Iain Simons

Iain Simons

Iain Simons writes, talks and tweets about videogames and technology. His new book, Play Britannia, is to be published in 2009. He is the director of the GameCity festival at Nottingham Trent University.

Articles by Iain Simons

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CultureTechIndex

  • 27 January 2009

ObamaTech : Recovery.org under construction, no more IM 4 U potus, Mac vs PC

SFTW: The Graveyard

  • 26 January 2009
  • 3 comments

Each week Iain Simons picks a game so you can while away a few hours at your desk. This week the Graveyard...

Inauguration 2.0

  • 20 January 2009

With so much user-generated coverage on offer, it's tempting to overlook entirely the more official broadcasts. Iain Simons on the historic Obama inauguration

The CultureTechIndex

  • 19 January 2009

Can't be bothered to click on the links yourself? Let the weekly CutureTechIndex sift through the detritus to bring you the choice stories in our weekly digest…

SFTW: You have to burn the rope

  • 16 January 2009

For the next few weeks we'll highlight some of the nominees from this year's Independent Games Festival as candidates for your Friday distractions

The CultureTechIndex

  • 09 January 2009

Can't be bothered to click on the links yourself? Let the weekly CultureTechIndex sift through the dregs to bring you the choice stories in our weekly digest…

SFTW: Hoshi Saga 3

  • 09 January 2009

Every week Iain Simons chooses a game so you can while away a few hours - this week it's Hoshi Saga 3. Enjoy wisely

Jobs' health

  • 06 January 2009

The importance of Apple's Steve Jobs to the value of the company's stock was emphasised by his recent healthscare. Shares surged when he explained his gaunt appearance

Christmas on Facebook

  • 05 January 2009

Perhaps we are much less tolerant of our extended families who descend on our homes for Christmas Day afternoons? Perhaps the TV wasn’t quite as good as expected?

SFTW: Minotaur China Shop

  • 19 December 2008

Try to reconcile your responsibility to the customer experience and success of your business, with your innate, crippling rage... Iain Simon selects another game for you

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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