Starbound’s garishly colourful 2D pixelart and intriguing blend of creation, survival and exploration automatically draws comparisons to 2011’s Terraria – but does this particular incarnation further develop the formula? Developed by indie studio Chucklefish, Starbound is a procedurally generated sandbox where you beam down onto planets, dig deep underground, mine ore and uncover lost treasures […]
Democracy 3 is a truthful representation of contemporary governmental politics – a slick but depthless experience that unfortunately rings hollow. You can play the role of one of six powerful, western governments, gradually altering policies via sets of sliders, in order to please various factions of voters – a popularity contest if you will. Those looking […]
Artwork by JonasDeRo At the recent FutureFest conference in Shoreditch, journalist and Culture and Digital Editor at Channel 4 News, Paul Mason, gave a short lecture on the future of society and the economy. Most important to his discussion, which ranged over economic history and recent cultural and social trends, was the question of whether […]