For me, this podcast has become a treasure trove of awesome new stuff that I can pretend to be an expert on in order to impress my friends. Which is exactly what I plan to try and do with you, our dear readers of BTSB!
Transitioning into student life hasn’t been all sleek and smooth. It has felt similar to re-learning snowboarding every winter. My sedentary triceps burn and ache from continuously having to push myself back up, I have an impressive array of multicolored and shaped bruises and I can’t sit without howling in pain. Yet I’m beaming because nothing beats the joy of getting down that terrifying hill of ice in one piece.
The gaming market is always looking for the next big thing. Motion control, be it a touch screen or Kinect, played a big part in the rise of “casual” gaming, bringing games to the masses. Virtual reality displays might just be the next big hit.
Public Park Apocalypse
Elizabeth Oakes's essay focuses on our uncanny fascination with the apocalyptic and scenarios of a world after the fall of mankind. Is any of us really going to end up as the lone wolf protagonists of a post-apocalyptic world?
With less than seven weeks to the premier of the latest play by Thespians Anonymous, BTSB caught up with members of the crew to find out what goes into the making of an amateur theatre production.
Practical Approaches, Broken Noses
After frequenting the Bicycle Film Festival, Elizabeth Oakes reflects on the nature of pain in the skateboarding and BMX cultures, meeting rollers around Helsinki.
Jesper Simola, on the brink of new territories himself, offers insight into things every freshman should keep in mind when starting their university studies.