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1 December 2008

[Article by Paul Jessup]

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ARTICLE: Confession of a Red Mage, by Paul Jessup

After playing Chrono Trigger, I went to the library, where they had one computer (one!) that was hooked up to the then newly found Internet. I browsed GeoCities pages, looking for other fans of this game and others, and found instead a community of programmers[.]

ARTICLE: Beyond the Beep: Techniques and Styles of Video Game Music, by Mark Newheiser

[G]ame music is not written to accompany the spectacle of some scene being passively observed, but to accompany an activity. In this regard it shares some features with dance/exercise music.

FICTION: The Same Old Story, by Naomi Bloch

Sarah smiled at her. "Well, she certainly shares her mother's intelligence and charm. And those incredible violet eyes--it's hard not to fall in love with those." Nicole nodded, a bit bored. "That's how Jake ordered her, obviously."

POETRY: Teacher's Pet, by Robert Borski

Various stratagems for outwitting / the beast have been tried

REVIEW: This Week's Reviews, posted three times a week

Monday: Song of Time by Ian R Macleod, reviewed by Adam Roberts
Wednesday: Dead Set, reviewed by Martin Lewis
Friday: The Engine's Child by Holly Phillips, reviewed by Hannah Strom-Martin

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