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.
At SXSWi last week, a comment from Ben Terret, head of design for the UK Government Digital Service, had particularly resonance for us gameplaying folks. The panel was titled “The New Aesthetic: Seeing Like Digital Devices” and walked through the myriad of ways that our understanding of modern reali
One of our new favorite Kickstarters is for the audaciously delicious Velociraptor! Cannibalism! some Philadelphia-based board game makers: Velociraptor! Cannibalism! is a card game of survival, mutation, and the occasional volcano. Based on a crude understanding of natural selection,Velocipator! Ca
Over at Buzzfeed, John Herman notes that the introduction of new retina displays for the iPad is giving mobile app designers pause about a previously overlooked design element: fonts. He points to the app Readability’s licensing of fonts from Hoefler & Frere-Jones, one of the most establish foundrie
Video Brad Crawford has a trailer for his new documentary titled 100 Yen. There aren’t a ton of details but in his words: 100 Yen is a historical documentary about the evolution of arcades and the culture surrounding it – from the birth of arcades to the game centers that still thrive today. With a
Ok, so maybe this isn’t a game per se, but after taking a peek at Bloom’s Biologic at SXSWi this year, I thought it’d merit a mention. In a panel on “The Contemplative Power of Play” featuring ngmoco’s Justin Hall and thatgamecompany’s Robin Hunicke, Ben Ceverny discussed how games can help as get a
As a fan of games, you probably wonder “Why don’t big publishers like to take risks with new properties?” A look at this year’s titles certainly bears that out — Halo 4, Borderlands 2, Diablo III. These are all retreads of reliable winners, but there’s nothing new on the horizon. At this year’s DICE
Is nothing sacred? We all witnessed mankind’s defeat to the device known as Watson on our beloved Jeopardy!. Then there was Deep Blue’s crushing blow to chessmaster Garry Kasparov’s spirits. Now there’s Dr. Fill, according to the NY Times. Created by an AI guru and Oxford Ph.D holder, Dr. Fill can c
Author Helen DeWitt was asked by a journalist about books that she’s re-read during her lifespan. What ensued was a 5000 word list of her favorites — but more notably, she outlines how that book had changed from her initial read to her subsequent re-read (or rerereread as it were). She explains: Rer