Videogame Pixel-Sweater
Schicke Videogame-Sweater mit Pixelmotiven von Beloved Shirts, die Motive stammen von Drew Wise. (via Obvious Winner)
Low-Poly Morphing Statues
Ich liebe diese morphenden Low-Polygon Statuen vom Tumblr Z__D__, müsste ihr bisschen durchscrollen, die sind auf den ersten zwei Seiten verteilt. Und wenn Ihr da fertig seit, schaut Euch die Arbeiten von Tim Reynolds an. Pixelart is so 2008.
Kate Bush x ZX Spektrum
Pixelart ist ja auch eher so 2008, aber der hier geht noch: „Hello and welcome to my combination Kate Bush & ZX Spectrum tribute“.
Online-Editor für 3D-Printed Videogame-Characters
Mikolalysenko hat ein schönes Tutorial geschrieben, wie man Sprites aus Videogames in .STL-Files für 3D-Drucker umwandelt und dafür hat er gleich einen schicken Online-Editor gecoded. Der ist nicht so ganz trivial zu bedienen und Objekte werden erst dargestellt, wenn sie „logisch“ sind, aber man kann damit zB auch Icons oder Logos als STL-Files online zusammenklicken und direkt zu Shapeways schicken, wo man sich sofort sein 3D-gedrucktes Irgendwas für nen Zwanni bestellen kann. Ich werde mir da am Wochenende wohl mal ein Nerdcore-Icon zusammenklicken und ordern. Sweet!
The process of modeling a 3D object from a series of 2D images is a very well-studied computer vision problem called multiview stereo reconstruction. This process has been used to build 3D models of random objects with devices such as the Stanford spherical gantry. Unfortunately the math for this algorithm is a mess, but there is another way: using photo hulls to find the largest possible object from a series of images showing the top, bottom, left, right, front, and back views.
[mikolaly] put together an algorithm to produce 3D images from a series of images and even went so far as to build a web-based shape carving editor. With this web app, it’s possible to make 3D objects simply by inputting a bunch of colored pixels onto six 2D grids.
Once the models were complete, [mikolaly] sent some of the 3D models off to Shapeways for 3D printing. He’s completed Meat boy, Mario, and Link 3D sprites, all available for sale.
Turning 8-Bit Sprites into Printable 3D Models (via Hackaday)
Teletext Art Festival in der ARD
Die ARD zeigt vom 16. August bis 16. September eine internationale Teletext-Kunstausstellung, die Arbeiten sind auf Seite 770 und offline in der Galerie Pflüger68 zu sehen, ein paar Artworks gibt’s online auf der Seite der finnischen Teletext-Künstler FixC. Ich bin ja immer für mehr Kunst mit Retrotech-Kram und ollen Gadgets!
Teletext, first invented some 30 years ago, utilizes the “vertical blanking interval” lines that together form the dark band dividing pictures horizontally on the television screen. Technically it has remained almost unchanged until recently when TV became digital. Teletext being an amazing success story still attracts millions of visitors daily for the latest news headlines, weather reports or sports results.
The potential of Teletext as an tool for artistic expression has not yet been fully discovered though the aesthetics of Teletext have slowly creeped in to the most fashionable street ware, graffiti and fine art. Is the next big word in intellectual small talk of the hip, rich and famous going to be teletextualism? Time will show, but since it happens The International Teletext Art Festival gives the possibility to the ARD Text users to decide for themselves.
INTERNATIONAL TELETEXT ART FESTIVAL ITAF in ARD TEXT page > 770
The Art of Glitch
Youtube Direktglitch, via Boing Boing
Schöne Minidoku von PBS’ Off Book über mein derzeitiges Lieblingsthema Glitch-Art, unter anderem mit Phillip Stern, der derzeit Geld für Glitch-Teppiche sammelt.
Glitches are the frustrating byproduct of technology gone awry. Wildly scrambled images, frozen blue screens, and garbled sounds signify moments where we want to throw our expensive computer products out the window. Many artists and programmers, however, have embraced these crisis moments and discovered beauty in the glitch. By hacking familiar systems, they intentionally cause glitches, and manipulate them to create art. Enjoying the aesthetics of technological mistakes defies the notion that technology and entertainment has to be a seamless experience. Most importantly, glitch artists reveal a certain soulfulness that emerges when complex streams of information, visual media, and our own lives converge in the chaos of the glitch.
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
The Evolution of 8-Bit Art
PBS Off Book about animated GIFs
PBS Off Book about Hacker-Art-Group F.A.T. Lab
PBS on Videogames
PBS on Generative Art
PBS-Minidoku: The Evolution of Music Online
Pixelated Hans-Peter Friedrich-Masks
Martin Backes hat verpixelte Masken mit dem Gesicht unseres Innenministers Hans-Peter Friedrich gemacht. Ich hätte jetzt gerne einmal Masken mit den (bisschen hochauflösender) verpixelten Gesichtern unserer kompletten Gelb-Schwarzen Bundesregierung – selbstverständlich in schwarz-gelben Pixeln. Damit würde ich dann gerne vor dem Bundestag einen Flashmob-Protest starten, wenn die CDU mal wieder Kacke baut, was so ungefähr genau jetzt der Fall sein dürfte. Aber hey, hier erstmal ‘ne verpixelte Innenminister-Maske:
The full face mask Pixelhead acts as media camouflage, completely shielding the head to ensure that your face is not recognizable on photographs taken in public places without securing permission. A simple piece of fabric creates a little piece of anonymity for the Internet age. The material used is elastic fabric for beach fashion and sports gear with a fashionable Pixel-style print of German Secretary of the Interior Hans-Peter Friedrich. The mask has holes for your eyes and mouth, so you can see and breathe comfortably while wearing the mask, secure in the knowledge that your image won’t be showing up anywhere you don’t want it to.
Pixelhead Limited Edition (Danke Martin!)
The Evolution of 8-Bit Art
Youtube Direktbit, via Dr.Katze
Die neueste Folge von PBS Arts mit der Geschichte von Pixelkunst:
Beginning with early Atari and Nintendo video games, the 8-bit aesthetic has been a part of our culture for over 30 years. As it moved through the generations, 8-bit earned its independence from its video game roots. The idea of 8-bit now stands for a refreshing level of simplicity and minimalism, is capable of sonic and visual beauty, and points to the layer of technology that suffuses our modern lives. No longer just nostalgia art, contemporary 8-bit artists and chiptunes musicians have elevated the form to new levels of creativity and cultural reflection.
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
PBS Off Book about animated GIFs
PBS Off Book about Hacker-Art-Group F.A.T. Lab
PBS on Videogames
PBS on Generative Art
PBS-Minidoku: The Evolution of Music Online
Diesel Sweeties Volume 1 is a free eBook
Richard Stevens III, Macher des Webcomic-Klassikers Diesel Sweeties, hat anlässlich seines Geburtstags gestern sein erstes Buch komplett als PDF online gestellt. Yay!
It’s my birthday today, so I’m releasing a free ebook version of my first book: Diesel Sweeties: Pocket Sweeties Volume 1. You can buy a hard copy of this or my other books right here in my store.
I originally published this book in 2003 and it features the first hundred+ comics with introductions to the main cast and a wonderful foreword from John Allison. Every strip in the book has been recolored and relettered and you can read along and compare them to the originals on my site if you start reading here.
Big Pixel Fireplace-Textadventure
Fireplace: Ein Kaminfeuer als Textadventure für Win und Mac. Ich glaube, jetzt hab’ ich wirklich alles gesehen: „Type Words to interact with fireplace or just sit back and enjoy. The logs burn down to ashes in about 30 Minutes each.“ (via Macelodeon)
C64 Drag’n'Drop-Image-Converter in your Browser
Schick: Ein Bildkonverter, in den man per Drag’n'Drop im Browser Fotos ver-C64-igen kann. Ich kann mich zwar jetzt nicht daran erinnern, dass die Farbpalette so dreckig aussah, nehm’ das den Entwicklern jetzt aber einfach mal ab.
Unmoralez Pixelart
Schicke Pixelartworks von jemandem namens Unmoralez, IMG und LOOPS. Mal mehr, mal weniger auf so ‘ne subtile Art ziemlich sick und ab und zu NSFW. (via MeFi)
A little Bit World: Retrogame-Sprites in Real Life
(Youtube Direktbit, via Gamefreaks)
Schöner Kurzfilm voller Pixel von Jonas und Simon Schweizer, wie eine Low-Budget-Version von Patrick Jeans „Pixel“.
Strange things happen when a girl touches a strange hovering box… Many old game characters spread over the city and did strange and crazy things. This short-movie was produced for the lecture “intermediale Gestaltung” at the university “Hochschule Offenburg” by my brother Simon and me.
A Little Bit World – Arcade game characters spread over the world
Pixelated Camera-Collection
The Camera Collection: „A collection of 100 pixelated camera illustrations for anybody to download and use in whatever way they see fit.“ Unter CC als .eps, .ai und .png-Files. (via Coudal)
