Game Design

Games

The Secret Ingredient for Better Games? Make People Dance

05.03.15

By Eli Bierman
Sports

The Last Two Minutes of NBA Games: A History of Racism, Money, and Boredom

04.21.15

By Andrew Heisel
Tech

This Video Game Explains Net Neutrality Better Than Any Politician

04.16.15

By Kaleigh Rogers
Games

My Black Avatar Doesn’t Look Like the Black Me

04.15.15

By Carl Anka
Games

The Makers of Mobile Hit ’80 Days’ on the Importance of the User Interface

02.18.15

By Matt Porter
Games

The Man Who Made ‘Tetris’

11.21.14

By Jagger Gravning at Motherboard
Games

An Artist is Turning MC Escher’s ‘Relativity’ Into a Video Game

10.31.14

By Beckett Mufson
Tech

Uncertain Math Might Be Better Math

09.30.14

By Michael Byrne
Tech

‘Hohokum’ Is a Clever Puzzle Game That Makes as Little Sense as Possible

08.15.14

By Zack Kotzer
Games

The Man Behind The Fake Video Games In “Her” Made A Real Game

06.16.14

By Becky Chung
Games

Destroy Alzheimer’s Disease With Lasers In This Sci-Fi Video Game

05.01.14

By Emerson Rosenthal
Games

Snake-Meets-TuneRider In This New Browser Game

02.25.14

By The Creators Project

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike