I am not a gamer but I am fascinated with the evolution of video games. This article gives interesting tidbits about visual clues, moral ambiguity and how realistic does not mean successful.
Most games are good guy/bad guy – but what happens when morality is inserted? When you see the bad guy pleading for his life in the game – does that change your enthusiasm to kill him? Interesting questions…
This is a fantastic profile on Roger Ebert. He has lost his ability to talk – and it has brought wondrous results to his writing and his demeanor. It’s a man rediscovering joy in his passions and wringing out all the precious moments in a life that he senses is coming to an end. Ebert seems to have found an enlightened state of being. It’s a portrait of happiness. It’s sad and touching in the most beautiful way possible. A must read.
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It’s all about energy. You want to rule the 21st century? Create clean energy. Here’s to hoping that a philanthropist does it ahead of a corporation – otherwise the world’s poor are in trouble.
I am a big fan of the metrics related philanthropy that Bill Gates has fostered. Running philanthropy like a business. I like how there are more smart people than ever committed to creating change. Big dollars hopefully followed by big changes.
Spike Jonze Spends Saturdays is unique because Spike’s insight into the creative process comes from a personal place. Credibility is the most important aspect – and Spike’s natural curiosity drives the interview. It’s not polished, it’s not snazzy – but it’s fascinating – and isn’t that all that matters? Young people making it happen. Make your story.
Many times the establishment keeps out the most innovative thinking. Most people are only interested in not getting fired. Agencies – from advertising to talent are finding themselves ill equipped to handle not being the center of the universe. Consumers and brands are circumventing this ‘Grand Central’ mentality. No longer do you need to go through agencies. Go around it. Make your own marketplace. Of course technology can help– here is The Idea Lists – which connects talent and brands…without agencies. Here comes the future.
Yes – Olivia Wilde is important – gorgeously important. But just because she is married does not mean you should be angry. Her husband made a cool series of videos about political artists.
It’s the type of art that will not be seen by many but I am damn happy that someone makes. What is more important – that your art is seen or that it was made with purpose and drive?
Too many people think of distribution and the end goal instead of the process. Focus on making something great and the ends will take care of themselves. Also, her husband is the son of an Italian prince…
The MIT Media Lab is the equivalent to the UCONN Women Huskies Basketball squad. Both are the most dominant, hardest working, most decorated programs in their respective fields.
MIT’s Media Lab is the school’s most famous program and contains the deepest collection of talent relating to interactive telecommunications. Its design, wrapped up in technology and theory and anything else cutting edge. And now they have a beautiful facility.
You want to know where the next big thing in social media and interactive is coming from? Take a look.
Forget space, forget the sea – the mind is the final frontier. It’s the mind that holds the future for man. We are at the infancy of understanding how our brains work and harnessing the incredible power of their intuition, calculation and raw power. There is a reason scientists are trying to replicate the brian as a computer. Many , many brain toys are coming out in next couple of years.
NYU is creating a games department. Just another sign that gaming will be the dominant medium of the 21st century. The new generation participates in storytelling instead of letting it be preached to them. This article also talks about creating games in the realm of social change. While most games in the brief history of gaming have been purely recreational – there is a new emphasis on games that also teach core skills and are more experimental. Love the idea of Budgetball.
Beautiful, terrifying and intriguing.