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Packaging for the Asciiware Sphere 360 PlayStation controller (photo courtesy of Hock Wah Yeo) When Hock Wah Yeo was hired by the game publisher Velocity, the head of the company gave him an unusual order: “Scare me.” 1     Let’s say you go to the store and buy a video game. What does it look like? Chances are, it comes in a plastic box, roughly the size of a DVD case, and there’s a logo on the top that tells you what platform it’s for — Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo. It’s easy to understand, and it’s easy to fit on shelves. Retailers like it. The platform owners like it. This...

Have the photos allowed you to reconnect with old friends you’d lost touch with? It’s been great! I have had welcome discussions with several people who meant a lot to me years ago but I haven’t connected with since. Are you still able to connect with friends physically during the pandemic, perhaps outdoors with masks in small groups? Or have you been restricted only to virtual relationships? I pretty much stay at home and communicate electronically. I think the Facebook Friends project was, in part, a response to the pandemic. Take me back to the time you made all these pictures. Wha...