Playgrounds needn’t all look alike; they can be works of art. This isn’t a new idea either; Pierre Szekely made a few play sculptures in France in the 1950s and 60s that I wouldn’t mind having in my neighborhood. Paige Johnson at Playscapes has collected Szekely’s playground sculptures chronological
video The surrealists had a game called The Exquisite Corpse which had players create sentences together without looking at what had been written before. London’s Tate Modern takes the game to the internet, allowing anyone to build on to a short animation made by another. The result: brief, surreal,
There is just too much positive thinking on the Internet. Too many “likes” on Facebook and comment threads and not enough room to express disapproval. Not to worry; the upcoming hate app allows you to express your disapproval (assuming it’s not another Internet joke).
Astronomers all over are searching for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). While they’re primarily concerned with detecting a signal and not decoding it, the detecting devices are attached to computers, making a tiny bit of risk. Andrew Siemon of SETI-Berkeley explains the small but existent dange
An Australian videogame store includes staff-written reviews, adding personalized flavor and humor to the store. [via Shtuff Happens]
