Android Dreams: Google’s Neural Network Reveals AI Art
Those of us working in creative fields have often consoled ourselves that although automation may claim many other jobs, at least robots can’t make art. That’s not exactly true for a variety ...
Category: Gaming & Computing
You do not have to be a hardcore gamer to appreciate these creative gaming advertisements, game-inspired art and other offbeat art and design related to games – you just have to be able to remember back to grabbing mushrooms in Mario Brothers or busting your wrist trying to pull off a finishing move in Mortal Kombat. For serious gamers and amateur gaming fans alike here are some strange games brought to live in creative ways.
The Void: World’s First Virtual Reality Theme Park Coming Soon
“Why play a game when you can live it?” ask the creators of The Void, the world’s first virtual reality theme park slated to open in Utah in summer 2016. Gamers will soon be able to immerse ...
8-Bit Fashion: 12 Gamer Geek Wearables & Decor Designs
If you’ve always wished you could step inside an old 8-bit game or computer, outfitting yourself and your home in these pixelated designs is about as close as you’re likely to get. Make your ...
Point & Shoot: 8-Bit Gameboy Gun Takes and Prints Pictures
This fun bit of retrofuturistic tech genius looks like an ‘80s designer’s idea of a high-tech camera smashed up with a toy gun, and it actually works, taking and printing photos. Russian ...
CastAR 3D: See the Future of Work & Play in Augmented Reality
In this new video, Technical Illusions, the company behind CastAR, a hybrid augmented and virtual reality headset, shows off a series of amazing everyday applications of their technology, ...
Dead Drops: Hidden USB Sticks Offer Anonymous File Sharing
If you happened to notice a USB stick poking out of a brick wall in an urban space, would you be brave enough to connect your computer to it just to see what it might contain? Will it dump a ...
Project Sprawl: Mesmerizing Algo-Generated Game Architecture
Facing down the difficult challenge of creating an ever-changing urban gaming environment, this digital designer went with a cheap alternative that is aesthetically compelling and could have ...
Street Pong: Play with Fellow Pedestrians at Traffic Lights
You might not be too concerned about how many light cycles go by before you actually get to cross the street if you're too busy playing pong with the person waiting on the other side of the ...
Workout Computer: Get Fit with a Punching Bag Keyboard
Combine two seemingly disparate activities - working at a computer, and working out - with a keyboard that consists of a series of punching bags representing each character. 'Workout Computer' by ...
Real Holodeck: 360-Degree Immersive Home Gaming Environment
Using a series of networked camera-and-projector units, this working demonstration turns an entire living room into and interactive gaming environment. Dubbed RoomAlive (a successor to ...
