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Can we use crowdsourcing to recreate a legendary punch card computer?
In the 1830s, a mathematician named Charles Babbage drew up a set of plans for a programmable machine that ran off of punch cards. He called it an “Analytical Engine.” Everyone thought he was crazy. A hundred years later, somebody created basically the same thing that Babbage designed and called it
Videogames that explore sexuality from a woman’s perspective are game changers
Sex is traditional thought of as an offensive and defensive game, with the man trying to steal home, while the woman hopes to get three outs to end the inning. Getting youth to think outside of this stereotype is one of the goals of a forward-thinking sex education class that is written about in thi
November 21, 2011, 2:50 pm
Download audio file This is an audio excerpt from an interview with voiceover artist and actor Nolan North, featured in Kill Screen Issue 5: Sound. I caught North on Skype in Creative Director Amy Hennig’s office at Naughty Dog (he was there working on his book, Drake’s Journal, about the making of
Uwe Boll take note: Author Jonathan Lethem on the trouble with adaptations
In a recent interview for the Atlantic, writer Jonathan Lethem talked on the key differences between adapting comics to film. “The movies insist on transforming a form into another form, and yet the results fall into a hideous void between them. The mystery of the evocativeness of a comic book panel
Nerd self-help guru has some advice for you
Chris Hardwick, comedian, host of the Nerdist podcast, and former MTV game show host is a nerd and proud of it. In a recent article for Wired, however, he talks about how being a nerd is both a blessing and a curse. “Because of our mutant powers of obsession, it’s my guess that a lot of nerds suffer
Are we "gamers" or just people who play videogames?
In an interview with Forbes about his recent book How To Do Things with Videogames, well-known game academic Ian Bogost explained why the word “gamer” is a misnomer. In some ways, the concept of the gamer is one of the worst ideas that proponents of games have advanced. It signals it as sort of a li
Parents name child after videogame character
When Megan and Eric Kellermeyer found out their child was going to be born on the release date for the highly anticipated Skyrim, they did what any parents would do: name their child after the main character. Bethesda had announced a baby naming contest months ago, but Mrs. Kellermeyer is adamant th
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