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Published: 2009-04-21 19:48:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 13325; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 1823
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Hey guys...Sorry that it's taking long time for me to update with news. It's been somewhat crazy on my end...
I will try to post couple of stuff I've been doing on the side (still fanart stuff) before I can make some official announcement...
Here is something I did recently for fun.
It's a mock up for 8 bit computer OS. Mainly inspired by Playpower.org guys ([link] ).
When I first ran into them, I had my doubts. But I think it makes sense. Maybe even more so than the OLPC people.
So I went ahead and made this small mock ups. They are using NES color palettes. But not exactly how NES PPU architecture would (or can) process (as far as I know that is.... I dunno... maybe some crazy programmer can make it happen). Consider it as more of visual concept. Also, all those icons are something I made before and does not reflect any sort of specific apps.
Finally, I did make the screen resolution true to NES. Which is like 256x240 or something like that... This means that when you project it on 4:3 TVs, it would stretch side ways and end up looking more like the last image on the bottom. So certain things have to be created narrower than usual...
Anyways, I know this is somewhat different than my other stuff... But it's sort of a tribute to those guys who are trying to bring affordable technologies to 3rd world countries.
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Comments: 12
JohnK222 [2013-08-20 10:11:20 +0000 UTC]
Awesome! I love the colours too. If it could be adapted, it'd make a nice theme for Windows. I'd probably use something like that.
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RyokuKitsune [2009-04-22 17:03:49 +0000 UTC]
I think it would be a cute cell phone skin or maybe a psp XMB skin ^^
I think i would use a NES flavor for my psp there are tools to whip it up too!
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Zephroth [2009-04-21 23:43:33 +0000 UTC]
its great torukun. there are so few spriters out there now. mainly eatin up in web design and such XD.
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torokun In reply to Zephroth [2009-04-22 00:19:49 +0000 UTC]
I was hoping booming of mobile industry would fuel resurrection of pixel art in the gaming industry... But I am afraid that never happened.
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qwerty1198 [2009-04-21 23:20:41 +0000 UTC]
that is flippin awesome! We are doing a similar project in my computer class where we are designing cheap, durable laptops modeled after the 'One Laptop Per Child' program.
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torokun In reply to qwerty1198 [2009-04-22 00:15:15 +0000 UTC]
Cool!
Do check out that Playpower.org
I think it is far more viable option.
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qwerty1198 In reply to torokun [2009-04-22 00:17:20 +0000 UTC]
yeah, 10$ computers sounds way better than almost 200$ laptops!!
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K-Positive [2009-04-21 21:57:19 +0000 UTC]
Looks pretty much awesome; that's actually interesting concept.
Good work!
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