Games
Gfinity building a path toward making grassroots esports get real
How do you build an esports empire that builds a good business AND creates the chance for everyone to have a shot at a pro contract?
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Games
Interview: Gfinity Australia CEO Dom Redmond and COO Sam Harris
With Gfinity Challenger Series underway, we spoke to the leaders of this new esports operation. Hit the link for our full conversation with the leadership
Esports
Interview: Blizzard's Overwatch Commissioner, Nate Nanzer
I recently interviewed Nate Nanzer, Blizzard's Overwatch Commissioner for all things Overwatch League, for this story in the Australian Financial Review.
Media
Brevity is the soul of Twitter... but doesn't move the needle
Skim Reading as a Service is never going to pay the bills.
Technology
LuMee's clever iPhone case for better photo lighting
Carrying better lighting to use with your phone is mostly a non-event. It's just too hard to bother for most people.
Technology
The '$2000 iPhone' problem isn't the problem you think
The ‘$2000 phone’ thing annoys me. There's a lot of it about after today's Apple launch. It’s a classic judgment on ‘things I value’ vs ‘things you value’.
Technology
A critical work skill that won't be automated by robots (anytime soon)
Social drives are a critical part of the human experience. Being able to comprehend these subtle cues and work with them, work around them and embrace them,
Culture
StarCraft is astronaut Daniel Barry's favourite game. So he took it to the ISS with him.
Boy loves space. Boy loves space game. Boy becomes astronaut and flies to space, taking copy of space game with him.
Big Ideas
Sphero launches new programmable Star Wars robots - including R2-D2!
Sphero has been making excellent programmable robots for years, and last year everybody went nuts for their gorgeous little BB-8. And rightly so.
Culture
Orbital Reflector: space artwork to inspire us all
Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector is a satellite launch for purely artistic purposes, delivering a reflective object that we'll all see orbiting above us,
Games
Blizzard vows tougher action against toxic players in Overwatch
Nasty, aggro, rude players love to ruin games for everyone. They make good people stop playing, which tips the scales toward only those willing to fight
Culture
Why creativity matters in schools
Here's a good piece on cultivating creative thinking in schools, and why it matters for both students and for their success in today's world.