Motion & Design by Stephanie Donohoe
The secret to game design? Just pick something and try it. But game designers like Henry Audubon are trying something different. This article by Geoff Engelstein explores the question of numbers in game design.
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Anyone who thinks that games are “just child’s play” should read this article by Keri Blakinger on how Dungeons & Dragons enabled creativity, solidarity, and hope in a Texas prison.
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One of many short comics by Pocketts, maker of adorable horribles whose otherworldly problems and propensities are endearingly similar to our own. Tactless goblins, anxious harpies, bored boar gods, and more. “Unwanted Guest” appears to be a one-off, but many other characters have ongoing stories—so who knows? Perhaps this isn’t the last we’ll see of this haunting house guest…
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This Oscar-nominated animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry will make you cry, in a good way.
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This article by Lauren Goode profiles YouTuber Simone Giertz, an excellent example of how fearless failures can lead to success.
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Like Firefly, but queer. This sci-fi podcast created by Jessica Best was made with love, and you can tell.
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This short comic by Owa (ojiisanholic) was inspired by another Tumblr post from ohdionne (previously known as facingthewaves) about an experience with a customer. Both posts are great by themselves, but the fact that one built on the other is a pretty cool example of the creative and collaborative potential of online connections.
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If an essay could be an anthem, this piece by Mara Wilson would be one for the times.
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This interactive video platform from the NoVo Foundation lets viewers explore critical moments in the lives of women struggling to leave the sex trade. The narrative is woven through videos in which women share their stories in their own voices.
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This darkly gorgeous sci-fi/fantasy web comic by Michelle Czajkowski follows a young girl and the meddling spirit who has possessed her since birth as they go on a quest to, essentially, be rid of each other—and wreak havoc in the process.
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This interactive dreamscape by Rostlaub is best experienced with a webcam—and a light switch.
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This webcomic written and drawn by Ann Maulina follows two boys and their mother as they move on from tragedy. It’s full of magic and perfectly-captured family dynamics—plus, it’s beautiful.
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In the days since Janelle Monáe released her new album/emotion picture Dirty Computer, I’ve become obsessed. I started listening to her music last year, but only recently decided to try and track down the “official” story of Cindi Mayweather, as told through Janelle’s cross-album, multi-suite epic.
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My list of recommended books, series, and anthologies.
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This interactive illustration by Alexander Perrin uses a simple mechanic to create a beautiful experience.
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A queer sci-fi romantic adventure by Tillie Walden about a girl who joins a site restoration space crew as a result of mysterious events that happened at her boarding school five years earlier. Absolutely gorgeous.
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A very beautiful and very difficult examination of the American criminal justice system by the Marshall Project.
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This in-depth article by Mina Kimes is about so much more than Overwatch.
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This is an awesome interactive demonstration of why we need to actively demand diversity, created by Vi Hart and Nicky Case.
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Pay attention to how you feel when you see these photos by Chris Buck.
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An fascinating look at women’s roles in the evolution of D&D, by Cecilia D’Anastasio.
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A spot-on demonstration of one of the causes of “fake news,” by The Oatmeal.
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A powerful minimalist queer game about “the violence of standing out, and even more about the violence of blending in,” by Merritt Kopas.
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