SXSW News
Don Tapscott Presentation Kicks Off SXSW Interactive 2012
Want to start your 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival experience on the right note? Then be sure to attend "Rethinking Civilization for the Social Age" on Friday, March 9 from 2:00-3:00 pm in Exhibit Hall 5 at the Austin Convention Center. A solo presentation from acclaimed Macrowikinomics author Don Tapscott, this session will cover how the revolution of social media necessitates rebuilding many (if not all) of the institutions that have served our civilization for many centuries.
SXSW Films on Release - Friday, January 27, 2012
Welcome to SXSW Films on Release. Whether in theatres, on DVD, online, TV or anywhere else, catch up on great films from previous SXSW Film.
THEATRICAL
The Innkeepers
Spotlight Premieres, 2011
February 3
Kill List
SXFantastic, 2011
February 3
Interactive Session Spotlight: "Open Innovation: Millions of Us Solving Problems"
Can a crowdsourced group of gamers solve scientific problems if given the proper platform? Adrien Treuille thought so and created the game Foldit. Users design and fold real biomolecules revealing better ways for drugs to treat diseases. The future is bright for this kind of thinking. Come here about it and more during "Crowdsourcing Science." This session will happen Saturday, March 10 at the Hyatt. Click here for a full panel schedule for the 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival.
Artist Profile: Library Voices
Some bands might interpret trailer robbery and a studio-destroying flood as messages from the universe that perhaps their music is not meant to be. Canadian pop ensemble Library Voices, however, seem to translate these fiascos into a form of musical adrenaline- pumping out three releases in two years.
Hotels Boast Fine Dining Options
When hunger sneaks up on you, your hotel’s restaurant can be the most satisfying and convenient dining option whether it’s the Hyatt’s Marker 10 or the Roaring Fork at the InterContinental, there are some great options out there. Austin’s hotels have been critically acclaimed as offering some of the finest cuisine the city has to offer. The sampling of hotel restaurants listed below have gained reputations as favorites with locals as well as travelers.
