Archive for: art
- February 15, 2011 9:54 am
This is definitely news. 2012 is the year video games aren’t just child’s play. Gaming isn’t just something for single boys and men sitting in basements anymore. The time has come – video games are art.
The Smithsonian will be placing video games on display on March 16th, 2012 AS ART! It’s about time. The developers out there that create these masterpieces are artists and need be recognized as such. The hard work, discipline and time that goes into creating video games isn’t just a job or hobby, it is so much more.
The choice of which games will be on display is being left up to the public to decide, with voting open at artofvideogames.org through April 7, 2011.
The Art of Video Games exhibition will explore the 40-year evolution of video games as an artistic medium, with a focus on striking visual effects, the creative use of new technologies, and the most influential artists and designers. We want you to help us select the eighty video games that will be represented in the exhibition. Remember, this is an art exhibition, so be sure to vote for games that you think are visually spectacular or boast innovative design!
The exibit will consist of 5 video game eras – Start! / 8-Bit / Bit Wars / Transition / Next Generation
So please, head on over to artofvideogames.org and vote on each era. And if you are anywhere near the Smithsonian in DC, stop by between March 16th – September 30th 2012 to witness this. I am going to try to make arrangements to be there where I will live tweet and photograph everything I see.
- November 15, 2010 10:34 am
You could be like every other normal, un-interesting home owner and put some bland plank of wood in your living room, boring your guests and coffee cups alike. Or, you could make use of this awesome Han Solo Coffee Table designed and built by England-based design studio R9…
Every once in a while, you come across something that literally makes you gasp. Pencil artists Dalton Ghetti from Connecticut (originally Brazil) is one such example. The thing is, he doesn’t use pencils to create his art. They are the art. Spending at many times, months on these sculptures, Dalton certainly understands a thing or two about patience. Countless times he’s gotten a bit nervous or simply impatient and broken a piece of work weeks in the making.
Still, the seemingly dead sculptures don’t go to waste. Dalton has a Styrofoam board with over 100 failed pieces stuck into the base, creating a sort of morbid sculpture in and of itself. Dalton has titled it “The Cemetery Collection”.
There’s some truly amazing work here. Hop inside to see a couple for yourself…
I’m sure a few curious, brave souls out there have dissected their prized electronic possessions in order to better understand how they work. What we’re often greeted with is a mashup of cold silicon, plastics, and various metals. Depending on who you are, it’s pretty exciting stuff. But what if the real world were more like the art world? What if gadgets were powered not by scientific gadgetry, but by left over pieces of the world itself? Such are the things that occur in the world of art cutaways. Hop inside for the gallery…
There’s something special when geek and art come together. Some would call Apple the master of such things. But in reality, there are many other talented designers out there who have an eye for geeky art. Take for example, the Optimus Keyboard from Art Lebedev.
Some may cringe, point, and laugh at a nearly $1,000 keyboard. But as is common in the world of art, high fashion comes at a high price. But it’s not just all looks.
All of those keys are actually mini LCD’s that are completely user-customizable. Furthermore, the display bar located near the top of the keyboard can act as a home to several different widgets as well as keyboard functions making this keyboard “the” defacto standard for those who like to control it all.
It’s all very sexy. Though past failures at meeting price plans and release dates coupled with the already stratospheric price tag means CES is the only place I and many other geeks will ever be able to coddle one in our loving arms. *sighs* To dream…
Look for the Optimus Popularis keyboard to drop late this year “for less than $1,000 (read: $999 I’d guess). Larger shot after the jump…
- December 11, 2009 2:25 pm
It used to be that Comcast was one of my least favorite if not most hated media providers. When they first started enacting the 250GB cap on monthly internet, I decided that was the last straw. Funny how time changes things isn’t it? For now, Comcast looks pretty mild in comparison to other ISP’s in particular who are pushing much stricter monthly bandwidths, some barely making it into the double digit range. If there were ever anything that would make me like them again, enough to actually want to give them my money, a thick slathering of humor would certainly do it.
So how would Comcast go about spreading this humor stuff to end users such as myself? You know those little descriptions that tell you a bit about each movie you can watch? Take a closer look next time. What you read may shock you, make you laugh, and ultimately fill your pants with unmentionables as you fight to contain your bowels after reading some of their clever and so very true descriptions.
Thanks to WTF Comcast, you and I can enjoy some of the Comcast movie description writers’ greatest works.
Gizmodo > WTF Comcast
- November 23, 2009 4:56 pm
In order of creator: Fabio Barretta, Piotr Fox Wysocki (2nd and 3rd images)
Looking above, we can truly see how far computers and computer generated graphics/pictures/effects have come in two decades. The results are simply amazing. They’re so real. When games and movies start looking this real then we’re getting somewhere. Even still, static images such as those above are marvels of modern digital art. What did they use? You know, the usual array of hardcore photo imaging and editing software:
- Maya, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush, 3ds Max, BodyPaint, Lightwave 3D, and more
If you are big into CG and are looking for some inspiration, look above you. That’s all I can say.
- November 10, 2009 6:19 am
Flash drives often get the novelty treatment, turning into anything and everything you can think of. But they’re not the only gadget capable of such unlimited transformations. Ordinary clocks are so…well…ordinary. And, if you’re the nerd you claim to be, a simple clock just won’t do. Andreas Dober may have just the thing to bring out the geeky with a touch of industrialized person inside of you. The clock above certainly has a different look about it. For one, it’s got a fairly large chain hanging from it’s face. This work of art, dubbed the “Cantena” (which if you were curious, means “chain” in Latin), was originally designed for Germany’s Anthologie Quartett. How this clock works is not much different than any other clock with gears and wheels — the gears turn, and it moves the “hand” which in this case is a big chain with numbers on it. Complex? Eh, not so much. Cool? You bet. As is sometimes customary with “art-ified” gadgets, form did take a slight precedence over function as figuring out what minute your at is pretty much anyone’s guess. But I doubt someone concerned with the exact time is going to have a clock quite like this. The only thing not so impressive is the equally exclusive art-esque price tag of $2,300 USD. Ouch. Still interested?
Technabob > Incredible Things
- September 28, 2009 6:12 am
Since I’m on a mod kick this morning, why not move on from the mobile geek cave to something that is a little smaller a heck of a lot more affordable. Gaming console mods are nothing new. We have seen dozens pass through here at GS. Perhaps the most unique and well put together example of console modding to come through in some time the Halo Xbox 360 mod. The name is self explanatory. This 360 mod features a panoramic-like scene on the top of the 360 that is beautifully detailed. It doesn’t just rest on top however as the earthy feel wraps around the entire unit. When a geek with artistic and creative ability really puts their mind into their work, truly awesome creations come forth. If only the creator were taking orders….
Geeky-Gadgets > Technabob
