As Americans prepare to elect a new president, what qualities are they looking for in their future leader? What values do they idealise, and what traits are non-negotiable? Canvas8 sat down with 20 men and women from across the US to find out what they think makes prime presidential material.

Research has found that people are using politics less for the change it effects in society, and more for the social label it earns them. As other markers of identity become less clear, politics is moving centre stage as a means of signalling belonging to the wider social group.

Typically seen as a source of light entertainment, board games don’t usually come to mind when thinking of cutting satire. By using controversial political issues as the premise for strategic titles, the games from TerrorBull are as likely to cause outrage as they are to be a dinner party hit.

Knowing how prevalent cheating is among Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds’ Chinese users, Dell is boasting about how handy its technology is for facilitating hacks. By participating in, and facilitating people’s underhanded behaviour, Dell demonstrates to its users that it's on their side.