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‘The Elephants’ Painting by Salvador Dalà Recreated in LEGO
Korean “brick artist” Jin Kei has recreated a portion of The Elephants, a 1948 painting by surrealist artist Salvador DalÃ, in LEGO. The Elephants by…
Do We Need a Better Archive of the Internet? by PBS Idea Channel
In this episode of PBS Idea Channel, host Mike Rugnetta asks whether we need a better archive of the Internet, discusses projects like the Internet…
‘Free to Play: The Movie’, A Documentary by Valve Software About Their Video Game ‘Dota 2’ and eSports
Free to Play: The Movie is a feature-length documentary film from Valve Software that follows three professional gamers as they compete for a $1,000,000 prize…
An Incredible Oral History of the Video Game ‘Street Fighter II’
Online video gaming publication Polygon has produced a fantastic feature on the history of the 1991 video game Street Fighter II. Writer Matt Leone notes…
Twitter Celebrates 8th Anniversary by Releasing Tool That Allows Users To Look Up Their First Tweet
Twitter has released a tool that allows users to easily look up the first tweet from any account in celebration of the social network’s 8th…
Cloak, An App Designed to Help Folks Avoid People They Would Rather Not See
Cloak is an app from co-founders Brian Moore and Chris Baker that grabs data from Instagram and Foursquare to alert users as to the location…
Project Morpheus, A Virtual Reality System Prototype for Sony’s PlayStation 4 Video Game Console
Sony unveiled Project Morpheus, a prototype virtual reality system for their PlayStation 4 video game console, in a presentation at the recent Game Developers Conference…
Laser Cat, A Bizarre Interactive Installation That Projects Art From a Giant Cat Head’s Laser Beam Eyes
“Laser Cat” is an interactive installation by public art creators Hungry Castle for the annual ADC Festival of Art + Craft in Advertising and Design…
The Rise of Video Game Economies by PBS Off Book
“The Rise of Video Game Economies” by PBS Off Book explores the history and current status of economies and currencies within video games like World…
What Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign Videos Would Look Like If They Were Honest
“You have no reason to trust us, but I’m providing an emotional appeal.” Comedians Alyssa Onofreo and Kyle Vorbach, with appearances from fellow jokesters Mike…