Cellular Automata

Cell: Emergence: An AI experiment with the heart of an old-school arcade shooter

9 Feb 2012

There's an undisguised nostalgia about Cell: Emergence , though it's not quite as bold or overt as other recent blocky 3D games like 3D Dot Game Heroes or Minecraft . Still, the effort from indie developer New Life Interactive uses the mechanics and still-screen storytelling of an aged arcade shooter to deliver a short, cerebral package. And despite its humility, Cell: Emergence 's new ...

Quarter of Wolfram Alpha brainteasers come from Siri

8 Feb 2012

Apple's smart-arse software relies on boffinry website A quarter of traffic to the intelligent computational engine Wolfram Alpha comes from Siri, Stephen Wolfram said in a New York Times article.…

Deus Ex writer's new game Cell: emergence has a release date

1 Feb 2012

Cell: emergence, the indie game from the writer of Deus Ex 1 and 2, launches on 9th February. Sheldon Pacotti's "action surgery" game Cell: emergence launches on Xbox Live Indie Games, GamersGate, GameStop PC Downloads, Green Man Gaming, Playism and Desura. A free demo launches on Tuesday, 7th February. Read more…