(Via Ted.com)

See also: 5 creepy ways video games are trying to get you addicted

And:

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

So far, World of Warcraft players have spent 5.93 million years solving problems in the game. . Jane McGonigal

“We’re witnessing what amounts to no less than a mass-exodus to virtual worlds and online game environments” – economist Edward Castronova

Wired: Reality Is Broken. Game Designers Must Fix It

Human computation, a talk by Luis von Ahn

Over 9 billion human hours of solitaire was played in 2003.

Luis von Ahn talks about how to “constructively channel human brainpower using computer games. For example, the ESP Game, described in this talk, is an enjoyable online game — many people play over 40 hours a week — and when people play, they help label images on the Web with descriptive keywords.” Not sure that is very useful or constructive, or fun, but perhaps some other real world game can be made using the same mechanisms.

This video showcases the “House of the Century” project designed and built by Richard Jost and Ant Farm, completed in 1972 near Angleton, Texas. The ferrocement residence received an award citation from Progressive Architecture in 1973.

The Mojo Relic

More about the house (warning: the audio is pretty bad)

House of the Century Construction (1972) – Part 1 of 4

Part 2 of 4

Part 3 of 4

Part 4 of 4

I found these a few minutes ago in a parking garage, probably from some poor guy/girl who got their wallet lifted. Readymade art.