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A cartoonist’s take on the Legend of Zelda and a horse named Ian.
KS contributor and British cartoonist Louis Roskosch has a new graphic novel out entitled Leeroy and Popo. Leeroy is an an unemployed bear and spends his days smoking weed with dino pal Popo. (You had me at unemployed bear): In Leeroy and Popo, we join the dilatory duo as they overcome obstacles as
PAUSE: Russian art collective channels Bezerk, dots town with red pixel people.
Video Russian art collective Pprofessors have taken to the streets of Moscow with dozens of giant red pixel people engaging in various activities like flying planes and, um, just sitting. Reminds me a bit of the work of Mark Jenkins, only more ominous. You can see more of their work on their LiveJou
Are pixels passé?
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
A velociraptor and a kitten walk into a bar….and a card game ensues.
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
Do mobile games need better fonts?
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
PAUSE: New videogame documentary explores the strange, wild world of Japanese arcades.
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
Play of the Day: Your social network — now as a living, pulsating organism.
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
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