Tag: Gaming

• August 20, 2018The Impromptu

  What’s Inside A Graphics Processing Unit?

  A quick follow-up on the demise of Twitter's API, but the main topic is that of the Graphics Processing Unit. They're inside every computer you own. Do you really know what's inside a GPU, what makes it tick, and why it all matters? Nvidia announced its new flagship line of RTX GPUs, which among many things supports ray tracing. What exactly is ray tracing and why does it matter for the future of video games?

• June 19, 2018The Impromptu

  Bike Sharing

  The economics of bike sharing and why Europe seems to be doing it more successfully than North America. At the tail end, brief E3 2018 highlights.

• June 8, 2018Learn Me Something

  eSports

  Aaron and Rich delve into what eSports are, its long history, and why it's so lucrative. Can you really make a full-time living as a career gamer?

• January 23, 2018The Impromptu

  Everything Is Cardboard

  Nintendo launches Labo, a gaming and cardboard construction toy platform to be used with the Switch console display. We think it's going to be a big hit in education.

• December 12, 2017The Impromptu

  Deciphering Death Stranding

  We attempt to decipher what the game trailer is about, because it seems like a drug-induced fever dream.