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Will the Father of Pong save our schools… with videogames?
At the recent GamesBeat 2011 conference, Nolan Bushnell—founder of Atari, games impresario, tech prognosticator—outlined his plans for the future. “What am I working on?” he said. “I want to fix education in the world. As soon as I work on that, I am going to work on world hunger and then world peac
Cheat Sheet 7/22: New Street Fighter x Tekken footage, Missile Command 2 to premiere in 2012
We make getting mainstream videogame news so easy it’s out of this world! -Check out the newest Street Fighter x Tekken gameplay video. –Joe Danger dev Sean Murray has no sympathy for Team Bondi. -Gamers awaiting Star Wars: The Old Republic outside of North America or Europe shouldn’t hold their br
PAUSE: A shimmering face and a Kinect hack make magical music together
Nicholas Felton (who contributed to issue 2) notes: This awesome collaboration between the magical Zach Lieberman and the enchanting Olga Bell combines Open Frameworks, a Kinect, video-projections and one of the best songs from her new album Diamonite. Watch it! -jamin
Why Lowering the Monkey Bars is a Bad Idea
In light of increasing pressure to increase the safety of children’s playgrounds, many psychologists argue that more dangerous playground equipment may actually be preferable. It’s all about overcoming fears, before they become a bigger problem: By gradually exposing themselves to more and more dan
Step into the Void, play around in it, and share it with others
What is Void, you ask? The simplest way to describe it is, well, how the creators describe it themselves: VOID is a conceptional processing magazine for the iPad. It is aimed to bring coding closer to designers, with focus on enhanced user integration and personalization with a strong visual approa
Cheat Sheet 7/21: Bobby Kotick talks business, Deus Ex trailer stuns, TF2 rockets finally make sense
HEY! LISTEN! Here’s some more mainstream videogame news! -Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick explains why DJ Hero killed Guitar Hero, among other things. –Watch the incredibly moving live-action trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. –GoldenEye 007: Reloaded has been confirmed. -Respawn keeping
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