What’s most surprising about the metaverse is just how lacking in ambition it is. This is a half-hearted rehash of a 30-year-old idea. Read full article
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Archive — Video games
Service design and the Mario complex
At Service Design in Government, I discovered that service designers see themselves as Mario. But that is an unrealistic model for what service design should be. Read full article
11 commentsNote — 2019-11-20
Playing Tetris and Snake simultaneously is fiendishly difficult.
Tetris on the left, Snake on the right. You play both at the same time.
With the same controls.
You lose in one, you lose in both. Good luck.https://t.co/sg7ddBQ5gV pic.twitter.com/qUx3UvEmSX— grgrdvrt (@grgrdvrt) November 20, 2019
33 adventures in The Designers Republic
“On July 14th 1986 The Designers Republic was declared.” Celebrating 33 years of Brain Aided Design. Read full article
1 commentHow Sony’s blunder revived Vib-Ribbon, a long-lost classic
How Sony’s blunder revived Vib-Ribbon, a long-lost classic
This is a few years old. But I was reminded of the brilliantly quirky PlayStation game Vib-Ribbon this week, and came across this amusing article.
It tells the story of a new CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America who knew his PlayStation games, but forgot that Vib-Ribbon had never been released in North America.
Shawn Layden just wanted to make a good first impression…
Formula 1’s new logo unwittingly reflects the sport’s mid-life crisis
The new owners of Formula 1 have controversially replaced the sport’s iconic logo. The relaunch feels confused, for a pile of reasons. Read full article
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