Virtual Worlds News reports today that the a new Federal Trade Commission study finds “explicit sexual content” in virtual worlds for kids and teens. Like prudish moms scouring books in the elementary school library for cuss words so that they can kick up a book-burning bonfire, the FTC has gone searching for offensive content and [...] Keep Reading

Yesterday was a deadline day here in Ontario for the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Interactive Digital Media Fund. That’s a lot of words, so let’s just shorten it to “OMDC IDM”. Of course, that’s a lot of acronyms, so let’s just shorten it to “OD” … as in, “i just OD-ed on application writing, and [...] Keep Reading

i was sitting in the industry consultation session held by Telefilm Canada, a federal corporation tasked with, among other things, dispensing cash to the country’s audiovisual industry, including teevee, film, and interactive content producers. Telefilm is restructuring its fund and calling it the Canadian Media Fund (CMF). One side of the fund gives money to [...] Keep Reading

Mason Hipp, aside from having an awesome beatnik poet name, has written a concise and excellent list of tips for freelancers: 5 Tricks That Make You More Attractive to Clients. Every so often i’ll read an article, and by the end of it i’ll be standing on my chair shouting “AMEN, BROTHER!” at the top [...] Keep Reading

Quick OMGPOPQUIZZZ!!! You’re creating a registration form, and you’d like to know if your registrant has a PENIS or a VAGINA. Do you ask for the registrant’s GENDER, or do you ask for his or her SEX? Choose wisely. The correct answer is “SEX”. It annoys me to no end to see “GENDER” on a [...] Keep Reading