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PAUSE: Carrie Schneider builds houses just to burn them down
More Carrie Schneider work here.
Salesforce’s chief scientist on not putting the "lipstick of gamification on the pig of work"
Area/Code co-founder Kevin Slavin posted observations on a video of Salesforce.com’s chief scientist on the problem of “gamification.” JP Rangaswami says: “I have neither the intent or wish to put the lipstick of gamification on the pig of work because the solution is not to make work a pig and the
"Pencil Dice" aid those needing to roll a D6 and write the great American novel simultaneously
All from London-based designer Sebastian Bergne. [via]
Cheat Sheet 6/27: TF2 is a free-for-all, Smash Bros. for Wii U will be a long time coming
Here’s some bite-size mainstream videogame news to go with your morning coffee. -Get a look at new screens, details and the trailer for the upcoming XCOM reboot. –Team Fortress 2 is now free-to-play online, but you can still pay for virtual hats and stuff. –Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki trades in his r
