Victor Loux Bookmarks Tag: games

24 bookmarks tagged “games

It's time to look back at SimCopter's digital himbo prank

avclub.com/simcopter-programmer-once-deployed-armies-of-digital-hi-1844132990
With social media discussing "himbos" this week, it's a good opportunity to revisit future The Yes Men activist Jacques Servin's SimCopter prank, which secretly placed armies of kissing bodybuilders into the 1996 game.

Timeout for Roblox

pointtwomedia.com/p/timeout-for-roblox
Talking trash to strangers may not be the only vice our children are learning from video games. According to a new class action lawsuit out of California, two moms allege that the online game platform, Roblox, facilitates a kid casino. Here’s the alleged hustle: Roblox hosts games created by third parties. The lawsuit claims that several third parties allow children to purchase credits to play games of chance like blackjack using Robux, the platform’s virtual currency (

The Evolution of Trust

ncase.me/trust/
an interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other

Wordle - A daily word game

powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/
Guess the hidden word in 6 tries. A new puzzle is available each day.