Todd Simmons

Listening to Craig Adams of indie game company Superbrothers at his Fantastic Arcade panel: http://bit.ly/aLDFWk Very inspiring.

I enjoyed the panel discussions on indie video games this afternoon at the Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest / Arcade: http://bit.ly/9IF6jm

Russia, China, etc are pushing for a cyber-war treaty, but it’s really a thinly veiled attempt at internet censorship: http://n.pr/9Huh2C

Apple has been more open lately on App Store approvals. Wonder if it’s in response to the FTC antitrust investigation: http://tcrn.ch/czreNg

A public middle school in NYC has a curriculum based entirely around video games & digital media: http://nyti.ms/bl3YsA Future of education?

The Tokyo Game Show just wrapped, but has the once-dominant Japanese game industry fallen behind Western developers? http://nyti.ms/bQ8hyn

Finally saw the Scott Pilgrim film & loved it. Retro game jokes, indie rock romance, killer sound design: http://bit.ly/cpnsvH Recommended.

Amazing video from special effects artist Douglas Trumbull, explaining how he created the cityscape in Blade Runner: http://bit.ly/c4KTPz

The new, redesigned Twitter.com looks awesome. I’m waiting very impatiently to be given access to it! http://bit.ly/btWCUW

According to this new infographic, Austin is the 4th most active city in the country when it comes to social networks: http://bit.ly/djTCaq