The Rise of Indie Games in Austin
Besides being famous for being a “Weird City” and the “Music Capital of the World,” Austin, the capital of Texas, is increasingly being ...
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Making History in the City of Austin: The Celebration of the First Hip Hop Festival
“If you love your city, make some fucking noise!” said Austin Martin at the stage of Red7, surrounded by a crew of 7 local MCs during the performanc...
Dancing Fandango : A Conversation with Tim Schafer
Dancing and playing are sister practices. When we dance or when we play we move, interact, focus, and get engaged in feedback loops that allow us to laugh, sync...
Understanding Immigrants Assimilation: Classic and Alternative Theories
Researchers, politicians, and the general public have used the concept of assimilation to describe the processes of incorporation of foreign immigrants to a hos...
AMX and the Growing Hip Hop Movement in ATX
One of the things that surprised me when I moved to Austin four years ago was that in “the music capital of the world” so little hip hop was perform...
Evolving Digital Inequalities: Understanding the Changing Countours of Divides and Gaps
Over the last three decades, the rapid development and adoption of digital technology infrastructures, tools, and practices, has given rise to a new communicati...
El Viaje de Antonio / Antonio’s Journey
Life is a journey. No doubt. In both metaphorical and literal sense we cross time and space as we experience our lives. We move. Always move. For some people, s...