Maybe! The military has been adapting their technology to fit the skills that videogames have taught us: (Military drone) controllers themselves are videogame controllers. They’re just like the ones that you would have with an X-Box or a Playstation. And the reason the military does this is twofold.
Logging into an online gaming service like PSN or Xbox Live can sometimes have the unfortunate side effect of feeling an awful lot like looking graffiti in a high school bathroom stall. Or like opening a door and accidentally finding yourself at an Odd Future concert. Why is that? Well, because all
We meant that literally. –Lana Polansky [via]
It’s kind of hard to know where to start with this one, but let’s start with the perceived problem: women take their husbands or significant others furniture shopping at Ikea, only to find them zoning out and complaining the whole time. Leave him home? Dump him? No, pacify him. Manzone is Ikea’s ow
It was bound to happen. The University of Southern California has introduced a program that studies computer code—not for what it produces, but instead actually examining code through the lens of critical theory. It’s called Critical Code Studies, and it’s one of the most exciting nascent fields of
This is an oldie but a goodie. The best part about this video is everything about this video. -Drew Millard
Gaze at it the Minecraft iteration of “Relativity” in all its byzantine, surreal glory. Minecraft is truly a virtual Lego set. Game designers have been influenced by Escher for years now, but this is completely different. We can’t wait to see the next awesome thing Minecraft-ers come up with. -Drew