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Play & Sport

Games, video games, sport, competition and play as a force in culture.

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Ayrton SennaAyrton Senna was a Brazilian racing driver, three times Formula 1 world champion, in 1988, 1990 and 1991. Issue.15 names him once, in the author's prose, in a sentence…
Catarina CamposCatarina Campos is the football referee named in Issue.17 of the Agency editorial, the edition about sportsmanship. The edition shows her brandishing a white card during…
Doom MarineThe Doom Marine is the protagonist of the Doom video game franchise, a soldier who fights demons. The Agency editorial names him once, in Creative.3, the interview with…
Ernie BanksErnie Banks was an American baseball player who spent his major league career with the Chicago Cubs. Issue.17, the edition about sportsmanship, names him once, in the…
Freestyle Rap BattleA freestyle rap battle is a competitive verbal performance in hip-hop culture where MCs improvise rhythmic verses to outperform an opponent in wit, flow, and delivery. It…
Geralt of RiviaGeralt of Rivia is the monster hunter at the centre of The Witcher, the books by Andrzej Sapkowski and the video games made from them. In the Agency editorial he appears…
Hideo KojimaHideo Kojima is a Japanese video game designer and director, known for the Metal Gear series and for Death Stranding. Issue.23 names him twice in one paragraph of the…
Jack TorranceJack Torrance is the protagonist of The Shining, the novel by Stephen King that Stanley Kubrick filmed in 1980. In the Agency editorial he appears in Issue.23, which…
Johan HuizingaJohan Huizinga was a Dutch historian, known for the books The Autumn of the Middle Ages and Homo Ludens. Issue.23 names him once, in the author's prose, as the writer of…
KratosKratos is the protagonist of the God of War video game series. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.9, where the author lists the lives he lived inside…
Miles MoralesMiles Morales is a Marvel Comics character, a teenager who takes on the identity of Spider-Man. The Agency editorial names him once, in Design.2, where a Miles Morales…
Playful DesignPlayful design is an interactive and object design philosophy that integrates humor, curiosity, and childlike wonder into physical and digital artifacts. It challenges…
Stanley KubrickStanley Kubrick was an American film director, known for films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining. Issue.23 names him once, in the author's prose: after…

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