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Kickstarter Zombie RPG emulates real shelter conditions
Let’s get realistic about post-apocalypse survival, Jericho and Battlestar Galactica style. We’re going to have to work with our neighbors and compete against other towns to survive by gathering food and maybe shooting zombies. Dead State is a Kickstarter game that considers all these aspects of sur
Gates Foundation think wristbands can measure student boredom in class.
At any institution of higher learning there will be a teacher whose lectures are boring. It’s not hard to tell when students are bored—they’re usually staring off into space, texting, or sleeping. But some teachers may have lost this ability, having become habituated to a lack of eye contact, and Bi
Stressed out about your birthday? It might kill you.
New research on death days shows that we’re 14 percent more likely to die on our birthdays. The researchers analysed 2.4 million deaths over a 40-year period. Results show there were 13.8 per cent more deaths on birthdays than might be expected compared with any other day of the year. The risk incr
Feminist Allies Speak Up About Speaking Out in Gaming Culture
In a new post on ThinkProgress.org, Alyssa Rosenberg compiles a concise and useful guide for those wishing to better serve as feminist allies in our gaming culture, as well as for those who may have little exposure to the issues at hand. In a brilliant move, Rosenberg reached out to pro-feminist mal
Artist gives QR Codes a fighting chance via a 1970 zero-player game
The accidental aesthetic of Quick Response (QR) codes has gained the attention of artsts looking to explore its vast storage capabilities and (smart phone) user-friendly scanning. A few QR artists have hung whole galleries, courting comparisons to Piet Mondrian. Another Dutch artist, Sander Veenhauf
New details on Limbo developer Playdead’s next game, Project 2.
A list of interactive grant recipients from the Danish government has outed Limbo developer Playdead’s next game. Code-named Project 2, the list describes the game as taking place in a 3D world but with 2D gameplay. The game will tell the story of a lone boy’s fight against an evil group that are tr
Tinkercad turns 3D object design into a trading game.
video The idea of 3D printing objects has prompted a lot of utopian daydreaming, but it’s also led a host of eager novices to realize they’re actually lousy 3D designers. Tinkercad is a web-based 3D design tool built to make designing objects a simple and communal activity. Speaking in an interview
Zynga stock suffers sharp drop, finds itself in Hollywood hit conundrum.
The social game giant who owns Facebook’s Farmville and mobile fads like Draw Something and Words With Friends has watched their stock deflate rapidly in the past few trade days. Just a couple of possible reasons for the recent tailspin: dwindling interest in previous games from mobile players and F
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