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The electronic board game bringing blind children more opportunities to play
The benefits of play should be accessible.
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Chillax, jam out some tunes in this cute, co-op music game
Jamming and playing rolled into one adorable game.
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Could videogames be a bit more childlike? A Two5six preview.
Toca Boca’s Willow Mellbratt is an expert on play.
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The return of Aphex Twin, and why it matters
Richard D. James is the ghost in the machine.
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"Work is essential. The Rifle is Near": Metroidvania and the Call of Pervasive Work
How a couple of classics outline the hard work of play.
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Paper Playscapes is musical chairs with an architectural twist
You can already hear the music.
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When the robots take our jobs, we’ll play games instead
A new survey forecasts a future of less work—and, presumably, a lot more play.
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Fish Plays Pokémon is exactly what it sounds like
Super effective!
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Shockers Bluff is your new dinner party ice breaker
If “Feel the Pain” is your favorite Dinosaur, Jr. song, then you’re in for a treat. Michael Hand of the Revision3’s show DIY Tryin‘ has put together a devious game concept that will surely upset everyone you know and likely send another to the hospital. Titled Shocker’s Bluff, the concept is simple.
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The virtues and pitfalls of playing as a man (if you’re a woman)
Videogames should follow Facebook’s lead on gender.
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The agoraphobia of Project Spark
To play, to create, to have a beer and fall asleep.
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Katamari Damacy and the return of "play" in videogames
Miguel Sicart yearns for a bygone era.