VR lets you see the world through Van Gogh’s eyes without losing an ear
Enter Van Gogh’s world but skip the madness VR project introduces impressionistic easter eggs
David Rudin
Simon Stålenhag’s latest paintings depict sci-fi as through a child’s eyes
The beauty of an imaginary childhood is that it never has to end. You can keep going back to the well in search of inspiration. Thus, Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag, whose 2014 book Tales of the Loop depicted the suburban milieu of his youth albeit with a sci-fi twist, is now raising funds on Kickst
Crowdsourced mapping is being used to locate earthquake victims in Nepal
Crowdsourced map studies are being used to locate earthquake victims in Nepal The crowds that tried to find MH370 are now trying to help with the earthquake in Nepal
Everything you ever feared about conversation now exists in game form
In Menagerie, the conversation never ends. Menagerie physically traps you in conversation. Welcome to Menagerie, the networking event from hell.
The stock market’s roller coaster metaphor becomes literal thanks to VR
The stock market, which is a representation of transactions and not a physical reality, is commonly described as a roller coaster. The reasons for this are understandable: that fun thing you ride at the amusement park sounds way cooler than “the aggregation of buyers and sellers,” even if that’s wha