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  • LRB · John Lanchester: Is it Art?
    Lanchester writing about games, from the point of view of a smart person who's actually played the games he described. I certainly don't agree with all his points, but I don't disagree with them all, and he's not mouthing off: he's making smart connections and indicating more than a passing familiarity with the medium. Might write a tad more on this.
    (tags: games writing culture criticism art lrb johnlanchester )
  • Cabestan: Winch Tourbillion Watch (Monoscope)
    "1352 components driven by a 450 link chain and nickel silver drums, prices range from $275k–$400k." Ignoring the price: do want very much.
    (tags: engineering beautiful watch horology clockwork cabestan )
  • SEGA :: GAMES :: OutRun™ Online Arcade
    It's basically Outrun 2 SP, but in hi-def, and on XBLA and PSN. And it looks like it has all the music intact. Very exciting!
    (tags: games awesome download sega driving xbla outrun2 magicalsoundshower sumodigital psn )
  • Achievement Unlocked | Armor Games
    The metagame is the game. Use the elephant to earn achievements. Apart from earning slightly /too/ many instantly at the beginning, it's a lot of fun. Don't reach for the hints too early.
    (tags: games play flash reward achievements metagaming )
  • Weightbot – Tapbots
    Yes, it's an app about weight loss. But: the UI is superb in its touchability and suitability for task at hand, and the reporting functionality is solid (and looks like it'll get much better).
    (tags: interaction design application iphone ui usability weightloss )

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