The Verge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The platform has also decided to curate playlists for specific moods, which means that the artists on those playlists will suddenly have an audience that’s potentially as large as the live audience for Twitch. And it’s not just playlists; Soundtrack also features libraries of music tuned to specific moods that they’re calling Stations.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Photo: University of Oregon Libraries] After the armistice , Ross headed to New York City and never really left. The Round Table also spawned a floating poker game that involved Ross and his eventual financial backer, Raoul Fleischmann , of the famous yeast-making family. She eventually became the first of Rosss three wives.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2021

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has sued Roblox for letting users upload music from Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons, deadmau5, and other artists without paying a licensing fee. Roblox offers a library of audio files, 3D models, and other assets for building experiences.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2021

A classic iPod interface for your Spotify or Apple Music library. Now, a new project from frontend software developer Tanner Villarete has attempted to emulate its classic controls as a web app , complete with support for your Spotify and Apple Music library. Screenshot: tannerv.com/ipod. Screenshot: tannerv.com/ipod. Perfection.

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2020

Fittingly, the debut installation was created by LaTurbo Avedon , an artist and curator who also happens to be a digital avatar. From the memesis of the installed works and locations, down to noisy reflections from the game engine itself. It’s widely available, for one thing, a free extension of one of the world’s most popular games.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

After our last Nonprofits Live event on gaming, our social media team received many questions and requests — many of you in the TechSoup community are excited about the future of creating games for nonprofit causes! A Selection of Strategic Game Design Lessons for Nonprofits. Game Audiences. Nonprofits Live!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sometimes a nonprofit has access to world-class chefs, celebrities, artists, or architects or well-known lawmakers. Library of content – Some organizations have an impressive body of work, blog posts, books, white papers, policy analysis, talking points, swipe files, samples, templates, checklists, infographics, and much more.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

Over the past year, generative AI has transformed the way people live, work and play, enhancing everything from writing and content creation to gaming, learning and productivity. An API is the way in which an application communicates with a software library. Whats in an API?

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2021

Harker let me go through the game myself, alongside a friend of mine who’s an experienced escape room artist. The game came from a collaboration between Harker and Paruzal , a Denver-based company that specializes in live-hosted online escape rooms. To “escape” from the library, we had to find them. Image: Paruzal.

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The Verge

AUGUST 18, 2021

Just the simple idea that I don’t have to work twice as hard to find a hairstyle because of my hair type is a game changer,” says Naeemah LaFond, an editorial hair stylist and global artistic director of the Amika hair care brand, who advised Pinterest during the feature’s development.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

He described the Yousician app as providing an interactive, gamified approach to learning guitar, piano, ukulele, bass or singing — but not too game-like. Thür said that with the new funding, Yousician will grow the team, improve brand marketing, localize the product and build more relationships with musical artists.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The NMPA sued Roblox in June for letting users upload copyrighted songs into its shared library of game-building assets. The platform has hosted concerts by artists like Lil Nas X, and last week, it launched “listening parties” where artists premiere an album by streaming it across a variety of individual Roblox worlds.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2022

One of the more interesting ventures to emerge from the space recently is Poly, which lets designers create video game and other virtual assets, including textures for 3D models, using only text prompts. Poly is essentially a stock asset library along the lines of Adobe Stock and Shutterstock but populated exclusively by AI generations.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

It was started in 2003 and is run by Mark Allen and a collective of artists, many of whom have also been applying their talents by performing "interventions" at formal art institutions including LACMA, the Hammer Museum, and the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In December 2021, a vulnerability in a widely used logging library that had gone unfixed since 2013 caused a full-blown security meltdown. . All of this is done within an interactive code editor extension, which AppMap designed with the help of comic book artists and musicians in order to make it as easy to use and intuitive as possible. .

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

An exhibiting artist approached me recently at an evening event at the museum. Some of the most innovative, community-focused museums I know of are trapped in the 11-5 game, and it's frankly a little bizarre--especially from visitors' perspective. he said, "I have some feedback for you. He's right. They aren't.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

These run the gamut from bingo and slot machine games to full-scale events with all the traditional favorites like blackjack and roulette. Online Gaming Tournaments Organize online gaming tournaments with entry fees and prizes for winners. You can also use peer-to-peer sponsorships to raise more funds.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Local libraries may also be open hosting egg-hunters for a good cause. Host a watching party for major games at a bar where the tips and certain drinks go to the charity. Picnic & Park Games Tournament. Get your supporters to gather their classic lawn games and host a day-long olympic tournament at a local park.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Meanwhile, library geeks are talking about tagging. Games for Social Change gaming and libraries was recently published and the author is the Shifted Librarian and My Avatar Wears Tight Jeans and 4 Other Things I learned from Internet Librarian 2006 is worth the read from Michael Stephens.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Luckily, there are some great Internet safety resources that are specific for healthcare organizations , libraries , seniors , kids , and small offices (like the ones that most nonprofits have). It is a noncommercial site that has ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music.

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Google Research AI blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It includes 34 languages and 74 different semantic types to support various applications from airline ticketing to video games. Tool Description Differential Privacy Open Source Library An open-source library to enable developers to use analytic techniques based on DP.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Birb An apartment rental app to search for the best offers in a user’s favorite neighborhoods Book Box A library service for corporations to provide employees access to books and reading material Corner “The modern, frictionless way to set up a renovation with a pre-designed kitchen entirely online.” You can support it on Patreon here.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

There are tons of ideas that you can shop on Meta (Facebook) Ads Library. The ads were hailed as beautiful, artistic, and innovative. Mastering the long game wins over chasing quick viral hits. The next game-changing campaign is out there, waiting to be crafted. What motivates instant digital engagement and gifts?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Create a donor persona chatbot and then have a conversation with it and test what it thinks about marketing messages in a role-playing game. By supporting PowerPoetry.org, you can help provide a platform for young poets to express themselves, connect with other artists, and gain confidence in their abilities.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 11, 2015

It''s him standing on the beach, alone, as everyone continues the game around him. #2 The classics don''t lose their power when they share library shelf space with beach reads. We wanted to reflect this diversity of identities by inviting all kinds of artists and artworks into the gallery. 2 is the powerful choice.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Participants garner support from their friends and family leading up to the big day and accept gifts during the game itself. If you can’t host a dodgeball tournament in person for some reason or another, you can look for online game simulations that mimic it. There’s plenty of online cornhole games to try out.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

You earned your private reading tree or library back corner, and each visit continues to confirm your value as a special and clever person. In 2007, I interviewed digital artist Jason Nelson about his work creating strange games and he talked at length about the beauty of working with hidden things and creating intentional "weirdness."

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

Our visitors often see museums as a genre, not unlike hospitals or libraries. We should see ourselves like those board games, where all the players have to work together to win. In this case, I find the most interesting ones to be made by artists. As important as excellence is, shared success is equally important in this field.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2009

Like the Living Library project , the advice booth was a platform that connected strangers with strangers--not just staff with strangers. This might make Advice sound more like an educational program than an exhibit, or like a failure on the unfacilitated front. But the exhibit team did something novel.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Art museums are the least likely to empower their own staff to initiate participatory projects but the most likely to work with artists whose approach to participation might be quite extreme. It's common in many museums to offer cart-based activities that invite visitors (mostly families) to play a game, try an experiment, or make art.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Art museums are the least likely to empower their own staff to initiate participatory projects but the most likely to work with artists whose approach to participation might be quite extreme. It''s common in many museums to offer cart-based activities that invite visitors (mostly families) to play a game, try an experiment, or make art.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

which followed a very strict formula that frustrated some participants who wanted to be treated like artists, not contributors to a data experiment. I spoke about my recent obsession with book drops and how libraries are turning their most mundane transactions into the basis for beautiful, useful, sexy interactions with users.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Comics as an art form regressed, says Eva Volin, supervising children’s librarian at the Alameda Free Library in California. But in the midst of this dearth, small communities of comics-lovers persisted, says Robin Brenner, head of reference and programming at the Woburn Public Library outside Boston. This resistance persists.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

-The most exciting part of iOS 14 isn’t picture-in-picture video display or the app library — it’s widgets. One user focused on Club Penguin -themed layout , using Widgetsmith and Apple’s Shortcuts tool to make a home screen look and feel exactly like the now-defunct social gaming app.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Obviously, “accused money launder” isn’t how she branded herself — her website calls her a “fearless” and “shameless” artist, entrepreneur, and CEO. Is she really an artist and entrepreneur? Art unveiling, live performances, unique games and challenges, and one of a kind prizes! We love hearing about girlbosses that hustle hard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

I've even taught my children about creative commons (check out Harry's screencast - What A Second Grader Knows About Creative Commons that earned him a feature story in the School Library Association Journal) All of this assumes that people really bother to look at the license, understand it , and respect the rules.

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