November 23, 2023

GitHub: Awesome Engineering Games

On GitHub, discovered via Boing Boing: Awesome Engineering Games. “A curated list of some of the best engineering games on PC. All titles are rated Very Positive or higher on Steam. Games are divided into broad categories based on the type(s) of engineering they’re most related to, such as civil engineering & city-building, transportation & route-building, computer science & electrical engineering, etc. See the Table of Contents for a full breakdown of categories.”

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October 25, 2023

Ars Technica: Dev sets up “goatse” trap for sites that steal his free web game

Ars Technica: Dev sets up “goatse” trap for sites that steal his free web game. “Here at Ars, we’ve seen time and again how simple web and/or mobile games can be cloned or outright stolen by unscrupulous developers aiming to cash in on someone else’s game concept. But developer Josh Simmons was in a unique position to inflict a particularly rude punishment on websites that were directly stealing and monetizing his web game Sqword without permission.”

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October 18, 2023

Washington Post: Think you could make a safer social media site? This game lets you try

Washington Post: Think you could make a safer social media site? This game lets you try. “Policymakers in Washington often accuse social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok of putting profits over people when making decisions about how to run their businesses. An educational game released Tuesday is looking to flip the script by putting users in charge of safety efforts at a fictional digital platform, an initiative aimed at teaching people about the thorny trade-offs tech companies face daily.”

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September 22, 2023

Google Blog: Get playful with art in four new cultural experiments

Google Blog: Get playful with art in four new cultural experiments. “At Google Arts & Culture we have always been committed to creating innovative ways for people to engage with culture and see things from a new perspective, such as finding your Art Selfie, making music with Viola the Bird or playing at the interface of art and AI. In pursuit of this goal, we challenged a group of talented artists and game designers to develop new experiences that allow people to approach and consider art in unique and thought-provoking ways.”

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September 2, 2023

New York Times: Use Your Phone as a Pocket Tutor for Study on the Go

New York Times: Use Your Phone as a Pocket Tutor for Study on the Go. “Autumn is edging closer, and the return to a more regular office schedule looms for many people — and with it, the waiting time for transportation, meetings and appointments. Games, reading, social-media scrolls or just zoning out are common ways to spend these spells, but if you want more mental stimulation, why not boost your brain with brief lessons in subjects that interest you? Here’s a guide to finding Android and iOS apps that turn your smartphone into a traveling pocket tutor.”

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August 21, 2023

University of York: Digital puzzle games could be good for memory in older adults, study shows

University of York: Digital puzzle games could be good for memory in older adults, study shows . “Older adults who play digital puzzle games have the same memory abilities as people in their 20s, a new study has shown. The study, from the University of York, also found that adults aged 60 and over who play digital puzzle games had a greater ability to ignore irrelevant distractions, but older adults who played strategy games did not show the same improvements in memory or concentration.”

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July 14, 2023

ClassicFM: Google’s new game turns you into a cello-playing AI bird – and it’s highly addictive

ClassicFM: Google’s new game turns you into a cello-playing AI bird – and it’s highly addictive. “Fancy your own avian aria? A new game from Google Arts & Culture lets you take centre stage and become a winged cello soloist. Viola the Bird is a game in which you bow a virtual cello, with your own tempo, expression and artistry. To make things really fun, the performance is acted out by a charmingly theatrical, winged virtuoso.”

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July 8, 2023

WIRED: Generative AI in Games Will Create a Copyright Crisis

WIRED: Generative AI in Games Will Create a Copyright Crisis. “In several years of experimentation with the tool, people have generated far more compelling D&D-esque narratives than mine, as well as videos like ‘I broke the AI in AI Dungeon with my horrible writing.’ It’s also conjured controversy, notably when users began prompting it to make sexually explicit content involving children. And as AI Dungeon—and tools like it—evolve, they will raise more difficult questions about authorship, ownership, and copyright.”

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July 3, 2023

Review Geek: ‘The Password Game’ Perfectly Parodies the Worst Part of the Internet

Review Geek: ‘The Password Game’ Perfectly Parodies the Worst Part of the Internet. “Developed by Neal.fun, The Password Game is an excellent parody of the average website’s signup process. It starts out nice and easy—choose a password that’s at least five characters. Then, the game says you’ve forgotten to include a number and uppercase letter. Alright, that’s not too hard. Before you know it, The Password Game will force you to perform algebra, decipher strange codes, and dip into distant memories.”

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June 26, 2023

Google Blog: Journey to ancient Egypt in Return of the Cat Mummy

Google Blog: Journey to ancient Egypt in Return of the Cat Mummy. “In Return of the Cat Mummy, you play as a cat mummy who has been brought back to life by the cat goddess Bastet. Your mission is to collect the missing items necessary for the pharaoh’s afterlife journey, in a race against time. Throughout the five levels, you’ll be challenged by obstacles inspired from ancient Egyptian life and beliefs in the short time you have back on Earth.”

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April 16, 2023

Engadget: Spotify will shut down ‘Heardle’ on May 5th

Engadget: Spotify will shut down ‘Heardle’ on May 5th. “Spotify has some disappointing news for Heardle fans: the company is shutting down the song-guessing game, which it bought last summer. ‘Thanks for playing Heardle, but unfortunately we have to say goodbye,’ a message on the Heardle webpage reads. ‘From May 5th, Heardle will no longer be available.’”

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April 9, 2023

Game Jam Winner Spotlight: Tower Tree Stories (Techdirt)

Techdirt: Game Jam Winner Spotlight: Tower Tree Stories. “Those of you who have followed the game jams over the years will surely recognize that name, because this is David’s fourth straight win, and the third in this category. In the past his winning games have all shared a common purpose: guiding players in an exploration of one or more paintings that had just entered the public domain that year. But this time we’ve got something very different. Tower Tree Stories isn’t based on a famous painting or an artist, but rather on something a little more low-key: the 1927 yearbook of Greensburg High School in Indiana, a full copy of which is the backbone of the game.”

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