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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.

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Society
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,

Sci-Tech
Fantastical contraptions
29 August 2008

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

Sci-Tech
Lost in maps
21 August 2008

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

Sci-Tech
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 l

Global Issues
Drawing a blank on Georgia
15 August 2008

The controversy over the missing maps of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Was it deliberate? Google

North America
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

Sci-Tech
Something for the weekend: Hoshi Saga
08 August 2008

Iain Simons recommends something to while away those office hours. But don't let the management see

Society
Sorry by the sea
04 August 2008

Is this really what the education system has done to the kids on the front row of the class? Leaving

Sci-Tech
Something for the weekend: Line Rider
01 August 2008

Iain Simons recommends a simple but beautiful game to while away the hours... But don't let the mana

North America
Well Cuil?
29 July 2008

Could the mighty Google ever be overcome? A new search engine has been set up. It's called 'Cuil', h

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