A Playable Version of Pong Set Inside a Piet Mondrian Painting
Over at digital arts community B3ta, a user challenged others to create images of fake video games based off of famous artworks. The results are pretty phenomenal, but one user who goes by HappyToast envisioned a version of Pong set inside a Piet Mondrian painting. After seeing the GIF, designer Kristiana Hansen instantly set out to program the real thing. So here you have it: 2 player MondriPong 1.2.
8-Bit Famous Scientists Animated GIFs
Brazilian illustrator Diego Sanches selected 7 scientists, who have marked the History by their discoveries and inventions, to re-create them into 8-bit superheroes of video games. Among these scientists, we find Stephen Hawking, Marie Curie, Pythagore, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla. Each has his superpowers (echoing with their discoveries), like for instance the evolution for Darwin, Einstein’s relativity and Newton’s gravity.
Tiny Playable Arcade Game
The Tiny Arcade is tiny retro arcade game imagined by TinyCircuits and launched on Kickstarter. This studio, based in Ohio, wanted to reproduce the cabinet of the arcade game in a smaller scale, with a little joystick, tiny buttons, a USB rechargeable battery, a small 16bit screen and all your favourite games from the platform Arduino : from Outrun to Space Invaders. The goal was to be able to hold this object in the palm of your hand and build it at home.
Sport Photography by Adam Pretty
Adam Pretty is a photographer specialized in sport photographie. He catches with passion intense moments of famous sporting events like Olympic Games or Formula Championships. He particularly works for the Getty Images agency.
Last Voyage Game Trailer
Here is the smartphone’s game Last Voyage. Its developers, Semidome, describes it as a game about space that is not about spaceships but rather what lies beyond human culture and technology. A game where you don’t master a single task but rather explore a range of concepts. Waiting to pick up the application available on the iTunes Store, discover without further delay its minimalist graphic universe.
The Arcade Game Skyscraper
On the occasion of Art Basel in Hong Kong, a light show inspired by arcade games is projected on the highest skyscraper of the city. Entitled “Same Old, Brand New”, this project by artist Cao Fei will be broadcast five times a night over the five days of the art exhibition. The projected visuals include the classic Pac-Man and Tetris.
Artist Reimagines Classic Nintendo Games as Pulp Fiction Covers
San Diego-based artist Ástor Alexander has come up with an interesting series of illustrations featuring some classic Nintendo video games reimagined as pulp fiction covers
You remember Pixels by Patrick Jean, a short movie where old school video games were destroying New York, a masterpiece of CGI and originality. Well it is scheduled to be released as a movie next year. Don’t know what the potential of this can be (staring Adam Sandler, directed by Chris Colombus) but hey, kudos to the Frenchy, and the prints are really gorgeous !
Vibrant Illustrations Of Iconic Video Game Vehicles
Israel-based illustrator Ido Yehimovitz’s illustrations feature popular vehicles from the world of video games—his series includes vehicles from titles such as Mario Kart, Crazy Taxi and Grand Theft Auto V.
The Most Memorable Toys Of The 80s & 90s, Illustrated
Hong Kong based illustrator David Lo has created a series of graphic illustrations of the top 10 most memorable toys from the ‘80s and ‘90s.
As A Fire Blazes In Harlem, The Basketball Game Forges On
This 1975 photo embodies a time period when urban grime and destruction reigned supreme throughout New York’s Harlem. Given the racial turmoil during this time, even when firefighters were called to save a burning building they often ran the risk of being assaulted while doing so.
