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Decoration Idea: Video Game Screenshot Picture Box
UPDATE: There is now one you can try to make based on Super Mario Bros 3.
You know those 3D movie posters McFarlane Toys sells? Now you can make something similar for video games. Here is a fun, inexpensive DIY decoration idea for a rainy day: a picture box frame that contains a diorama of a video game screenshot. Now you can hang a 3D image of your favorite video game on the wall!
Picture Box frames are exactly what they sound like, a box with a glass frame. These are used to display physical objects, like medals or trophies. These are typically about 1″-4″ deep, and range in size from a document (8.5″x 11″) to a massive 2’x3′ to hang sports jerseys and other collectibles.
They are perfect for this diorama idea, allowing you to recreate the depth of a video game. The diorama is comprised of a background image, some objects/characters extending from the background, and then foreground elements pressed against the glass.
For this Super Metroid example, the sky and horizon background is on the back of the frame, Samus and her spaceship are planted in the middle space (mounted to the background), and the foreground (ground and HUD) are pressed against the glass.
There would be a papercraft approach to this project, as you are cutting out individual objects. You’ll also need to create paper mounts to suspend characters and objects in air. Read the rest of this entry
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Geeky Fashion Part 3: Donkey Kong Jeans
These Donkey Kong jeans would feature stitching that looks just like the steel girders and ladders from the game, as well as barrel-looking fasteners and buttons. Perhaps the odd embroidered character too.
For me I would limit this style to the jean pockets, though I imagine the girls could sport a pair of jeans that were fully encompassed in this kind of stitching. This design would work best on darker-colored denims.
Maybe DKNY could make these?
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Geeky Fashion Part 1: Nintendo Shoes
Besides hockey jerseys, I don’t delve too much into geeky fashion here at DGI. Mostly because I have zero fashion sense. Also because any fool can create geeky T-shirts. For this series I will focus on other forms of apparel, like shoes, pants, belts, backpacks, etc. Consider this a followup to the Geek Bling series.
First up we have this very simple NES Controller shoe. The laces double as the controller cord, making it look like a gamepad is strewn about on your foot. I don’t recall seeing any designs that incorporate laces into the theme of a shoe, but it seems so appropriate here. This design can be applied to many other consoles (Sega, Atari - anything with a wired controller).
Simple is a word I’ll be using often for these fashion designs, because I genuinely want people to wear these. Currently you can buy Nintendo-themed shoes which are decked-out in NES and Super Mario imagery, and they look cool for display. Would you actually wear them? Maybe the odd time. I want to design geeky fashion anyone could wear anytime.
BONUS IDEA: Now that I think of it, there is probably a market for small replica game controllers you can affix to your shoe laces. It’s a worthwhile alternative, as it allows you to geek-up any shoes you want.
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Kinect Hardware Evolution
When I first saw the Kinect sensor tilt up and down, it looked like a head nodding. That’s when it occurred to me that Microsoft should have released something along the lines of the fabled Nintendo R.O.B. from the 80’s - a peripheral in the form of a robot. Read the rest of this entry
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Ice Hockey 2 Please!
Yesterday Nintendo announced a new Mario Tennis for 2012. The Mario Tennis franchise has been released on the Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube (which saw a re-release on the Wii). While Tennis gets a lot of love, I feel Nintendo should resurrect a title they haven’t touched since the NES* - Ice Hockey. Read the rest of this entry
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Crayola Crayons 3DS Case Design
Here’s a fun cover design that turns the 3DS into a box of crayons, and the stylus into a crayon as well.
