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Can Bob From ‘Stranger Things’ Really Code Or Nah
12Lance McDonald is an Australian video game developer with a particular passion for coding in BASIC. He made an entire video game, Black Annnex, in almost pure QBASIC. So it’s safe to say he knows his stuff. But the real question here is – does Bob from Stranger Things? In that episode, in that scene…
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The First Indigenous Game Jam Kicks Off In November
Using the kulap seed (also known as the matchbox bean or QLD Bean), Kulap is a game that has been played forever on the Torres Strait Islands. Now, Kulap is being used to teach kids how to code. This is a first for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander game, but it won’t be the…
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Static Podcast: If We Create Perfect Artificial Intelligence, Should We Let It Rule Us?
In this episode of Static we chat sports, sports games, Android Olympics plus we ask – if we do create perfect, benevolent AI, do we have a moral responsibility to turn over global control to it?
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Amazon Prime Is Now Available In Australia
This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for, folks. Amazon Prime launches in Australia today. Yep, proper Amazon Prime – the one that gets you fast, free delivery and a bunch of other benefits. Prime is already available for Amazon customers around the world, but the real question is – what will we get…