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Remembering the Human: E-lit and the Art of Memory

Illya Szilak | Posted 05.15.2013 | Books
Read More: E-Lit, Cyborgs, Computer Games, Digital Writing, Virtual Reality, Anime, Body Image, N. Katherine Hayles, Thomas Lamarre, Donna Haraway, Christine Wilks, Feminism, Cinema, Books News
Illya Szilak

Christine Wilks's literary games harness the bodies of players to create poetic meditations on virtual and embodied forms of existence and memory. Coming from a background in film, she transitioned to digital writing, and is one of several e-lit creators who writes her own code.

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Reviews Of BioShock Infinite - "The Reason Why I'm Proud To Be A Gamer"

Quora | Posted 05.10.2013 | Technology
Read More: Bioshock Infinite Video Game, Bioshock, Computer Games, Gaming, Gamers, Video Games, BioShock Infinite, Video, Technology News
Quora

This review originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Connor Eckstein, ★★★★★ There is a lot of good stuff here. The characterizations of...

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LOOK: Get Ready To Geek Out...

Posted 04.11.2013 | Weddings
Read More: Marriage Proposal, Reddit, Computer Games, Gamers, Video-Game-Proposal, Engagements and Proposals, Video Games, Rpgs, Weddings, Weddings News

When one gamer wants to marry another gamer, there's only one way to pop the question: make her play for the ring! In a post on Reddit Monday, Alex...

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It's All Fun Until Someone Loses: E-lit Plays Games

Illya Szilak | Posted 05.07.2013 | Books
Read More: E-Lit, Computer Games, Jason Nelson, E-Literature, Digital Literature, Jason Nelson Digital Poetry, Jason Nelson Video Games, Jason Nelson Writing, Jason Nelson Digital Art, Books News
Illya Szilak

Rather than place poetry in opposition to technology, Jason Nelson uses language as an adjunct technology, a means to create an additional play space in which the rules no longer apply.

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Build - Geeks at the Geffen!

Jay Weston | Posted 12.29.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Geffen, Computer Games, Newsroom, Caa, Pong, Skirball, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

The very talented Will Frears directed Build, playing at the Geffen Playhouse. This work is billed as being the world premiere and won the Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award.

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Breaking Up With Minecraft Is Hard To Do

Ann Brenoff | Posted 12.24.2012 | Parents
Read More: Kids on Computer Games, Computer Games, Minecraft, Parents, Parenting, Kid Internet Safety, Internet Safety, Parents-Families-Tech, Parents News
Ann Brenoff

For the past month, my son has been living in an "all-screen blackout" -- a 100 percent, strictly enforced policy where he gets his stripped-of-all-games phone only when I need for him to have it and he doesn't go near the computer except for homework.

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This Kickstarter Project Raised $1 Million In 8 Hours

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 07.11.2012 | Technology
Read More: Computer Games, Video Game Consoles, Kickstarter-Games, Open-Source-Technology, Kickstarter, Video Games, Kickstarter-Campaign, Kickstarter-Videos, Technology News

Raising $1 million on Kickstarter is an impressive feat, but doing so in eight hours and 22 minutes is unprecedented. That's the time it took Ouya...

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The Role of Instant Feedback in Education

Robert Sun | Posted 09.10.2012 | Home
Read More: K-12, Computer Games, Education, Math, Mathematics, First in Math, Classroom, Suntex, Home News
Robert Sun

Why is it so hard to create an environment where math becomes a pursuit to be enjoyed, rather than a nightmare to be avoided?

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Could You Survive Below The Poverty Line?

The Huffington Post | Anna Mazarakis | Posted 06.14.2012 | Impact
Read More: Computer Games, Wetopia, live58, Nonprofit, Extreme Poverty, Computer Simulation, Nicholas Kristof, survive125, Impact News

Your name is Divya Patel. You are a 26-year-old woman living in India with your four children. You are a bricklayer and you make $1.25 a day. In order...

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Are Computers Playing Games With Us?

David H. Bailey | Posted 06.02.2012 | Science
Read More: Computer Gaming, Computer Games, Computer Game Intelligence, Gaming, Computer Games History, Computer-Intelligence, Computer Game Technology, Computers, Artificial Intelligence, Science News
David H. Bailey

Games are as old as human society. But as with all other parts of society, games and gaming are being profoundly changed by the computing and communication revolution.

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Angry Birds Creator Peter Vesterbacka: "Games Are Good for Your Brain'

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 05.28.2012 | Business
Read More: Viral Marketing, Nasa, Angry Birds, Video Games, Exercise, Peter Vesterbacka, Games, Computer Games, Angry Birds Game, Gaming, Rovio, Business News
Elisabeth Braw

Angry Birds has transfixed the world with its angry -- but cute -- birds launching pigs. Its new game is based in space. But Angry Birds' creative director aims even higher: he wants to get the whole world exercising, with Angry Birds of course.

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Mitt Romney's 'Dungeons And Dragons' Makeover

Posted 01.05.2012 | Arts
Read More: Republican Candidate, President Republican, Computer Games, Digital Inspired Art, Mitt Romney, Warlord, Dungeons and Dragons, Gamer, Gamer Art, Soho Gallery of Digital Art, Romney, Arts News

Last night Mitt Romney won the Iowa Republican Caucus for the 2012 Presidential Primary, and roleplaying fans heartily rejoiced. Why? A new exhibition...

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Spiritual Life Lessons From The Angry Birds

Rabbi Shais Taub | Posted 01.04.2012 | Religion
Read More: Spiritual Lessons, Angry Birds, Shais Taub, Angry Birds Game, Life Lessons, Computer Games, Games, Angry Birds Spiritual Game, Angry Birds Spirituality, Angry Birds Spiritual Lessons, Judaism, Religion News
Rabbi Shais Taub

The greatest enemy of spiritual growth is not obvious dysfunction but rather dysfunction that outwardly appears to be just fine.

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WATCH: QWOP In Real Life

Posted 10.24.2011 | Comedy
Read More: The Busted Pixel, Qwop Parody, Games, Video, Computer Games, Parodies, Running, Funny Videos, Game Parodies, Urlesque, Qwop, Flash Games, Comedy News

Remember QWOP? The flash game that was driving everyone on the Internet crazy last December? He's come to life. The guys over at The Busted Pixel w...

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Winning Moves For The Gaming Industry: Why 'Angry Birds' Soars And Others Crash

Dan Schechter | Posted 10.09.2011 | Technology
Read More: Computer Games, Zynga, Cityville, Farmville, Gaming Industry, Angry Birds, Gaming, Video Games, Technology News
Dan Schechter

Both social and casual games have generated a broad appeal by capitalizing on the growing amount of time that consumers are spending on social networks, smartphones and tablets.

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North Korean Hackers Hired To Attack South Korea Game Network

Reuters | Jack Kim | Posted 10.04.2011 | Technology
Read More: Computer Games, South Korea, Technology News, Hacker, Technology, Computer Hackers, China, Hackers, North Korea, North Korea Hacker, Technology News

More than 30 North Korean hackers were hired to work in China by a South Korean crime ring to steal the personal data of South Korean gamers, and chan...

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Think You Can Balance The Budget? This Computer Game Lets You Try

AP | By JIM ABRAMS | Posted 09.13.2011 | Technology
Read More: Deficit, Computer Games, Debt Ceiling, Federal Budget Deficit, Spending Cuts, Budget Hero, Budget, Debt Limit, Obama Budget, Budget Hero 2.0, Woodrow Wilson Center, Technology News

WASHINGTON -- Think you might do better than President Barack Obama and congressional leaders in picking and choosing what government spending to cut ...

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Mommy Confusion

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mommy WarsAmy Chua, Parental Standards, Single Moms by Choice, Mother, Computer Games, Helicopter Moms, Raising Boys Without Men, Mars, College, Global Trade, Chinese, Two-Mother Families, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Healthy Living News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

Why is being a mother so hard? And why do we all harbor such emotionally corrosive fears that we aren't doing it right?

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Gaming For Good: Funding Cancer Research By Reselling Video Games

Calandra Cruickshank | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Cancer, Donations, Video Games, Jim Carol, Leukemia, Computer Games, Rare Diseases, Donate Games, Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation, Video Game Developer, Impact News
Calandra Cruickshank

Last year, major video game publishing companies donated vast quantities of games and game systems to DonateGames to help raise funds for children with rare diseases.

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Why Johnny Can't Read. Or Think.

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Thomas Friedman, Computer Games, Growing Up Digital, Nytimes, Gamers, Internet Games, New York Times, Brain Science, Mcgonigal, Video Games, Video, Books News
Jesse Kornbluth

These young gamers can concentrate, but only briefly. Their real skill: jumping quickly from one activity to the next. With predictable results.

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Kids Plus Computers Equals the Perfect Match

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: The Atlantic Monthly, Computer Games, Children, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pew Research Center, Computers, Queen, World of Warcraft II, Rubik's Cube, Parenting, Reading, Learning, Google, Dan Brown, Everquest, Home News
Holly Robinson

There is an infinite amount of knowledge. Why not soak it up as fast as you can, in a community of online learners, game players, and musicians?

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Play the World Hunger Game

Chloe Spencer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Games, Computer Games, Poverty, Charity, World Hunger, Free Rice, Donating to Charity, Global Poverty, Donations, Impact News
Chloe Spencer

Most people WANT to make a contribution to charities, but many have no idea which ones to donate to, and how much of their money actually goes through to the people in need on the other end.

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VIDEO GAME ART: Nintendo's 'Art Academy' To Produce Next Great Artist

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Nintendo DS, Computer Games, Cory-Arcangel, Jerry Saltz, Video Games, Art Academy, Nintendo, Arts News

NEW YORK-- Anyone who's ever visited a contemporary art gallery and thought "my kid could do better" should look into the forthcoming Art Academy, out...

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Study: Brain Games Don't Make You Smarter

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Brain Games, Games, Computer Games, Internet Surfing, Brain, Cognitive Skills, Computers, Memory, Intellect, Iq Tests, Reasoning, Healthy Living News

LONDON — People playing computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests. In a six-week study, ...

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Books & Games Following Music's Lead

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Ereaders, Digital Media, Ipod, Computer Games, Apple, Apple Ipad, Digital Downloads, Ereader, Music Industry, Video Games, Ipad, Technology News
Theodore Bergquist

Apple's new iPad made headlines around the globe when it was revealed last month, and after the dust settled, techies have decided that it falls somew...

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