Announcing the Intel Two5six Scholar program
“Why wouldn’t anyone want to learn more about the intersection between media, gaming and technology?”
Kill Screen Staff
Tune into this psychedelic wonderland and never want to leave
Sign up to receive each week’s Playlist e-mail here! Also check out our full, interactive Playlist section. GARDENARIUM (Windows, Mac, Linux) BY PALOMA DAWKINS AND KYLER KELLY People have wondered about the potential healing properties of psychedelics ever since Timothy Leary tried curing alcoholic
How a mountain and an octocat help us find peace on the Internet
Mountain and Octocat tell the story of life on the Internet
New episode of Let’s Play takes games beyond the screen
The first three installments of Laurent Checola and Thomas Kimmerlin’s micro-documentary web series Let’s Play invited viewers to examine the new frontiers for game designers, how they are participating in controversial conversations, and how they can challenge conventional notions of play and succe
Our documentary look at the art of videogames continues
The first two episodes of Laurent Checola and Thomas Kimmerlin’s collaborative micro-documentary Let’s Play introduced the emerging communities of developers experimenting with how to create exciting new experiences and tell emotionally resonant, even controversial stories within games. The third in
This Japanese cat-ownership smartphone game is everything
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See how games are taking on the world in the next episode of Let’s Play
“Change the Rules”
What are you doing tomorrow? Kill Screen takes over the Ace Hotel April 28
Stop by to see the best in new interactive experiences.
Play Russian roulette with a laptop at Kill Screen’s Two5six arcade
Discover beautiful new games at the Two5six arcade hosted by Kill Screen.
Less than a week left for early bird registration to Two5six
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The unusual ways algorithms can result in intimacy
Searching for the ghost in the machine.
This week’s Playlist pick: Sisyphos
The ancient Greek punishment of playing videogames.
Videogames and electronic music: still the best thing
Michna and Heathered Pearls will be spinning at Two5six’s public arcade.
This week’s Playlist pick: TouchTone
Sign up to receive each week’s Playlist e-mail here! Also check out our full, interactive Playlist section. TOUCHTONE (iOS) BY MIKENGREG Greg Wohlwend and Mike Boxleiter are outraged at the erosion of privacy in the post-Snowden era. But rather than stepping up to a soapbox to rant about it, they
Could videogames be a bit more childlike? A Two5six preview.
Toca Boca’s Willow Mellbratt is an expert on play.
Announcing a free monthly public arcade at the Ace Hotel
What are you doing March 31?
This week’s Playlist pick: Sound System II
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Videogames and craft in a maker-filled world
A Two5Six sneak peek.
This week’s Playlist pick: White Night
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Our annual Two5six conference is back May 15-17
Tell your assistant to clear your schedule.
This week’s Playlist pick: Alto’s Adventure
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Playlist: An interactive walk through the woods
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We’re off for President’s Day, by the way
Take yourself a day, pal.
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