Monday’s work on The Game That Shall Not Be Named, colonialism, augmented reality tech, and lineages of state violence went further afield than I expected. As sites like the Holocaust Museum and Arlington National Cemetery begin to push back against the game’s boundaries, there are plenty of thoughtful, worth-reading articles about the broader connections and the […]
When colonialism is a game
This time last week, Nintendo and data-game developer Niantic co-released a new location and treasure hunt game, Pokémon GO, as part of Nintendo’s Pokémon franchise. Niantic began as an in-house Google startup, and has made its name with products in the augmented reality category. The companies have been separate for nine months. Today, Pokémon GO […]