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A podcast about the intersection of art and technology. Episode ten. No spoilers, just listen. (If you haven’t, it may be best catch up on episodes one through nine first…) Happy listening!

The intersection of art and technology. This episode, Jef, Aaron and Adam discuss how to handle death in video games from a storytelling perspective. Does a death mechanic interrupt the narrative flow of a game? How and why "game overs," "extra lives" and the rest came to be. Also: Gotye plus projections, sound design in live theatre and why Adam is ahead of his time.

A podcast about the intersection of arts and technology. In this episode, Adam Jef and Aaron discuss Artemis, a six player Star Trek bridge crew game, paying for Hulu, Google Translating Goldini, the world's oldest computer and why Adam is marrying... everyone. 

A podcast about the intersection of arts and technology. In this 'awesome o'clock' edition, Adam Jef and Aaron discuss robot art, the super moon and more. Anything we can think of involving robots and art is covered in this episode, with plenty of room for a 'part two' down the road. Enjoy!

A podcast about the intersection of art and technology. Episode 6. This one is fun! Aaron Adam and Jef discuss Edgar Wright's Brandon Generator, MSIE 9, coffee addiction, virtual Madagascar, motion comics, Xtra Normal and the paywall, Scott Adams free God's Debris vs. the paid sequel, ebook pricing litigation, homeland security monitors everything on the internet (ha ha), why Aaron is cheap and Jef is broke, the seven-time rule, Mona (Museum of Old and New Art), another new digital museum, eccentric billionaires, a museum-based dating service, why Don Knotts had vaseline on his eyes,  the dog who couldn't spell 'Brutus' in court, X-Men, Avengers, Star Trek (again), in defense of superhero movies as American mythology, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart in The Captains, why isn't Pinterest a site dedicated to the work of Harold Pinter? Also why guys don't like Pinterest, intentional contradiction techniques in directing a play, RIP Superman's underwear, Christopher Reeve and "the giggle test."

With new and improved audio! A podcast about the intersection of art and technology. Episode 05. Enjoy the tangential goodness today! Great topics including: Scott Sigler, Podiobooks, continuing our discussion on 1,000 True Fans, Dickens, becoming a better writer by not showing off, comic books, self-publishing, Marvel Infinite Comics, motion comics, Script Frenzy 2012, XKCD, how to stay on your current creative project, Jedi Tupac hologram vs. Trek Tasha Yar hologram, Pepper's Ghost, how to tour an artist posthumously, Aaron's one useable piece of rap knowledge, RIP Dick Clark, Secret Tales from American Bandstand, Did William Shatner get a better death on Priceline than Star Trek? Okdudagrams, Jef does more awful impressions, The Avengers, why Adam likes aintitcool, what is wrong with the 2012 equation (remember Y2K?) our soft openings  and Adam's mom.

A podcast about the intersection of arts and technology. This episode: Adam, Aaron and Jef discuss why Ultraviolet may be encouraging movie piracy, why TYA (aka "Children's Theatre) is often more impressive than so-called "regular" theatre, how TYA acting is like Shakespeare, burning rabbits, "Theatre in Our Schools Month, Music in Our Schools Month," the rules of Star Trek, audience demographics, accountants playing basketball, SoHo Gallery for Digital Art, Video not killing the ventriloquist Radio Star, Copyright and how -not- to get a job as a Scenic Designer.

A podcast about the intersection of arts and technology. Episode 3.  Spoiler alerts! We sit down with the cast of the new show "I Tweeted on My iPad and I Liked It," a comedy from the Springer Opera House about how social media has changed the world. Runs April 12-21. Tickets at springeroperahouse.org. Guests include Adam Archer, Cameron Bean, EJ Cameron, Casey Holloway, Jim Pharr and Helen Varner. Featuring: How to pitch a show to the producer, how to create a revue show, the five-block rule, character connections via costumes, audience interaction, lions vs. unicorns, the fourth wall, what to cut vs. what to keep, nerd bergs, Adam Archer impersonations  and how to say the word "Linux."

A podcast about the intersection of arts and technology. Episode 2. Jef, Adam and Aaron discuss floating movie theatres in Thailand, video games as art, transgender artists, haptic tattoos, soft-gel magnets in costume design, translucent concrete, current projects and holographic internal psychotherapy.

A podcast about the interection of art and technology. Episode 1: Jef, Aaron and Adam discuss cheaper tech for better storytelling, Garageband Jam Session on the New iPad, Who We Are, Celtx Screenwriting Software, 1000 True Fans, Speaking of Twitter, Kids Quitting Facebook?, Personal vs. Professional Internet, Roseanne's objectivity, Where Carnies Retire, ScanOps, Jurassic Disappointment, The Return of Adventure Games, The PS Vita, and the Gameboy Graveyard.