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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evolution of the console: Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:CNET)Six years. That's nearly how long it's been since theXbox 360 first debuted back in the fall of 2005. The next year, theNintendo Wii andPlayStation 3 followed.Typically, new consoles emerge no later than five years after the debut of the last iteration. This generation seems to be the exception. Perhaps that's because of the ripples of a recession, but we can also credit the Wii, PS3, and 360 for being hardy, versatile consoles. In fact, looking back at what these systems were compared with what they are now, it's hard not to appreciate how far gaming has come in the current generation. HD graphics (well, for the PS3 and 360, at least), online gaming, downloadable content, and motion-controlled gaming--these are all hallmarks of the current console age.How far have we come in just 5.5 years Click through to see what the original consoles cost, what they offered, and what today's versions include by comparison. We also look at some of the most distinctive console-evolving peripherals: the Move, Kinect, and Wii Balance Board.Console evolution (photos)  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Friday Poll: What's your favorite app store]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If only we could just settle this with a friendly lightsaber duel.(Credit:Thor501)Google's Android Market is rapidly approaching what once might have been unthinkable. According to a new report by market research firm Distimo, the Android Market is poised to surpass Apple's App Store in the number of overall available apps within a few months.  Friends and foes of each operating system have filled countless comment threads and forums with arguments over which company has the better apps, supporting devices, and overall experience. Regardless, should Google eventually boast the biggest mobile app store, Apple will no longer be able to brag that it has the largest kingdom.Then you have other avenues for acquiring apps, such as the Novia Ovi Store, BlackBerry Appworld, andWindows Phone 7 Marketplace, all of which have grown progressively but not explosively. They all face increased pressure to succeed as Apple and Google continue to dominate the app world.Is the matter simply quality vs. quantity, or just a numbers war It's fair to say most people probably only use a dozen apps on a smartphone consistently, anyway. So what's your favorite app store Elaborate in the comments.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[N.Y. film institute to fund interactive storytelling]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nanocarwoofr</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Do you have a great idea for an interactive storytelling project that focuses on vital social issues, but can't figure out how to fund it You may very well be in luck.The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) is launching a New Media Fund aimed at supporting projects that go beyond normal filmmaking and which tackle crucial social issues. For 2011, the fund will award $750,000 in grants, and $1 million a year for five years afterward. The fund is a partnership between TFI and the Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative.According to TFI executive director Beth Janson, the concept for the fund arose from a frustration about a general inability to reach fresh audiences with traditional stories about social problems. &quot;We were looking at traditional social issue filmmaking, and there's been a lot of strides made in that realm in terms of distribution and audience engagement,&quot; Janson said. &quot;But...it felt like filmmakers were speaking to a specific audience, and it seemed to be the same audience over and over again.&quot;Related links &amp;149' 'Source Code director: Marrying film, intractivity &amp;149' The Internet and the 'Art of Immersion' &amp;149' Jake Gyllenhaal on film, games, and storytelling's future (Q&amp;A) &amp;149' Hollywood scripting getting a multimedia rewriteThe problem, Janson said, is that these essential stories rarely made it beyond the same circle of &quot;those who care.&quot; As a result, the TFI set out to create the new fund as a way of both funding new, interactive storytelling projects, and to produce and distribute them as a branded series of work &quot;that will reach the audiences where they will have the most impact,&quot; Janson said. The organization will accept submissions for the fund from April 4 through May 25. Grants will range from $50,000 to $100,000, though Janson said that TFI may be able to assist grantees with additional resources to ensure that they are able to complete and sustain their projects.Janson said that there are no existing models for the kinds of projects the TFI is looking to fund. Ideally, she said, projects will have three &quot;core elements&quot;: they will feature strong stories' they will be designed to bring in and welcome new audiences' and they will have the kind of impact that can &quot;make real change in the human world.&quot;To date, she said, a lot of the projects that TFI has examined have been strong at two of the three elements, but rarely has the institute encountered something with all three. And that's what the TFI fund is about: identifying and fostering projects that meet each of the criteria.But Janson explained that the institute is not interested solely in funding projects. Rather, one of the major goals is to create a new community that will coalesce around the types of work that the TFI will fund, and to give those in that community some of the resources they need. In part, that's because TFI is interested in helping move transmedia projects beyond the realm of marketing, since many existing efforts have been done under the lens of advertising by agencies or companies, Janson said. &quot;I don't want to take it away from marketing,&quot; she said, &quot;but we want to empower those voices that are working outside [the auspices] of&quot; agencies and other for-profit organizations.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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