May 2009
34 posts
Sweeney's Dad Still Sending Out ZZT Orders →
Just a week after we posted about recommended games created with Tim Sweeney’s ZZT, the text-based action/adventure/puzzle game with a built-in editor and scripting language, sister-site…
Pulsewave May 2009 — NES ROM flier →
Mid Century Modern Home Plans →
The image above is from a promotional booklet entitled Second homes for leisure living. The booklet was produced by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association and features floor plans and dimensions for 18 vacation homes built with fir plywood. Included are plans for homes…
1-Bit Retro: Pixel Beard's Beard Snatchers, 1954 →
Here’s a work in progress video of Will ‘Pixel Beard’ Faulds’ Beard Snatchers, 1954. The Flash game with its 1-bit who-needs-colour aesthetic hearkens back to the original Mac OS…
Why the Arduino matters… →
Why the Arduino Matters - Ideas For Dozens…
n January 1975, Popular Electronics ran a cover story about a new computer for hobbyists. The Altair 8800 came as a kit and cost…
Just my type: TextAdventure blog celebrates the... →
The latest design/game crossover blog well worth following (after BoxArt and PixelStyle): Offworld guest blogger Tiff Chow and Will ‘brilliam’ Mitchell are curating …
The Unfinished Swan →
XOLOR by dmtr →
XOLOR
dmtr is Dimitre Lima pod on the web where you can see a host of explorations using different software (like processing).
"Mon Oncle" Modern Home Replica →
The maddeningly modern home from Jacques Tati’s classic 1958 film Mon Oncle has been re-created full-sized - inside and out - at the 104 Centquatre in Paris coinciding with a…
ITP Spring Show 2009 video compilation →
How and Why Wonder Books →
A collection of high-res covers of classic childhood learning books.
8BIT MUSIC PRESERVATION [2] →
The musical efforts of many, from enthusiastic amateurs to professionals, throughout the history of computers have been gathered and archived by dedicated teams. Some of these are ongoing…
YooouuuTubeee →
Crazy Alice In Wonderland thing. See here. Source: liza
Vegavox II by Alex Mauer (Preview) →
Dinosaurs: The Natural History Museum's Dino... →
A comprehensive guide to almost 350 well-described dinosaurs with illustrations and sketches.
Voronoi City →
Voronoi City is the title of a recent software experiment by Santiago Ortiz which puts the user at the helm of an urban ecosystem rendered in vector graphics. The application utilizes
The Making of OutRun →
[..] but Suzuki’s journey towards becoming a legendary videogame producer was about to shift to a higher gear, and it was the following year’s OutRun driving game that turned Suzuki into an…
"Adventure Time" series presentation →
The original pitch for the “Adventure Time” animated series.
Celebration of Colors Captured by Poras Chaudhary →
Game Graphics During the 8-bit Computer Era →
Exploring the 8-bit computer industry (from about 1982 to 1990) and in particular the graphics architectures, algorithms and techniques being employed at that time in computer games.
