Yannick Lejacq

How the Kinect might soon be able to detect child autism.

Continuing in the long line of creative applications of the Microsoft Kinect, researchers are developing a new medical application for the device: As part of an experiment at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development, Sapiro and Papanikolopoulos set up a series of five Microsoft K

Grounds for Play

Why are playgrounds still so important in the digital age? We talk with some of New York’s leading playground architects and designers about their work and the past and future impact of public play on urban space.

Killing Animals

Does PETA have a point? We dug through our game library and found moments of animal cruelty both blatant and subtle.