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Thomas Fisher thinks that architectural criticism needs a shakeup. With major American newspapers cutting staff down — The New York Times didn’t replace their old architecture writer — there’s little room for the art form to grow. “What we need is criticism that treats renderings and buildings as d
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Japanese indie-pop outfit Androp have had quite a digital presence recently with their latest music video for their song, “Bell,” which also happens to be a video game. While video game music videos are not particularly new, this one actually imparts a worthy message regarding the nature of digital
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Joe Queenan didn’t really care much about games, and figured it was way too late to start. That is, until he saw a commercial for Modern Warfare 3 and found a replacement for the critically-panned blockbuster movies: critically-panned blockbuster games. The reason is: Movies are dreck. That 60-secon
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This new trailer from Samsung showcases the company’s concept for a future handheld device that appears to be some sort of foldable tablet. Fully transparent and able to produce holographic images of, say, a restaurent menu, the device could be easily stuffed away into your pocket and pulled out a m
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Last week the Tides Hotel in Miami was briefly turned into a moving canvas of 3D pixel art, thanks to some bleeding edge projection technology. The montage uses pixel art heavily with Tetris and Space Invades making cameos with a new song by popular chiptune band Anamanaguchi. – Filipe Salgado
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Mike Birkhead, who’s worked on God of War: Ghost of Sparta and the recent Mortal Kombat, says that nobody gives a damn about your game idea. “A designer that locks himself away has made two mistakes. One, as I’ve already stated, is that he misses out on great ideas from all around him. Second, and
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Finally coming into its own as a solid gaming system, Nintendo 3DS has become an item to desire, particularly with a recent update that puts users in the director’s chair. An array of new features transforms the 3DS into a video camera for making 3D movies as well as stop motion films. Although port
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Okay, this is actually not an alphabet book based on the drug-dealing mini-game in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, but bragging rights for Brazil’s finest. A law enforcement agency has taken up the odd habit of turning seized contraband into typography. [img: fabiolopez] -Jason Johnson
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Left Behind Games has recently released a slew of head-scratching religious-themed games. These include Scripture Chess, a game that displays Biblical quotes as you play chess; Praise Champion 2, (think Sing Star minus the secularity); and Left Behind 4: World at War, the latest in their series of s
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Determining the proper academic calendar to suit the needs of teachers, students, and parents alike is a delicate process for an often struggling public education infrastructure. But how often is public policy determined by public play? In a thoughtful and provocative piece published Monday on Slate
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The Washingtonian has a fascinating profile of Gene Weingarten, the only person to have won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism twice. He’s the best journalist in America, and he also might be the craziest-he once lied to his son about having a dead sister to explain why he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.
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Unlike the survival kit in a can, this zombie first aid kit is kind of dangerous. It comes inside a beer bottle that should be smashed open in case one comes in contact with a crowd of flesh-munching zombies. On the plus side, as pointed out in the bullet-points, broken beer bottles can be used to s