Arcade machines, intricate game pieces and a plethora of digital, multimedia and board games will inhabit the Hammer Museum on Wednesday. Among them, something bigger will be at play. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Nick Crockett’s “Sneaky Cactus” for the UCLA Game Art Festival, which uses cactus controllers. The goal of the game is to get cacti to an oasis on the other side of a screen. (Courtesy of Nick Crockett)
Katniss Everdeen is making her comeback Friday: bow and arrows in tight grip, hair in an effortless braid and unflinching spark in her eyes. “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” will provide a resolution to the rebellion against the Capitol and bring the series to an end. Read more...
Photo: “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2,” the final installment of “The Hunger Games” series film adaptations, will premiere Friday, bringing the series to an end as Katniss Everdeen and the rebels fight to end Capitol rule. (Courtesy of Murray Close)
The walls of Diana Ford’s classroom dissolve into an open field as she puts on a pair of Oculus Rift goggles. Within the artificial realm created by the Oculus Rift headset, Ford chases after a ball only to run straight into a surrounding wall in her classroom, blurring virtual reality and reality. Read more...
Photo: Computer science lecturer Diana Ford teaches game-developing as a subfield of graphics. She teaches her fall quarter class, “Advanced Game Development for Virtual Reality,” using Oculus Rift goggles and tracking devices to create immersive gaming codes and player interaction with artificial intelligence. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)
In the war zone that is the fall TV season, it’s important to pick out the gems hidden in the media mesh. Each week, A&E columnist Sebastian Torrelio will profile one new show and one returning show that share a connection, detailing how they may make those after-school hours more meaningful. Read more...
Photo: “Nathan For You” features comedian Nathan Fielder creating theatrical art by doing things no sane person would ever think of. (Comedy Central)
Harmonized voices echoed through the north end of Parking Structure 2 on a cold Thursday night. The building’s fluorescent lights became spotlights while the actors danced on the chilled concrete. Read more...
Photo: The cast of HOOLIGAN’s “Rent” consulted with UCLA student group AIDS Ambassadors to learn more about the illness and to make the actors’ portrayals of the characters with the disease more accurate. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)
Tony Hong never considered psychology, his undergraduate major, to be a calling or passion when he began studying at UCLA in 1995. Instead, he was known by his peers for drawing dudes with big nipples and baggy underwear. Read more...
Photo: Artist and alumnus Tony Hong most recently showcased his work through Create:Fixate Foundation in Los Angeles. As an undergraduate student, he used to doodle at this four-person desk in Powell Library’s reading room. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)
The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Read more...
Photo: In 1993, Seattle-based band Modest Mouse took its name from an obscure line in Virginia Woolf’s “The Mark on the Wall.” The band’s flair for referencing great literature and crafting its own powerful narratives has kept it afloat in today’s music world. (Courtesy of Don Ryan)
