5 month ago
philgyford : 'Grand,' but No 'Godfather' - WSJ.com - On why 'Grand Theft Auto IV' is very good but isn't great art in the way the best films are. (via Infovore)
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9 month ago
Andy Baio : Landon Dyer's story of working on Donkey Kong at Atari in the 1980s - don't miss the rest of his blog, too [via]
philgyford : DadHacker » Blog Archive » Donkey Kong and Me - Lovely early days of computing story about the guy who wrote Donkey Kong for the Atari 400/800 home computer. (via Kottke)
Milo Vermeulen : DadHacker - Donkey Kong and Me - DadHacker - Donkey Kong and Me [more] [via]
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34 month ago
deusx : globeandmail.com : Better living through video games? - "Canadian researchers are finding evidence that the high-speed, multitasking of the young and wireless can help protect their brains from aging."
jkottke : Gamers show a "similar pattern of high performance in resisting irrelevant impulses" as bilingual people - Gamers show a "similar pattern of high performance in resisting irrelevant impulses" as bilingual people. "Maybe those kids who play video games and who are also bilingual will be the best of older adults at filtering out distractions." (via sjb) [via]
plasticbag : Better living through video games? - Apparently being bilingual or playing a lot of computer games keeps your brain responsive into your sixties allowing you to focus on specific things without getting distracted...
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