November 2010
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The GIF That Keeps On GIFing: Why Animated Images... →
[My latest piece on Motherboard explores the many faces of the animated GIF in order to reveal the secrets behind its long history as a ubiquitous staple of internet culture.]
The internet of yesterday is no more. Long gone are the days of HTML frames, kitschy border graphics and blinking scrolly-text. But from the ashes of the anarchy that was Web 1.0, there is one flavor of imagery that has...
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I Am An Obsolete Warhorse: Obligatory Birthday...
Today marks a quarter-century of my existential blight upon this planet. I’ve gotten into the habit of making a personal post like this each year to keep track of the ever-accelerating whirlwind of successes and failures (and everything in between) that defines and re-defines my role on this lonely, gaseous hunk of rock called Earth. This year has been a doozy, so here goes:
To say that...
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From 'Space Invaders' To 'Call of Duty,' Have... →
[In my latest piece on Motherboard, I draw from Simon Carless’ recent retrospective critique of Modern Warfare 2 to briefly illustrate what’s right and wrong with modern shooting games, and why they’re all still just permutations of a simple mathematical formula]
With all their fanfare, record-breaking sales numbers and accompanying controversy, it’s interesting to ponder...
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11.4.10 - Nullsleep, George & Jonathan and Zen...
If you’ve payed even a lick of attention to my recent posts, you’ve probably heard about the brand-new Babycastles indie games arcade which opened up shop early last month in the heart of midtown Manhattan. But let’s recap anyway:
This beautifully decorated pop-up art space located a block from Grand Central station has quickly taken its rightful place as the hub of...