Academic journals are often awful about accessibility. If you don’t have access to a university library, it’s almost impossible to know what’s going on in the academic community. Fortunately, “open-source” or free, online academic journals are gaining in popularity. Mediascape, UCLA’s journal of cin
Kickstarter makes it looks easy to get funded for a project. Just put together a good enough video and people are dying to give out money! While it’s easy to see all the successfully funded projects on Kickstarter, it’s harder to find the failed projects. It makes sense not to show them to consumers
Japanese games are frequently criticized for sticking to a formula. Games evolve rather than innovate; even the latest Zelda game started out with three starter dungeons, as did many of its predecessors. For those of us eager to see radical new ideas out of Japan, indie games might be a good place t
We’re fans of combining music and games, as you can tell from our Soundplay project. Tabor Robak, who we interviewed last year at the New Museum, made a music game set to an entire 35-minute album. David Kanaga describes the game on his blog: Exo brings us face to face with tensions that have the p
New environmental sensors for the iPhone let consumers take stock of their surroundings. The nitrate sensor can tell if food is really organic, or if your garden needs more fertilizer. Three other sensors for radioactivity, humidity, and electromagnetic fields will increase the quantification and di
At Snarky Little Sticher’s Etsy shop, these cross-stitched videogame characters are available for pixel art with a warmer touch.
The Other Brothers sees the Mario Brothers as Italian auto mechanics in the 1960s who need to rescue their princess from the Mafia. The retro-styling in art and plot provide a great setting for more videogame homages and plenty of running and jumping. The Unity-based game is slated for release in No
Vegan soaps in the form of game cartridges. Their motto: “Lather Up, Level Up.” – – –