim film) and through the recognition that we cannot stop our culture from fusing with technology. With Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, and an exhaustive list of new social outlets and hardware that allows us to carry it all in our pockets, artists are embracing the merge between human and machine. (For a surreal and super-hot illustration of this, see All is Full of Love by Bjork on Youtube. Lesbian robots, ooh yeah.)

This issue pays homage to the wide range of artwork inspired by gaming and technology. From game design to nerdcore rap, to the poetics of Joe Orias in "Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth" and the health benefits of raising Pokemon experienced by Chris Mikesell, to cyberpunk and the transhuman movement-- it looks like we're jacked in for good.

-Loraine



"So don’t be scared, have no fear,
I have arrived, the underdog is here.
I’m building up an army for the revolution.
I’m leading the quest for our retribution.
It’s the g.W.o., the Geek World Order,
And we’re international; we’re not confined by borders..."



"How I learned to stop worrying and love the pedometer

Now, I might be playing a game marketed to people half my age, but I’m not just some random fluke. According to a 2007 review of 26 studies on pedometer use from the American Medical Association, it was found that people who used pedometers increased their physical activity by almost 2500 steps a day..."




How our bodies and physical locations are changing with technology. Thoughts on transhumanism, Facebook Places, and where to find the geekiest (and fun) tech courses at UH Manoa!



EVENTS

Event coverage by  Rachel Wagenmann

 
"The night was just beginning and the bar was already packed, the restaurant was at a 45-minute wait, and waiters were rushing around with burgers and generous helpings of nachos. Vaughan’s memory had brought together quite the audience.


“Stevie Ray Vaughan forever! Forever!” guitar player and lead vocalist Andrew Simbahon of the opening band Cradle2Grave yelled during their last song."
with Mary and Cliff DeVries
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