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Porpentine talks about leaving her trauma-filled hypertext fictions in the past
“It felt like making a doppelganger of myself and shooting her in the head.”
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You’ll spend more time than you should goofing off with this little lion dude
Lions are fucking awesome. These animals aren’t called king of the jungle for nothing, and it’s not hard to see why they’d instantly became status symbols to human kind, from monarchies to incestuous Game of Thrones houses alike. I mean, just look at this thing: This is a portrait of raw, unadultera
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Soft Body’s teaser trailer is a meditative music video in search of a game
How many videogames could just as easily be Bon Iver or Sigur Rós music videos? Ten percent? Fifteen? In the spirit of that question, here is the trailer for Soft Body, which, in addition to being the fashion thinkpiece term of art for yours truly, is apparently “an action-puzzle game set in a medit
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Greek artist draws on Euros to send a message about his country’s plight
This, it is fair to say, is not how the European project was supposed to work out. At this very moment, German citizens can walk up to an ATM and withdraw their daily limit. At this very moment, Greek citizens can wait in line near an ATM in the hopes of eventually withdrawing their government-limit
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Clickhole’s parody newsgame simulates the gay love fest of ancient Roman battles
You are a seasoned Roman general in the year 31 AD. Your biceps and eight-pack glisten in the sunlight as the gods smile down upon you and promise bloody victory. Only you and your army stand between the Germanic invaders and your beautiful Roma. So you reach for your battle axe, grab a statue of Ro
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Architecture for atheists acknowledges the infinite detail of the universe
How do you build a church for an atheist? Who or what, exactly, would an atheist be looking to worship at a church made for them? These are null questions as, by definition, an atheist has no need for a church, at least not for prayer and sermons. It’s a shame, really, as while the routine of Sunday
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How sheep surveillance became a new online game
Google street view makes a game out of sheep hunting Our collective fandom knows no bounds Making a game out of sheep spotting Google Maps is transforming the way we play I spy
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"Backseats in Videogames" finds the serene beauty of racing games
Racing up front, beautiful road trips in the back.
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Robotic Latte Art: Very accurate and a little bit creepy
Your caffeinated beverage is, in all likelihood, milk with a side of coffee. Less generously, it is a milkshake. But what if your drink was something more than just the combination of espresso shots, steamed milk, and (heaven forfend!) pumpkin spice? What if your cappuccino was art? This, in a demi-
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Beglitched features the cutest bunch of hackers you’ve ever seen
The NYU Game Center’s Incubator game, Beglitched, essentially turns the seedy and terrifying underworld of hacking into the single most kawaii tile adventure you’ll ever embark upon. For example: you know those annoying emails you get in your inbox about making your penis 6 inches longer? Well, Begl
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Paul Krugman delivers punches and ripostes in an arcade-style news game
In light of the recent imposition of capital controls in Greece and the looming prospect of a Grexit, now seems like as good a time as any to talk about economists punching one another. He has the mien of a vituperative hobgoblin Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, New York Times colum
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Was that Facebook rainbow filter bullsh*t or actually meaningful?
We can’t even celebrate pride without distrusting our collective action.