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.
Article
I’ve never been reviewed. I’ve received angry fan letters now and again, but I’ve never had the distinct privilege (or dishonor) of having my work evaluated by a professional. That feeling of reading another man or woman’s words; their reflections, critiques, and assumptions about what I’ve poured m
Editorial
These digital objects we spend so much time with—what wisdom do they impart?
point and click
Krystian Majewski talks about identity, animation, and adventure in his game Trauma
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Issue 01
Mark Essen (Messhof) creates games that thrive on discomfort, from the sickening drone of Randy Balma to the merciless difficulty of Flywrench. We explore how his background in art and film, and his preference for controlled randomness, shapes his uniquely unapproachable yet alluring designs.
Editorial
Simply put, games are no fun. So let’s talk about that.
war games
A writer with family in Fallujah reckons with a video game set in the city where his cousin was shot and asks whether realism in games is even welcome anymore.
Pinball
The fall and rise of pinball in New York
Issue 01
Audio designers on things that crash, squeal, vomit, and boom.
Feature
A name explained, defended, and heralded.