Gamers are more aggressive to strangers
According to a recent study of gaming and aggression: Victorious gamers enjoy a surge of testosterone – but only if…
Rational Gambling?
Some interesting observations by Sabik, over at Boing Boing, about rationality and gambling: … Under some circumstances it is in…
Solitaire
This is a stuck game with very few cards remaining the draw stack. It doesn’t get much closer than this.…
Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas
Martin Nerurkar has posted some interesting thoughts about level design and architectural principles: … Before I get into level design,…
Wii helps pitcher improve game
Major league pitcher Heath Bell uses the Wii to lose weight, improve balance, and get plenty of cardio exercise: Playing…
An example to the others
This is not game related — it’s about repelling cockroaches — but it’s so interesting that I’m going to post…
Colin Northway on Game Design
At the Austin Indie Summit, game designer Colin Northway — author of the remarkable Fantastic Contraption — outlined several key…
Computer Space
Now this is a beautiful thing: Computer Space, the world’s first commercially-sold coin-operated video game. Recently for sale on Ebay!…
Like PBS, but with more headshots
“One of the areas that I am super interested in right now is how we can do financing from the…
Salome: Fatale
Salome, as interpreted by artist Takayoshi Sato for Fatale, “an interactive vignette in realtime 3D based on the story of…