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I just had to say it.

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Decision 2008 Convention Chatterbox
The party conventions have magnetized the polarities of choice for our next president. Indeed, historic moments on both sides of the aisle.
“Identity politics” aside, instead, let’s just stick to the real issues. Presidential Election 2008 will come down to this decision for the American people, in three talking points:
Talking Points
If you:

don’t mind [...]

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Space Time Play, A Catalog of How Video Games Change Our Landscape

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Space Time Play — Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: The Next Level
» Book Website (spacetimeplay.org)
» Table of Contents (PDF)
» Introduction (PDF)
Available to the US in November 2007 from Birkhäuser and edited by Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Böttger, Space Time Play — Computer Games, Architecture and Urbansim: The Next Level offers readers 62 [...]

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New ‘Processing’ Handbook Looks Amazing

July 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Eagerly Awaiting Book Release; Creators Release Substantial Sample Chapters.
For the uninitiated, Processing→ is an open interactive media platform published on free software license via MIT by Casey Reas→ and Ben Fry→. Originally created as a learning tool, it is maturing through a Beta phase currently while winning tremendous support within the academic and design [...]

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