The Bowdoin Orient
Volume CXLI, Number 14
February 3, 2012
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Tournées Festival brings six Francophone films to campus
By NOELANI ROSILLO, STAFF WRITERA Chadian man sends his son to war; a failing magician forms an unlikely friendship in Scotland; a disabled woman travels to the Pyrenees. These diverse characters and more will come to Bowdoin next week as part of the Tournées Festival.
The Hum and the Beat: Del Rey betrays former irony with first full-length album
By SAM FICHTNER, COLUMNISTOf all of the remixes, music videos, and performances one can find online of Lana Del Rey's hit single, "Video Games," none are more beautiful or poignant than her performance at the Corinthia Hotel in London.
NES-thetics: 230 polygons, 1 shapely solution
By ERIC BINSWANGER, COLUMNISTToby Gard had a problem. Back in the summer of 1993, Gard—a famous British video game designer and consultant—was tasked with creating a more distinctive character for his studio's upcoming game, a 3-D action-platform inspired by the "Indiana Jones" films. However, the game's engine could only display a limited number of polygons, the basic building blocks of any 3-D model. Whereas modern game characters are composed of up to 60,000 polygons, Gard could only use a maximum of 230. It was hard enough making a computerized figure recognizable as a human being, let alone one that would stand out against a glut of similar games.
Art Smarts: Four poets set to read work as part of Longfellow Days
By SARAH WOOD, STAFF WRITERFour professional Maine-based poets will be coming to campus tomorrow and Sunday for the first two events of Bowdoin's annual Longfellow Days celebration.
Art Smarts: ‘Internationally-known’ professor to deliver lecture
By JOE SISE, STAFF WRITERRichard F. Thomas, professor of classics and director of undergraduate studies in the classics department at Harvard University, will deliver a lecture on Wednesday that should appeal to classics and English majors alike.
Art Smarts: Visiting artist will speak about work next week
By FIONA STAVROU, STAFF WRITERArtist Kristen Martincic will deliver a lecture about her printmaking, sculpture, and installations when she comes to campus next Thursday.