Tag: Boing
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Watch the Apocamix Now!
Eclectic Method do it again! via Boing Boing Love the subtle HitchHiker’s bits spread throughout.
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Bizarre Link Triangle (if Zelda was an 80’s teen movie)
New Order? 8bit games? 80’s teen movies? Zelda? I know several people who will fall so hard for this. And as someone who totally missed Legend of Zelda (hey I never had a Nintendo! Neither did any of my friends…) even I got the jokes. Love the Breakfast Club dance bits… (via Boing Boing) And…
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Neil Gaiman on Copyright
Every once in a while Open Rights Group which I support does something that really enforces why they need to exist – this interview from author Neil Gaiman about how ‘pirating’ his books actually increases sales (upto 3000%!) is one of them. Interesting how he sees it as a form of lending rather than something…
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The Cake is a Lie: Portal 2 – you monster!
I’ve really enjoyed Portal which Valve gave away free for 2 weeks in May (not really a games person, but GladDOS and the puzzle solving fits me exactly – I like puzzle games, and the humour), and now here’s the trailer for Portal 2. I’m so excited! And here are some gameplay talk-thrus via Boing…
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Free Art & Technology
Loving what these guys & gals are doing: https://vimeo.com/3746308 Following on from a visit to Public Works on Friday, an organisation about public spaces and art John is involved with I thought most of their projects came off a bit dry, needed the artist input, something funny/humourous with a pop culture touch. What I was…
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Transmitting on Pirate Satellite! No really, Network 21, Pirate TV circa 1986
Something I missed probably because I was either in deepest Shropshire or deepest Surrey…but the only ever London pirate tv station Network21 transmitted in 1986 just under ITV for a year in 1986…and the program was arts based and they lobbied (unsuccessfully, although nighttime TV and cable/satellite probably answered some of those needs) for community…