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Gamification issue, 2019 | Issue 80 | BUY THIS ISSUE
front
- EDITOR'S LETTER by Masoud Golsorkhi
- AUTUMN/WINTER 2019 by Caroline Issa
- PLAY AND GAMES: photography by Sohrab Golsorkhi-Ainslie, styling by Caroline Issa
- IT'S NOT JUST A PHASE!: photography by Philip White, styling by Grace Alexander
- FOOT PRINT: Allbirds create the most sustainable shoe on the planet. By Caroline Issa, photography by Rafa Yuste
- WONDERFUL MACHINE: photography by Lucy Alex Mac, styling by Jack Collins
- A SCANNER DARKLY: photography by Sohrab Golsorkhi-Ainslie, styling by Caroline Issa
- VIEWFINDER: photography by Sohrab Golsorkhi-Ainslie, edit by Carmen Bellot
- RPG: photography by Lucy Alex Mac, styling by Jack Collins
features
- EDITORIAL: the Play issue
- AUTOPLAY: the dichotomy between the freedom of play and the rote mechanism of nature. By Justin E.H. Smith
- PLAY WELL: the Wellcome Collection's exhibit on play. By Shamita Sharmacharja
- DISCOBOLUS: photography by Antje Peters, styling by Erik Raynal
- RECORD. EDIT. PUBLISH: Britain's media landscape. By Aaron Bastani
- CLIPPING: Mike Mandel and Larry Sultan, Newsroom
- NIGHTSHADE: photography by Anthony Seklaoui, styling by Bobby Hook
- PLAY AND THE FUTURE OF CAPITALISM by Will Stronge
- CLIPPING: David OReilly, Everything
- ECHOES OF NARCISSUS: photography by Elizabeth Bick, styling by Luca Smorgon
- CALL OF DUTY: the genealogy of board games is an expression of its imperial past. By K. Mehmet Kentel
- TOGETHERNESS, COOPERATIVENESS, SYNERGISM: photography by Pietro Cocco, art direction by Alice Ray, styling by Nina Hollensteiner
- RECENT CLASSICS: World of Warcraft reflects the pseudo-heroic traditionalism of contemporary reactionary movements. By Joshua Citarella
- CLIPPING: M2C2 Research Collective, underwater touch pad
- TOKYO 2020: photography by Xiaopeng Yuan, styling by Shotaro Yamaguchi
- NOTES FROM THE FRONT: on the inventive underpinnings of the Roblox multiverse. By Ana Maria Nicolaescu
- CLIPPING: Jenny Odell, You Are Under Arrest
- THE WESTERN LANDS: images by Gourau & Phong, styling by Natacha Voranger
- THE NEW VULGARIAN: Guy Mannes-Abbott speaks to McKenzie Wark about her new book Capital is Dead
- CLIPPING: CAConrad, On the Tenth Anniversary of the Disappearance of America’s Anti-war Movement while the Wars Rage On
- FREQUENCY RESPONSE: photography by Richard Dowker, styling by Daniel D’Armas
- CLIPPING: Pierre Lusson, Georges Perec and Jacques Roubaud, A Short Treatise Inviting the Reader to Discover the Subtle Art of Go
- RADIO TANK: impossible music. By Guy Mackinnon-Little, illustration by Benjamin Filby
- ALTERLAA HOUSING COMPLEX: Alterlaa’s network of special interest clubs sits at the intersection of design and collective play. Photography by Zara Pfeifer
- AN ACTOR PREPARES: Tamsin Topolski’s ambitions take shape. Photography by Gabby Laurent, styling by Caroline Issa
- TALKING TO STRANGERS: Eilidh Nuala Duffy speaks to VRChat users about their avatars. Images by Yuma Burgess and Zach Beech
- DREAM JOURNAL: Jon Rafman excavates the always-online unconscious. By Christabel Stewart
- MEA TULPA: photography by Jules Moskovtchenko, styling by Hamish Wirgman
- MIRROR MIRROR: Reza Negarestani and Robin Mackay, Toy Model AGI Playset
talks
- CACONRAD: “When a species leaves the earth it takes all of its sounds with it”
- LUCIA PIETROIUSTI: “How do we tune in to things that we might not hear or see directly”
- BEN GROSSER: “The world is suffering greatly from our relentless focus on more”
- HENRIETTA BOWDEN-JONES: “The question is what triggers gamers to go from regular to compulsive play”
- ANDREW MCMILLAN: “I think we are moving back to a more intolerant space”
- GOODEE: “We’re taking a stand and this is the first time, in business, that we’re telling people truly what we think”
- HEURITECH: “Our goal is to stay focused on, and relevant for, the fashion industry”
- SUSAN PLOETZ: “The power of larp is that it’s systemic; you’re designing a system”
- MARIETTE PATHY ALLEN: “When I went downstairs for breakfast, I found a room full of people in ballgowns and wigs”
- KATIE MITCHELL: “The stories are not great for women: they are rarely agents of their own destinies”