The Barbican Centre, located on Silk Street in the City of London, is one of the largest performing arts centers in Europe. (The smallest is Captain Franko’s Fantabulous Flea Circus in Covent Garden.) Until January 11th, 2015, the venue is hosting an exhibit called “Constructing Worlds: Photography
Every year, Electronic Arts runs a simulation to predict the Super Bowl. This year, the Ravens were predicted to win, but our sports columnist ran his own simulation. The picture’s a bit more complicated.
In our monthly sports column, Abe Stein explores the mad, mad world of Olympic videogames. Were they always this crazy and what can they tell us about our current Olympic predicament?
Why is pressing buttons more faithful to baseball or golf than swinging a motion controller? Abe Stein explains why videogames need to keep their distance from real sports—at least for now.
Sports games can make you the MVP hero of your dreams. But professional sports aren’t based on athleticism alone; traits like sportsmanship and agreeableness have a large impact on a team’s success. New sports games like 2K11 and New Star Soccer consider these ulterior aspects to play, enabling the
