Jacob Simon
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Humor, the purest form of play, explained by The New Yorker’s cartoon editor.
Humor is poorly understood—and frequently misunderstood. Bob Mankoff, the cartoon editor for The New Yorker, posted an article yesterday that touched upon play and humor. And that episode of Seinfeld. Whether we find a comic funny or not, he says, is determined by the degree and nuance with which th
Slender might be the scariest ten minute game we’ve ever played.
We don’t always play horror games. But when we do, we usually piss ourselves. Slender is simple and scream-inducing. Pick your poison: Mac or PC.
A designer, architect and skateboarder walk into a bar…
Wired recently did a profile on a company called California Skateparks—comprised of architects, designers, and skateboarders alike—explaining the balance of play, difficulty, and art that a good skatepark requires. Every park that California Skateparks builds has certain fundamental features, like
