Internet Magic.

While this is a really inspiring story, you’re not really supposed to tell people when you do things like this. Not the way I was raised, at least.

Featuring 35 Soundsuits, which are “wearable mixed-media sculptures.”

PENGUINS by Lena
Penguins eat fish and squid. The smallest penguin is called the fairy penguin. All of you are probably wondering how tall they are or on a daily basis, how much food do they eat. Well, Wikipedia does not know.

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This looks like a really awesome project, and it probably will be, because Jane McGonigal is brilliant. But for a few months now, I’ve been struggling with finding the difference between art and design. This is design, right? Because you can say, “this is a game that’s supposed to teach/cause you to ____,” and not, “this is a game that might make you think about ____, or you might ____.” Maybe we’ll know when the game is over!

From Asylum:

To hear exactly what “EVOKE” entails is to immediately be struck by the scope of the venture. It’s at once a pie-in-the-sky project based around empowering people to make positive changes to the world around them, but based around social gaming conventions to lure in people familiar with online games. “EVOKE” is like “World of Warcraft,” but instead of vanquishing orcs you’re fighting hunger; instead of raiding dark dungeons, groups band together to solve the energy crisis. If it sounds like a game with an agenda, that’s because it is.
“The game is meant to be a springboard for real projects and inventions,” McGonigal explains. Over the course of 10 weeks, players will be tasked with one mission and one quest to complete each week. By finishing these missions and quests, players will, in theory, walk away with a diverse skill set which can in turn be used in the real world.

Snacks.

Daniel Pinkwater wrote a book about a little girl growing up in a spooky old residential hotel in Hollywood during the 1950’s. I spend a lot of time in old spooky buildings! The importance of me reading this kids’ book has just surpassed “homework” on my list of priorities. Reading Pinkwater is like, a feeling of profound magic combined with the experience of watching static on a dusty dial-operated TV. Oh man. Daniel Pinkwater.