As with all other design objects in MoMA's collection, from posters to chairs to cars to fonts, curators seek a combination of historical and cultural relevance, aesthetic expression, functional and structural soundness, innovative ….. universe, DUST 514 will be adding an entirely new level of game-play(potentially) by having not only angry nerds in space blasting people into oblivion, but infantry on the ground shooting each other in the face until it stops being funny. …

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