I'm not even gong to touch the practical upshot of the Virginia Shootings. Enough people doing that already.
Instead, the video player announcements at NAB!
(Wow! That's an overblown hyperlink!!)
On to the RTNDA address at NAB, starring a host of online luminaries. Comments and video follow.
From Steve Bryant at Reel Pop, the question of our time - do we still need a laugh track?
And to finish off the week, a story that I found quite pressing on my view of the world.
"When President Bush ordered troops to Iraq, he probably never imagined that he would be ultimately be responsible for what very well could be the very first D&D convention/game day ever held in a war zone. Ziggurat Con, being held June 9 from 1200 to 2100 hours at Camp Adder/Tallil Airbase, is open to all allied military personnel and civilian contractors in Iraq."
I always felt that one of the things D&D/RPG players were undergoing when they played was a sense of wish fulfillment, i.e. a chance to imagine themselves in dangerous and exotic locations performing feats of daring do for noble causes.
What the hell do a bunch of soldiers in Iraq fighting in the War on Terror need any more of that for? A rethink is in order.
(BTW, try and tear your eyes away from that damned LJ avatar on the top right of the page. Where you been all our lives, boy? Who woulda thunk of it?)
About Leonard King
- Leonard King
- Leonard King is a Production Specialist for ABC News Online.
For ten years before that he worked freelance as a broadcast studio director, vision switcher and editor. Since commencing his career he has worked on some of the biggest shows on Australian Television and some of the most innovative projects online.
He has also completed a Graduate Diploma in Communication Design with Distinction at the Queensland University of Technology.
Leonard is a former Adobe Community Expert for Video on the Web.
Please note. This is my personal blog - the opinions here are my own and not those of my employer.
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