Icebergs are less dense than water, so they always float with about 10% of their mass above the water. But which way up? An iceberg wouldn’t float exactly like on this page in reality. Its three-dimensional distribution of mass and… Read More ›
Gaming
The Super Nintendo Switch
While the Switch currently supports 1080p output while docked (or 720p in handheld mode), 4K video would be a new frontier for Nintendo. Exploring Breath of the Wild’s Hyrule or zooming around Bowser’s castle in Mario Kart will be more… Read More ›
Chessformer
Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. Each of the pieces moves as expected, but they fall down after moving and can’t move again until they stop falling. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing… Read More ›
Ghosts’N DJs
In a parallel universe where a life is in a 16-bit pixelated form, the music scene has been dominated by fake artists and DJ’s. They rise to fame and become superstars in the media because of two important tools. The… Read More ›
The history of gaming (in one chart)
Tweeted here. This chart says a huge amount, no words needed.
Backbone One
With Backbone One, next-level gaming has never been more magical and effortless. Just connect the controller to your iPhone, press the Backbone Button to open the app, and instantly start playing games like Call of Duty®: Mobile anywhere, in seconds…… Read More ›
South of the Circle
A narrative adventure game by the BAFTA winning studio State of Play. Antarctica, 1964.A crashed aircraft, tail to the sky. Cambridge academic Peter stumbles from the wreckage in search of help, fighting the cold. As his attempts to escape the… Read More ›
Video games can improve mental health
Video games are fun and interesting, and doing fun, interesting things makes you happy. Would we need a study to show that watching a few episodes of a beloved TV show makes you feel good, or that sitting down with… Read More ›
Emulate GameCube and Wii games at full speed on iOS devices
I am tempted to try this. Can someone else do it instead and let me know if it works?😗
Play chess against Beth Harmon
Obviously you won’t be really playing Beth, but it’s a novel idea. You can play here. If you haven’t watched The Queen’s Gambit yet you really should be checking it out. It is a limited series, but is close to… Read More ›
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