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As the Internet, and technology in general, becomes more pervasive and enters into almost every sector of business — from education to the art world, — new markets naturally emerge and new questions get raised about our collective culture. Specifically, fine art and technology — where these two disciplines touch – is a fascinating arena,…
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This Is Phil Fish (by Innuendo Studios) This is a 20 minute video case study on internet fame. It is well done. I do not know Phil Fish. I bear him no ill will. I think that FEZ is beautiful. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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The computer, like LSD, was utilized by America’s military industrial complex, only to be appropriated by the counterculture as a tool for self-expression. The History of Mana: How an Austronesian Concept Became a Video Game Mechanic—Vol. 2, No. 2—The Appendix
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Longish read about a history of the concept of “mana” and how it came to be used in games The answer, we now know, is ‘no.’ Under closer scrutiny it became clear that the idea of mana as the universal and most primitive experience of the sacred is crap. And yet ‘mana’ as the universal,…
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6 Reasons Why “Sleep Dealer” Is The Most Underrated Sci-Fi Film Ever
6 Reasons Why “Sleep Dealer” Is The Most Underrated Sci-Fi Film Ever one of my favorites, now available on iTunes. Strongly recommended.
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Ready to root for US.
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That handmade object has since been lost, but Cera and Kildall were able to resurrect it by creating computer-generated 3D models of each piece based on photographic records. Readymake: Duchamp Chess Set allows anyone to create their own version of a highly personalized object belonging to the late artist, which seems to be a fitting…
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Consalvo also builds on the work of literacy theorist James Paul Gee, who asserts that video game narratives often require transgression to gain knowledge and that, just as passive obedience rarely produces insight in real classrooms, testing boundaries by disobeying the instructions of authority figures can be the best way to learn. Because procedural culture…
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I thought the cheating videos were interesting because they demonstrated an argument that I had been developing over the course of the past decade. First, with regard to everyday practices and long-term goals, formal institutions of codified pedagogy, represented by universities, were increasingly in conflict with individuals who were informally self-taught. Second, access to and…
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#ohheckyeah at #dccgaming Justin and Jonathan are @uofdenver alums! (at Colorado Convention Center)