Monday, August 31, 2009
Clive Thompson on the New Literacy
As the school year begins, be ready to hear pundits fretting once again about how kids today can’t write–and technology is to blame.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Future of the Web: Location, Location, Location
When Sam Altman visits New York, he’s never alone for very long. Altman is the 24-year-old CEO of Loopt, a company that makes a “location-aware” app for mobile phones that tracks where all of your friends are and what they’re doing.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Clive Thompson on How YouTube Changes the Way We Think
Two years ago, a YouTube member named MadV—who silently performs magic tricks while wearing a Guy Fawkes mask—put up a short, cryptic video. He held his hand up to the camera, showing what he’d written on his palm: “One World.” Then he urged viewers to respond.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
How Videogames Blind Us With Science
A few years ago, Constance Steinkuehler–a game academic at the University of Wisconsin–was spending 12 hours a day playing Lineage, the online world game. She was, as she puts it, a “siege princess,” running 150-person raids on hellishly difficult bosses.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Fun Way to Lose Weight: Turn Dieting Into an RPG
A friend of mine recently slimmed down on Weight Watchers. She joined two months ago, and in just a couple of weeks, she’d shed 10 pounds. She’d been trying for a year to lose weight, but nothing worked–until now. Why did Weight Watchers work so well? For a really fascinating reason: because it isn’t a normal diet. It’s something more. Something fun. It’s an RPG.
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