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high school drafting made fun

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

Atari Joystick Drafting

While I cut my teeth playing my Atari 2600, I never realized that I could use mine as a creative solution to completing my homework assignments. I guess I just wasn’t that crafty. Here’s a guy who managed to turn an Atari joystick into a drafting project for his high school industrial arts class…

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posted: January 2nd, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

video games get vectorized

filed under: design | video games

Vector Mario by Philipp Lenssen

Check out these awesome vector art variations on classic arcade game characters.

Game enthusiast Philipp Lenssen took partial screenshots from famous arcade games and ran them through VectorMagic, a nifty online bitmap-to-vector conversion tool, then enlarged them to exaggerate the line-art effect…

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posted: December 29th, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

robot artist draws portraits

filed under: interactive | robotics

Artist Robot by Sylvain Calinon

This humanoid robot holds a pen in its hand and can draw an image of any person who stands in front of it.

Created by robotic researcher Sylvain Calinon, the robot recognizes when there’s a face in its field of view, then snaps a digital photo and extracts the major characteristics of their visage…

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posted: December 28th, 2007 stumble it! 5 comments author: technabob

mario gets the etch-a-sketch treatment

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Etch a Sketch Mario by the Etch-a-Sketchist

You’ve gotta hand it to the Etch-A-Sketchist. The stuff he’s able to pull off with his little red sketch toy always blows my mind. One of his latest creations is everyone’s favorite little plumber, Mario…

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posted: November 27th, 2007 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

wacom bamboo touch tablet revealed

filed under: computing | digital imaging

Wacom Bamboo

Graphics tablet maker Wacom has announced their latest touch tablet, designed for the consumer and small business market.

The Wacom Bamboo will retail for under $150 when it’s released later this Spring, and features a wide variety of features for both creative and functional uses. The small (appx…

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posted: May 15th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

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