games
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Angry Birds, Calm Mind?
Can playing Angry Birds really make you feel more Zen? The answer, according to Jane McGonigal at Lion’s Roar, is yes: When we play games … we’re not just paying attention to the game—we’re paying a special quality of attention. That…
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Weekly Geekery
Go, to bed. Now. Facebook begrudgingly cedes that they might not have a PhD in You. Literary non-fiction on the edge of technology… old technology that is. No technology can replace reading out loud. Technology to help you with your addiction to technology.…
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: To Be a Brony
Today, largely by chance, a television show that was created to empower a new generation of young girls has become a beacon of strength for a community of grown men.
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From Nerd Game to Literary Glory
The role-playing fantasy game, Dungeons & Dragons, has just turned 40. And along with its enduring popularity comes a literary legacy: For certain writers, especially those raised in the 1970s and ’80s, all that time spent in basements has paid…
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Alaska Native Culture as a Game—But Not a Joke
If you liked reading about narrative video games about the trans experience, you’re sure to enjoy this Polygon piece on “the first indigenous-owned games company in the United States.” Like a heist movie, the essay introduces the players (an Alaska…
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“The Audience Is Performing the Art”
“If this was a blog post I wouldn’t have read it; if this was a video I wouldn’t have watched the whole thing, but because this was a game I played it until the end.” That’s one commenter’s response to dys4ia,…
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Word Games
Two things to spice up your probably already awesome Friday morning at work/playtime/scheming your next perfect crime: 1) Shy Gypsy’s Funny Farm: This is a word association game to the max! It’ll knock your socks off and then tell you they…
