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New photo filter turns your life into an 8-bit game
For a constellation of aesthetic, practical, social, technological, motivational, logical, ethical and moral reasons, I do not use Instagram. Please, feed me your hate; it makes me stronger. But. But. But! Photogotchi, a new, magic, filter from CarnationGroup, casts a Metroidish-shadow on the imag
How movies became unreal and why games always have been
J. Hoberman, exiled from the Village Voice, hits one out of the park at The New York Review of Books with his discussion of the introduction of CGI into film. – – – In short, whether as a source of visual data or as a delivery system, computer-generated imagery has introduced a radical impurity into
Playing MMOs can help you in the workplace. Yes, I know, but it’s true
A collaboration between the Newcastle Univeristy Business School and the University of Crete yields the results that thousands of basement-dwelling, Cheeto-mainlining deadbeats have been waiting for: playing MMOs can teach workplace leadership skills. As the working world demands international colla
Movie and TV composers are slumming it in the world of gaming
Over in LA-LA land, movie and television composers are taking a break from their linear narratives and CGI explosions to score, well, the slightly less linear narratives and, er, CGI explosions of videogames. Money quote: “The score will never play the same way twice,” Tyler says. “I like to watch p
NBA Live 2013 goes on lockout, will return next year
EA’s long-running basketball series has conceded the ring to NBA 2K13 for the season. Some tips to get back in shape: 1. Less time at Score’s. 2. Train with 2K13. Did you see how KD got in the gym with Bronbron this summer? The Lanklien knows to beat the best, you have to act like his homeboy durin
A dungeon crawler whose characters let you know you’re doing a bad job
A new dungeon crawler on the 3DS eShop, The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave, has players collecting their warriors, er, Denpa men, from different wi-fi hotspots as an AR feature. The different Denpa men have personalities that bring Dwarf Fortress to mind. Philip J Reed reviews the game at Nintedo Life
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