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| Poor Mario. wdsiemer ii |
Showing posts with label Nintendo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nintendo. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
Mario Bros.
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| Building to New Super Mario Bros. (from IGN) |
Monday, April 9, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
8-Bit NES Google Maps
Google Maps is exploring a brand new frontier with its next expansion: the Nintendo Entertainment System. Go to http://maps.google.com/ and map out your destination in QUEST mode!
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| A view of the United States in Google Maps using "Quest" view. Google |
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Chinchilla Mario
Chinchilla Mario
This was posted within the last week...
"Tanooki may be just a "suit" in Mario games, but by wearing the skin of an animal, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur," PETA says.
PETA insists this encourages animal abuse.
"Tanukis are real-life raccoon dogs who are beaten and, as PETA's undercover exposés show, often skinned alive for their fur," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "This winter, everyone can give raccoon dogs and other fabulous animals a 1-UP by keeping our wardrobes fur-free."
This was posted within the last week...
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| Tanooki Mario. Nintendo |
"Tanooki may be just a "suit" in Mario games, but by wearing the skin of an animal, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur," PETA says.
PETA insists this encourages animal abuse.
"Tanukis are real-life raccoon dogs who are beaten and, as PETA's undercover exposés show, often skinned alive for their fur," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "This winter, everyone can give raccoon dogs and other fabulous animals a 1-UP by keeping our wardrobes fur-free."
Friday, July 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
wii U (E3)
At the E3 Expo, Nintendo has announced its new controller/console/peripheral–the Wii U. Sony showcased their new handheld device--the Playstation Vita.
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| wii U from Gametrailers.com |
Friday, April 15, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
My Digital Existence
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| Created in under 2 minutes in Microsoft Paint |
In grade school, before printers and computer screens were really colored, I was creating pixel art in a print shop program. It was essentially clipart. I would spend hours blocking in pixel-by-pixel until I had an image. Think NES Mario in black and white.
And, how cool was Mario Paint? Mario Paint was released for the Super Nintendo in 1992, and came bundled with a mouse. I remember staying up late at night drawing freehand and composing musical scores. Apparently, the first Homestar Runner, a popular animation, was created using Mario Paint.
As computers became household items, so did Microsoft Paint. I used Paint to create cartoon characters, business cards for my fictitious company, web images, t-shirts and GIF animations. Looking back, the end results were pretty atrocious, but they were a beginning.
After high school, I was introduced to Adobe Photoshop. My first experience was overwhelming. I thought filters were the coolest technology. I began applying filters to every photo I could find. Scary!!
Eventually, I learned Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, Director, Flash, QuarkXPress, InDesign, AutoCad, Maya and the list goes on.
Each one presented new challenges, but became invaluable tools of design. I am interested in seeing what digital innovations are heading our way. Will we hit a standstill, or will there be a new must-have software program or feature?
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