How long can you hold onto something good? Is all pleasure fleeting? Is this a comic element of being alive, or a tragic one?
Really, that's all I'm going to say about Loss, a delicate little existential game by Michael HO3N and PixelPOW. Take a second to try it (free) for yourself, and enjoy the rollicking "Up, Up and Away" arrangement by Annette "TroisNyx" Singh. For as long as you'd like. For as long as you can.
The Offworld Collection, presenting the very best features and essays from Offworld, is finally available to buy directly from Campo Santo for $40. I had the pleasure of designing and… READ THE REST
Zoya Street, curator of Critical Distance, offers slow reflections on the fast-paced world of digital play… READ THE REST
This week, our partnership with Critical Distance brings us reading on parenting via Tomb Raider, the utility of the word 'gameplay', and experiences from Nintendo 'play counselors' from the 1980s and 90s. READ THE REST
Dessert cheesecake wafer bear claw fruitcake. Fruitcake chupa chups donut candy canes marzipan. Apple pie sweet roll tart chocolate cake macaroon marshmallow carrot cake gummi bears sweet. Pastry sugar plum… READ THE REST
We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
