The Jawbone UP was supposed to be the product that finally made it easy to track how effective your exercise regiment was doing. Snap it on your wrist, download the app onto your phone, and you were ready to let gamification work in your favor and shed some pounds. But in a recent article for Co.Des
The chaotic, state-of-nature propensity for violence exhibited in George Miller’s classic post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max has always seemed a perfect fit for videogames. So it makes sense that since its release in 1979, the film has had an enormous influence on what is now firmly established as
This Kickstarter project from Starr Labs, makers of many a Ztar, promises to turn Apple’s tablet “into a 21st century musical instrument” they are dubbing the “iTar.” Designed for musicians and aspiring guitar heroes alike, the designers leave the question open as to how it will apply to interactive
Chalk this one up as speculation, but it seems like more than coincidence. It is well-known that the surrealistic art of Giorgio de Chirico was an influence on Fumito Ueda when he made Ico, but did he go so far as to name the game after him? As NeoGAF forum member Dunan points out, the last three le
A thread on popular gaming forum NeoGAF is paying homage to the paintings of videogames. Not lowbrow art that portrays Mario and Kronos on canvas, but digital paintings that hang on the walls in games like Assassin’s Creed. While it is debatable whether games belong in museums, the thread shows that
Various government agencies got together in October to discuss how games can be used to help solve problems within their respective departments. More than 70 federal employees from 23 agencies held a confab at the White House in October to discuss projects they are working on to use games to address
I thought Team Bondi’s painstaking recreation of 50’s LA was impressive, but Ana Serrano’s has taken the crown. The piece, entitled Salon of Beauty and currently installed at the Rice Gallery in Houston, is a replica city block made entirely out of cardboard. While cardboard provides a practical and
The Narrative of Victor Karlock is an upcoming film that uses puppets instead of their CG counterparts. The film is billed as Victorian ghost story, but has a striking resemblance to BioShock, due to the chilling atmosphere and portrayal of a vintage diving suit. Source: The Spirit Cabinet. -Jason J