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fromItsnicethat
2 weeks ago

Robert Alice's 700 page celebration of NFTs is a rousing education on misconstrued technology

"Both Herzog and Asendorf in their own respective ways with Infinite Garden and PXL DEX have created technically complex work that uses the blockchain as a medium to create collaborative works that engage the collector," says Robert. "Speaking of engaging collectors, Sam Spratt's Monument Game and Butcher's Checks have both continued to express the convergence of game theory within digital art, alongside the idea of collector as co-creator in the work."
Digital life
Video games
fromKotaku
4 weeks ago

A Big Game Pass Departure Highlights Its Main Flaw

Game Pass removes recently released titles like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 after brief availability, reinforcing concerns about renting games and the $30 day-one fee.
Digital life
fromMedium
1 month ago

We Pay a Steep Price for our Digital Lives

Media shifted from free over-the-air broadcasts and owned libraries to subscription-based streaming, monetizing electromagnetic transmissions and reducing personal ownership.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Games Preservation Can Involve Private Detectives Says GOG

GOG's Preservation Program commits to perpetually maintain hundreds of games to keep them playable on modern hardware despite legal and technical challenges.
Video games
fromWGB
1 month ago

PlayStation Is Now Letting You Write User Reviews

PlayStation now supports written user reviews on the web PlayStation Store for digitally owned games, allowing up to 4,000-word reviews with titles and spoiler flags.
Digital life
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Snapchat users are going to have to pay to keep their memories

Snapchat is capping free Memories at 5GB and introducing paid storage tiers, forcing users to export archives or subscribe to keep older Snaps.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Does buying a film digitally mean you actually own it? | J Oliver Conroy

Buying digital content often grants revocable viewing licenses rather than perpetual ownership, leaving access impermanent and subject to platform licensing and removal.
Media industry
fromwww.techradar.com
3 months ago

Think you own movies and TV shows you've bought on Prime Video? A new Amazon lawsuit proves otherwise

Amazon faces a class-action lawsuit alleging Prime Video sells revocable viewing licenses while representing purchases as owned movies, potentially allowing access to be removed.
Video games
fromGameSpot
3 months ago

Switch 2 Game-Key Cards Aren't Eligible For Japan's Preservation Library

Japan's National Diet Library will not archive Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards because the cards contain only authentication data, not the game content itself.
Online Community Development
fromHackernoon
2 years ago

Enso's $5M Community Round: Are You Part of the Next Wave of Decentralized Innovation? | HackerNoon

Enso's community round exemplifies a shift toward user-empowered blockchain ownership and simplification of DeFi participation.
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