Noah Mittman

Web professional since '96; Technologist; UX and IxD; Survivor of the era of Internet Optimism; I wish all the bunk MCs turn to fish.

Noah Mittman
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On protest games at a time of democratic revolution.
1988: P.R.E.S.T.A.V.B.A.
Substack - Aaron A. Reed
5 days ago
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Chernobyl
How the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. inspired a wave of real-world Chernobyl tourists
The Verge - Darmon Richter
At the entrance to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine, 35 years on from the worst nuclear disaster in history, a yellow souvenir van sells T-shirts, key rings, and glow-in-the-dark “Chernobyl condoms,”...
Apr 29
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The Art and Play of Collecting | Sidequest
sidequest.zone - Sara Davis
There was a moment early in the pandemic when I decided I would become someone who could identify birds. At the lake in my local park, I recognized …
5 days ago
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Resident Evil
Resident Evil Village Makes Me Appreciate Games With Good Journals
fanbyte.com - Natalie Flores
I finished Resident Evil Village (or Resident Evil 8, whatever you prefer) yesterday. I liked it well enough! It was fun to watch unfold, even if it …
1 day ago
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Cartoons
Two Girls & A Dog Walk Into America
tcj.com - Bob Levin
The next time someone asks, “What comic strip would you most like to see reprinted?” your answer can no longer be “Shary Flenniken’s Trots and Bonnie” …
May 4
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Urbanism
Make Way for the ‘One-Minute City’
Bloomberg CityLab
While the “15-minute city” model promotes neighborhood-level urban planning, Sweden is pursuing a hyper-local twist: a scheme to redesign every …
Jan 5
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Northern California
The pandemic shaped my family for generations. Not COVID — the 1918 flu
Los Angeles Times - Mitchell Landsberg
A century from now, someone who has not yet been born will come to a haunting realization: Their life was shaped, in ways they may never fully understand, by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. I know this,...
3 days ago
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UX Design
PM and UX Have Markedly Different Views of Their Job Responsibilities
nngroup.com - Kara Pernice, Raluca Budiu
Summary: A survey of people in user experience and product management shows that these professionals disagree on who should be responsible for many …
May 2
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Design
What’s Love Got To Do With Work?
Medium - Tami Weiss
This time a year ago I was leading the design team at a small startup in Israel. Then Covid-19 hit, and suddenly I was out of a job. As a mother of 4 …
6 days ago
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Animation
The Animation of Sonic Games
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Which Sonic games have the best animation? Which have the worst? What makes for good animation in a Sonic game to begin with? Join me on this retrospective journey through ALL of them and let's find out....
Mar 4
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Disney+
Ranked: The Most Popular Paid Subscription News Websites
visualcapitalist.com - Carmen Ang
Visualizing the Power Consumption of Bitcoin Mining Bitcoin mining requires significant amounts of energy, but what does this consumption look like …
Apr 27