Games are sneaking into every part of our lives -- at home, school, and work. Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, and even the Army depend on games. and Pretty soon, you'll be a part of one. We guarantee it.READ»
Game maker--and game changer--Sifteo is building the future of play by incorporating the best of its past, combining the interactive nature of video games with the hands-on feel of timeless classics like dominoes, chess, and the Rubik's Cube. Cofounder David Merrill talks with Fast Company about what inspires him to create.
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When Jane McGonigal suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2009, she created a game, "SuperBetter," to help herself heal. Today, she unveiled a new platform, SuperBetter, to help others cure what ails them, from obesity to a broken leg to addiction.READ»
Soldiers are using a heavily modded version of America's Army to learn how to defuse bombs. While it may have been created as a game, the software's platform is proving versatile enough to use for battlefield training.READ»
In my house, the dining table is everything but a dining table: a desk, a makeshift file cabinet, and a cat perch. Multifunctional? Sure. Fun? Maybe for the cat. Contrast that with Marbelous, a table that doubles as a big marble-maze ...READ»
Get down on the dance floor
Harmonix have finally blessed us with Dance Central 2, with even
more songs and dance routines to choose from and more excitingly a
multi-player feature. Finally your friends can join in with you as ...READ»
TinyCo already makes top-selling iOS and Android games. And now, with the help of a billion-dollar venture capital firm, it's formed an investment fund to help more mobile game coders write hit apps. Gamers turned entrepreneurs--it's the new digital economy.READ»
The National Endowment for the Arts says so, and is even putting its funding where its mouth is. But the gaming community says it's probably too soon to pop the champagne corks. READ»
Nothing against Sim Earth, Civilization, or other blockbuster "god games," but my idea of playing god involves a lot less wonky project-management and a lot more 2012-style cataclysms. What would happen if you blew up the Moon? Or ...READ»
Aside from Trekkies, no one has updated the game of chess in the 600 years since its modern form emerged from an Indian game called shatranj. But that didn't stop the Florian Hauswirth, a member of the PostFossil design collective, ...READ»
If people were meant to pop out of bed, we'd all sleep in toasters. But since you managed to get up anyway, here's our early news summary to help you on your way.READ»
The humble foosball table, that fixture of fraternity houses and tech startups, has just gone glam. After all, just because you read the Robb Report doesn't mean you can't appreciate the simple pleasures of slamming beers while ...READ»
