http://simonwillison.net/2023-04-10T16:59:06+00:00Simon Willison2023-04-10T16:59:06+00:002023-04-10T16:59:06+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2023/Apr/10/floor796/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="https://floor796.com/#t1l1,362,151">Floor796</a></strong></p> “An ever-expanding animation scene showing the life of the 796th floor of the huge space station” by Russian artist 0x00, who built their own custom browser-based pixel animation tool with which they are constructing this project. Absolutely crammed with pop culture references and easter eggs. The “Changes” link at the top shows almost daily updates, with links to jump to the latest content. <p><small></small>Via <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35510067">Hacker News</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/art">art</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pixelart">pixelart</a></p>

2022-12-01T21:57:44+00:002022-12-01T21:57:44+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2022/Dec/1/threejs-examples/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="https://threejs.org/examples/?q=pixel#webgl_postprocessing_pixel">three.js examples: webgl_postprocessing_pixel</a></strong></p> Neat new example for three.js that uses a pixel-shader postprocessor to apply an isometric pixel-art feel to a 3D scene. <p><small></small>Via <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33814573">Hacker News</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/3d">3d</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/javascript">javascript</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pixelart">pixelart</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/webgl">webgl</a></p>

2017-12-28T01:07:36+00:002017-12-28T01:07:36+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2017/Dec/28/game-developers-guide-to-graphical-projections/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="https://medium.com/retronator-magazine/game-developers-guide-to-graphical-projections-with-video-game-examples-part-1-introduction-aa3d051c137d">Game developer’s guide to graphical projections (with video game examples), Part 1: Introduction</a></strong></p> Absolutely delightful series of illustrated essays by Matej ‘Retro’ Jan explaining how different graphical projections can be used for video game art. Each concept is illustrated by screenshots or gifs from a mixture of games spanning four decades. Reading this was a real treat. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/art">art</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/game-design">game-design</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/games">games</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pixelart">pixelart</a></p>

2008-09-14T23:09:47+00:002008-09-14T23:09:47+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Sep/14/goon/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.gooncity.com/">Goon City</a></strong></p> Every internet meme ever, rendered in pixel art. See if you can find the Zeppelin. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/funny">funny</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/gooncity">gooncity</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/memes">memes</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pixelart">pixelart</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/somethingawful">somethingawful</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/zeppelins">zeppelins</a></p>