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mario gets real (weird)

filed under: digital imaging | strange and wonderful | video games

Real Mario Render by Pixeloo

What if Mario weren’t a cartoony video game character? Artist Pixeloo set out to answer that question when creating this “realistic” rendering of Nintendo’s little Italian plumber…

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posted: March 16th, 2008 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

export to world: virtual objects get real

filed under: interactive | strange and wonderful

Virtual Donut from Export to World

There’s nothing quite like a delicious virtual donut and a hot cup of paper coffee before parking it in front of the fake TV to get my day going.

This off-the-wall creative project takes items seen in the 3D virtual world of Second Life, and transforms them into real-world (paper) objects…

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posted: January 12th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

fabjectory: get your mii in 3d

filed under: strange and wonderful | video games

Zach Braff Mii Avatar in 3d by Fabjectory

Like your Nintendo Mii avatar? Now you can get yours rendered into a full 3-dimensional model that you can put on your desk.

Model makers Fabjectory are offering a service which will take your Mii avatar and output a real-life miniature figurine…

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posted: April 17th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

weta workshop handmade rayguns

filed under: design | just plain fun | retro

Weta Originals Rayguns

These prop guns, designed and hand-built by WETA Workshop master model maker David Tremont feature a unique design sensibility inspired by turn of the century science fiction…

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posted: March 22nd, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

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