If you've ever wondered exactly what the zombie apocalypse would look like—and how long it would take to claim your city—this interactive map created by Cornell researcher Matt Bierbaum can… Read the rest of the article: An interactive map of when the zombie apocalypse will claim your city
Do you need some time on your own? Do you need some time all alone? If you want to make games but feel the chorus to "November Rain" burning in… Read the rest of the article: Want to make games and pet lambs on a remote farm in Iceland?
Rather than focusing on the heavily armed soldiers who populate most war games, This War of Mine made headlines last year by simulating the experiences of a very different group… Read the rest of the article: A war game that helps child survivors of war
Game makers find inspiration at Lost Levels, an intimate and involving gathering where anything seems possible
Clickhole is best known for ruthlessly satirical articles that take aim at clickbait, so I wasn't sure what to think when I heard that it had posted an adventure game… Read the rest of the article: Clickhole made an adventure game and it's actually pretty good
Just in case you needed more reasons to miss the recently departed Leonard Nimoy: Last year, the website TrekMovie reported that during the filming of the original Star Trek series… Read the rest of the article: Leonard Nimoy fought for pay equity for Nichelle Nichols
Crows, as we all know, are terrifyingly smart.
About a year ago, a street artist known as Mobstr posted a video titled "The Number," which involved leaving a phone number posted on a roundabout, and inviting passersby to… Read the rest of the article: Why Londoners are exchanging text messages with a signpost
Makeup artist Lianna Moseley doesn't make people look like superheroes—she makes them look like superhero drawings, complete with thick-lined cheekbones and larger-than-life snarls. Check out her Facebook for more, including… Read the rest of the article: The makeup artist who turns faces into superhero drawings
She worked hard to overcome the ignominy of the 1995 scandal involving Bill Clinton, writing a Vanity Fair article on public humiliation and a moving speech about cyber-bullying. But it's… Read the rest of the article: What it was like to be Monica Lewinsky in 2001
At any given moment, your social media feed is a cultural snapshot: an up-to-the-minute look at how the people around you feel about their lives and the issues that affect… Read the rest of the article: Read Facebook on a spaceship in the year 2042
A photographer and makeup artist based in New York City, Ryan Burke creates characters from the best sci-fi series you've never seen. "The portraits I create express a perspective on… Read the rest of the article: Ryan Burke's otherworldly photos are better than sci-fi
The Twitter Fiction Festival will return from May 11-15 for another a five-day celebration of creative work on Twitter.
In a reported comic, journalist and cartoonist Susie Cagle follows volunteers as they attempt to count the homeless on the streets of San Francisco, a city where the median cost… Read the rest of the article: Counting the homeless in San Francisco: imperfect and imperative
Behold The Sun, a simple, lovely interactive experience created by Cameron Kunzelman where you guide a growing flock of birds through the sky as the sun slowly sets behind them.… Read the rest of the article: Guiding a flock of birds through the sky is surprisingly emotional
Reading picture books like Goodnight Moon remains a fond childhood memory for many, but it's an experience that many visually-impaired kids don't get to have. The Tactile Picture Books Project… Read the rest of the article: 3D printing tactile versions of Goodnight Moon for blind children
If you've never tried the fitness app Zombies, Run, imagine a long series of tiny radio plays set during the zombie apocalypse that ask you to run to various locations… Read the rest of the article: The creator of a best-selling exercise game on being fat and loving her body
Consent can be an uncomfortable subject, an often-complex and personal form of negotiation that people rarely get a chance to practice outside the moments that precede sexual encounters. Allison Cole,… Read the rest of the article: Game illustrates sexual consent using skin contact as the controller
Have you ever wanted to glue one thing to another, but not known exactly how to do it? This to That is here to answer your highly specific prayer.
If the anti-consumerist ethos of Fight Club were translated into a Minecraft game, it might look a little like Keep Working, an "interactive music video" by a developer known as… Read the rest of the article: Keep Working: a game about the nightmare of consumerism
