The secret to game design? Just pick something and try it. But game designers like Henry Audubon are trying something different. This article by Geoff Engelstein explores the question of numbers in game design.
Continue Reading "READ: The Hidden Numbers of Cosmoctopus"Anyone who thinks that games are “just child’s play” should read this article by Keri Blakinger on how Dungeons & Dragons enabled creativity, solidarity, and hope in a Texas prison.
Continue Reading "READ: When Wizards and Orcs Came to Death Row"This article by Lauren Goode profiles YouTuber Simone Giertz, an excellent example of how fearless failures can lead to success.
Continue Reading "READ: Why the ‘Queen of Shitty Robots’ Renounced Her Crown"If an essay could be an anthem, this piece by Mara Wilson would be one for the times.
Continue Reading "READ: What If Girls Knew They Were Allowed To Be Angry?"This interactive video platform from the NoVo Foundation lets viewers explore critical moments in the lives of women struggling to leave the sex trade. The narrative is woven through videos in which women share their stories in their own voices.
Continue Reading "WATCH: The Life Story"This in-depth article by Mina Kimes is about so much more than Overwatch.
Continue Reading "READ: Game: Interrupted"This is an awesome interactive demonstration of why we need to actively demand diversity, created by Vi Hart and Nicky Case.
Continue Reading "PLAY: Parable of the Polygons"Pay attention to how you feel when you see these photos by Chris Buck.
Continue Reading "VIEW: These three pictures make a powerful statement about race and power among women"An fascinating look at women’s roles in the evolution of D&D, by Cecilia D’Anastasio.
Continue Reading "READ: Dungeons & Dragons Wouldn’t Be What It Is Today Without These Women"