Understanding the mathematical complexity of a game like chess is a very daunting task (listen to the excellent Radiolab podcast on the subject). Even more challenging, however, is understanding a profoundly human behavior that occurs within the game of chess itself: cheating. Computer scientists Ke
Spring break’s over and we’re back to today’s gaming news. – Kojima, the man behind the Metal Gear series, has begun to hint at his next project, mentioning that it will deal with some “taboo” topics. – If you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple weeks, there has been a lot of controver
It’s no secret that the Star Wars prequels were received poorly. Since their release, filmmaker George Lucas has lost all fan respect and the pop culture aphorism has arisen that the people that most hate Star Wars are the people that most love it. Every avid fan has lamented the corruption of the l
At a recent panel at Wondercon in Anaheim, Battleship director Peter Berg discussed his history with Hollywood and the inspiration for the movie that came from his father and Stephen Hawking. In an article over at Slashfilm, Peter Sciretta recounts Berg’s history: his father was a Marine and Berg pi
Passage is a game about love, loss, life, and separation. Canabalt is about a man trying to get away. So naturally Sergio Cornaga thought the two should be blended to make Passagebalt. File this one under game as punchline. I made it to age 66 before dying alone. You basically run, age, and die. I’m
KS contributor and British cartoonist Louis Roskosch has a new graphic novel out entitled Leeroy and Popo. Leeroy is an an unemployed bear and spends his days smoking weed with dino pal Popo. (You had me at unemployed bear): In Leeroy and Popo, we join the dilatory duo as they overcome obstacles as
Video Russian art collective Pprofessors have taken to the streets of Moscow with dozens of giant red pixel people engaging in various activities like flying planes and, um, just sitting. Reminds me a bit of the work of Mark Jenkins, only more ominous. You can see more of their work on their LiveJou