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one PORTAL closes, another PORTAL opens

Matt — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:05:02 +0000

In honor of PORTAL: Prelude, an unofficial fan-made (mod) ‘prelude’ to the original game, being released to the inter-tubes last week…I whiled away my downloadin’ time by trawling for some Portal-themed goodies, and found 2 heart-warmers:

First, here’s a typography version of the final song by Trickster:

Portal – Still Alive typography from Trickster on Vimeo.

…then we have this feet-off-the-floor awesome version of ‘Still Alive’ done in freakin’ Mario Paint Composer. Damn.

[thanks to Wonderland for the discovery]

Human Rights

Matt — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:30:44 +0000

Boing Boing has a post today regarding a stellar vizualization of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights done by Seth Brau. Well worth a watch, and even better is the high quality version at www.humanrightsactioncenter.org.

It was a forming moment for me, looking back, when I discovered that there was such a thing as a universal declaration, and that was essentially an international law….that most governments (including my own) ignore when it suits them. Shortly thereafter, Noam Chomsky might have noticed a sharp spike in book sales

another awesome video from Flight404

Matt — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:30:12 +0000

For the HD version, head over here.

Solar, with lyrics. from flight404 on Vimeo. Nice. If you’re wanting more, here’s Magnetic Ink:.

Magnetic Ink, Process video from flight404 on Vimeo.