> Problem is, the corporate
> stranglehold is pretty much total. Not as much room to maneuver as
> before. Communication is in flux, revenues are down, creating a more
> conservative atmosphere. At least here in the US. Outside, I know new
> currents are taking shape. At least I hope so.
They're not only taking shape, they're a flood tide. There are communities of dissent within the US, at the very heart of the corporate machine, ingeniously concealed within the videogame culture (e.g. Santa Monica Studios and Insomniac). But the unshackled, raw creativity bursting out of the BRIC media cultures is mind-boggling. I literally find it hard to keep up.
-- DRR