Here come the heroes
Superhero movies are perhaps the most common and successful blockbusters today.
Category: ARTS
Chairman of the Board: ‘A spy by any other name’
Codenames is a party game for two or more players designed by Vlaada Chvátil and published by Czech Games Edition (CGE) in 2015. The players split into two teams, each lead by a “spymaster.”
The sweetest sounds at Douglas College
On February 25, Guzman Ramos invited his audience to sit, relax, and sip softly on the divine taste of music during his performance at Douglas College.
Comic Corner: The world’s toughest
Una the Blade by Steve LeCouilliard delivers in terms of being radically different than anything I have ever read before, but comes up a bit short story-wise.
Still searching for a challenge
I was excited when I heard about Final Fantasy Explorers for the Nintendo 3DS. Although I haven’t played a lot of the Final Fantasy games, this one looked different than the typical turn-based combat typically found in the retro games, and I was excited to try it.
Flawed by Design: Use your words
Many video games concern themselves with creating an avatar for the player, usually by offering some level of customization in the areas of character appearance and skill specialization.
For the love of the craft
On February 23, local Vancouver wordsmith John Vaillant met with creative writing students in Douglas College’s Aboriginal Gathering Place to discuss the writing and publishing of his award winning books The Golden Spruce, The Tiger, and The Jaguar’s Children.
Chairman of the Board: No one can hear you scream
Some co-op games are easy. Some are difficult. And in some cases, a different version of an easy game can be brutal.
The thrill of a life on stage
Allan Lysell, the chair of Douglas’ theatre program, has spent his life on the stage, following a passion that began in high school after the Vancouver Playhouse visited his school to present a selection of Shakespeare scenes.