In Real Life

Roll 3D6 To Occupy Philadelphia

What do you mean we’re not taking the occupy protests seriously enough? Some folks have even interrupted their weekly Dungeons & Dragons sessions to show their support. And some haven’t.


November 24, 2011
In Real Life

Pepper Spray Cop Could Have Been On The Cover Of DOOM

In the latest mash-up of the Pepper Spray Cop image that came out of the Ocupy UC Davis protests, Lt John Pike finds himself on Mars on the cover of id Software’s classic first-person shooter DOOM.


November 18, 2011
In Real Life

Let Pong Explain The Occupy Wall Street Movement To You

Maybe you don’t quite know what all the Occupy Wall Street fuss is about. May you don’t care. The MK12 creative collective does, though, and they’ve used the Atari classic Pong to illustrate the basic philosophy of the social protest movement.


November 15, 2011
In Real Life

That’s Right Batman, Tell Them How Millionaires Are Destroying Our Country

As the Occupy Gotham demonstration continues, Batman attempts to explain to a group of protesters how the world needs Apple, Wayne Enterprises, Google and Wayne Enterprises.


November 10, 2011
In Real Life

Video Games Represent Dangerous, Metaphorical Powers In ‘The Tetris Effect’ Short Story

The hardest lesson taught by Tetris is that success isn’t infinitely sustainable. Those blocks are going to get unmanageable at some point.