A garment worker in India, who is working in an urban factory, thinks “I’ve moved to the city to work here and earn a living for my family, and now I can’t survive on these wages.” The worker’s employer, a garment manufacturer, thinks, “I’m getting pinched by my buyer. My profit margins are absurdly thinRead… Read more »
I have read many a good article here, predominantly covering how to do things better. Some are practical, logical, but others are very gee whiz “pie in the sky”. However, 99% of them would require an outlay of funds to accomplish what they would do. That is the rub of the whole thing, money. AndRead… Read more »
Check out my new article at OhMyGov on writing performance standards: http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2012/03/15/improving-government-performance-part-four.aspx
Family poses with the *real* Pac-Man! And that tyke doesn’t seem very impressed (but his parents sure do). GameFest continues this evening and all day tomorrow, from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Original post
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The Triforce Quartet plays well-known music from various video games. Original post
Tommy Tallarico, founder of Video Games Live, reacts to seeing himself at the Smithsonian! Original post
Exhibition-goers walk past Nam June Paik’s Electronic Superhighway (second photo). The American Art Museum will be highlighting the work of video art pioneer Paik with a show of his work in December 2012. While GameFest is taking place in both our Kogod Courtyard and McEvoy Auditorium, people are also taking in The Art of VideoRead… Read more »
GameFest attendee dressed as Chun Li from the video game Street Fighter II. The Street Fighter series released by Capcom in 1987 is one of the best-selling video game series of all time. The character of Chun-Li is notable for being the first female playable character in a fighting video game. Original post
Video game fans are legendary. The audience shows its excitement at hearing Hideo Kojima speak (inset, with The Art of Video Games curator Chris Melissinos). Kojima, known for blending narrative, character development and great graphics, is best known for the Metal Gear series. Original post