In Real Life

Here’s A Game That Will Throw You Into B-Boy Style Dance Battles

Maybe you’re like me. You like music enough to want to dance to it, but the thought of showing off your lack of coordination to the world keep you off the dance floor. And yeah, there are dance games that have you mimicking all kinds of choreography, but the human element that would make those games more social can be lacking.


October 27, 2011
In Real Life

This Video Might Convince Your Friends That Games Can Be Art

For a relaxing time, sit back and watch this terrific PBS short documentary on the artistic merits of video games. The video runs only about seven minutes, and features NYU’s Eric Zimmerman, game designer and researcher Jesper Juul, Kotaku contributor and secret nerdcore superstar Leigh Alexander, and Babycastles curator and designer Syed Salahuddin.


May 21, 2011
In Real Life

If Dadaists Opened An Arcade, It Would Look Like This

While debate persists over the merit of video games an art form, the medium has reached an undeniable milestone: the emergence of an active counter-culture.