The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The world’s largest social network is internally grappling with an existential crisis: an aging user base Earlier this year, a researcher at Facebook shared some alarming statistics with colleagues. If it doesn’t correct course, the 17-year-old social network could, for the first time, lose out on an entire generation.

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Vox

MARCH 7, 2024

From games to crypto mining to AI In 1993, long before uncanny AI-generated art and amusing AI chatbot convos took over our social media feeds, three Silicon Valley electrical engineers launched a startup that would focus on an exciting, fast-growing segment of personal computing: video games.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And nobody in here, few people in here, think it’s acceptable to be tethered to a computer walking in here and sitting down, few people are going to view that it’s acceptable to be enclosed in something, because we’re all social people at heart. Even introverts are social people, we like people and we want to interact.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

So yes, late 2020 is a very good time to be into video games. Oculus — a company owned by social giant Facebook — has done some of its best work so far. GoPro had a few companies nipping at its heels, but the reality is there’s not much of a comparison. Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a wonderful history lesson.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Joseph handles programming and 3D animation, while Kristin, a physical artist who’s had gallery showings around the world, writes the music and creates the game’s original artwork. It’s a little Chrono Trigger and a lot of Super Mario RPG, but the most obvious comparison here is 1995’s Earthbound.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In terms of where we are in gaming, I think it’s somewhat regretful, but it’s also nice to see that during this time of social distancing and disconnect from our friends and our family, that gaming is really pushed to the forefront as a real communal way for people to connect. Do you think that’s a fair comparison?

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