GameFest: A Pac-Man Family Portrait
Family poses with the *real* Pac-Man! And that tyke doesn’t seem very impressed (but his parents sure do). GameFest continues this evening and all day tomorrow, from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Original post
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Coding a better government
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GameFest: The Music
The Triforce Quartet plays well-known music from various video games. Original post
GameFest: The Video Game Celebrities
Tommy Tallarico, founder of Video Games Live, reacts to seeing himself at the Smithsonian! Original post
GameFest: Chun-Li
GameFest attendee dressed as Chun Li from the video game Street Fighter II. The Street Fighter series released by Capcom in 1987 is one of the best-selling video game series of all time. The character of Chun-Li is notable for being the first female playable character in a fighting video game. Original post
GameFest: Don’t Forget the Exhibition!
Exhibition-goers walk past Nam June Paik’s Electronic Superhighway (second photo). The American Art Museum will be highlighting the work of video art pioneer Paik with a show of his work in December 2012. While GameFest is taking place in both our Kogod Courtyard and McEvoy Auditorium, people are also taking in The Art of VideoRead… Read more »
GameFest: A Conversation with Hideo Kojima
Video game fans are legendary. The audience shows its excitement at hearing Hideo Kojima speak (inset, with The Art of Video Games curator Chris Melissinos). Kojima, known for blending narrative, character development and great graphics, is best known for the Metal Gear series. Original post
GameFest: Metal Gear Solid Fans
After Hideo Kojima‘s appearance he posed with fans dressed in Metal Gear Solid costumes. Original post
TSP Talk – Stocks Breakout but Oil Might Also
After several attempts in February and March, the S&P 500 was finally able to breakout to new highs last week, pushing all three TSP stock funds into double digit gains for 2012. The question now is, will the rally continue, or will the very bullish looking chart of oil become a burden on stock prices?Read… Read more »
Let the GameFest Begin!
The Art of Video Games opened yesterday and as part of our opening festivities GameFest is well underway this weekend. We will be posting images throughout the day. There are a number of game consoles available for play in our Kogod Courtyard. This man is trying his hand at Space Channel 5. First released inRead… Read more »