JASON ROUSE

HAND MADE SIGNS vi

2012-02-12T06:45:00.000-08:00

The message is very down to earth in the top photo. And I like the spelling mistake in the bottom.

STAR WARS: UNCUT EMMY

2011-11-03T13:04:00.000-07:00

CATCHUP

Okay, two years ago around this time I contributed to a Vimeo project called Star Wars: Uncut. The idea is to recreate Star Wars Episode IV in fifteen second segments. My scene was a bit of banter with the robots in the desert. I thought Id try and create it in the style of old point and click adventure games like Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, etc. I loved the idea of having the text appear in the colour of the characters, above their heads and a few close ups like in the original Dune game. The font I used was the Deluxe Paint standard, Topaz and the sprites were based on the NES Star Wars game. The background is from the opening sequence of Dune II.

So I stitched it altogether in iMovie and left it at that. My original blog post is here, dated 17th November, 2009. I never expected this to go far or anything, just that it was a cool project to be part of. I filed it away in my bookmarks and only yesterday thought to check up on Casey Pugh and see how his epic was shaping up.

Well the project has really taken off, it seems. The biggest surprise for me was that it has won an Emmy! Im really excited to have been a part of this great event. If you read the New York Times article you can see my small contribution down the left hand side.

The film is now finished and being shown all over the world in various film festivals, etc. You can tune in to it yourself on the official website here

PAINTINGS DEVELOPMENT

2011-11-02T05:04:00.000-07:00

LIGHTHOUSE

Going back to the Lighthouse painting here. This one is from the Google Street View Series. I know I've been working on this one for a while but I think I'm happy with this final glaze. Gives it a ton of more depth. The original post of this painting is here. There are loads more colours on the new one, much more detail in the darks and sky, really subtle though. I've also flattened the horizon and taken out the little island by the lighthouse. Cheeky, I know.

There is another new one I'll be working on too. Pictures to come so watch this space.

ALBUM COVERS

2011-09-20T13:24:00.001-07:00

MATCHES

Some matching album covers with guitars on them.

DO NOT TOUCH

2011-08-18T13:16:00.000-07:00

CLAS OHLSON CANVAS

I like that someone painted this and they displayed it in the art materials section of my local Clas Ohlson store. It was oil on canvas- very brave!

So tempted to touch. I think its some kind of crazy Macbeth thing going on. Nice one Clas.

500

2011-06-04T11:44:00.001-07:00

INTERNAL ERROR

BBC iPlayer having a bit of an error. The picture gave me a bit of a chuckle.

GOOGLE STREET VIEW PAINTINGS UPDATE

2011-05-14T03:43:00.001-07:00

NEW WORK

125x125cm, Oil on Canvas.

I'm really enjoying working on canvas again. I do miss working on board but for sheer scale and transport it was getting impractical. This new piece is another of the Google Street View series.

CRT LOVE III

2011-05-01T04:03:00.000-07:00

MORE CRT

This year I have not been travelling around so much, so apologies for the lack of CRT findings. Here are a few of the better ones I have spotted recently. I like that I had named this series CRT LOVE and then there is a little love heart on one of these monitors.

REVERSE PAINTINGS

2011-04-14T11:54:00.000-07:00

LANDSCAPES

Just and idea I had about playing around with old landscape paintings. Reversing the paintings has completely changed the composition. I like the idea that Sisley could have sat outside with his easel and painted the bridge back to front. We have seen these paintings so many times that it is taken for granted as an accurate depiction. This kind of mind messing is right up my street-the kind of thing I have been doing with my Half-Life paintings.

I guess it ties in kinda with what Glenn Brown was doing by meticulously recreating those Auerbach paintings, but instead making them as flat as possible. Or somewhat similar to Richard Prince when he photographed photographs. I love self referential art. Art about art is the best.

This work probably wont go further than this blog. There is no point in me reproducing these paintings back to front. But as images they are certainly very striking. Perhaps I'll continue on the series with some attempts at other paintings. Self-Portraits seems to be a given. Watch this space.

Prizes for anyone who can name the artists!

GOOGLE STREET VIEW PAINTINGS

2011-04-04T11:34:00.000-07:00

NEW WORK

Some new Google Street View Paintings.

I had the idea to start these a while ago but I am finally getting around to making some progress. Glad to be painting on such a big scale again. The first one is needing a few glazes to get the depth of colour right and the second one is up on my wall at the minute. I have also begun a third. Watch this space!

HALF-LIFE ERROR

2011-03-12T12:27:00.000-08:00

In a recent replay of Half-Life I encountered this nice pointy error.

DEER HUNTING

2011-01-24T15:07:00.001-08:00

LANDSCAPES

New game with some beautiful landscapes. A real feel for the great outdoors. Not so sure about shooting rabbits with a handgun on the bonus stage though. App store this mofo its a free one.

HAND MADE SIGNS v

2011-01-15T04:36:00.000-08:00

Cant take credit for this one. Stole it from my brother. Its a great representation of rural life in Northern Ireland.

On a separate note, I was looking to do a link to this in Google Street View, but genuinely could not find it. Thats an indication as to how remote this is. What a fantastic find. If anyone can find the location of Dregish Hall put a street view link to it in the comments.

HAND MADE SIGNS iv

2010-12-19T09:51:00.000-08:00

HAND MADE SIGNS iii

2010-12-12T13:30:00.000-08:00

More hand made signs for you.

Click to make them bigger

iPlayer Countryside II

2010-11-27T05:21:00.000-08:00

MERLIN

Castle Coch has been butchered with the Clone Tool for in a recent episode of Merlin.

CLIFTON

2010-06-03T02:43:00.000-07:00

GORAM & VINCENT

Some still shots of the piece I have created for the upcoming group show Goram & Vincent in the Centrespace Gallery, Bristol. The show focuses on the Avon Gorge, and in this instance I have used the computer game Worms as my medium. I hope I didn't go too Banksy on this one-ha!

Private View is on Friday night from 6pm, really looking forward to it.

CLIFTON represents a reinvention of the Avon Gorge. The popular multiplayer game Worms has been used to recreate a two-dimensional version of the landscape with reference to level structure, comedy violence and bungee jumping. In this instance the worms are controlled by the computer and use a variety of weaponry to destroy the surrounding landscape.
You can download your own copy of the level to play on your own Worms game on my website.

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Welsh Countryside via BBC iPlayer

2010-05-30T05:02:00.001-07:00

Doctor Who Landscape

Streaming error with BBC iPlayer breaks up this excellent landscape with pixel goodness.

HAND PAINTED SIGNS ii

2010-04-30T04:54:00.000-07:00

LADBROKES!

Found on Queen Street, Cardiff. It is a hand made Ladbrokes sign. Just look at the lettering! So much work has gone into this one it puts the previous signs to shame.

Click to have a closer look- it really is well made.

HAND PAINTED SIGNS

2010-04-29T06:05:00.001-07:00

I LOVE EM

Two of my favourite hand painted signs. More to follow!

CRT LOVE II

2010-04-23T10:22:00.000-07:00

THE HUNT CONTINUES

I really like that this one has a sticker on it in the exact same place as my very own CRT monitor.

GOOGLE STREET VIEW

2010-03-31T07:23:00.000-07:00

LENS FLARE 2

I was contacted a few weeks ago by Matthew Thornhill, the creator of a blog dedicated to Google Street View Lens Flare. Have a look at his work, there is a great selection of amazing photographs from around the world. I am really interested in Street View, and am currently working on some new large scale work based on my Northern Ireland images. If you have any good links for me go ahead and get in touch.

Here is Matthew's Blog.

Enjoy!

GOOGLE STREET VIEW

2010-01-02T06:23:00.000-08:00

The beginnings of a new project involving Google Street View. Watch this space for future developments and any feedback would be awesome.

MARIO KART

2009-11-23T05:18:00.000-08:00

MALFUNCTION!

Screen grab of a crashed Mario Kart on the SNES. Looks even more mental than Rainbow Road if you ask me.

STAR WARS:

2009-11-17T05:57:00.000-08:00

UNCUT

I've submitted my entry for the fan-made remake of the original Star Wars film. Its called Star Wars:Uncut and has some hilarious and talented entries so far. Fans get to remake a 15 second segment and they all get patched together when its all done.

Looking forward to seeing the whole film in a different way once the project is completed.

Heres the trailer:

Star Wars: Uncut Trailer from Casey Pugh on Vimeo.

...and a link to the website.

ALIEN vs PREDATOR

2009-10-16T05:44:00.000-07:00

The Amazon way

In the run up to Halloween Amazon are doing their version of AvP. Gave me a chuckle.

Check it out here. Come on Predator! Beat the Alien scum!

CRT LOVE

2009-10-03T02:25:00.000-07:00

THE NEVER-ENDING CRT HUNT

A short series representing my love of the CRT monitor and how they can be found in the wild.

BEST WEBSITE

2009-09-23T14:55:00.000-07:00

OF ALL TIME

Interesting new Internet application makes the most of the new Kanye Meme by pointing out what the best website of all time is. Loving it right now.

Have a look at how it works on my website:

www.jasonrouse.co.uk

^shameless self plug

H.A.V.E vs TF2

2009-09-17T03:47:00.000-07:00

NEWFAGS CANT TRIFORCE

A new Korean game called H.A.V.E designed by the apparently very unimaginative games developer Triforce Studio is somewhat the same as the very popular online shooter Team Fortress 2. After watching the trailer I found this video showing a few similarities:

Team Fortress Classic is one of the best games ever, and Team Fortress 2 has been in development for 10 years. Funny how all of a sudden there are now 3 TF style games all at once...

Triforce Studio are denying anything to do with Team Fortresss 2.
Make your own mind up.

PLAY ME

2009-09-10T03:06:00.001-07:00

I'M YOURS

Found in Queen Square Bristol. Couldn't tell wether it was an advert or a promotional stunt or an art installation. Kinda love that ambiguity.

CROSS

2009-09-07T06:49:00.000-07:00

FIRE

VINCENT VAN GOGH MAP

2009-08-03T03:53:00.000-07:00

FOR COUNTERSTRIKE

Looks pretty amazing. There is a lot of work went into that one. This guy is the reverse of me-taking paintings and turning them into a half-life map. This really reminded me of a Van Gogh short film I saw a few years ago on TG4 in the middle of the night. Its part of Dreams by Akira Kurosawa. Funnily enough, Martin Scorsese plays the part of Vincent.

The action kicks off around half way in.

BANKSY BRISTOL

2009-07-29T04:18:00.001-07:00

VIA GOOGLE STREET VIEW

I spent sunday in Bristol and didn't get to see the big Banksy exhibition. I'm not the world's biggest Banksy fan but I did feel guilty missing it as it looked like a wicked exhibition. So this post is purely out of guilt.

View Larger Map

I'm loving Google Street View recently. I reckon it adds a dimension of accessibility to Banksy's work. Someone can view his little graffiti punch-lines in their natural habitat from anywhere in the world and with a new level of interactivity. Sure as hell beats buying a printed canvas of his work in a shit commercial gallery.

Enjoy!

GOOGLE APOCALYPSE

2009-07-12T09:03:00.000-07:00

STREET VIEW LENS FLARE AWESOME

Some excellent images from Google Maps Street View. Due to the nature of patching together several photographs employed by the software I found that the lens flare would start and stop in unusual places. Kinda gives it an eerie atom bomb exploding feel with a rocket trail and everything. Enjoy.

Click to Enlarge.

iPlayer ii

2009-07-09T03:58:00.000-07:00

SPAM EMAIL AMAZING

2009-06-16T14:28:00.001-07:00

Great little jpg I got in the mail today. Thought I should share it as its worth a giggle. I especially like the crudeness of the willies and the randomness of the background. Just think: someone had to actually sit down and actually draw this...

Enjoy!

iPlayer

2009-06-10T04:10:00.000-07:00

Today BBC iPlayer crashed in a beautiful kaleidoscope of colours reminiscent of late 80s home computing errors. I love it.

Click to experience this computer generated wonder in a larger version.

2009-06-01T02:01:00.000-07:00

WAYFARING

2009-03-24T10:40:00.000-07:00

STRANGER

I will be exhibiting as part of a new group exhibition in Dublin's Stone Gallery entitled Wayfaring.

Mary A Fitzgerald: drawn, Carborundum, Etching, Drypoint

Exhibition runs from March 27- April 25. I would be very happy to hear some feedback from this one if anyone gets to see it I think the curators have done an excellent job working within the themes. I will be exhibiting Outpost IV (Bridge) which is one of my favorites. Here is a clip from the game if you want to see where it comes from:

More information and exact location can be found on the gallery website:
Stone Gallery Dublin Online

PICTURE

2009-02-18T05:55:00.000-08:00

OF THE DAY

I fell in love with the rainbow.

It was impossible to find the pot of gold at the end because it was a 2D sprite and it would change location depending on where the camera was positioned. Im a sucker for this kind of kitsch.

THE END IS NIGH

2009-02-08T05:08:00.001-08:00

ART SCAMBAITING

2009-01-15T08:23:00.000-08:00

AMAZINGNESS

I have come across a number of scammers in the past, in fact I had a separate email address when I was required to input my details which I used to tease the old email scammers (King of Spain, Prince of Nigeria and so forth...), but recently my interest in Scambaiting has been rekindled upon discovering a number of people who have done it much better than me.

See, I'm sure we have all got an email from someone claiming they will send you a million quid if you only give them your bank details and passwords. For me they usually end up in the junk folder, but there are people who follow them up and tease them with the promise of paying and get them to send all kinds of amazing junk.

My favorite one was when a scammer contacted a guy pretending to own a graphic design business in Africa. Instead of merely deleting the email the victim replied saying he was part of a fine art dealership and could offer him a 30k scholarship based on his work. Long story short he makes the scammer paint two paintings for him (one of his cat and one of a C64 game box).

I think I really like the art as well. Maybe I'll have a go at getting one myself...

Read the full story here. There is also a few more tales on the website, including one ending up with a very crudely made Laurel and Hardy woodcarving.

THE IT

2009-01-11T12:44:00.000-08:00

CROWD FAKE WEBSITE

http://www.reynholm.co.uk/

My new favorite fake website, based on the company from the ever popular comedy series The IT Crowd. Complete with working staff intranet.

PICTURE iv

2008-12-09T13:46:00.000-08:00

OF THE DAY

Harking back to familiar territory here. But isn't that what its all about?

SCHEDULE

2008-12-09T06:47:00.000-08:00

IF I HAD TIME AND MONEY THIS IS WHAT I WOULD BE ATTENDING

Two exciting collections of contemporary art are being shown at the current time. Although I am unable to attend them myself I thought I'd spread the word. First up is a group exhibition featuring the work of Hayley Goodsell, who is showing the ever enigmatic interactive piece 'Jay and Terri'.

The two telephones offer two separate looped telephone conversations where the artist has contacted a sex line. In a deeply personal and insightful conversation the listeners find themselves exploring their voyeuristic side, often awkward but always humorous. The monolithic installation acts as a beacon, drawing two strangers in a shared experience to the separate telephones, performing the everyday act with unexpected consequences.

I'd love to see how this installation works in the space of the contemporary gallery. I'm sure the curators have done a great job in their selection process and give this exhibit work to play against in the exhibition space.

The show is called SALON08 an held in the VINEspace gallery in Bethnal Green, London. See the websitefor more information. Running from 4th Dec - 21st Dec.

The second show I would love to attend is the opening of a gallery space near Manchester by two up and coming artists Oliver Irvine and Amy Thomas. They have transformed a three-story high street building into an installation space as a temporary project until they progress to a residency program in China in the coming year.

The Gallery has not yet opened but from the website there appears to be a great variety of work on display, and I expect some performance perhaps on the opening night. There are a number of similarities in my work and the work of these two artists, both finding romance in the themes of post-apocalypse and isolation.

The Gallery, entitled 'Atoi Arts', opens on the 13th of December. For more information, images and location please see the website.

GIRLS

2008-12-06T11:20:00.000-08:00

GAMES

Possibly the funniest thing I've seen in a while is this advertisement for a sexy girl gamer website.

Now I know girls play games as well as guys do, right? I don't think I've seen anyone, guy or girl, who loves Nintendo as much as we are led to believe...

404

2008-11-24T05:51:00.000-08:00

SOME PEOPLE JUST KNOW HOW TO DO IT

From the website of photographer Dan Ponting. This image made me laugh so much, and then I realised Dan had put quite a bit of work into making it look this good. Photoshop ninja. Congrats Dan and I hope the website is up and running again soon.

PICTURE iii

2008-11-24T04:34:00.001-08:00

OF THE DAY

Another image from a new landscape series I am working on.
Enjoy!

GAME ADVERTISEMENTS

2008-11-23T10:02:00.000-08:00

SHOULD HAVE MORE RAPPING IN THEM

Not exactly 'news' but hilarious all the same.

PICTURE ii

2008-11-22T09:15:00.000-08:00

OF THE DAY

PICTURE

2008-11-20T08:24:00.001-08:00

OF THE DAY

TEAM FORTRESS

2008-11-03T05:45:00.000-08:00

CLASSIC?

Its been pretty quiet for me recently and I've made this new map for the very old Team Fortress Classic game that I still play from time to time. I'm already getting some great feedback from it and its a great fun fast map to play.

Very traditional TFC. Its not trying to be clever like TF2.

Anyone is interested you can download it from a number of the mapping websites like FPS Banana.

Here are a few images if you just want a peek:

WESTON

2008-09-24T05:42:00.001-07:00

Super Mare

Some images of the exhibition in Weston Super Mare, at the Lloyd Gill Gallery. There are more images of the rest of the work on show on the website.

The paintings are for sale, and if interested please contact the Gallery Director, Lloyd Gill, or the artist, Jason Rouse. The exhibition runs until the first week of October, so still plenty of time to get there and view the rest of the work. Amongst others there are some fantastic pieces by Fred Schimmelschidt, semi-abstract forms referencing areas of science to create unusual and contemporary paintings. Check the website for the rest of them, and it is well worth visiting the show if you can to see them in the gallery space.

PUBLICITY

2008-09-15T11:02:00.000-07:00

Weston Super Mare

Its been a good fun time recently with the group show in Weston Super Mare getting quite a lot of media coverage. This has been a great stroking of my ego, especially after the fiasco with London Baggage damaging several of my paintings in transit. More photos of the exhibition coming soon, but first some clippings:

(I'm so chuffed to actually have press clippings)

YESTERYEAR

2008-09-07T13:20:00.000-07:00

AND YESTERYEAR AND YESTERYEAR

Some excitement folks! Lots happening recently! Will elaborate in a while but first the excitement will be focussed on a review of the Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow exhibition in Nottingham:

Metro Review

Reviewed for Metro by Wayne Burrows. Have a look its a great read! I'm just happy to have a bit of press coverage as the show wasn't greatly advertised or anything (there were a few flyers in a handful of record shops-it must have worked though). Actually I'm glad its been written about as that means someone was definitely there. Which was questionable.

Pretty harsh review but hey I think I like it.

Website of Wayne Burrows as I figured I'd like to know who be writing about me and on what merit. Guy also writes poems. Good for him-I wish him all the best with it in the future.

In other news I have just found out that I was chosen as one of the top ten student artists by the Saatchi Online Magazine Editor (Rebecca Wilson) along with none other than Al Pritchard, who had show his 'Doom' video at the Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow exhibition.

Just returned from Weston Super Mare from my exhibition at the Lloyd Gill Gallery- More information and photographs to come soon but its really been a great experience and the paintings look fantastic in the gallery. Will post more info at a later date. Seems things are looking up for a change. Watch this space for details from my latest show...

TRAVEL

2008-08-30T12:34:00.000-07:00

Further Adventures in the world of Art

Well I should be off to England again tomorrow to prepare for a show in Weston Super Mare next week. It opens in seven days-I can hardly wait.

Hope this one goes as well as my previous exhibitions this year, and it is quite exciting to be exhibiting as a graduate (artist). Still, unemployment really sucks!

Hope Ryanair wont screw me over again, I hate flying with them-they really aren't that cheap and you feel so violated flying with them. WTF-what other airline tries to sell you scratchcards mid-flight? And the constant abuse of the airplane's P.A. to advertise their shitty cheap booze.

Well I'm stuck with them for the time being. Beggars cant be choosers, especially when the price of oil keeps escalating (Zoom airlines, anyone?)

Picture of the day is something I found on eBay and it makes me piss my pants laughing everytime I see it. Enjoy

DAMAGED

2008-08-26T07:34:00.000-07:00

The joys of shipping large paintings

Well I finally got my paintings after they had been in shipping for two months. I've just unpacked them and they all are damaged in some way or another. They seem to have been shipped by a group of elephants.

I wouldn't mind but the select few paintings I had salvaged and had paid a ridiculous amount of money to be shipped overseas are going to end up in the skip just like the 90% of my work from the last three years, which I could have done without paying someone to destroy them anyway.

The worst off is Watchtower I (Double Cross), which sadly, was one of my favorites. There is a massive hole kicked through the middle. I'd post a photo but I'm too broken.

That brings me down to having two paintings left- Outpost II (Lighthouse) and Outpost IV (Bridge), which luckily will be exhibited at the Lloyd Gill gallery in Weston Super Mare on the 6th of September. If they don't get damaged in transit. See you there...

TOMORROW

2008-08-24T04:46:00.000-07:00

And Tomorrow and tomorrow

I have some images of the exhibition in Nottingham curated by Danny Griffin. Photographs are by Dan Ponting (which I have stolen)

Show last until the 30th and is hosted in the Arts Organisation by the railway station. If you are interested in viewing some exciting new work from a variety of artists drop by, as these images online don't do the exhibition justice.

In other news, I have another group exhibition in Weston Super Mare, entitled 'The Future of Contemporary Art' and held in the Lloyd Gill Gallery. The flyer is below with more information and featuring Outpost IV (Bridge) amongst other artist's work.

2008-07-28T04:59:00.000-07:00

More to come.

Ive recently exhibited in the Truman Brewery in London as part of the Free Range festival. The whole exhibition went very well and I had a great time in London seeing all the other graduates work. Sometimes I reckon its more important to keep an eye on what other people your age are making than any other contemporary artist.

Some photos of that show to arrive soon.

Two more exhibitions coming up soon. The first of which is 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow' at the station centre in Nottingham. The opening is on monday the 11th of August so if you are able feel free to arrive and enjoy free wine.

Here is a flyer for it

I have been working on some new Skyboxes for this show, as you can see from the flyer. These ones have been inspired by the kitsch nature of German Romantic painting and the notion of finding religion in invented landscapes. The images are computer generated parodies with a tongue in cheek approach. Have a look below and make up your own mind...

Half-Life at the Holborne

2008-06-09T01:22:00.000-07:00

'If Gordon Freeman was a Painter'

Well I have some paintings in the stairwell in the Holborne Museum of Art in Bath. They look pretty good in the historical context of the museum and I'm very happy to have been part of the exhibition there.

The paintings are of two military installations, and the contemporary themes are juxtaposed well, probably more so than if they were my more traditional looking landscapes.

I took a few quick photographs on my phone

If anyone in Bath/Bristol able to get a look please do

DEATHMAPS

2008-05-12T10:39:00.000-07:00

Unusual Half Life 2 maps with visualised player death stats

I've stumbled across some very interesting statistics gathered by STEAM from some of their games. Obviously they keep statistics on who is playing online so people can check their ranks etc but I had no idea that they kept stats on players during the game. Hmmm...

Still, they produce some excellent, if slightly haunting images. For example, there appears to be a high death count around a cliff, obviously a number of suicidal players out there.

I just have to do something with these images...!

Watch this space

FORTHCOMING

2008-05-09T07:18:00.000-07:00

Here are some images taken on my phone of two paintings completed this week.

Both paintings are typical of my eerie empty landscapes taken from Half-Life 2. The paint equates to reality in the eye of the spectator and through painting these images they become more real than the source that they came from. They also relate to historical painting but approach the nature of paint from a contemporary perspective.

Expect some better photographs on my website in the forthcoming weeks.

These will probably be the last paintings I'll be doing for a while.

SKYBOX

2008-05-05T09:07:00.000-07:00

Some new work based on skyboxes in computer games.

Basically the skybox is a six sided cube that is created around the game environment to give the illusion of the surrounding area being larger than it actually is. Therefore, many of such skyboxes don't include foreground detail.

What I have been doing is drawing references to romantic painting and creating (some ridiculous) panoramas based on four of the six panels of the skybox (minus the top and bottom). Without the foreground the landscape details such as mountain areas often disappear into hazy lakes or Friedrichesque mist.

Click for full image...

CLIMAX

2008-05-01T10:54:00.000-07:00

The Picture of Dorian Gray and... well, Starwing.

Having never before completed Starwing (SNES, 1993) I was amazed at how the end boss employed different 3D technology to the rest of the game. You see, the entire game engine renders wireframe shapes with basic coloured flat textures, whereas the end boss is the only thing that has a full colour texture wrapped around its wireframe. The sudden split in technology gave me quite a shock, and it truly made getting to the end of the game worthwhile.

This brought to mind the 1945 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, where the film is in black and white up until the final scene, when the painting is revealed in its terrifying colour.

An unusual comparison, yes, but I have always been interested in such changes in technology and how they can be manipulated.

Yes, I get all my info from Wikipedia.

OVERTURE

2008-04-28T10:30:00.000-07:00

No better time than the present to begin

Well it seems like I have now broken all the macs in the library. Im still here cause Im getting paid to do so, seems pretty good if Im just watching one hit wonder music videos from the eighties.

although the comments for this particular video do lead to some level of distrust for people being able to speak their minds on the internet...

"tasha first get in bed with your gay boyfriend get on a tredmill and listen to all the music between 1960 - 90 then well talk and call u a bitch even more"

...I am undeterred regardless.

Styx - Come Sail Away

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