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April 21, 2011, 8:55 am
PAUSE: A BioShock illustration is seen through a glass darkly.
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April 20, 2011, 4:31 pm
A Neo-Geo case made of walnut. [via]
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Are the Littlest Kids Now the ‘Touch Generation’?
In 2001, author Marc Prensky coined the term “digital native” for those born without knowledge of an analog world. For kids coming up today in the ubiquity of touch screens, they may not know a world where those surfaces weren’t open for manipulation and control. The idea of a “touch generation” is
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Need a Portal 2 Day? NH Company Is Giving Time Off for That.
This is awesome. A Manchester, NH company is giving employees paid time off for big releases: Given this reality, Dyn has recently refreshed their employee benefits to take account for major game release days, giving an optional PTO day per year for big releases. The New England-based provider of en
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Gary Jules’ Mad World + Minecraft = Something Strange and Hypnotic
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April 20, 2011, 1:10 pm
“If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.” — John Cleese
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Today on KS: Learning to Get Away With Murder
As part of our ongoing series on the life of a videogame intern, Joseph Bernstein deals with the discomfort of playing excessively violent videogames: My adult enjoyment of violent videogames was always girded by two assumptions. The first is that eliminating or surpassing an obstacle is the basic u
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How One Texas Man Plays Super Street Fighter – Without Full Use of Hands
This is amazing. A videogame player in Texas has been competing in recent Super Street Fighter IV tourney — without the use of his hands: At first, she was baffled by the condition, but after she sought the help of several geneticists and specialists, Begum was diagnosed with arthrogryposis. “It was
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The Military’s Biggest Tech Challenge? Smartphones.
The military, understandably, is obsessed with adding the newest technology, but to date, smartphones haven’t been added to the mix. That’s been a big challenge and one the military is trying to tackle, according to Danger Room “Every kid’s going down to whatever local store they want and they’re b
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April 20, 2011, 9:50 am
PAUSE: Traffic Light.
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April 19, 2011, 3:41 pm
Old school commercial for Nintendo’s Game & Watch is adorable, quaint
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Boston to Turn in Digital Wonderland For a Weekend
This weekend, Beantown plays host to the Boston Cyberarts Festival which will turn the entire town into an augmented reality paradise. We just hope they stay away from Lansdowne Street. That gets real ugly at night. Daily Serving has the rundown: The disembodied art on display include (in collabora