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E3’s "booth babes" are finally getting widespread attention, critique.
Models hired to demonstrate at conventions, or booth babes, stand around in heels for long hours and fairly low pay. While they might help attract some attention to their employers’ booths, their presence is controversial. Including scantily clad women in a booth can distract attention from the adve
Disney’s Wreck-it Ralph tries to charm us back to theaters on the 8-bit bandwagon.
In the 8-bit arcades of yore, villians are flat characters–to say the least. With Wreck-It Ralph, Disney hopes to round one out for the sake of empathy, family fun, and a fresh roll of coins.The 3D animated feature goes beyond the CRT to show you the senstive, high-BMP side of Ralph (voiced by Jon C
Media coverage of drug abuse popularizes such abuse.
Stimulants help people be more alert and focused, which often helps with studying for school. High school students share their Ritalin and Adderall,, as the NY Times reports, but even more problematic is how illicit stimulant use tends to rise after such articles are published. Vaughan Bell at Mind
Education architecture takes a left turn toward the future.
Where does recess end and hookie begin? Architects and educators from Norway to Thailand are blurring the line between classroom and playground. Gestalten has recently published a book documenting the most wonderous examples. Our school grounds inspired lava monster and red rover–the next generatio
E3: Pikmin 3 and the melancholy of joy of murdering your friends.
video The Pikmin games were always proof that, when presented with the right amount of colorful cheer, the most horrifically sad acts can be digested as easily as candy. The E3 demo of Pikmin 3 carries on in this tradition with a game about a helpless protagonist who’s only path off an alien planet
Welcome to your new LEGO block — human DNA.
Despite public trepidation, nanotechnology continues as a new standard of Western medicine. Molecular biologists at Harvard are in the process of nano-sculpting DNA tiles–strands of synthetic DNA programmed to build off each other to form shapes to act as prescription drug couriers. Little children
Johannesburg gets its first indie game and music festival.
I connected with A MAZE festival organizer Thorsten S. Wiedemann about a year ago in Berlin when he told me about his forthcoming plans to bring an indie game festival to South Africa’s largest city. It’s finally happening.: From August 28th to September 2nd 2012 the A MAZE. Interact Festival will b
NYC’s Eyebeam Art + Technology Center seeks expansion.
Chelsea’s Eyebeam gallery has been home to some of our favorite digital projects and some of our favorite game designers. Matt Parker, who organized our SF party earlier this year was a fellow as was Kaho Abe, who we featured in Issue 2. Now they’re looking for help to build out their space: The rec
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