Egal ob ElJeffe das Gamer-Alphabet-Lernbuch (jeweils auf Spoiler klicken) für seine Tochter oder doch mehr für sich selbst gebastelt hat: Das Ergebnis finde ich sehr gelungen.
(via Geeks are Sexy)
"My work investigates the slippery intersection between the digital world and reality. Specifically, I am interested in how we experience nature through technology. When we see images of nature on TV or on a computer screen, we feel that we are seeing nature but we are really only seeing patterns of pixilated light. For the past few years, I have been creating a series of “Re-things.” These whimsical sculptures represent pixilated animals and objects of nature. I find images of my subjects online and then create three-dimensional sculptural representations of these two-dimensional images. I build my “Re-things” pixel by pixel to understand how each pixel plays a crucial role in the identity of an object ... In my building process, I start with a full sheet of material like plywood or MDF and cut it into ½” strips of varying lengths--typically ½” to 2’ long. I then hand dye each strip of wood individually with dyes mixed from ink and acrylic paint. I mix each color by hand to create a huge palette of colors in order to give the sculpture more depth and visual interest before assembling the object. My conceptual and material practice explores identity, color, labor, technology, and science ..." Aus dem About zitiert / Fotos diverser Pixelskulpturen / Fotoserie mit Pixelgeiern(via fubiz)
Penney Design: If TV's LOST was a 1987 point-and-click computer game.(via Super Punch)
"Google has a warehouse full of network connected pac man machines, that they have been slowly accumulating from ebay over the years. It's estimated that, at this point, they have acquired between 75% and 90% of all the pac man machines ever built. They are currently in talks with Toru Iwatani - pacman's creator, to discuss the production of more units, to meet global demand. However, you are probable asking how the made the front screen - that actual game that you see. Well, thanks to HTML5's new canvas function, the google front page opens a web worker that launches on the load-balanced pac man arcade cluster, giving you actual direct access to the hardware needed to run the game. Reports are still fuzzy on how the game was reconfigured to spell google, but since they have managed to reprogram the pac man systems to function well beyond their original specifications, a simple redesigned map is clearly well within their capabilities." How was the google game made?
"Aside from the obvious electronics, everything is LEGO. It uses a Jamma 48-1 board to play a variety of 80's arcade game including Pac-Man, Donky Kong, Space Invaders and many more." Table Top 80s Arcade Game - Made entirely of LEGO (Fotos + Video)(via Brothers Brick)
MY FAMICASE EXHIBITION 2010(via Super Punch)