Gamertell

For my latest melted beads project I decided to remain old school, this time with Link from The Legend of Zelda (NES). I found a lot of sprite designs online for this one but none were lage enough to maximize the 29x29 pixel grid. Again I used PCStitch to convert… Continue Reading »

For my second perler beads project I chose one of my all-time favorite arcade game icons, Peter Pepper from BurgerTime (1982). Click through for the pattern… Continue Reading »

Inspired by the cross stitch projects (and by our very own Jenni Lada), I picked up a pack of Ikea’s plastic beads and decided to give a go at some 8-bit art. Since I live pretty close to an Ikea, I picked up Ikea’s bucket o’ beads (aka Pyssla, US$5.99)… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Raccoon Mario using Ikea's Pyssla beads

In the October 15, 2008, issue of Wine Spectator magazine (p. 44), contributor Matt Kramer wrote an opinion piece tiled “Why Wine isn’t art - and why that matters.” Inspired by a party argument where someone suggests that wine is art, Kramer argues that “fine wine is, at best, a… Continue Reading »

In Iowa, a 32-year-old man may spend 20 years in prison for possession of Japanese manga and will face penalties under the PROTECT Act (18 U.S.C. Section 1466A). Christopher Handley is still in big trouble because of the manga he purchased from Japan in May 2006 that the government claimed… Continue Reading »

Title: Shaun the Sheep Price: $29.99 System(s): Nintendo DS Release Date: September 23, 2008 Publisher (Developer): D3 Publisher (Art) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Comic Mischief Pros: Good game for kids. Mini-games are moderately challenging. A few nice extras. Decent graphics. Cons: Mini-game graphics can be subpar at times. The story… Continue Reading »

Title: Video Games Live: Volume One Price: $16.98 ($0.99 per song download) Release Date: July 22, 2008 Publisher: EMI Records Ltd. (Angel Records) Pros: An excellent collections of impressive performances. Often well-orchestrated collections and homages to game music with an honest air of respectability that even non-gamers can appreciate. The… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Video Games Live: Volume One CD art

The reactions to the infamous art installation by Douglas Edric Stanley (wherein an interactive game of Space Invaders was superimposed over images of the attacked World Trade center towers) were almost entirely negative. The work was trashed as an offensive, meaningless, tasteless piece; and Stanley ended up taking it down… Continue Reading »

With E3 finally wrapped up and Comic Con just around the corner, it’s time to chill out and take a look at one of game culture’s coolest exhibitions: I am 8-bit. The game-themed fine art show is returning in 2008 to the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery in Hollywood this… Continue Reading »

I know I’m mentioned before that it’s a given kid’s movies get games, but somehow I didn’t expect to see a Coraline video game. Maybe this is because I’d see a Coraline video game as being dark and Silent Hill-ish. D3Publisher is working on a video game to coincide with… Continue Reading »