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Video Games

Tech

How Rovio made Angry Birds a Winner

Inside the most ubiquitous distraction of its era.

Tom Cheshire Wired (UK) Apr 2011 20min Permalink

Arts Tech Media Movies & TV

Wake Up, Geek Culture, Time To Die

On how 21st century culture shifts killed the nerd and what lies ahead.

Patton Oswalt Wired Dec 2010 15min Permalink

Tech World

Master of Play

A profile of video game artist Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind Super Mario Bros.

Nick Paumgarten New Yorker Dec 2010 35min Permalink

Tech

Creating his 'Living World in a Box'

How the mind behind Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto plans to push gaming further.

David Kushner GamePro Jul 2010 Permalink

Tech

Learning By Playing

A new strain of educational thought (and practice) involves embracing the technology of the moment - which means bringing video games into the classroom.

Sara Corbett New York Times Magazine Sep 2010 30min Permalink

Tech

War Games

Movies about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to connect with viewers, but video games on the topic have broken sales records.

Chris Suellentrop New York Times Magazine Sep 2010 Permalink

Sports Tech

The Franchise

How Madden NFL went from a programmer’s childhood dream to a $3 billion business.

Patrick Hruby ESPN Jul 2010 30min Permalink

The Programmer Saving Our Souls

Are video games capable of emotion?

Jason Fagone Esquire Nov 2008 25min Permalink

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