When I first saw the title of this game as I was browsing Steam and was immediately intrigued. This intrigue stemmed from the game itself and my own interest in any developer who thinks that using a name like “Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist” is a good idea. As it turns out, that ... Read More »
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Deleting Websites and Overcoming Adversity in Archiving Adventure
A hard lesson I’ve learned over the past year is that nothing ever goes exactly according to plan. As we tried to set up the archive on The Pointer website, this was no exception. Setting up the archive was something we needed to do. It was the only way we could delete the old website that misled readers when they ... Read More »
What can ‘FNaF World’ Teach Us about Video Games?
Near the end of January, Scott Cawthon released “FNaF World,” the latest installment of his “Five Nights at Freddy’s” series. While I’ve never played any of his games, this franchise has developed a substantial following over the past two years. As a result there was a great deal of excitement surrounding this new title. However, in the wake of some ... Read More »
Struggling with Innovation of an Old Formula in ‘Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’
Since the release of the first game in the franchise back in 2007, I have been a big fan of Assassin’s Creed. I was blown away by the originality of its design, both in terms of mechanics like its trademark free-running system, along with its beautiful visual style and the clever meta-fictive qualities of its split narrative, which tasks the ... Read More »
The Pointer Names New Editor-in-Chief
The Pointer has chosen Managing Editor Samantha Bradley as editor-in-chief for the spring 2016 semester. Bradley is currently a junior English major and Spanish and professional writing minor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She began working for the publication as copy editor in January and became managing editor in September. As vice president of Barney Street, Bradley comes to The Pointer with experience ... Read More »
Media Students Share Victory
The 2015 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association awards presented a unique opportunity for students from SPTV and 90Fm to solidify a supportive relationship between their organizations. The awards were held Saturday, March 6, in Madison to recognize students who submitted entries to the competition. Students from organizations didn’t just walk away with awards, but a stronger sense of collaboration. As Promotions Director ... Read More »
Dear Pointer Business Manager,
“My relationship is getting stale. What should I do?” It seems that you are currently suffering a shift in your product demand curve. But, do not worry! It is most likely that your aggregate demand, and demand for substitute goods, has stayed constant, or even increased! What I recommend is a paradigm shift to retailor your supply to penetrate other ... Read More »
New Website on the Way
We are currently working on moving our online content to a new website. By next semester we hope to be publishing all of our content to the new site. Here is a link to the multimedia content we will be publishing up until that point. Thank you for supporting us. Click here to visit our new multimedia website. The ... Read More »
90FM Album Review: Emmitt James- Until I’m A Dead Poet
Growing up in central Wisconsin, I have seen and heard my fair share of local attempts at hip-hop. For the most part the attempts at the genre of hip-hop fall short. If I can be brutally honest, most local attempts at hip-hop in central Wisconsin are down right embarrassing and I literally cringe with how uncomfortable I get with the ... Read More »
Irony in Germany
Greetings once again from Poland! Today’s small life lesson actually comes from Berlin. For those that don’t know, during the Poland trip, we get a week off to travel anywhere we choose. My friend Nate and I chose to visit Berlin during that time. It was an amazing trip, with not enough days and hours to do everything you would ... Read More »