Visit this article, to learn about good old “Color-Cycling”, that old Amiga-users used to enjoy. Some details of this example:

Those of you familiar with color cycling may notice something a little “different” about the palette animation in this engine. Many years ago I had an idea to improve color cycling by “fading” colors into each other as they shifted, to produce many “in between” frames, while preserving the overall “speed” of the cycling effect. This creates a much smoother apparance, and gives the illusion of more colors in the scene. I call this technique BlendShift Cycling. Someone may have invented this before me, but I’ve certainly never seen it used.

Source-Code of the example is provided. The works there are also about “achieving more with less”.

Special Problems produced this video for the Song “Mmmhmm” from Flying Lotus. It is a pure pleasure to watch into this visual richness. There is also some “fake game” content included. From time to time I have to think on outstanding Björk videos, when it comes to style. But somehow it is different, because it less about concept and more about eyecandy, that simply wishes the visual brain cells a veeeeery good day. (via)

Google want to engage non-professional users to build own Android-Apps with their newest tool “App Inventor“. With a simple drag and drop interface people can build applications, somehow in realtime using building-blocks. According to Create or die this tool was tested on schoolkids and nurse trainees during development, who were able to successfully build simple, functional applications. In fact, development freedom will be limited, but famous “my cat and I apps” should now flood the Android-world in no time.

Retro-nostalgic, mixed up with Open Street Maps result in this alternative city maps of different metropoles: The 8-bit city project delivers maps from cities like New York, Paris, Berlin, London or Amsterdam. The maps are really generated from data of the Open Street Map project and a bunch of open source tools and custom code – transformed into really oldschool-looking tilemaps. You can even make street-searches on the maps!

The project was initiated by Brett Camper, a look in his portfolio is worth it. Interesting projects ahead.

A neat feature about mostly the glitch-works from Paul B. Davis and how it is, to work with technology “as an artistic material”. There is also a text-version of this interview at Creators Project.

An extensive work of hybrid street-art: imagine a complete Super Mario Level from the NES, drawn 1 to 1 an a sidewalk. Notice the funky detail with the underground-part of the level, made it on the floor. Unfortunately this piece is just a video montage, made by Surfap, a young university graduate currently living in Han(n)over (via

He seems to be somehow obsessed with vintage gaming and floors, because there is another video at Surfap’s YouTube account, including Zelda (NES), floors and strange (German) explanation upon the game.

I’m not the biggest fan of “old tunes on new instruments” in general. But this “unplugged version” from a Last Ninja tune is so very great and relaxing, making it a brilliant summer tune as well!! (via Superlevel, maYO)

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