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The word is 'geogame'

“Location-based game” is a mouthful. Zach Saul and John-Paul Walton, founders of Dokobots suggest instead the term “geogame.” A geogame “uses technology to augment the real world.” Most people are familiar with the top location-based social media tools, Foursquare, SCVNGR and Gowalla, but Saul and Walton said geogames have great opportunities to grow beyond simple […]

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Top 5

As of 2007, the gaming industry outpaced the movie industry worldwide in terms of total revenue; by the end of this year, it will become the fastest growing component of the media sector worldwide. With the advent of smartphones and the “casual gamer,” more people are playing videogames than ever before. Whether you’re a hardened […]

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Besides the ScreenBurn area at the SXSW arcade this year, video games are getting some love! There are some fantastic panels that will be discussing different avenues of the video game world. Here’s my top 5 for 2010. 5. Social Justice and Video Games (3/16, 3:30 p.m.) – There is no question that video gaming […]

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Monday morning  Megan Gaiser, Sheri Graner Ray, Cindy Royal, Dee Kapila, and Joe Sanchez hosted a discussion concerning the implementation of video games into young lives.  “Gaming As A Gateway Drug: Getting Girls Interested in Technology” touched on the positive side of video games in both girls and boys education and technology advancement ages kindergarten through […]

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The first full day of SXSW is today – and if it’s your first time to go, you may get a little overwhelmed. Here are some tips provided by Fazia Rizvi and Ernie Hsiung. Fazia has been to SXSW many times and is very familiar with how things work. Ernie is the genious behind the blog little.yellow.different […]

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Girl Gamer: Dee Kapila

As Kristin and I searched for parking and entered the Austin Convention Center Friday afternoon, the sacred arena of SXSW Interactive, we were overwhelmed by the amount of laptops, cameras, video cameras, smart phones, (the list continues) in one given area. We met up with Dee Kapila from GirlStart as she was checking in, and […]