Location-Based Entertainment, December 2000

December will feature articles based on the themes of location-based entertainment and anime. Karl Cohen is profiling Imax -- is animationšs next frontier in peril? We are also going to hear about the latest in theme park attractions and J. Paul Peszko reveals ways that large aerospace corporations are diversifying into the world of entertainment and animation. On the anime side of things Fred Patten is going to review Vampire Hunter D, the latest anime hit to arrive on U.S. soil. Andrew Osmond is going to be interviewing a number of experts and scholars on the stylistic merits of Japanese animation.

In other articles Chris Robinson is back with another "Animation Pimp" -- he promises this one will be a bit more "user friendly." Eric Huelsman is currently having fun playing with the new Lego Mindstorms and will fill us in on the details of these new high-tech versions of the old childhood favorites. Plus, we are going to have an in-depth conversation with voice actor, teacher, director Charlie Adler. From Cow and Chicken to Rugrats you can hear and see Charliešs work almost every time you turn on the television.

Our country of focus will be the burgeoning ranks of Spain. Plus we will also have a new Glenn Vilppu installment, an Internet company profile on Urban Entertainment and our monthly gaming column is going to focus on Men In Black. Plus, David Fine is going to review the Week of the Masters being held in Trivandrum, India. Plus, we will have reports from the London Effects and Animation Festival and Portugalšs Cinanima. And, of course, there will be more.