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Revisiting the gloriously weird games of Australia’s golden age

Revisiting the gloriously weird games of Australia’s golden age

4 min read feature
This article is part of a collaboration with iQ by Intel. The Play It Again project preserves Australian games from the 1980s, one of the most creative and bizarre times for designers in the country. A collaboration between several universities and museum partners, the Play it Again project seeks to
Deus Ex Machina: The 30-year-old arthouse videogame that time forgot

Deus Ex Machina: The 30-year-old arthouse videogame that time forgot

4 min read News
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Mel Croucher’s Deus Ex Machina is how unremarkable it is. Although, that’s not quite true. Created way back in 1984, it’s among the first videogames to give rise to the “is it a game?” debate, while its author asserted its position as a piece of art and an “inte