A note, I myself did not attend any of the above events personally, only managed the coverage and the writers that did attend. This is because, unlike most of my colleagues, Joystiq does not (and has never) accepted press junkets. This means that if we don’t have somebody local, we either pay out of our own pocket or don’t go at all.
The fine folks at New American Paintings finally got around to adding the contents of issue #69 to their beleaguered website. Why should you care? Well, in addition to trying to edify yourself (you uncultured heathen), Erin‘s latest works can be found in their hallowed pages. But don’t settle for the website’s clumsy formatting and one measly reproduction — Blue House (Pride of the Sea) if you’re interested — check out the magazine at book store’s nationwide. It’s the April/May edition and, if the mid-April launch date was any indication, it should remain on stands until mid-June. Congratulations, Erin!
Unless you happen to live in the UK and are employed as either a night watchman or long-haul trucker, you probably missed my late-night appearance on BBC Radio’s Pods and Blogs — “an hour of radio dedicated to covering the news as it’s seen by bloggers, podcasters and the citizen media” — discussing new technology that aims to translate the power of your mind into input for, get this … video games!
NeuroSky is the company that everyone was talking about, but there’s a handful of other groups looking to produce similar products. Is there a market for this stuff? Is this what designers really want? Will the success of the Wii and its unique input mechanism encourage a multiplicity of products like this? Check out the show notes. I’m trying to track down the audio, since the Beeb’s website doesn’t seem to archive past shows. Got it! (Thanks, Chris). Embedded below for your edification.
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