Mar 7, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
People visit Disney World and Disneyland to experience a magical adventure, with rides, shows, and the ability to mingle with their favorite characters. Not me. I go to eat. The food at Disney World is some of the best I’ve ever had. And now, with the news that there...
Mar 5, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
The 1920s through 1939 (the advent of World War II) is known as “the golden age of travel.” And as it happens, it was also the golden age of travel posters. With trains as a reliable method of transportation, and automobiles becoming an affordable luxury, people...
Mar 1, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
Any good gamer can kick your ass in an online duel, but only younger gamers want to. It seems the older you get, the less competitive a gamer you become. Games research company Quantic Foundry, headed by researcher Nick Yee has recently released results of their study...
Feb 25, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
What do you get when you make dozens of boys and girls play video games? You learn a lot about making children play video games. According to a study published in Psychiatric Quarterly, Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson and colleagues found video games did not increase the...
Feb 21, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
Anyone who saw Star Wars in 1977 knew that George Lucas’ film transported viewers to a galaxy far, far away thanks to never-before-seen special effects and never-before-heard sound design. Star Wars was ahead of its time. But what would it look like if Star Wars was...
Feb 17, 2016 | Featured Articles, Geek & Sundry
If one of your buddies tends to win on board game night and has some epic leaderboard scores, watch out for that guy. I’m not saying he could be a cheater: Science is. It turns out that winners are more likely to cheat at games than people who lose. Ultimately, they...
