Bits: The Byteside Blog
Understanding the magic of Horizon Forbidden West makes it more special
How an expert video analysis made me appreciate the technical prowess of Horizon Forbidden West even more.
Disco Elysium devs headline game narrative event LudoNarraCon 2022
Studio ZA/UM writers Justin Keenan and Arho Tuulik will share how Disco Elysium's brilliant narrative was made at LudoNarraCon 2022.
The kids are bopping again... this week
Slang at the speed of meme culture.
Australian govt ironically surprises everyone with loot box classification announcement
Not even the local games industry was expecting the Coalition to make an election announcement about loot boxes.
Why one cute hamster says everything you need to know about what online learning should be
Online learning needs to be about relationships, not just info dumping, or it is destined to fail to support the messy, real world needs of students.
Logitech Litra Glow makes your face look good in video calls
Litra Glow is an easy-to-use and powerful USB light from Logitech perfect for content creators and office workers alike.
More "freedom from", please
Why did "freedom to" advocates become so focused on punching down?
Editing on Twitter is a fraught idea
Does that retweet you said you loved still say what it said when you retweeted it?
SEO is killing online search
Google and its monopoly on search is making it harder for us to find what we want + more in the latest Byteside newsletter.
Search engines are dying
The optimisers are outwitting the engines. Now it's easy to find 'something' but hard to find a specific thing.
Just because we can...
Dyson's new air purifier raises big questions about form, function, and the just plain freaky.
A cultural event horizon
Twitter showed its best and worst during the Smith/Rock Oscars incident.
Bad laws ignored badly
One year on, the News Media Bargaining Code has failed to stand up for those who needed it most.
The best budget laptops for 2022
We've selected 5 of the best budget laptops you can buy in 2022 that tackle work, school, and gaming at an affordable price.
Exploring the Backrooms
William Gibson's 'The Footage' meets a horror liminal space meme and I love it.
When it works, Gran Turismo 7 is a fantastic racing sim
Gran Turismo 7 is another excellent racing sim from Polyphony Digital hampered by an always-online requirement and aggressive microtransactions.
The 5 best budget phones in 2022
We've assessed the market to pick the five best budget phones that balance performance and price to offer amazing value.
Cringe du jour
The memes are on the attack, but happiness has other ideas.
Emailing through the info wars
The digital iron curtain can't hold back manual messaging systems
WWE 2K22 Review: A welcome, balanced return
After a two year break, WWE 2K22 may be the best there is, the best there was, but hopefully not the best there ever will be.
