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TGS 2024: Time for gamers to unite
Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 18/10/2024
» The largest game exhibition in Southeast Asia has returned to meet the needs of Thai gamers, showcasing popular and upcoming titles.
Docuseries shines light on gaming's golden age
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 04/09/2020
» There's no denying that video games have become a major platform for entertainment around the world today for children and adults. Long before the arrival of popular gaming consoles like the PlayStation, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, video games can trace their history back to the late 1970s when they started being released. It is this history of video games that Netflix's new documentary series, High Score, sets out to explore. The show invites all to walk down memory lane together whether it be during the glory days of arcades, various innovations of gaming consoles or the advent of 3D graphics. No matter how serious a gamer you are, High Score guarantees to be fun, entertaining and insightful about the origins of video games.
Mighty Malagasy grooves
Life, John Clewley, Published on 18/08/2020
» Madagascar, which lies just off the coast of East Africa, is in the furthest western part of the Indian Ocean. It's important to understand how contemporary Malagasy (the name for all things from Madagascar, including the language) music was shaped by the cultural flows from the Indian Ocean and from continental Africa.
A whole different sonic vibe
Life, John Clewley, Published on 09/06/2020
» Sega is the traditional and popular music of the island of Mauritius, which sits in the vast Indian Ocean; some call sega the blues of the Indian Ocean but I think of it as the soundtrack to the sea.
Finger lickin' food!
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 30/08/2019
» What did we do before cutlery? Use our hands, of course!
In praise of the big pixel: Gaming is having a retro moment
AFP, Published on 24/08/2019
» COLOGNE (GERMANY) - Clunky games consoles with blobby pixels might not be the latest thing -- but they're still cool even if you're no longer at school.
Sega sound waves
Life, John Clewley, Published on 23/05/2017
» The Indian Ocean connects Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and for centuries sailors plied the marine trade roots connecting the three. A clear example of cultural transmission via trade routes is the fact that Madagascar has a population that speaks a language that originated in the Indonesian archipelago.
The 8-bit allure
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 11/09/2015
» The pixelated 8-bit joy of youth: Super Mario Bros, Mega Man, Punch Out!!. Who would've thought, however, that there'd be so many people who are still into those old video games? Certainly not Dhyan Ho, the current organiser of 8-Bit Bangkok, a gathering of like-minded adults who enjoy playing the video games of their childhood over some cold beer and good conversation.
Amazon steps up TV push with streaming video device
AFP, Published on 02/04/2014
» Amazon stepped up its battle for television viewers on Wednesday, unveiling a new media streaming device touted as simplifying the experience of watching video online.
Thai trio go to Tokyo
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/02/2014
» While animated Japanese hits like Pongo On The Cliff By The Sea, My Neighbour Totoro or even the Oscar-winning Spirited Away haven't been as popular here as computer generated imagery from Hollywood (films such as Frozen, Despicable Me or Finding Nemo for example), Japan is still a favoured destination for budding Thai animators given that country's firmly established reputation for producing high-quality anime" the idiosyncratic Japanese genre of animated films which are often based on popular manga comic-book adventures.