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offworld Like words? Play with simile and metaphor in this unusual mystery app Leigh Alexander

offworld How we developed a black woman protagonist who mattered Catt Small

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video games Creator of Stardew Valley: "It’s important to me not to just entertain, but to delight" Jeffery Klaehn

Games Hacker Bribed and Phished to Access Some Roblox Accounts Xeni Jardin

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Gadgets Are you cut out to be a COVID-19 stay-at-home teacher for your kids? Maybe these DIY projects can help. Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets The Ringo is a build-it-yourself mobile phone that actually works Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets From page building to apps to game design to AI, this programming training package covers it all Boing Boing's Shop

stop motion animation A stop-motion car combat show from Jon Favreau and Seth Green coming to Quibi Gareth Branwyn

Games EA to brick Tetris phone app Rob Beschizza

Copyfight Public Domain Game Jam: what games can you design with the bounty of 1924? Cory Doctorow

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