SXSW News
Interactive Session Spotlight: "Open Innovation: Millions of Us Solving Problems"
Can a crowdsourced group of gamers solve scientific problems if given the proper platform? Adrien Treuille thought so and created the game Foldit. Users design and fold real biomolecules revealing better ways for drugs to treat diseases. The future is bright for this kind of thinking. Come here about it and more during "Crowdsourcing Science." This session will happen Saturday, March 10 at the Hyatt. Click here for a full panel schedule for the 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival.
Artist Profile: Library Voices
Some bands might interpret trailer robbery and a studio-destroying flood as messages from the universe that perhaps their music is not meant to be. Canadian pop ensemble Library Voices, however, seem to translate these fiascos into a form of musical adrenaline- pumping out three releases in two years.
Hotels Boast Fine Dining Options
When hunger sneaks up on you, your hotel’s restaurant can be the most satisfying and convenient dining option whether it’s the Hyatt’s Marker 10 or the Roaring Fork at the InterContinental, there are some great options out there. Austin’s hotels have been critically acclaimed as offering some of the finest cuisine the city has to offer. The sampling of hotel restaurants listed below have gained reputations as favorites with locals as well as travelers.
The Daily Chord - Friday, January 27
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EU official resigns over anti-piracy trade agreement
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Hulk Hogan almost joined Metallica
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Megaupload case gets weirder
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Marvel to Make Major Announcement at ScreenBurn Arcade!
Comic fans rejoice! Marvel Entertainment has some ground-breaking news to reveal Sunday, March 11 at 1pm on the Arcade Stage presented by IGN . The event will take place at the Palmer Events Center and is free and open to the public.
“Marvel has always been the industry leader in graphic fiction and digital media and with the announcements we’ve planned, we couldn’t have picked a more appropriate show than SXSW,” said Dan Buckley, Publisher and President of the Print, Animation & Digital Divisions, Marvel Worldwide, Inc. “We’re big believers that both print and digital can work hand-in-hand to bring more readers to comics than ever before — and if you’re at SXSW Interactive you’ll be the first to see just how we’re going to do that.”
