Where you and I might see bunkers in Space Invaders, Ernest Harris, Jr. sees ecological warfare. The Canadian artist takes a twist with LEGO pieces on the classic Atari game for an art show on sustainability: “In the context of notions of sustainability, these shelters function as metaphors for the
Le Sénat #2 By Louis Fortier, 2007
Our “pre-game” interview series rolls on with an interview with NBA Jam/NFL Blitz creator Mark Turmell. Our favorite piece is the unlikely adolescent origins of the famous catchphrase “He’s on fire!”: Did you have a big childhood secret? Yeah. I was really a pyromaniac. My buddy Elmer and I would wa
CNN gives a nice intro to the world of Sid Meier, creator of Civilization: “Players have continued to respond to the game in spite of how far technology has come, in spite of how the world has changed, in spite of how the demographics of game players have changed,” Meier said. “Each game starts out
Anish Kapoor. Untitled, 2008. Fibreglass and paint, 301×302×150 cm [via]
Game Center Lecture Series- Erik Wolpaw from NYU Game Center on Vimeo. Writer Erik Wolpaw gave a talk at NYU’s Game Center the other week. It’s a bit long — but if you love Portal 2, this is an exhaustive look at the humor of the game.
Mainstream videogame news can be a chore to wade through, so we’re here to help: –Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson mulls a real world conference. –Downloadable games for the 3DS are delayed. -Is Facebook gaming on the brink of a crash? -Entertainment Software Ratings Board quietly begins new
David Braben, best known for the Rollercoaster Tycoon, has created a pint-sized wrist computer for the developing world. To work the system, all one needs to do it plug a USB-based keyboard and mouse setup into the USB 2.0 port on the opposite end of the Pocket PC’s HDMI port. Additional storage co