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Machinations is a theoretical framework and an interactive, dynamic, graphical representation that describes games as dynamic systems and focuses on closed feedback loops within them. The intention is to find a way to express and investigate (recurrent) game structures methodologically. Machinations offers a new lens on the intuitive and delicate practice of game design and…
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Robots are always part of the future. Little bits of that future break off and become part of the present, but when that happens, those bits cease to be “robots.” In 1945, a modern dishwasher would have been a miracle, as exotic as the space-age appliances in The Jetsons. But now, it’s just a dishwasher…
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newyorker: Ian Crouch on a century of American soccer anxiety: http://nyr.kr/1pEaIYg “Just as it is long past time for columnists to stop with the petulant-American routine, it may be time to stop treating every World Cup as the spark for the ever-coming soccer revolution.” Photograph by Mario Tama/Getty.
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Al parecer, Borges no era sensible a la estética del futbol, y en esto sin duda podemos diferir. Pero, a fin de cuentas, son pocos los que ven futbol como un ejercicio de contemplación estética… como quien contempla una escena bucólica o como un flaneur atraído por ciertos ángulos e inflexiones urbanas. El aficionado prototípico…
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reclaimingthelatinatag: Girl In A Coma is indie rock band from San Antonio, Texas. The band is made up by Mexican-American members Nina and Phanie Diaz (who are sisters), and friend, Jenn Alva. These ladies are known for including Mestiza feminist theory in their music, along with speaking out against social issues affecting the LGBTQ and Latino…