Sat, 21 Jan 2006
tron
"Boris F. was a german hacker under the pseudonym TRON, doing a lot of advanced chipcard hacking and crypto gear development. TRON died in 1998, he probably committed suicide, but there is a slight chance he was murdered. [...]"—Now German courts act against de.wikipedia because TRON's offline family-name was published in full there. Someone who knew TRON in person now has published an extensive article at /. which unveils a complex story. The whole controversy and everything in its wake is an interesting example of negotiation and reasoning within cyberculture.
via entry at mosaikum

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 | 13:15 | category: /fieldnotes | permalink
tron 2.0
Tron 2.0
 
For some early cyberculture items the franchise- and adaptation-roundabout seems to spin forever. The 1982 silverscreen-movie Tron was followed by Bally Midway's identically named arcade game in the same year. 1983 saw the computergame Discs of Tron, and, more recently, in 2004, Tron 2.0 and its ports/spinoffs Tron 2.0 Killer App. A comic book series based on Tron 2.0 was cancelled due to licensing issues with Disney. But now Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) seems to pull it through:
 
TRON
by Landry Walker, Eric Jones and Louie De Martinis

This new comic series continues where the TRON 2.0 video game left off, chronicling the adventures of Jet Bradley, a talented young programmer who is trapped in a computer mainframe.

Issue #1 is tentatively scheduled for April 2006.

Tron-Sector's image gallery contains 15 pieces of concept art for the upcoming graphic novel.
via entry at gamersgame

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 | 12:48 | category: /games | permalink