Image source Choose a location to take your shots Sometimes changing the backdrop and location of where you take the photographs can make a huge difference to the finished article. Whatever your inspiration for taking the shot, a styled backdrop can enhance the subject, as well as help, tell the overall story. That is why […]
How did we become a world of gamers?
Video gaming has become the world’s favorite entertainment in an incredibly short amount of time. When you consider that primitive games of Pong first started appearing on our home computers in the 1970s, and that there are now over one billion gamers in the world, it shows just how fast the spread of video gaming […]
Why Do We Prefer to Game on Our Smartphones?
Source: Pixabay Today, there must be only a few people left who don’t have a smartphone. Although our initial reason for having one was to keep in contact with others, we’re also becoming reliant on our phones as a source of information, practicalities such as paying the bills and keeping on top of our calendar […]
Do You Want To Join In The Vinyl Revival?
Image Source After decades of decline and being consigned to the loft of baby boomers, vinyl is experiencing a resurgence in popularity that is as rapid as it is puzzling! What is going on? Music technology is unrecognizable compared the heyday of vinyl in the 1950s-1970s. Both quality and accessibility have been vastly improved. Music […]
Will all games eventually be browser-based?
Whilst browser games were once renowned for their clunky graphics and excruciatingly slow gameplay, we’ve now reached the point where these games are now starting to look seriously impressive. And thanks to some innovative advances in JavaScript frameworks, it’s led some commentators to suggest that the future of gaming could eventually take place entirely within […]
Finding The Best Acts To Fit On Your Festival Field
We all know music is a tough nut to crack. So many talented artists fail to reach success each year. Many give up and go into jobs they would never have dreamt of. But, some keep the love alive by going down a different musical route. Some become record producers. Some become session musicians. And, […]
Interview with Director of Goatman; Logan Donald
I talked to Logan Donald, the director of Goatman, a short slasher film set in Georgia during the 1990s. Mary Ann Mahoney: Hi, Logan! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat with me. Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? Logan Donald: Hey! Thank you for having me; it’s such a pleasure. […]
How did James Bond become a cultural phenomenon?
There are few fictional characters as beloved as the British spy, James Bond. From his origins in the books of Ian Fleming, to his role as the star of many multi-million dollar movies, Bond has managed to evolve through the decades with surprising ease. With everybody from the world’s top pop stars to the most […]
How to Write a Narrative (for Beginners)
It is no secret that when a person first begins writing a story and sees a clean paper sheet, he or she experiences complete inner chaos. From starting the story to bringing it to a logical end, narrative writing includes answering a number of difficult questions. In the vast majority of cases, a beginner doesn’t […]