Labubus, Loot Boxes and the Gamblification of Everything
From Labubus to loot boxes, gambling mechanics have escaped video games to colonize daily life—turning every transaction into a chance for excitement.
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Sahej Rahal's AI Instruments and Cooperative Creatures
What happens when artificial intelligence becomes a site for reimagining collective consciousness? Sahej Rahal creates speculative creatures and AI simulations that challenge Western notions of individual consciousness while drawing from centuries-old Indian philosophical traditions.
Pocket Kingdom might be the start to some epic pixel-art games
The pixel artist who calls himself “08–n7R6-7984” probably has too many projects on the go. The one that has caught the most attention is RE5734L3R, which follows a robot that makes its way up the class system of a mechanical cyberpunk city by stealing the social chips of other robots. It’s the pixe