Jamin Warren founded Killscreen. He produced the first VR arts festival with the New Museum, programmed the first Tribeca Games Festival, the first arcade at the Museum of Modern Art, won a Telly, and hosted Game/Show for PBS.
Artist Joseph DeLappe (who we covered in our No Fun issue) has an odd and XL take on the modern shooter. If you remember, EA found themselves in hot water two years ago when they initially intended to allow players to control Taliban soldiers in multi-player. They (obviously) changed their mind. DeL
Austin’s Fantastic Fest adds an annual game jam to their programming. This year’s theme will be Pendelton Ward’s Adventure Time.
Wired on how Sony almost made a 2D console.
Flavorwire compiled a list of “ruin porn” images of abandoned video stores. Remember when you could rent a Super Nintendo? Yeah, I don’t miss that at all. Blockbuster Video – New Orleans, Louisiana Credit: Alex Gaidouk – – – Blockbuster Video – Adelaide, Australia Credit: Ryan Smith
I’ve spent a lot of time in outer space. Not me personally, of course, but, me, the other me. The controller-toting me that’s explored the vast distances of the cosmos. For the history of mankind, we’ve dreamed of flight and looked at the moon with wonder. Then there was the space program and now p
Last week, Harvard announced that “unprecedented” levels of cheating had taken place in a government course and the university would investigate more than 100 students. (Students cheat, regardless of their supposed intelligence. In fact, that this story made dozens of national outlets only furthers
You finally have an excuse for Nintendogs if you’re not a ten-year-old. You’re welcome.
Simogo, the Swedish game design duo who made one of fave iOS titles, Beat Sneak Bandit, have taken a turn for the dark side. Their teaser trailer is completely confusing, but in terms of capturing the ambience (um, the point of a trailer), they’re spot-on with the tone. – – – More from Simogo: In th