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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Conor Capplis
Along a pristine sandy shore, a woman casts her fishing rod out into the sea and waits. She’s dressed in a stripy swimsuit with cute red boots and star-shaped sunglasses. For her, every day is beach day. She is, of course, a character in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the second most popular video game – with 48 million copies sold – for the Nintendo Switch. (Mario Kart 8 is first.)Animal Crossing has little in the way of a linear story.
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3 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Conor Capplis
“Palestine is a revealer,” says Francesca Albanese. The Italian lawyer and academic, who is the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territory, is on a videocall from her home in Tunisia and is speaking about US policy towards Israel and Palestine.
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1 month ago |
irishtimes.com | Conor Capplis
Despite Met Éireann forecasting an unsettled Easter, we still have the longer evenings to enjoy, especially when the kids are off school. With this in mind, we’ve put together a list of fun activities for families over the coming weeks. There are plenty of Easter-themed hunts for the younger members of the household, as well as a few outings to keep the parents happy.
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2 months ago |
irishtimes.com | Conor Capplis
If the halls of Star Trek’s holodeck ever felt within grasp, Dublin just moved one step closer with the opening of its latest attraction. Sandbox VR, which its creators say was inspired by the sci-fi technology, has opened its first location in Ireland, on Dublin’s Nassau Street. The €4 million facility boasts five arenas where customers can gear up with virtual reality headsets, in-game weapons and experience custom-built games.
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2 months ago |
irishtimes.com | Conor Capplis
Senan Walsh is chopping down a tree when I approach for a chat. The 13-year-old is amassing a pile of timber in a small forest clearing, talking me through his process along the way. He’ll need shelter for what’s coming at night, he says. Most gamers over the past decade will be familiar with these ritualistic tasks. Walsh, of course, is playing Minecraft, the most popular video game of all time.
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