CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Oliver Harbour tolerated his retail management job, but it didn't fulfill him. With a love of sci-fi and fantasy, he decided to pursue a career in the film and game industry where he could explore these realms. Quick side note: when I first started out trying to get into the entertainment industry, it was as a concept artist.

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Art Concepts Fantasy Film 85

Game Daily

MARCH 5, 2023

Unfortunately, as a concept, it covers a vastness that defies exact understanding, nor even broad definitional consensus. The woeful 2010 predictions focused on techno-utopian, science fiction fantasies that are still, today, a long way from realization. Like esports, it is the focus of unwise speculation and hype.

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Technology Games Esports Co-op 95

Game Daily

MARCH 5, 2023

Barely a day goes by without negative news coverage slicing another cut into metaverse hype, either in the form of a big company backing away from previous enthusiasm, or a thundering editorial declaring the entire concept to be yet another tech dead-end. ” Still, the commercial metaverse continues to take a beating in the media.

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Media Concepts Retail Educational 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you replaced Gamestop with a staid company like Sherwin-Williams Paint, retail traders would show far less interest. To a diehard sports fan or competitive gamer, winning the fantasy sports league provides emotional value on top of the financial value of any prize money.

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Games Point and Click Asset Balance 52

Radiator Blog

JULY 6, 2021

In her excellent book Narrative As Virtual Reality , Marie-Laure Ryan outlines some common understandings of virtual: virtual as "digital": inspired by computer concepts like virtual memory. I also appreciate Ian Cheng's Emissaries series , but dislike its mystification of AI as fantasy novel lore.

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