Ways and Means

Another World Is Possible, But Only If Reed Richards Gets Feedback from the Slums When I shared my last post via Facebook, it generated some interesting feedback about the function of technology in development. (In the socio-economic sense of the word, that is.) Miam Tan-Fabian -- a science educator with...

Live Long and Prosper

On the Prime Directive, Half The Sky Movement, and mobile gaming [Edited on 3/19/13 with help from Matthew Arcilla.] To what extent should levels of technology be used as a criteria for interaction between cultures? That’s the big question I’d like to address in this post. In the Star Trek universe, the Prime...

Gaming in the Free World: Angry Brides

This is a biweekly review of free independent games that include developing countries  as a key setting, or feature gameplay elements related to Third World experiences. Angry Brides (Shaadi.com, 2012)   * requires Facebook login Let's get the obvious part out of the way: yes, that is quite...

Hello, (Third) World

remixed from a photo by Jonathan McIntosh            If your media consumption is sourced mainly from torrents or "buccaneers", due to jacked-up prices from local distribution channels.... If there's never been an X-man or Avenger who shares...