Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Short Film: PROXiMITY



While PROXiMITY isn't packed with the flashy special effects employed by "professional" action thrillers, its underlying story concept is extremely well executed. In it, a prisoner flees from his gun-toting captors in a fresh twist on The Most Dangerous Game.

Installation: CAMERAS


"CAMERAS" by SpY, 2013
On exhibit in Madrid, Spain

Urban artist SpY has recently created an outdoor installation composted of 150 fake security cameras mounted on a building facade in Madrid.  Given the current climate of paranoia amid fears regarding the NSA, it might have been more appropriate to cover the building in ears.


Posters: Obey Vader


"Obey Vader" by French graphic designer Jonathan Sobota

Word Art: Death Star Typography




Gaming Round-Up: January 1, 2014

Happy New Year!

Cracked reminds us of 6 Sexist Video Game Problems Even Bigger Than the Breasts, even as Forbes reflects on some fairly sound reasons Why 2013 Was A Good Year For Women In Gaming.

Kotaku recaps the great Unresolved Gaming Mysteries of 2013

Line Hollis thinks about how video games fail to meet the narrative arc without a serious change up with their rules within their run.

Liz Ryerson wonders why she should love video games when the games seem embarrassed by their own nature and cannot love themselves.

Michael Thomasson has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of video games in the recently-released Guinness World Records 2014 Gamer’s Edition.  Tomasson broke the 2010 record of 8,616 games held by Richard Lecce with a new record of 10,607 video games, and according to the Associated Press, he estimates his collection is worth between $700,000 and $800,000.

Redditor ScienceBrah posted this photo set showing his personal trainers (who’s also a sponsored bodybuilder) gaming room set up which turned out to be quite a sight to behold with the sheer variety of gaming options combined with a nice layout and plenty gaming art for good measure.

Simon Parkin says you should quit calling yourself a gamer lest you be tainted by what the community has become.

Link Round-Up: January 1, 2014

 

The 10 best superhero comics of 2013: Superheroes aren't just on the big screen. From Spider-Man to the Hulk, these are the year's essentials

The 13 Most Important Design Lessons Of 2013

The 30 Very Best Pieces Of Fan Art Of 2013

50 Stunning Pieces Of Marvel Concept Art (And How They Compare To The Movie)

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Short Film: Exordium


"Exordium" (Machinima Interactive Film Festival) by Happyhour

"A group of warriors confront that which stands between them and the power to save their people in this rotoscoped animated fantasy short created by Morgan Galen King’s Gorgonaut studios. Starring Jon Tomlinson, and featuring music by Strand of Oaks, Ice Dragon, and Jonn Ollsin"

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