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18 links tagged gaming from 10 Things, our fortnightly pick of the best things online.

  1. IKEA and Xbox Made a Furniture Line Together

    The Yxstaby collection turns gaming desks and storage into standard IKEA pieces — a genuinely unexpected collab, even if we were hoping for PlayStation.

    ikea.comGamingNews
  2. An entire game out of cardboard, paper, and a splash of 3D

    Amanita Design built Phonopolis entirely from cardboard and paper, proving analog craft can outshine any render.

    itsnicethat.comGaming
  3. A Masterclass in Tangible Nostalgia

    GamePop magazine’s latest cover uses Red Bull's Tetris-inspired art to prove that physical print still holds a tactile power AI can't quite replicate.

    dezeen.comGaming
  4. Press Start

    How decades of video game navigation are quietly schooling the next generation of spatial interfaces and AR/VR design.

    figma.comGamingUX
  5. Dancing with the machine

    Next-gen game designers aren’t fighting AI. They’re choreographing with it, redefining authorship in the process.

    designobserver.comGamingGenerative AI
  6. The Scope Creep (…and the Horror Within)

    A darkly funny, painfully relatable interactive narrative experience in the creative industry.

    scope-creep.xyzGaming
  7. SIMA 2: An AI Agent That Learns With You

    DeepMind releases SIMA 2, a Gemini-powered agent built to navigate 3D worlds: a glimpse at AI that plays, reasons, and evolves alongside you.

    deepmind.googleAI agentsGamingNews
  8. A Whole Game World on Demand

    Runway just dropped a generative RPG platform where players can spin up characters, stories, and environments.

    play.runwayml.comGenerative AIGamingTool
  9. How Minecraft is inspiring a new wave of art and design

    Generative art, immersive installations, and virtual music festivals – Minecraft’s cultural cachet goes far beyond the Overworld.

    itsnicethat.comGaming
  10. Age of Empires II at 25: the strategy game that inspired a generation of historians

    Many historians of a certain age admit that the game reinforced their passion for the past and got them into the field. Four of them explain what drew them in.

    theguardian.comGaming
  11. Teen achieves first NES Tetris “rebirth,” proves endless play is possible

    Dogplayingtetris blasts past 3,300-line rollover in two-hour, 29M-point endurance test.

    arstechnica.comGamingNews
  12. Level up: exploring the artistic side of video game design

    An exploration into the world of video games and the artistic and creative efforts that go into such a stunning visual experience.

    itsnicethat.comGaming
  13. The Tremendous Yet Troubled State of Gaming in 2024

    To players and outside observers, last year appeared to be one of the gaming industry’s greatest-ever years, yet on the inside, things don’t look so rosy. Explore this deep dive into what’s really going on in gaming.

    matthewball.vcGamingReport
  14. Can Dove boost representation in the gaming world?

    The Unilever-owned brand has teamed up with Open Source Afro Hair Library on over a dozen Black hair textures and styles.

    voguebusiness.comCampaignsGaming
  15. The Halloween 2023 StoryScream: things to play and watch this spooky season

    Embrace spooky season with this curated collection of games to play and films to enjoy (or hide behind the sofa) from the Verge.

    theverge.comGamingFilm & TV
  16. Roblox Assistant

    Assistant is a new conversational AI that enables creators to use natural language text prompts to create scenes, edit 3D models, and apply interactive behaviors to objects.

  17. The 6 biggest announcements from Sony’s PlayStation Showcase 2023

    All the major reveals and announcements, including a hand-held console.

    theverge.comGamingNews
  18. Creating Game Assets With Generative AI

    How can Generative AI make game design more efficient? Rainer Selvet built this neat prototype that generates 3D textures on demand. (Link to prototype in the end of the article.)

    rainer.imGamingGenerative AI