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Videogame Ear Plugs Almost Make Me Want to Get My Ears Pierced

Lambert Varias — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:45:17 +0000

…but because I’m fine with my body’s aerodynamics as it is, I think I’ll just admire these plugs from a distance. No actually it’s because my tolerance for pain is so low – in fact I’m crying right now because of the terrible pain induced by typing. How can anyone endure this?!

These ear plugs were made by deviantART member Marcus Hermansson. For those of you interested, unfortunately he’s not interested in selling them. Maybe you can one-up him and plug actual parts from consoles into your lobes. +1 if you can fit an entire console in there.

Head to Hermannson’s gallery at deviantART for high resolution images, including a picture of his LED plugs, which lets him see in the dark as long as he swings his head from side-to-side.

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MapAttack Turns Your City Into One Huge Gameboard

Hazel Chua — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:00:41 +0000

You know how the line between the digital world and the real one sometimes fades into a blur? A clear indication of this happening is when you start thinking of coffee as power-ups and mean bosses as the evil super-villains out to get you (with some extra paperwork.)

Pushing that fine line further is MapAttack. It’s a real-time location-based game for smartphones running either iOS or Android 2.2 or later which turns your own city into a gameboard that vaguely resembles the mazes that Pac-Man has to navigate.

It works on a similar concept, too: various digital dots will be set up all over the city and it’s your role to gather up as many of them as you can to win the game. Two teams per city will be battling it out (virtually, of course) to see which side can pick up the most dots by physically heading over to the locations mapped on the map.

MapAttack was developed by a team from Portland who used the Geoloqi platform to show people what the location tracking system is capable of. MapAttack games can be started for any city and you might find one coming to the one you live in soon. You can find out more information about the game by checking out their official site. You can grab the Android version from Google Play, though the iOS version doesn’t appear to be available from the App Store. However, you can grab the source code over on the MapAttack website.

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LEGO Pac-Man Arcade Combines Old-School Games and Old-School Toys

Range — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:34:59 +0000

What could be cooler than playing Pac-Man on an arcade machine that was almost completely made up of LEGOs? Ben Fleskes of Portland, Oregon, built this amazing machine. The only thing is that it probably won’t stand up to the typical abuse that an arcade machine goes through.

You know what I mean. There are sometimes, especially in arcades, where you just bash the buttons and the machine as hard as you can. If you do this with the LEGO arcade, you’ll probably end up with a pile of LEGO bricks! I also doubt the LEGO blocks surrounding the joystick would appreciate cigarette butts being put out on them.

Regardless, the machine is really cool. Never mind the fact that it can actually play 48 different arcade games, not just Pac-Man, thanks to a 48-in-1 JAMMA arcade board. So games like Galaga, Arkanoid, Donkey Kong and Frogger are also along for the LEGO ride.

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Avatar Place Cards for a Geeky, Gamey Wedding

Karen M. — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:35:22 +0000

Planning a geeky wedding? Here’s a tip for you- create super-detailed, individualized video game avatar name cards for each guests.

This couple took this project very seriously. The Mr. lovingly designed individual placecards for 77 guests, assigning each person his or her own specially chosen avatar. The Mrs. came up with themes and appropriately assigned each guest to the appropriate game table.

Each table included characters from one game, with retro games like Pac-Man and Zelda represented, as well as newer faves like Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft.

I know people stress about their weddings, but I can’t believe the incredible amount of effort and artistry that went into this! You can see all of the pictures and get the details here.

[via GeekSugar]