Technabob » philip k. dick http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:31:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Arkanoid Cross Stitch More Fun Than Actually Playing Arkanoid http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/07/arkanoid-cross-stitch-more-fun-than-actually-playing-arkanoid/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/07/arkanoid-cross-stitch-more-fun-than-actually-playing-arkanoid/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:03:16 +0000 Karen M. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=2773 Arkanoid…? Some people do, and rather fondly, as evidenced by this elaborate cross stitched homage to it. I’m not sure what’s up with the Philip K. Dick quote on there but I’m sure there’s a good reason for it. Artist Eunice Szpillman]]> Do you remember the classic video game Arkanoid? Some people do, and rather fondly, as evidenced by this elaborate cross stitched homage to it.

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I’m not sure what’s up with the Philip K. Dick quote on there but I’m sure there’s a good reason for it. Artist Eunice Szpillman was asked to do the artwork for the Spanish video game mag SuperJuegos Xtreme. She documented the process with her iPhone camera.

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Me, I always found Arkanoid a little boring. I mean, it’s essentially Pong with a couple more colors and an annoying high-pitched song. If you’re feeling pangs of rose-colored nostalgia about it, play a round or two and I bet you’ll agree with me.

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