Link of the day: Can D.I.Y. Supplant the First-Person Shooter?

I've always complained that video games are not very inventive. Most of the blockbusters seem to be strategy, role-playing games, racing games, and shooter games. That's why I can go years without playing games and still feel like I haven't missed anything. I was excited to read this New York Times article about a group of people who are trying to change monolithic quality of gaming.