We are blown away by this Russian Roulette hack for the Kinect.
Built by Theo Watson in just three hours for Art Hack Day this weekend, this is tongue-in-cheek prototype surely to misinterpreted by the MSM. -Jamin Warren
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1953 postsHow Guitar Hero led one cognitive psychologist to breakthoughs on music.
How often do any of us decide to make life-altering decisions that go completely opposite to our skills and talents? The NY Times has the story of y what cognitive psychologist Gary Marcus did in trying to learn the guitar. His new book “Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning show
Extra lives: Experiencing other ways of life through stories and games
Sarah Kay’s Ted Talk “How Many Lives Can You Live?” starts with a childhood question of potential identity. “When I was little I could not understand the concept that you could only live one life. And I don’t mean this metaphorically, I mean I literally thought that I was going to do everything ther
"Grammatika" might teach you how to write a proper symphony.
There’s a music app called Circle of Fun available for the iPad right now. Creator Troy Peterson wants to jazz it up (pun not intended) and is currently raising money on Kickstarter for the next sizeable update. Grammatika looks to have a lot of potential to teach students about music and let them s
PAUSE: You want to find these scrapped spacecraft designs in Mass Effect 3.
Wired has compiled a bunch of conceptual drawings and prototypes of spacecrafts that, for one reason or another, sadly never became reality. My favorite is this beaut from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. which “was based on ideas from the rocket pioneer Werner Von Braun.” Sigh. I miss the S
New light shed on how our brains adapt to stress (or Dark Souls).
Ever wonder how you harness all that stress behind the controller? There might be an answer in the near future. Scientists have uncovered a new mechanism that enables greater study into the little-known world of stress and the brain. Using “mouse and zebrafish model systems,” researchers are now abo
The New Girl: Games should be taking cues from Hollywood’s trend of stronger, raunchier females.
The past year has seen the rise of a new breed of leading lady: the foul-mouthed, dirty, yet smart and confident female worthy of the spotlight. In Hollywood, this new character is drawing in audiences, particularly with the Judd Apatow-produced hit Bridesmaids of last summer. Sundance has also embr
PAUSE: A playground fit for Tony Hawk.
My new favorite blog is Playscapes which is all about playground design. These were designed by Danish playground design firm Kompan. –Jamin Warren [img]
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