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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Boomshine

  • 12 September 2008

Each week Iain Simons finds you something for the weekend - a chance to while away some hours at your desk. Enjoy responsibly and don't let the management catch you...

Google's brilliant salesmen

  • 11 September 2008
  • 1 comment

Google became a verb some time ago, through its suite of services it’s now graduated to being an entire workplace

Powder Game

  • 05 September 2008

Every week Iain Simons gives you something to while away the hours. This week it's Powder Game. Enjoy responsibly and don't let the management catch you

Who scrubbed Palin clean?

  • 02 September 2008
  • 19 comments

How the Wikipedia entry of Republican vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin was mysteriously scrubbed clean in the hours before John McCain revealed his running mate

Naturally Firefox...

  • 01 September 2008

A way of joining up different uses of the web so when you want to invite someone out to dinner, say, a browser finds a restaurant, finds a review and then emails it all over with a map. Iain Simons reports

Fantastical contraptions

  • 29 August 2008

Newstatesman.com picks out another diverting desktop distraction to ease you into the weekend

Lost in maps

  • 21 August 2008

Newstatesman.com picks out another desktop distraction to help you waste time over the long weekend

SFTW Thinking Machines 4

  • 15 August 2008

Each week Iain Simons selects a game for you to while away hours. Read about it, play it but don't let the management catch you...

Drawing a blank on Georgia

  • 15 August 2008

The controversy over the missing maps of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Was it deliberate? Google says not.

And the next US vice-president is...

  • 12 August 2008

The man who would be the next Democrat in the White House is set to announce his running mate and he's doing it in a savvy, theatrical manner...

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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