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One of my students showed me this game, [Fantastic Contraption](http://fantasticcontraption.com/). The basic idea is to use a couple of different "machine" parts to ...

Fantastic Contraption is a terrific idea for virtual reality. Fantastic Contraption is a browser-based 2D physics puzzler that launched in 2008. It's been enjoyed by millions of players, who have ...

The Hypershell ProX uses artificial intelligence to sense your movements and adjust to your needs. It can switch between 9 different motion postures, from walking to running to climbing, and provide ...

Virtual Reality is often characterized as a solitary experience, but it doesn't have to be. Games like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, a multiplayer bomb-defusal game, demonstrate VR's ability to ...

Back in the 90s Sierra published a series of physics-based puzzlers in its The Incredible Machine franchise. The series has laid dormant since 2001's The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions, ...

The original Incredible Machine team will work on the successor, which is being developed for Windows PC and Mac. Players will solve puzzles using trampolines, hamsters, motors, alligators and more.

The Yankees pulled off the biggest move of an action-packed Winter Meetings, signing the best free agent available—pitcher Gerrit Cole—to a record-breaking deal. But how? Obviously the money was a big ...