Lick, stack, and squeeze: Ars tries a zany game-controller exhibit

Ars checks out Alt.Ctrl.GDC (video link)

Panels, exhibits, and demonstrations at the annual Game Developers Conference tend to err on the wonkier side of the industry, but recent years have included a major exception. Now in its third-annual iteration, GDC's "Alt.Ctrl" showcase has quickly gained a reputation for having the conference's weirdest and (sometimes most fun) content.

But is it actually fun to stare into your own soul by way of a confusing phone call or to control on-screen characters by licking candies or even to make friends with an iPad-loaded toy by offering it colorful pieces of paper-food? Kyle Orland and I took to the GDC show floor with video cameras in hand to find out.

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