Fri 28 Aug 2009
The Week in Links #16
ByWho hasn’t confused a “schwanz” with a “schwanz” before?
Hyper-sweet Scott Pilgrim poster based on Capcom’s Gem Fighter. He’s going to be so famous this time next year.
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360° video makes my brain do a little hurt. If I want to point something out I give a time stamp AND a compass point?
I could definitely write an essay on why this cartoon is wrong.
Oh wow. Mr.Aaahh! on iPhone is TOTALLY SWEET.
The (manga) art of the Cappuccino.
Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs. The ending in particular is quite special.
The fiery bombast of teenage rebellion, betrayed by a gentle squeeze of the hand: ‘I love you, Mom.’
Picasso wisdom.
I really like the ambient soundtrack in the new Japanese PlayStation 3 Slim ads:
Robert White at the NYT seeks to reconcile believers and atheists. This is really good.
Must pop words. No really, you must.
Late to this, but Moonlights is lovely.
‘Now I know how Crazylegs Crane felt’. This made me giggle a whole load.
I hate you. Charitable advertising at its most striking.
xbox360achievements.org is now the top hit in Google for ‘achievements’. Go human race!
Oh gosh. Heights. This turns my stomach and makes me feel as though I’m falling into the screen.
Shop owners trying to sell food that is past its best could be undone by new packaging design.
Know your type. The stories behind our favourite fonts.
Hipsters + Lego + Time + OCD + 8-bit Aural Orgasm. You’ve seen this already by now, of course, but even so…
Re-coloured 16mm home movies of Disneyland, 1956. Reminds me a little of Pleasure Island from Pinocchio.
Forgot about Dre Ft. Eminem from 8bit Collective. Oof.
Fig. 8. The loveliest browser-based PC/Macintosh game I’ve played this year.
Trans-media storytelling is Hollywood’s franchise future. Good or bad for games? I’m not sure.
Mecha-Pikachu. Not listed in my Pokédex.
Wired’s Best Science Visualization Videos of 2009.
To boycott or not to boycott. Christian Nutt on whether to judge a game by its maker?
Prairie dog holiday pic crasher now well on his way to memesville.
Link of the Week
Ukraine *does* have talent:



