Posts Tagged ‘virtual’
Character Sneak Peek from Inkstrumental iPhone App
Doodlesplatter will be bringing you sneak peeks and exclusive info on Jon and ustwo’s upcoming iPhone app, Inkstrumental, as we count down to its release. The kind folks at ustwo have given us a hint at the characters to come, as seen below. Later this week, they will be releasing a panoply of character-based iPhone wallpapers on their blog, so tune in, or um, yes, we’ll probably remind you.
Doodles Encoded as Music
This is a fun and creative distraction. Code Organ analyzes the body of a website and translates the code into music. It scans the content and removes all letters not in the musical scale. There’s all sorts of other stuff involved in the “complex algorithm,” but if you want to know about it, you can read the About page. In fact, I highly doubt you’re still reading this, because if I were you, I’d have already clicked over to Code Organ to be honest. HI MOM!
Click here to see what Doodlesplatter sounds like when it gets synthesized. Click here to see how Jon Burgerman.com sounds in the shower. Then, go do your own websites and tweet about it.
Let’s Go All the Wayback
We’ve been doing a bunch of wayback artkiving lately with various bits of Burger ephemera popping up on Doodlesplatter each day. The Twitter is really the best place to get notification of these 25 or so posts (unless you have the time to peruse the whole site daily). I thought I was actually (albeit momentarily) caught up, when Amir dropped me a link to the *actual* Internet Wayback Machine’s cache of Jon’s own site for almost exactly 9 years now. Nearly all of the images have moved on and the links are broken, but there’s some gem text still visible. In 2001, the site’s “disclaimer” read: “this site is still in its infancy and as yet hasn’t been toilet trained.” We snagged a few early character images. A couple even made their way to the early screensavers. If you have too much time on your hands, or maybe just a passing break between other matters of importance, kill some time and brain cells seeing how your favorite websites looked wayback here.
Rotocasted: The Toy Collector’s Database
I want to take this rainy Friday and remind everybody about one of my favorite websites, Rotocasted. The toy collecting database is being developed by talented toy designer Sergey Safonov, and I help out as a “volunteer librarian”. I like Rotocasted for the fact that I can show my Collection to anybody with a computer, and by extension, I can share my Wishlist with just a link. It’s also extremely addictive. Want to see (almost) every toy that Jon Burgerman has ever made? Or which of Jon’s toys are the most wanted? How about what people are saying about Jon’s Kidrobot figures? Or maybe you just want to see every toy in the database that happens to be green? You can leave comments and make trades. It’s a lot of fun, and like most passionate side projects, it’s always evolving. You can tell Sergey has his heart in this project and really believes in trying to do the impossible: create an accurate, visual encyclopedia of art toys. Every time we upload toys and enter data about them, we’re helping write toy history. Check it out and claim your Burgermenos! One of Jon’s Dunnys is on the Most Popular page; let’s get the Heroes of Burgertown to join him! I wrote a bit more and posted some other screengrabs on The Neon Monster Blog.
Free inkstrumental iPhone App Wallpapers
Every couple months, there’s something new to post about inkstrumental, and we hear ustwo is getting close to releasing Jon’s iPhone app. Although it’s a bit like putting the cart in front of the horse, it’s great advertising and obviously, I’m a sucker for a JB wallpaper. I don’t see a way to link to the individual post on their tumblr site, but currently at the top of the page: four free colorful, virtual wallpaper downloads.
Remote Action Doodling
From a flat in Nottingham to a club in Berlin, using two tin cans and a length of rope. Some people call it Skype. Writes Jon:
Using Skype I performed with Jim and then doodled live. The video was projected on a large screen in the venue in Berlin. I was accompanying Jim Avignon as he performed songs from his brilliant new album - Say Hi To Your Neighborhood.
Note: Click over to the link for a free download of Anxieteam’s Grammy-award-winning track, “Melancholy Pays My Rent”!
Doodlesplatter on Collect3d
A couple months back, Canadian toy culture blog, COLLECT3D, sent me a questionnaire, basically, about toy blogging. Of course, their email coincided with my departure from the toy blog I’d been writing for, so I used the opportunity to talk up Doodlesplatter. They gave me a lead-in with both confidence and consonance, referring to me as “the world’s biggest Burgerman booster.” Check out the COLLECT3D blog sometime: yes, it is another toy blog, but the format is clean, the content is frequently updated and they cover some 3D stuff that isn’t found on all the other sites. You can read the interview with me here. A little excerpt:
Doodlesplatter is a challenge in that Jon Burgerman seemingly makes art as often as I breathe air. But that’s a good challenge. I enjoy keeping up with it. When something is fun, the challenge is motivating.
Animated Clothing for Virtual Worlds
Jon’s presence in virtual reality now extends beyond the landscape of LittleBigPlanet and the art galleries of Second Life. Lockwood Publishing has inked a deal to full-on Burgerize your PlayStation Home. According to this brief post, “everything from glowsticks to sofas will be released on a monthly basis.” Lockwood has also teased me with promises of animated (moving) furniture. AlphaZone4 got pictures of some of the shirts and sneakers. Check it out after the jump!
Share Some Candy Shares Some Workspaces
I love a good gander behind the scenes. Following in the legacy of Burgerstudio tours from Guillotine (France) and Tiki Chris (UK) comes the latest Workspace reveal by Share Some Candy (USA). Founded by Reuben and Yael Miller of my homestate of New Jersey, the site focuses on all aspects of design. Jon is the fourth artist to join their new Workspaces feature series. There are about 30 great shots of Jon’s studio, including much fun clutter and a few works that were new to me. Check it out here.
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Today’s Most Bumped
Doodlesplatter has two spots on the Today’s Most Bumped menu at Freshbump! The second image from the left is yesterday’s post on Jon’s metal figures. Right next to that is the Jon Burgerman Has a Posse logo. I just found out about Freshbump, and while Doodlesplatter’s stats aren’t showing a ton of new visitors yet, it sure is fun to get bumped. It’s even fun to just say “bumped.” If you’d like to help bump Doodlesplatter up to the top, just click the “bump” button under the picture at http://www.freshbump.com/jon-burgerman-has-a-posse. No sign-up needed. Give us a nudge, would ya? And check out Freshbump while you’re there.
[UPDATE: Well this just puts the "bum" in "bump." It looks like there's been a glitch or perhaps a purposeful removal of the two Doodlesplatter Freshbumps from yesterday. I've sent an inquiry. The link above no longer works. Did we bump with too much vigor? It's hardly like we took over the phone lines on American Idol or something. Anyhow, in the meantime, if you're really itching to bump something, you can bump our friend, The Felt Mistress, here: http://www.freshbump.com/jon-burgerman-plush-toys]
[UPDATE 2: Apparently, we did overbump! Our sudden vigorous bumpage was a first for the site, and they incorrectly interpreted it as spam. Another stray act of civil disobedience by the posse? FreshBump are nice folks and apologized for the take-down. Bump again at your leisure!]
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