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"The Into the Pixel exhibit features 16 exemplary works of video game art, selected by a panel of jurors from a field of submissions gleaned from artists around the world. The exhibition offers an opportunity for published video and computer game artists to be reviewed and recognized by the public and by their peers in both the art and video game milieu."

The 2007 collection has been announced and will be on display at the E for All Expo at the L.A. Convention Center, October 18-21st.

Go to the ITP website to view the 2007 collection online.
Posted by drZool at 6/23/2007 3:07:48 PM | 17 comments | Source | Share
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Check out this video of  someone creating pixel art using only HTML tables. Could you possibly make it more complicated? Even MSPaint is more efficient.

This is just crazy.
Posted by Tomas at 6/27/2007 11:20:25 AM | 19 comments | Share
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This week's challenge brought to you by challenge winner FrankieSmileShow. Transform a monument, famous natural wonder or famous building.  The Taj Mahal turning into a giant robot, the Eiffel Tower opening up as a missile silo... be creative!

Rules: 
  • Canvas Size: No size restriction
  • Colour Restriction: 32 colours max
  • Animation: Preferred!
  • Transparency: Allowed
The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/25/2007 12:13:31 AM | 9 comments | Share
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It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: 1BITty BITness.

VOTE NOW!
Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/25/2007 12:13:25 AM | 5 comments | Share
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The It's Evolving pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Rainu - Clawder - Wolshock by Ahruon
Pokémon Evolving challenge by Snake
Jomy/Jawser/Grawjar by Orkimides


Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the It's Evolving forum thread for more information.
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Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/25/2007 12:13:10 AM | 5 comments | Share
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The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for May 2007. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.


#1 Pixel ArtRider by Fool
#2 Pixel ArtFood Stamp by ilkke
#3 Pixel ArtRPG Tetris - Weekly Challenge by DoMINo
#4 Pixel ArtSumo: men in diapers by Fool
#5 Pixel ArtOdell by Wayuki
#6 Pixel ArtFoolish Rider by iSTVAN
#7 Pixel ArtMonkey business av by Fool
#8 Pixel ArtAgent BlackOlive by jamon
#9 Pixel ArtLegend of Iya DS "mockup"... by DarkfalzX
#10 Pixel ArtAAARGH! by jamon
Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/19/2007 12:22:06 AM | 11 comments | Share
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A step by step look at exactly how Capcom are redoing all the sprites.

A must see
Posted by jmgandalf at 6/18/2007 2:53:31 PM | 10 comments | Share
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Using only 1 color of your choice on a 1 color background create a pixel which suggests depth and volume.

  • 2 color palette of your choice.
  • No transparency.
  • The pixel canvas is not restricted.
  • Nothing remotely close to Oekaki allowed, pixel placement accuracy is a must.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/18/2007 12:13:11 AM | 18 comments | Share
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It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: It's Evolving.

VOTE NOW!
Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/18/2007 12:05:00 AM | 17 comments | Share
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The Fantasy Isometric Room pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Rat salad room by FrankieSmileShow
Pond of Life by Omenith
The mystery ball by inkspot


Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Fantasy Isometric Room forum thread for more information.
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Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/18/2007 12:04:54 AM | 5 comments | Share
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A Japanese toy manufacturer is producing robot toys made out of wood.

Check it
Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/16/2007 3:33:58 PM | 11 comments | Source | Share
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I think we all have a different opinions toward global warming and we are all tired of hearing debates over this, but it does affect us all and this guy have a very very strong argument. We are playing the fate of humanity here and it's in our interest to pick the right decision and to have the right information.

This video may open your eyes or renforce your current views on the subject
Posted by Di0xygen at 6/14/2007 11:58:53 AM | 6 comments | Share
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Dan Didrick's X-Finger prosthesis replaces digits lost to wear and tear with fully-mobile artifical replacements. Moreover, it does so without any electrical components at all!  Find out more here.

Posted by AdamPlays at 6/14/2007 3:18:55 PM | 0 comments | Share
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Another artist started a kind of community collab. He offers an image and asks his page visitors to place one of the 197138 pixels. Kind of cool: The palette is limited to 16 colors. Whatever is going to grow there, it will probably take some time. Maybe it will develop faster if you help.
Posted by d-p at 6/16/2007 5:52:07 AM | 7 comments | Share
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The software takes a large collection of photos of a place or an object, analyzes them for similarities, and then displays the photos in a reconstructed three-dimensional space, showing you how each one relates to the next

Video  | Website
Posted by drZool at 6/14/2007 7:27:19 AM | 9 comments | Share
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Make an original Pokemon with 2 evolutions

Rules:
Use this canvas for your Pokemon and its 2 evolutions


No color restrictions, well 256 max :p
No animations

Example provided by Ensellitis for those not familiar with Pokemon:

Pixely

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Some Pokemon samples ONE - TWO - THREE

Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/11/2007 12:12:27 AM | 72 comments | Share
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The Finding Unusual Beauty pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Poison tree by Fool
Ambush! by Doppleganger
Truth of the rose by Ensellitis


Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Finding Unusual Beauty forum thread for more information.
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Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/11/2007 12:11:55 AM | 5 comments | Share
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I know it's getting a bit late for The Joint's weekly challenge run, but I have to mention this because I just sent back the third entry that wasn't the right size:  YOU HAVE TO USE THE TEMPLATE FOR THE JOINT ROOM.  This means you have to work within the boundaries of the walls and floor and not change the width or height of the template graphic.
Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/9/2007 12:36:40 PM | 0 comments | Share
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If American teenagers during the Cold War ever stopped to consider how their Eastern bloc counterparts spent the weekend, they probably imagined dreary groups of Red Youth robotically singing hymns to Soviet wheat production and discussing the glories of socialist brotherhood from Hanoi to Havana.

They likely would have been surprised to know that in movie theaters, train stations and recreation centers across the U.S.S.R., packs of Soviet youth huddled around upright video games with coins lined up along the edge of the screen, same as at any mall in Jersey.

More...

Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/7/2007 8:55:25 AM | 9 comments | Source | Share
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced today that the Star Wars character Yoda will be featured on a single stamp to be issued later this summer.

The Jedi Master received the most votes in a 2-month-long online poll the USPS held asking Americans to choose which image from their commemorative Star Wars 15-stamp sheet, which was unveiled on March 28, 2007, should be selected to appear on its own stamp.

Read  more.

Posted by Art_Sempai at 5/28/2007 11:14:32 AM | 3 comments | Share
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This week's challenge is isometric. Use the Joint room template to create a fantasy room. Must be transparent BG for Joint inclusion. The only real restriction is the scale of the Joint and your imagination.  Just stay inside of the template, and you'll be fine.

Visit the Joint if you need to see how things work.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/4/2007 12:10:28 AM | 16 comments | Share
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The Fighting Character pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Sumo: men in diapers by Fool
RobotronFighter by pain
Weekly Challenge: Fighter: "Amalgalm" by The B.O.B.


Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Fighting Character forum thread for more information.
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Posted by sedgemonkey at 6/4/2007 12:06:34 AM | 5 comments | Share
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   I guess it's true what they say; Pretty soon, everything will have to be switched to HIgh-Def. And when I say everything, I mean it. Even the world's first successful fighting game franchise. That's right, nerds. All you Street Fighter fanboys wake up and rejoice! Capcom, along with it's Udon comics partner, have apparently been working on a new Street Fighter game. The sprites for the old Street Fighter 2 games will be completely redrawn and remastered in high def, and presented in high res up to 1080 pi. I'm excited to see what eye candy Udon artists can provide us Street Fighter whores, to keep up company until official word leaks out, of a new Street Fighter 4!(we can only hope...)
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Posted by The B.O.B. at 6/3/2007 8:17:59 PM | 10 comments | Share
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Pleo is an authentic Life Form. Treat him gently like any other living thing. Pleo will let you know how he feels at any moment. That's because he is capable of actual emotions including joy, aggression, sorrow, and fear. He can also yawn, sigh, sniff, sniffle, snore, cough, hiccup, and sneeze.

A pet that doesn't poop on your floor.
Posted by Ensellitis at 6/2/2007 1:23:19 PM | 13 comments | Share

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