The Mind Control Division is the intelligence arm of Blaine Kyllo's Solo Corps. This department conducts investigations and experiments into media culture, which includes, but is not limited to, writing on television, video games, and books.
I’m currently writing on video games ("Trigger Happy" in the Georgia Straight and "Joystuck" in FFWD Weekly), consumer technology ("Techno Logic" in the Georgia Straight), and television ("Remote View" appears at CinemaSpy.ca).
In this week’s Straight I look at the new SSX from EA Sports.
First, I talk to Steve Rechtschaffner, who created the sport and the first few video games in the franchise:
I also consider how SSX walks the line between real and hyper-real:
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