Charlie Brooker’s How Videogames Changed the World

30 Apr 2024 | Media

Title: Charlie Brooker’s How Videogames Changed the WorldAuthor: Charlie Brooker Collection Notes: “How Videogames Changed the World” is a historical overview of 25 significant games from 1972’s “Pong” up to the state of gaming in...

Magician REVEALS trick and still fools Penn & Teller!!! – Asi Wind on Penn & Teller: Fool Us

30 Apr 2024 | Media

Title: Magician REVEALS trick and still fools Penn & Teller!!! – Asi Wind on Penn & Teller: Fool UsAuthor: Asi Wind Collection Notes: Despite the click-bait-y title and the unfortunate timing of holiday-themed costuming, this magic performance by Asi...

Charlie Brooker teaches Jon Snow to play video games

30 Apr 2024 | Media

Title: Charlie Brooker teaches Jon Snow to play video gamesSource: Channel 4 News Collection Notes: This brief, behind-the-scenes glimpse at writer and pop-culture presenter Charlie Brooker, later creator of Black Mirror, being charged to show the “value”...

Redditors prank AI-powered news mill with “Glorbo” in World of Warcraft

30 Apr 2024 | Popular Articles

Title: Redditors prank AI-powered news mill with “Glorbo” in World of WarcraftAuthor: Benj Edwards Collection Notes: An overview of the collective action of Reddit users to break a bot-powered news site that would regularly scrape Reddit for “free”...

Archival adventuring

30 Apr 2024 | Academic Articles

Title: Archival adventuring Author: Melissa Kagen Abstract: “This article describes the ‘archival adventure’ mechanic, in which players assemble a story by piecing it together from the archival memorabilia left behind. I compare the use of this mechanic in...