 | NYT on the Slamdance aftermathJanuary 28th, 2007 |
Heather Chaplin, co-author of the excellent Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution, has an article up on the New York Times website examining how Slamdance actually went, in the wake of the SCMRPG! controversy. A few samples:
Mr. Baxter then said exactly what he had studiously avoided saying for two weeks: “Absolutely, games should be judged by a different criteria than film. I just don’t accept a direct comparison.”
Acknowledging that the event was seriously compromised, Mr. Roberts let the attendees vote on whether to award any prizes at all at this year’s competition. On Monday evening they decided not to.
All in all, the tone is somewhat sad, I think.
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