Ian Bogost

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Writer & game designer. Director of @WUFilmAndMedia and Professor @WashUengineers. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.

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Ian Bogost @ibogost · Dec 1, 2022

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This piece was very good and you should read it.

Article Jan 31, 2022

What Was the TED Talk?

by oscar schwartz

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Ian Bogost @ibogost · Sep 16, 2022

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I've read this @StephenMarche joint a couple times now, and I can recommend it. [link] But! I am not sure mysticism is the path out of whatever dark shroud AI has wrapped us in. It feels like the door being opened—equally unfamiliar—is one of aesthetics.

Article Sep 15, 2022

Of God and Machines

by Stephen Marche

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Ian Bogost @ibogost · Aug 7, 2022

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I’ve heard that one too. This piece has a pretty good explanation for why the lottery might not be a great metaphor either. [link] My go-to analogy is “pro ballplayer.”

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Essay on metaphors for the academic job market | Inside Higher Ed

by Gerry Canavan

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Ian Bogost @ibogost · Aug 1, 2022

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This @pomeranian99 piece puts its finger on a very important thing: How accurate are solar energy offset predictions from installers, now and in the future? I recently declined a solar install because they said it would only produce 40% of my usage.

Article Jul 29, 2022

After Going Solar, I Felt the Bliss of Sudden Abundance