Games

NASA Turns to Games For A New Generation of Space Art

NASA spent the 20th century asking illustrators to imagine the future of space exploration. To inspire a new generation of engineers,...
Paul Dean
Jan 11, 2019 3 min read

It’s Time For a New Kind of Power Fantasy

Games can–and must–offer different definitions of fantasy, including fantasies of safety and peace.
Leigh Alexander
Nov 29, 2016 6 min read

Games Can Help Us Understand Power

Blast Theory designs games that play with our moral boundaries.
Matt Locke
Nov 28, 2016 5 min read

Was Gamification a Terrible Lie?

Turning work into play was sold as a miracle for increasing productivity–but was that ever really plausible?
Simon Parkin
Nov 18, 2016 9 min read

The World Has a Playground Deficit

The benefits of play for children are immense–yet too many of the world's cities lack even basic infrastructure for it.
Christine Ro
Nov 11, 2016 6 min read

Greater Than Zero

An investigation into the surprising history of games designed to change our political values.
Steven Johnson
Oct 19, 2016 12 min read

5 Simulations For Showing How the World Works

These computer simulations let you experiment with the hidden factors that shape everything around us.
Duncan Geere
Jul 4, 2015 1 min read