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Art Exhibit Meets the World of Sword & Sworcery
Melbourne-based Anna Schwartz Gallery is featuring the art of British sculptor Antony Gormley. The works reminds us a lot of our recent fave Sword & Sworcery: EP which also features angular models in contorted positions. For the gallery site on the show titled “Memes”: “A Meme is a cultural analogu
Inventor of Programmable Cartridge Passes Away
Jerry Lawson, inventor of the programmable cartridge, has passed away at age 71. He is known for creating the Fairchild Semiconductor videogame console which featured removable cartridges, rather than having games built into them. The sad thing is that Lawson’s contributions were not noted until an
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“Play is training for the unexpected.” — ecologist Mark Bekoff
Official Nintendo Magazine Cover Jumps Off Page, Literally, With the Power of Augmented Reality
This isn’t the first time augmented reality has been used for a magazine cover, but it’s a nifty demonstration nonetheless. Official Nintendo Magazine, the official Nintendo magazine, chose 100 Miis from their readers and popped them on their new cover via QR codes. If you are desirous of having 100
Stage for Austrian Opera Festival Is Something Out of God of War
So rad. When the idea for the first Bregenz Festival was tossed around almost seventy years ago, the Austrian city didn’t have the funds to build an opera house, so they constructed a makeshift stage against the city’s most beautiful natural setting – Lake Constance. The idea seemed wildly eccentric
Sharp British Movie Mag ‘Tron’ Poster Homage
Film mag Little White Lies has a spot close to our heart, being a spiritual cousin to what we’re trying to do with videogames. The produce a different cover based on a recent film and their Tron poster just hit the shop.
Apple Fanboy iTable Merges Interior Design, Rabid Brand Devotion
There is love….and then there is obsession. If you’re the kind of person who loves Apple products, we can understand that. But there are those who wish to adorn every surface of their home, perhaps even their bodies, with the silky, smooth sheen of Apple product design. If you are one of these peopl
