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An interesting photo technique. Aerial photographs are edited to look like extremely detailed models. See other examples by Gérard Pétremand and a japanese photographer. Also see how to make your own.
Posted by HMC at 3/28/2006 6:10:40 PM | 7 comments
Paul Robertson has released his amazingly complex pixel art animation, Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006, done in the style of a 2D sidescrolling action game, complete with blood, crazed octopi, and zombie babies.
Posted by HMC at 4/20/2006 11:43:52 AM | 12 comments
This one will make your brain hurt. Scientists make light travel so fast it actually goes backwards. Think of the military applications!
Posted by HMC at 5/17/2006 3:26:57 PM | 8 comments
Students are now using a special ringtone that plays in a frequency that is higher than what most adults are able to hear, allowing them to use their cellphones in class without the teacher knowing.
Posted by HMC at 6/14/2006 8:38:05 AM | 14 comments
Check out the new Spiderman 3 trailer. Sandman? Venom? Gwen Stacey? Yes, please.
Posted by HMC at 6/27/2006 1:34:05 PM | 8 comments
I kid you not. Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is being made to watch his appearance in cult cartoon South Park while he is behind bars. Talk about adding insult to injury.
Posted by HMC at 8/29/2006 5:11:55 PM | 9 comments
Researchers are exploring new technologies that could allow cameras to use less sensors and extrapolate data as opposed to the way current cameras work by using millions of sensors and compressing data, as well as cameras that can see wavelengths outside the visible spectrum.
Posted by HMC at 4/29/2007 12:58:17 PM | 4 comments
Likely one of, if not the most powerful and touching 600x96 resolution game you'll encounter this year, Jason Rohrer brings us Passage, a brief little adventure chronicling a person's lifetime from start to finish.
Posted by HMC at 12/2/2007 3:24:41 PM | 41 comments
Jason de Caires Taylor has a very interesting sculpture gallery; situated entirely underwater. He uses a special cement finish on his sculptures that promotes the colonization by coral and other marine life, giving it a very old, very surreal appearance.

Check it out!
Posted by HMC at 12/19/2008 4:27:30 PM | 6 comments
From Joakim Sandberg, creator of Noitu Love 2, comes The Legend of Princess, a one-level action-platformer homage to the Legend of Zelda, featuring dazzlingly beautiful pixel art and flawlessly smooth animation. Check it out!
Posted by HMC at 1/27/2009 4:02:53 PM | 15 comments

From Andrew McClure comes Jumpman, a maddeningly fun platformer that starts out simple but becomes increasingly mind-boggling the farther you progress.

Check it out!

Posted by HMC at 2/27/2009 1:16:43 PM | 8 comments

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