One Hundred and Ninety-Nine Minutes of Too Human (1)
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In the end, I didn't make it to five hours.I've never played a game with a more incomprehensible plot. I've also never played a game that provided less context for the plot. Time-shifting, dimension-shifting, forward, back, sideways-- is really should've been called"WTF: The Game."Combat is incredibly repetitive, as you might expect from a game that owes more than a little to Diablo. And the combat mechanics (left stick is directional, right stick chooses attack), while ...
Pixel art via tiles (1)
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Tactical Landscaping and Terrain Deformation (17)
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[Image: A screenshot from Fracture by LucasArts. Via Wired]. Over on Wired this weekend I read about a game called Fracture, by LucasArts, which features "terrain deformation" as a central factor in gameplay. Fracture is "a game centered on the wanton reformation of land masses," Wired reports; the author then goes on to introduce us to the game's "terrain deformation mechanics.""Every player is equipped with a tool called an Entrencher," we read. The Entrencher "gives ...
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Geoff said:
The "weaponization of the earth's surface." This is totally going to be a pet research subject of mine from here on out.
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Retorta said:
[Architecture / Arquitectura]
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Hyde said:
Already put this on my Tumblr blog, but no one reads that but me so I'm sharing it here too!
Stay Creative Lighting Collection by Dizel&Sate (1)
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The Swedish graphic design studio Dizel & Sate have used a tri-color palette on an innocent white background for their new lighting collection, which is a tribute to the fashion capital of Paris. Wayfarers, art deco, Kate Moss, the 1950s, black humor, modern architecture and dizzying adventure form the basis of their illustrations.The collection is also a statement about the importance of an individual's creative freedom.Dizel&Sate is made up of the design duo Slobodan Zivic ...
Mosley Tribes Lyndel (1)
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A couple of days ago the Mosley Tribes For Huf sunglasses were released. Today we give you a preview of yet another interesting model - the Lyndel. "Mosley Tribes is experimenting with plastic frames and fabric inlays. This new model named Lyndel implements the keyhole design, providing an alternative aesthetic for those who have defaulted on the wayfarer look. The gingham fabric is a lovely touch as well." Via EM. We will keep you posted ...
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Ryan said:
Shared for Monica.
Tagged in Motion (2)
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Dear Mr. Famiglietti (2)
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Eli 7.0 and I have been watching the Olympics every day for the last week and a half.Eli's hooked up into the concept of three medals for each event, but it's difficult for him to understand what an achievement it is to even make it to the Olympics. We were watching Anthony Famiglietti in the steeplechase, and he finished 13th in the finals."That was a great run," I said. "It's incredible to make it to ...
Future Megastructures, Starship Breaking, and Independence Day 2 (1)
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[image via io9] As the human race dares to venture further out into space, we’re going to have to adapt our construction methods for large-scale space travel — think starships, space docks, habitable satellites, and other mega-objects too insanely large for construction on this gravity-well we call Earth. In a thought-provoking article, scifi blog io9 takes a look at the far future of construction, because as it tends to do, science fiction will probably inspire ...
I am angry, I am ill and I'm as ugly as sin... (1)
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The killer line in Momus's riposte to Adbusters' piece on hipsters is: I agree with my former boss at Vice, Gavin McInnes, when he says that disdain of hip subculture tends to come from "chubby bloggers who aren't getting...
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Ryan said:
As a follow-up to that last one I shared, more on the same topic: "...the problem with "hipsters" is precisely that they are pathologically well-adjusted, untroubled by sexual anxieties or financial worries."
Zoo York Cockroach Artist Series Decks (1)
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The Zoo York Institute is proud to announce that its highly-anticipated new series of collaboration artist boards will hit shops in early September. Inspired by Gotham’s most unbreakable resident – the cockroach – Zoo York’s new pro model board series features custom roach graphics by five renowned NYC artists including Greg Lamarche (SP.ONE), Steve Nishimoto (Nish), Kyle Talbott (Mesk One), Stephen Halker, and Jules Kim (Bijules). Look out for the release!
Let’s Hypothetical Say You Lost your Mac Book Pro… (1)
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Chances are if you are fairly mobile w/ work you have at least one laptop. If you’re a designer you’re more than likely to have a Mac Book Pro. If you’re a designer w/ a Mac Book Pro you probably carry the thing w/ you quite often - especially if you plan to do work after hours. If it’s the end of the week you probably are going somewhere after work w/ the laptop before ...
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Ryan said:
Good lessons in here.
Buff Monster: The Sweetest Thing @ Corey Helford Gallery (1)
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On August 23, Culver City's Corey Helford Gallery will welcome a new selection of work from LA street artist Buff Monster. Originally from Hawaii, his influences range from heavy metal to ice cream. There is ample servings of anime blended in too. The resulting work questions the binary of cute and creepy. Happy looking figures (often composed of odd elements) are ensconced in geometric shapes. Pink is a favorite color. Throughout his career, Buff Monster ...
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Ryan said:
This looks like it could be interesting. Monica, you ought to hit this one up while it's being shown. Just in nearby Culver City.
Paranoid Delusions About The Nanny State (1)
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If you’re looking for indicators of the chances we can turn our self-destructing culture around before the entire planet is devoured, witness the howls of “nanny state” in response to Seattle’s 20-cent bag tax. Might I suggest that this reaction is not the most promising indicator? In the context of the ecological limits of the planet, disposable bags are pure stupidity — can anyone possibly disagree with that? The bag tax will be effective at ...
on the top shelf (1)
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I’ve avoided writing about this because it makes me angry enough to, well, write more angry, stupid blogposts, but Stephen Michelmore does a nice job on the whole Kafka / porn faux shitstorm that’s been circling around the bowl lately. SM’s piece features a rather nice pull from Milan Kundera’s “In the Castrating Shadow of [...]
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When it hit, I couldn't articulate what made me raise an eyebrow when I heard about this Kafka-and-his-old-porn business, but I think this post is spot on.
Hamlet, dear, your problem is clear (3)
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So David Tennant is torturing me by making me wait a whole year for a new season of Doctor Who (though we do get a few specials during the 2009 season). Why? So he can play Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company! Well, OK, I have to give him some slack for that. And the thing is, the reviews look pretty good. The skinny rat from Mars can act! But we knew that. I wish ...
Sidewalks Can Be Cool Too…So Why Aren’t They? (1)
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Library of Dust (14)
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[Image: From Library of Dust by David Maisel, published by Chronicle Books].There's a spectacular new book coming out at the end of this summer called Library of Dust, by photographer David Maisel, published by Chronicle Books. I had the intensely exciting – and flattering – opportunity to write one of the book's introductory essays; that essay now re-appears below. I first learned about Library of Dust when I interviewed Maisel back in 2006 for Archinect. ...
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Ognjen said:
There's a spectacular new book coming out at the end of this summer called Library of Dust, by photographer David Maisel, published by Chronicle Books. I had the intensely exciting – and flattering – opportunity to write one of the book's introductory essays; that essay now re-appears below.
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There’s not much to say except that this tile idea for Christoph Niemann’s bathroom is great. There’s a bunch of gems like this at Bathroom Art in the NYT… via Debbie MillmanShared by Ryan (0)Contribute commentWired: Beyond the Beyond (34) permalink
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