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We find it a bit inconsiderate when folks yap away on their cell phones while on crowded public transportation, but if they’re playing with Megaphone, at least they’re being artistic and inconsiderate. (How very Dada!) We dig Megaphone for freeing gameplay from the constraints of computer and console, and transforming the mobile device into a game controller. After all, the humble celly is one of The Big Three at Natron Baxter Applied Gaming and is, along with computers and payment cards, one of the most common ways people engage the digital spirit world. The engagement power of their voice-art example seems a bit limited, but it cracks open possibilities nonetheless. Cheers, you Megamen and Megawomen! |
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