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Explaining disconnect between women, video games

June 10, 2006 It's not that women don't understand games, it's that games don't understand women, female game designer says. TAGS: women, video game, character, gamer, girl, games, conference, video

Virtual nightclub offers teens alter egos

May 15, 2006 Game lets teens create computer-generated characters, complete with cool hair cuts and dance moves. Images: The Lounge TAGS: teen, club, character, visitor, child, MySpace

International domain names succeed in testing

March 9, 2007 Advocates see ability to use internationalized domain names as crucial to retaining a single global Internet. TAGS: domain name, character, server

U.N. delegates: English isn't good enough

November 1, 2006 Participants at Athens summit demand more internationalization, saying English language enjoys an unfair Net monopoly. TAGS: domain name, U.N., ASCII, language, character, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Reverse-engineering 'The Godfather' for gaming

March 6, 2006 Electronic Arts artists had to watch the old film over and over to capture characters' look and feel. Video: Trailer of 'Godfather,' the game Image: Progeny of 'Godfather' TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., Pixar Animation Studios Inc., film, actor, animation, character, capture, movie, asset, movies, video game, games, process, video

Open source casts new mold for type design

July 11, 2006 DejaVu font development gives Linux another toehold for its push into proprietary territory. Image: The DejaVu font TAGS: open source, font, Fedora Project, derivatives, Linux, character, project, programming

How I helped Spider-Man save Santa Claus

December 22, 2006 A CNET News.com reporter spends a day learning to use Marvel's comic book creator, and in the process foils foes of St. Nick. Images: A superhero story TAGS: comic, art, character, Microsoft Windows

Blurring the lines in 'A Scanner Darkly'

July 14, 2006 Animation technique usually reserved for life-like special effects gives Philip K. Dick adaptation drug-induced ardor. Images: The hazy world of 'Scanner' TAGS: film, dot, scanner, animation, software program, character, effect

ICANN to fast-track internationalized domain names

November 15, 2007 Testing already under way for creation of domains in local-language script rather than in Latin characters, says ICANN official. TAGS: domain, DNS, chairman, character, language, process

Comic book creation for artless Spidey fans

July 18, 2006 Role of comics auteur soon available to Spider-Man fans--even if they're better at stick figures than web slingers. TAGS: comic, character, fan, video

Video Game Decency Act returns

March 21, 2007 Bill aims to criminalize attempts to hide true content of games to obtain less-restrictive ratings from Entertainment Software Rating Board. TAGS: video game, bill, character, games, video

Life in Legoland's model shop

May 26, 2006 From giant bears to replicas of cities, master builders are churning out lifelike models one brick at a time. Photos: Inside the Legoland model shop TAGS: LEGO Co., builder, shop, brick, character, New York, video

LiveJournal apologizes for mass deletion

June 1, 2007 Following Six Apart's deletion of 500 journals, users stage a blistering backlash and the company moves to make amends. TAGS: LiveJournal, journal, deletion, terms of service, community, role-playing game, discussion, character, account, e-mail

New character from Chuck Jones gets Web premiere

August 17, 2000 Almost 50 years since legendary animator Chuck Jones unveiled his last Looney Tunes character, the Web will become the place where his newest creation will make its first howl. TAGS: Showtime Networks, AtomFilms, IFILM Corp., Viacom Inc., animation, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Blockbuster Inc., character, movie, TV

Visual-effects masters put the magic in ILM

January 25, 2007 Fresh off two Oscar nods, Industrial Light & Magic lifts the curtain on the technology that may earn it its first Academy Award in the category it pioneered.Photos: The ILM magicPhotos: In the ... TAGS: spaceship, animation, installment, The Walt Disney Co., magic, Star Wars, supervisor, San Francisco, work, character, photograph
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