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April 11, 2011, 1:00 pm
“Culture arises and unfolds in and as play.” — Johan Huizinga
April 11, 2011, 12:30 pm
Pause: The Pixel Art of Andy Helms [via oktotally]
Videogames can aid in stroke recovery
For those who’ve suffered from stroke, there may be new hope. A report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that games can help patients regain arm strength. “Recent research indicates the brain has a remarkable potential for remodelling because after injury it shows neurop
Zombie trailer + Icelandic composer = iTunes track
Remember that Dead Island trailer for a couple weeks back? The one with the lilting strings? We’re not huge fans of hype around trailers, but if you haven’t watched this one, you should. Anyway, it was the handiwork of Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds, a eminently talented and tow-headed young man
World of Warcraft gold farmer, spit boy, alewife ranked as worst jobs ever performed
We know there are many bad jobs in the world. (Major website videogame intern may be one of them, in fact.) Lapham’s Quarterly has gone ahead and done the legwork for the worst jobs ever created. These include such glorious distinctions Viking egg-collector, the poor people in Tokyo who push crowde
April 9, 2011, 1:07 pm
PAUSE: Sachin Teng.
A peace offering to Kratos, website shows history of war in snazzy interactive fashion
An exemplar of pure dedication to military history or a love sacrifice to the God of War, Conflict History is exactly as it seems. (It’s Friday. We’re straightforward.) For Civilization nuts, this a perfect way to compare your plans of world domination to those of glorious yesterday. Scroll through
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